British Comedy Guide 2010 News Archive
Here is a list of all the news stories we published in 2010.
December 2010
- Comedy producer John Lloyd amongst New Year's Honours
Friday 31st December 2010 - Come Fly With Me most watched comedy of 2010
Sunday 26th December 2010 - Ross Noble releases unseen material on YouTube for free
Sunday 26th December 2010 - Channel 4 orders two more series of Peep Show
Thursday 16th December 2010 - Michael McIntyre is new Britain's Got Talent judge
Tuesday 14th December 2010 - New UK comedy film festival announced
Tuesday 14th December 2010 - Adrian Chiles to present new topical ITV comedy show
Friday 10th December 2010 - T4 presenter Rick Edwards to star in new Tom Basden sitcom
Thursday 9th December 2010 - Katie Price takes action over Frankie Boyle gags
Thursday 9th December 2010 - Royal Albert Hall to host new series of comedy gigs
Thursday 9th December 2010 - Josh Widdicombe wins FHM Stand-Up Hero 2010
Tuesday 7th December 2010 - BBC orders two more series of Russell Howard's hit show
Tuesday 7th December 2010 - Horrible Histories to be remade for adult audience
Sunday 5th December 2010 - Bill Bailey says he was 'sidelined' from Buzzcocks
Thursday 2nd December 2010 - Victoria Wood's stand-up comeback to be aired on Sky
Thursday 2nd December 2010 - Alan Partridge web series up for award
Wednesday 1st December 2010
November 2010
- Misfits up for three Broadcast Awards
Tuesday 30th November 2010 - Loaded LAFTAS 2011 nominees announced
Tuesday 30th November 2010 - Britain's Got Talent impressionist gets ITV show
Friday 26th November 2010 - Marcus Brigstocke to host new history panel show
Friday 26th November 2010 - E4 orders another series of PhoneShop
Thursday 25th November 2010 - CBBC to launch new format to showcase circuit acts
Wednesday 24th November 2010 - Lee Mack developing new Saturday night BBC1 show
Tuesday 23rd November 2010 - BBC announces Christmas 2010 line-up
Monday 22nd November 2010 - Getting On and Mark Steel amongst Writers Guild winners
Monday 22nd November 2010 - Jason Manford quits One Show after further tabloid stories
Friday 19th November 2010 - BBC commissions improv show from Mock The Week creators
Thursday 18th November 2010 - BBC commissions 7th series of Ideal
Wednesday 17th November 2010 - Absolutely Fabulous to return?
Tuesday 9th November 2010 - Bill Bailey to host new British Comedy Awards chat show
Monday 8th November 2010 - Joanna Page to host new BBC3 comedy pilot
Monday 8th November 2010 - Roy Hudd to star in new Radio 2 show
Monday 8th November 2010 - Argumental facing the axe?
Saturday 6th November 2010 - Jason Manford in Twitter 'sex message' tabloid story
Friday 5th November 2010 - New series of Red Dwarf in development for 2011
Thursday 4th November 2010 - Dawn French hints that Vicar Of Dibley could return
Thursday 4th November 2010 - Noel Fielding says Simon Amstell 'ruined' Buzzcocks
Thursday 4th November 2010 - Lost Pete and Dud sound recordings recovered
Tuesday 2nd November 2010 - Special show to celebrate Ronnie Corbett's birthday
Monday 1st November 2010
October 2010
- Channel 4 announces more comedy commissions
Friday 29th October 2010 - BBC orders second series of Him & Her
Thursday 28th October 2010 - ISIHAC recording cancelled after double-booking
Wednesday 27th October 2010 - BBC orders two more series of Frank Skinner's Opinionated
Tuesday 26th October 2010 - 'Waiting For God' actor Graham Crowden dies
Thursday 21st October 2010 - The Inbetweeners ends on record high
Tuesday 19th October 2010 - Jongleurs comedy clubs set for massive expansion
Tuesday 19th October 2010 - Top American producer creating new sitcom for BBC
Monday 18th October 2010 - Barbara Windsor to be next guest on A Comedy Roast
Monday 18th October 2010 - BBC Two commissions improvised teen sitcom
Thursday 7th October 2010 - Stephen Mangan to play Dirk Gently in BBC4 adaptation
Tuesday 5th October 2010 - Sir Norman Wisdom dies aged 95
Monday 4th October 2010
September 2010
- Pete Versus Life recommissioned
Thursday 30th September 2010 - Sky1 to pilot Old Harry's Game
Thursday 30th September 2010 - Channels announce increase in comedy production
Thursday 23rd September 2010 - Top producer Jimmy Mulville slams 'lazy' BBC
