British Comedy Guide 2007 news archive
Here is a list of all the news stories we published in 2007.
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News roundup
Monday 31st December 2007 -
Catherine Tate accused of racism
Thursday 27th December 2007 -
To The Manor Born a Christmas Day ratings triumph
Thursday 27th December 2007 -
£48,500 for four candles (or is it fork handles?)
Friday 21st December 2007 -
4oD comedy goes permanently free
Thursday 20th December 2007 -
Gervais and Merchant to write 1970s comedy film
Wednesday 19th December 2007 -
Jennifer Saunders to be first female Dr Who?
Tuesday 18th December 2007 -
Channel Dave the surprise TV hit of the year
Monday 17th December 2007 -
Filthy Formby
Monday 17th December 2007 -
Dibley biggest comedy in 2007
Thursday 13th December 2007 -
Rachel Stevens gets animated for Scottish comedy
Wednesday 12th December 2007 -
Museum of Curiosity to open
Tuesday 11th December 2007 -
Viewers want Del Boy back for Christmas
Tuesday 11th December 2007 -
Broadcast Awards 2008 shortlist revealed
Monday 10th December 2007 -
South Bank nominations announced
Friday 7th December 2007 -
Stella Street to return via new website
Thursday 6th December 2007 -
British Comedy Awards - full results
Wednesday 5th December 2007 -
Guests quit Have I Got News For You
Wednesday 5th December 2007 -
UK writers show support for US strike
Thursday 29th November 2007 -
ITV doesn't budge - no Comedy Awards broadcast
Wednesday 28th November 2007 -
BBC4 to screen Hancock, Steptoe and Howerd dramas
Wednesday 28th November 2007 -
Not Going Out gets third series
Wednesday 28th November 2007 -
Catherine Tate stops sketch show
Monday 26th November 2007 -
Channel 4 to boost comedy output in 2008
Wednesday 21st November 2007 -
Details on the new BBC2 sitcoms for 2008
Tuesday 20th November 2007 -
Karen Taylor gets a second series
Tuesday 20th November 2007 -
UK shows win International Emmys
Tuesday 20th November 2007 -
USA version of Little Britain delayed
Monday 19th November 2007 -
Still Game wins Scottish Bafta
Monday 19th November 2007 -
Anthony Head to star in Devon based comedy drama
Thursday 15th November 2007 -
'How Not to Live Your Life' gets greenlight
Thursday 15th November 2007 -
ITV reveals 2008 comedy line-up
Thursday 15th November 2007 -
Langham wins appeal
Wednesday 14th November 2007 -
UK comedy writers asked not to break US strike
Saturday 10th November 2007 -
Gavin and Stacey leads Comedy Award nominations
Wednesday 7th November 2007 -
News Roundup
Tuesday 6th November 2007 -
Spaced director Edgar Wright angry at US remake
Saturday 3rd November 2007 -
C4 boosts comedy budget and greenlights new shows
Friday 2nd November 2007 -
Graham Linehan to nurture new comedy writers
Thursday 1st November 2007 -
Catherine Tate wins National TV Award for comedy
Wednesday 31st October 2007 -
Spaced goes to America
Tuesday 30th October 2007 -
More on BBC3's Friday Night Live plans
Thursday 25th October 2007 -
News Knight seeking new host
Thursday 25th October 2007 -
Lee Evans announces record-breaking tour
Wednesday 24th October 2007 -
Absolute Power writer Mark Tavener has died
Wednesday 24th October 2007 -
To the Manor Reborn starts filming
Wednesday 24th October 2007 -
Kryten launches Red Dwarf competition on YouTube
Tuesday 23rd October 2007 -
Producer urges ITV to broadcast Comedy Awards
Monday 22nd October 2007 -
News roundup
Friday 19th October 2007 -
New movie Stardust in cinemas this week
Thursday 18th October 2007 -
Channel Dave to broadcast puppet comedy
Thursday 18th October 2007 -
Russell Brand Ponderland preview
Tuesday 16th October 2007 -
Bremner's McCann sketch draws complaints
Tuesday 16th October 2007 -
Tamsin Greig in Anne Frank drama
Tuesday 16th October 2007 -
Oliver and Zaltzman in Times podcast
Tuesday 16th October 2007 -
National Television Awards voting now online
Monday 15th October 2007 -
Comedy Awards will not be televised
Friday 12th October 2007 -
ITV2 commission rejected BBC3 sketch show
Wednesday 10th October 2007 -
News roundup
Tuesday 9th October 2007 -
Mixed reception for new BBC2 line-up
Friday 5th October 2007 -
C4 offering a day on the Shameless set
Friday 5th October 2007 -
Extras Christmas special trailer released
Thursday 4th October 2007 -
Wallace and Gromit to return to TV
Wednesday 3rd October 2007 -
Boosh star appears in Vic and Bob show
Tuesday 2nd October 2007 -
Composer Ronnie Hazlehurst dies aged 79
Tuesday 2nd October 2007 -
Racial and Religious Hatred Act now in force
Monday 1st October 2007 -
New BBC Radio 4 podcast feed available
Saturday 29th September 2007 -
Over 150 hours of comedy goes free on 4oD
Friday 28th September 2007 -
More details on BBC2's Thursdays are Funny
Friday 28th September 2007 -
To the Manor Reborn?
