Patrick Foster
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Press clippings
Ronnie Corbett would have been knighted
Ronnie Corbett, one of the nation's best-loved entertainers, was to have been knighted in the Queen's Birthday Honours list, after a discreet campaign led by fellow comedian David Walliams, the Daily Telegraph can disclose.
Patrick Foster, The Telegraph, 31st March 2016Keeping Up Appearances set to return as Young Hyacinth
BBC in talks to remake classic sitcom, with new version expected to chart the teenage travails of Hyacinth Bucket (sorry, Bouquet)
Patrick Foster, The Telegraph, 16th November 2015Miles Jupp's hoping to tweak The News Quiz guest list
With his donnish demeanour, ecclesiastical upbringing and background in children's television, Miles Jupp is a somewhat unlikely comedian. "I went to an audition the other day," he says. "I needed to do a North West accent for it. The accent I did was really good, mainly because it sounded nothing like me. And the reason it sounded nothing like me was that I had attempted to drive my car into the NCP car park in Newport, forgetting that I still had a rooftop box on."
Patrick Foster, Radio Times, 18th September 2015House of Fools: Vic and Bob reveal their finest pranks
The surreal double-act reminiscence about playing dead in front of children and pigs...
Patrick Foster, Radio Times, 16th February 2015Alan Davies: Piers Morgan is detestable
He's a fan of Arsenal, Homeland and anything with Sandra Bullock in - but he won't watch EastEnders.
Patrick Foster, Radio Times, 6th January 2015Graham Linehan would love to do a IT Crowd spin-off
The creator of the cult comedy would like to give Matt Berry's vile boss Douglas Reynholm his own show.
Patrick Foster, Radio Times, 27th December 2014Channel 4 lines up return for Frankie Boyle
Head of comedy at Channel 4 confirms Glasgow comedian criticised by Ofcom set to record pilot for topical talk show.
Patrick Foster, The Guardian, 21st August 2011Shane Allen: serious support for comic talent
Channel 4's head of comedy on the joy of backing edgy shows, from the Comic Strip's Tony Blair spoof to Frankie Boyle's audience baiting.
Patrick Foster, The Guardian, 21st August 2011Jonathan Ross bids for stardom on American TV
Sources close to Ross say he is planning to become a roving presenter, working for a range of British broadcasters, and also harboured ambitions to work in the United States.
Patrick Foster, The Times, 8th January 2010BBC rejected first episode of Fawlty Towers
John Cleese has said that the BBC originally dismissed Fawlty Towers as dire, as the cast of the popular sitcom were reunited for the 30th anniversary of the show.
Patrick Foster, The Times, 6th May 2009