Thursday 23rd September 2010 - Inbetweeners win international award
Thursday 23rd September 2010 - Channel 4 orders more Facejacker
Thursday 23rd September 2010 - ITV orders full series of Comedy Rocks
Thursday 23rd September 2010 - Jonathan Ross asked Brand to drop 'Sachsgate' calls
Monday 20th September 2010 - BBC orders full series of Ricky Gervais sitcom Life's Too Short
Friday 17th September 2010 - BBC Two orders another series of Rev
Wednesday 15th September 2010 - The Inbetweeners sets E4 ratings record
Tuesday 14th September 2010 - Russell Howard to miss Mock The Week recordings
Tuesday 7th September 2010 - Trinny and Susannah web comedy series moves to C4
Wednesday 1st September 2010
August 2010
- Outnumbered, Inbetweeners & Misfits win at Channel Awards
Sunday 29th August 2010 - Russell Kane wins Edinburgh Comedy Award
Saturday 28th August 2010 - C4 orders live comedy show, signs star presenters
Friday 27th August 2010 - Channel 4, E4 unveil bumper season of comedy
Thursday 26th August 2010 - Mongrels given second series
Wednesday 25th August 2010 - BBC Four to pilot a Douglas Adams novel
Wednesday 25th August 2010 - New revelations about Kenneth Williams to be published
Tuesday 24th August 2010 - Channel 4 to launch nightly topical comedy show
Wednesday 18th August 2010 - Stand Up For The Week to return
Wednesday 11th August 2010 - FHM launches its 2010 stand-up competition
Wednesday 11th August 2010 - Simon Bird may quit The Inbetweeners
Wednesday 11th August 2010 - Phill Jupitus almost quit Buzzcocks because of Simon Amstell
Monday 9th August 2010 - More details revealed about Series 2 of Psychoville
Monday 9th August 2010 - Sky orders second series of A League Of Their Own
Tuesday 3rd August 2010
July 2010
- Pitching competition announced for Broadcast Comedy Forum
Friday 30th July 2010 - ITV4 orders series based on FHM's stand-up contest
Thursday 29th July 2010 - Sky1 announces new home-grown comedy line-up
Thursday 29th July 2010 - BBC Three orders second series of Lee Nelson show
Tuesday 27th July 2010 - BBC Three reveals its autumn and winter line-up
Tuesday 27th July 2010 - New short film 'Master Motivator' set for public premiere
Wednesday 14th July 2010 - BBC Two unveils autumn and winter comedy line-up
Wednesday 14th July 2010 - Gavin & Stacey may return for new one-off special
Monday 12th July 2010 - Jonathan Ross to move to ITV in 2011
Wednesday 7th July 2010 - BBC Scotland re-orders a trio of comedy series
Monday 5th July 2010 - Benidorm star Geoffrey Hutchings dies
Friday 2nd July 2010 - League Of Gentlemen reunite for horror show
Thursday 1st July 2010
June 2010
- Voting for TV Choice Awards 2010 opens
Wednesday 30th June 2010 - Robert Llewellyn's chat show filmed in a car moves to TV
Wednesday 30th June 2010 - BBC3's Mongrels accused of plagiarising C4 sitcom Pets
Friday 25th June 2010 - Angelos Epithemiou is new Shooting Stars scorekeeper
Thursday 24th June 2010 - Host of new commissions announced
Thursday 24th June 2010 - British comedy leads Rose d'Or nominations
Thursday 10th June 2010 - Radio 2 announces Comedy Season
Wednesday 9th June 2010 - First time writer wins The Sitcom Mission 2010
Tuesday 8th June 2010 - British Comedy Awards move to Channel 4
Monday 7th June 2010 - The Thick Of It wins three BAFTAs
Sunday 6th June 2010 - Bigipedia given second series
Friday 4th June 2010 - Faber and Faber to publish more comedy books
Friday 4th June 2010 - You Have Been Watching postponed
Thursday 3rd June 2010 - Lost Frankie Howerd and '1948 Show' episodes recovered
Wednesday 2nd June 2010
May 2010
- New series from Lucas & Walliams
Friday 28th May 2010 - Jason Manford named new co-host of The One Show
Wednesday 26th May 2010 - Foster's to sponsor Edinburgh Comedy Awards
Wednesday 26th May 2010 - The IT Crowd awarded a 5th series
Wednesday 26th May 2010 - Original 'Life of Brian' script to be auctioned
Wednesday 26th May 2010 - Jason Manford looks set to co-host The One Show
Friday 21st May 2010 - Live At The Apollo producers working on new format
Tuesday 18th May 2010 - Rab C Nesbitt set to return for 10th series
Tuesday 18th May 2010 - New roles for Ruth Jones
Tuesday 18th May 2010 - Shooting Stars' Angelos Epithemiou gets a spin-off
Thursday 13th May 2010 - BBC2 cancels Bellamy's People