Monday 24th September 2007 -
14 new comedies for Channel 4
Monday 24th September 2007 -
Comedybox website goes live
Friday 21st September 2007 -
Patrick Kielty in trouble for McCann jokes
Friday 21st September 2007 -
ITV drops British Comedy Awards
Friday 21st September 2007 -
UKTV Gold 2 to be launched on Freeview
Thursday 20th September 2007 -
Merton to present more travel shows for Five TV
Thursday 20th September 2007 -
C4 offering the chance of 15 minutes of shame
Thursday 20th September 2007 -
A Genius TV programme
Wednesday 19th September 2007 -
BBC4 to celebrate The Frost Report
Tuesday 18th September 2007 -
Ricky Gervais wins Best Comedy Actor Emmy
Monday 17th September 2007 -
Tony Hancock subject of BBC Four show
Sunday 16th September 2007 -
Jimmy Carr hosts BBC Burp pilot
Friday 14th September 2007 -
Alan Carr signs C4 golden handcuffs deal
Friday 14th September 2007 -
IN DETAIL: Chris Langham jailed for 10 months
Friday 14th September 2007 -
Live At The Apollo recommissioned
Thursday 13th September 2007 -
Ricky Gervais to direct his first film
Thursday 13th September 2007 -
Steve Coogan contemplating stand-up return
Wednesday 12th September 2007 -
Jim Davidson in Hell's Kitchen hot water
Tuesday 11th September 2007 -
Trevor McDonald cleared over Manning joke
Monday 10th September 2007 -
Tate, Lucas and Walliams .v. Christian posters
Monday 10th September 2007 -
Ricky Tomlinson requires quadruple heart bypass
Monday 10th September 2007 -
Rugby eats into BBC's Friday night comedy audience
Monday 10th September 2007 -
BBC Radio 7 developing new comedy panel game
Monday 10th September 2007 -
Ricky Gervais vs. his local paper
Monday 10th September 2007 -
Suburban Shootout 2 starts badly
Friday 7th September 2007 -
David Schneider directing ITV2 sitcom
Wednesday 5th September 2007 -
David Tennant added to Extras guest list
Wednesday 5th September 2007 -
My Family wins TV Quick and TV Choice award
Tuesday 4th September 2007 -
Dara O'Briain the new Michael Parkinson?
Tuesday 4th September 2007 -
Mangan: I've obviously got a face for comedy
Tuesday 4th September 2007 -
IT Crowd gains more viewers
Monday 3rd September 2007 -
ITV1 commissions festive hotel comedy drama film
Friday 31st August 2007 -
Vernon Kay in Extras final
Friday 31st August 2007 -
Stephen Fry and Matt Lucas making Radio 4 tribute
Thursday 30th August 2007 -
Dawn French dumped by Terrys
Thursday 30th August 2007 -
Coogan blamed for Owen Wilson's drug spiral
Thursday 30th August 2007 -
Outnumbered starts with great ratings
Wednesday 29th August 2007 -
Chris Morris and Peep Show writers team up
Tuesday 28th August 2007 -
Channel 4's November pilots confirmed
Thursday 23rd August 2007 -
Shameless graffiti competition launched
Wednesday 22nd August 2007 -
Lucy Davis strips for PETA
Wednesday 22nd August 2007 -
Wallace and Gromit clips go online for free
Wednesday 22nd August 2007 -
The Abbey gets full series
Wednesday 22nd August 2007 -
John Deals TV blog opens
Tuesday 21st August 2007 -
VH1 orders Star Stories pilot
Wednesday 15th August 2007 -
Monty Python tops most influential comedy poll
Monday 13th August 2007 -
Harry Hill to host hidden camera show
Thursday 9th August 2007 -
ITV give superhero sitcom the greenlight
Wednesday 8th August 2007 -
Worst Week of My Life USA?
