BCG Daily Monday 24th January 2011

Hart plans move to stage following awards success

The comic Miranda Hart plans to use her success at the British Comedy Awards to move into theatre, and hopes to make her West End stage debut. Hart, who on Saturday picked up three prizes, for Best New TV Comedy Show, Best Female Comedy Actress and the People's Choice Award, has already been commissioned to write and star in a new series of her eponymous BBC2 sitcom. The last series of Miranda averaged 3.7 million viewers and it is expected that a third run of the sitcom will move to a prime-time BBC1 slot. She is also scheduled to appear in a Comic Relief sketch in April.

Tamara Drewe script in script archive

We're very excited to have been able to add the script for feature film, Tamara Drewe, to our script archive.

We've tired of relentless cynicism

Miranda's success reflects a certain public weariness with the comedy of outrage.

Video - In full: Miranda Hart on BBC Breakfast

Miranda Hart's self-titled comedy show on BBC Two has won her an army of fans. She has triumphed at the British Comedy Awards, walking away with three titles, including Best Female Comedy Actress.

Miranda tells BBC Breakfast how surprised she was at winning, particularly the People's Choice Award, and that a third series of the show has just been commissioned.

Ulrika Jonsson's zany behaviour draws viewer comments

Ulrika Jonsson's bizarre antics inside the Indigo venue during the awards raised eyebrows.

Shameless star Pauline McLynn quits show

Shameless star Pauline McLynn left her role at the end of last year. Channel 4 bosses have tried to keep the news under wraps, but the revelation that she had left emerged after the actress spoke in interviews of her "difficult year".

Let's curb the middle class sitcoms says BBC1 boss

They may have received awards, critical acclaim and large audiences. But popular 'middle class' sitcoms such as Outnumbered and My Family are drowning out 'blue-collar' comedies, according to the recently appointed boss of BBC1.

TV comedy: is it really a class issue?

Miranda Hart's British Comedy Awards win shows humour can't be categorised - is the new BBC1 boss right to tell us different?

Whatever happened to the working-class sitcom?

BBC1's new controller has said he wants to see more working-class comedy.

Curb your enthusiasm

It's a pity the English actors in Episodes have had their craziness toned down.

Urgent comedy, but is it 'Urgent Genius'?

This week we're collaborating with a whole bunch of people to see what kind of online comedy can be turned around in just 48 hours.

Edinburgh's Assembly Theatre moves to George Square

Edinburgh Festival Fringe venue operator Assembly Theatre has signed a three-year deal that will see the centre of its operations move to George Square in the city's Southside.

Blue collar comedy? How patronising and old-fashioned

Danny Cohen is missing the point. Comedy is not about the differences between us - rather it is the glue that holds us all together.

Hattie DVD review

Ruth Jones' version of Jacques still comes out of this being as difficult to dislike as the real Hattie was.