Thursday 13th May 2010 - Adam & Joe win Sony Radio Award
Monday 10th May 2010 - BBC orders more of OFAH prequel Rock & Chips
Monday 10th May 2010 - BAFTA Awards nominations announced
Monday 10th May 2010 - Radio 2 to broadcast a World Cup panel show
Sunday 9th May 2010 - Hugh Dennis to host new improvised comedy show
Friday 7th May 2010 - Channel 4 comedy shows receive complaints
Friday 7th May 2010 - Sheridan Smith to star in new BBC comedy drama pilot
Tuesday 4th May 2010 - BBC to pilot new comedy chat show
Monday 3rd May 2010 - Last Of The Summer Wine to end
Sunday 2nd May 2010
April 2010
- Yes Minister character to return to TV
Monday 26th April 2010 - Channel 4's Comedy Gala raises over £800k
Friday 23rd April 2010 - Charlie Brooker working on a new TV show
Thursday 22nd April 2010 - BBC announces new Gervais and Merchant sitcom
Wednesday 21st April 2010 - Coming Of Age returns to BBC Three
Friday 16th April 2010 - My Family character set to come out as gay
Thursday 15th April 2010 - Two Pints and Peep Show creators join forces
Thursday 15th April 2010 - BBC3 to show Mark Wootton's La La Land
Monday 12th April 2010 - Billy Connolly retains top spot in C4 poll
Sunday 11th April 2010 - Channel 4 to broadcast live comedy show on election night
Friday 9th April 2010 - BBC set to refresh Two Pints Of Lager
Thursday 8th April 2010 - TV series for Bellamy's People character Mr Khan?
Thursday 8th April 2010 - Lenny Henry's radio sitcom set for TV move
Thursday 8th April 2010 - Sony Radio Award nominees announced
Wednesday 7th April 2010 - Michael McIntyre to host Royal Variety Performance
Tuesday 6th April 2010
March 2010
- BBC orders 4th series of The Thick Of It
Monday 29th March 2010 - David Jason suggests Only Fools and Horses could return
Wednesday 24th March 2010 - Harry Hill signs multi-million pound deal to stay with ITV till 2012
Thursday 11th March 2010 - Radio 2 moves its comedy back to Saturdays
Thursday 11th March 2010 - QI for America petition receives its 10,000th signature
Thursday 11th March 2010 - The IT Crowd heads up Channel 4's spring comedy slate
Tuesday 9th March 2010 - ITV orders 4th series of Benidorm
Monday 8th March 2010 - Shooting Stars returns without Matt Lucas
Monday 8th March 2010 - BBC to shake up comedy output on BBC2 and BBC4
Tuesday 2nd March 2010 - RTS Programme Award nominations announced
Monday 1st March 2010
February 2010
- SeeSaw video website launches with 15 comedies
Saturday 20th February 2010 - Radio 2 to increase its comedy output
Tuesday 16th February 2010 - Britain's top comedians to take part in massive C4 comedy gala
Thursday 11th February 2010 - BBC2 orders second series of Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle
Tuesday 9th February 2010 - The Persuasionists moved to 'graveyard' slot
Wednesday 3rd February 2010 - Mark Thomas searches for General Election candidate
Tuesday 2nd February 2010 - In The Loop and Wallace & Gromit gain Oscar nominations
Tuesday 2nd February 2010
January 2010
- Steve Carell: I want to star in US version of Only Fools and Horses
Saturday 30th January 2010 - Armando Iannucci denies claims a Thick Of It special has been axed
Thursday 28th January 2010 - Outnumbered wins Broadcast award
Thursday 28th January 2010 - Loaded LAFTA results announced
Wednesday 27th January 2010 - Michael McIntyre strikes 'golden handcuffs' deal with BBC
Wednesday 27th January 2010 - Special Psychoville screening announced
Wednesday 27th January 2010 - The Thick Of It wins South Bank Show Award
Tuesday 26th January 2010 - Frank Skinner to receive 'legend' award at Loaded LAFTAS
Monday 25th January 2010 - More4 looking to order a full series of Todd Margaret
Thursday 21st January 2010 - Poll reveals that Harry Hill fans are opposed to TV Burp moving to Sky
Wednesday 20th January 2010 - Campaign launched to try and vote Tommy Trinder to the top of C4 poll
Wednesday 20th January 2010 - New comedy video website launches
Tuesday 12th January 2010 - Graham Norton will not replace Jonathan Ross
Friday 8th January 2010 - Home Time, Inbetweeners and Thick Of It nominated in South Bank awards
Wednesday 6th January 2010 - Full details on BBC Three's Spring comedy offerings
Wednesday 6th January 2010 - Jonathan Ross to leave BBC
Wednesday 6th January 2010