Tuesday 7th August 2007 -
'Allo 'Allo star Vicki Michelle in Emmerdale role
Tuesday 7th August 2007 -
TVComedyClassics.com launches
Monday 6th August 2007 -
10 new characters for Little Britain USA
Thursday 2nd August 2007 -
Chris Langham guilty of downloading child porn
Thursday 2nd August 2007 -
Ricky Gervais to star in new Hollywood film
Wednesday 1st August 2007 -
Mike Reid Dies aged 67
Monday 30th July 2007 -
Paul Merton plans ITV improv show
Friday 27th July 2007 -
Radio 2 comedy prepares for 40th Anniversary
Thursday 26th July 2007 -
Langham: Not guilty
Thursday 26th July 2007 -
British Comedy Awards join phone-in scandal list
Thursday 26th July 2007 -
Bill Bailey to enter Eurovision
Saturday 21st July 2007 -
Gervais and Merchant up for more Emmys
Thursday 19th July 2007 -
ITV to make Jilly Cooper comedies
Thursday 19th July 2007 -
Comic Relief phone-in scandal
Wednesday 18th July 2007 -
Catherine Tate to kill off Lauren
Wednesday 18th July 2007 -
Red Dwarf most popular sci-fi show of all time
Monday 16th July 2007 -
Fawlty Towers characters resurrected
Thursday 12th July 2007 -
BBC1 unveils its autumn comedy series
Wednesday 11th July 2007 -
Thick of It star Chris Langham goes on trial today
Wednesday 11th July 2007 -
Sitcom stars to appear in Xmas Dr Who
Tuesday 10th July 2007 -
Posh and Becks to appear in Extras finale
Monday 9th July 2007 -
Vote for the National Television Awards
Monday 9th July 2007 -
Comic Industry in Top 100 Media List
Monday 9th July 2007 -
BBC2 to get Freezing
Friday 6th July 2007 -
A B'Stard of an Illness
Wednesday 4th July 2007 -
Catherine Tate to be new Doctor Who companion
Wednesday 4th July 2007 -
Russell Brand offends Cardiff district
Wednesday 4th July 2007 -
BBC Increase Comedy Funding
Tuesday 3rd July 2007 -
Ratings update - ITV ditches Tough Gig
Wednesday 27th June 2007 -
McDonald versus Manning
Tuesday 26th June 2007 -
News Snippets
Tuesday 26th June 2007 -
Dibley producer hits back at impartiality report
Tuesday 19th June 2007 -
Two new online comedies launched
Tuesday 19th June 2007 -
Free tickets available for comedy recordings
Tuesday 19th June 2007 -
RDF Media to launch comedy download site
Tuesday 19th June 2007 -
Little Britain make Neighbours cameo
Tuesday 19th June 2007 -
Bernard Manning to deliver his own obituary
Monday 18th June 2007 -
Stealing jokes? Homophobe!
Friday 15th June 2007 -
Kris Marshall to star in estate agent comedy
Monday 11th June 2007 -
'The Thick of It' may still run in the USA
Tuesday 5th June 2007 -
Simon Amstell writing a sitcom for BBC2
Tuesday 5th June 2007 -
Academics claim British comedy "is bigoted"
Friday 1st June 2007 -
News snippets
Saturday 26th May 2007 -
Tate says BAFTAs are unfair
Saturday 26th May 2007 -
Royle Family wins BAFTA award
Sunday 20th May 2007 -
ITV to make CGI version of Spitting Image
Thursday 17th May 2007 -
C4 to run free comedy seminar
Wednesday 16th May 2007 -
British Sitcom Guide reveals expansion plans
Tuesday 15th May 2007 -
News Snippets
Tuesday 15th May 2007 -
Eranu or Uvavu? Shooting Stars may return
Friday 11th May 2007 -
Not Going Out wins Golden Rose award
Wednesday 9th May 2007 -
Vatican: Terrorist comedian
Monday 7th May 2007 -
DVD RSS Feeds
Friday 4th May 2007 -
Peep Show to be re-made in America
Friday 4th May 2007 -
Baron Cohen in Time 100 list
Friday 4th May 2007 -
Roman's Empire crashes in the ratings
Friday 4th May 2007 -
News snippets
Thursday 26th April 2007 -
Mumbai Calling pilot to be shown on ITV
Wednesday 25th April 2007 -
Edinburgh Festival on 'Ultimate Experiences' list
Monday 23rd April 2007 -
Friday night's ratings a mixed story
Monday 23rd April 2007 -
Peter Kay's latest comedy is rubbish - literally
Monday 23rd April 2007 -
ITV wants female-led sitcom from Peep Show writers
Thursday 19th April 2007 -
BBC to open up its archive
Wednesday 18th April 2007 -
E4 commissions its first sitcom - Baggy Trousers
Wednesday 18th April 2007 -
Don't Panic! - Dad's Army comes to the Stage
Wednesday 18th April 2007 -
BBC Commission Semi-Improvised Sitcom
Friday 13th April 2007 -
Friday Night TV Preview
Thursday 12th April 2007 -
ITV commission 'Bike Cops' sitcom
Thursday 12th April 2007 -
Have I Got News For You: more series and a podcast
Wednesday 11th April 2007 -
BAFTA nominations announced
Wednesday 11th April 2007 -
After You've Gone gets a second series
Wednesday 4th April 2007 -
BBC America dropping classic comedies
Tuesday 3rd April 2007 -
News digest
Tuesday 3rd April 2007 -
BBC3 under fire for repeating Two Pints too often
Tuesday 27th March 2007 -
Merchant wants popstar Prince to appear in Extras
Tuesday 27th March 2007 -
Brooke-Taylor says TV bosses not taking risks
Tuesday 27th March 2007 -
BBC says sorry for After You've Gone swearing
Monday 26th March 2007 -
Stephen Merchant slates Channel 4
Saturday 24th March 2007 -
Mr Bean... and gone?
Friday 23rd March 2007 -
British Press Guild 2007 Awards
Friday 23rd March 2007 -
ITV ditches Love Island in favour of more comedy
Thursday 22nd March 2007 -
Little Miss Jocelyn gets a second season
Wednesday 21st March 2007 -
Channel 4 to broadcast phone-in satire
Wednesday 21st March 2007 -
Peep Show gets a 5th series
Wednesday 21st March 2007 -
Golden Rose Award Nominations
Tuesday 20th March 2007 -
No third series of Extras
Monday 19th March 2007 -
Channel Five commissions greasy spoon sitcom
Saturday 17th March 2007 -
Comic Relief 2007 Preview - The Big One
Thursday 15th March 2007 -
BBC looks to past for new comedy idea
Thursday 15th March 2007 -
Royle Family wins Royal Television Society Awards
Wednesday 14th March 2007 -
Comedy actor John Inman has died
Thursday 8th March 2007 -
Channel 4 announces its spring comedy offerings
Wednesday 7th March 2007 -
Channel 4 launches new comedy writing contest
Wednesday 7th March 2007 -
Trailer for Magicians released
Tuesday 6th March 2007 -
Double Science to be filmed shortly
Monday 5th March 2007 -
Nominees for Bafta audience award announced
Monday 5th March 2007 -
Six more pilots coming up on BBC3
Friday 2nd March 2007 -
BBC launches YouTube channel with exclusive clips
Friday 2nd March 2007 -
Benidorm gets a second series
Thursday 1st March 2007 -
Del Boy's Reliant sells for £44,000
Wednesday 28th February 2007 -
Not Going Out will be back for another series
Monday 26th February 2007 -
TedFest 07 a success
Monday 26th February 2007 -
Royal Television Society Awards announced
Monday 26th February 2007 -
Average ratings for Thursday night's comedy
Friday 23rd February 2007 -
Football match to decide where Craggy Island is
Friday 23rd February 2007 -
ITV in comedy ratings woe
Friday 16th February 2007 -
Brookside's Dean Sullivan in sitcom pilot
Thursday 15th February 2007 -
Another sitcom from the Two Pints team
Thursday 15th February 2007 -
BBC Scotland commissions Legit
Tuesday 13th February 2007 -
Benidorm loses viewers
Friday 9th February 2007 -
Teenage Kicks to switch to BBC2?
Friday 9th February 2007 -
Preview: 'Welcome To Strathmuir' on BBC Scotland
Wednesday 7th February 2007 -
Balls of Steel 2 Preview and DVD clip
Tuesday 6th February 2007 -
Cheers' Kirstie Alley to be U.S. Vicar of Dibley
Tuesday 6th February 2007 -
Benidorm gets off to a great start
Friday 2nd February 2007 -
Green Wing writers create US pilot comedy
Tuesday 30th January 2007 -
Private wedding for Extras star
Tuesday 30th January 2007 -
Mitchell and Webb star in Apple adverts
Tuesday 30th January 2007 -
Stewart Lee writing sitcom about thunder god
Tuesday 30th January 2007 -
Big Brother winner Shilpa offered sitcom role
Tuesday 30th January 2007 -
BBC to put comedy on Google Video?
Monday 22nd January 2007 -
Father Ted festival row - where is Craggy Island?
Monday 22nd January 2007 -
A second series of Nathan Barley?
Saturday 20th January 2007 -
Basil Fawlty statue for Torquay
Saturday 20th January 2007 -
Another 'Thick of It' special on the way
Wednesday 17th January 2007 -
Richard Ayoade to star in U.S. IT Crowd too
Wednesday 17th January 2007 -
Corrie puts dent in After You've Gone's debut
Monday 15th January 2007 -
BBC3 comedy Pulling gets a second series
Sunday 14th January 2007 -
IT Crowd and I'm With Stupid get USA go ahead
Wednesday 10th January 2007 -
Shameless Series 4 Preview
Wednesday 3rd January 2007 -
Not the end of Dibley after all
Wednesday 3rd January 2007 -
The Thick of It struggles on return to BBC Four
Wednesday 3rd January 2007 -
Vicar of Dibley ends on high note
Tuesday 2nd January 2007