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Hugh Laurie in talks to play RoboCop villain

The British actor's career trajectory is upwards - and more evil.

Filming completes on new series of The Thick of It

All seven episodes of the political satire are now in the can according to creator Armando Iannucci

Tim Minchin to star in US comedy drama Californication

The comic will play an eccentric rock star in the new season of the edgy drama series.

Christopher Lloyd to play Grandad in US Only Fools

The Back to the Future star is the latest signing for the American version of the classic British sitcom.

Saunders to play "sexual Margaret Thatcher" in sitcom

New comedy Dead Boss casts the Ab Fab star as an unhinged prison governor.

The 13th best programme of 2011 according to the Radio Times.

Stand-up comedy is experiencing a boom - just look at the TV schedules, or the number of comics plugging DVDs this Christmas - but it's also becoming homogenous and dull. Enter Stewart Lee, with his unique talent for deconstructing that very comedy, and the laconic delivery to make it hilarious, not dry. Not afraid to tackle the big issues, Lee nevertheless often ends up talking mostly about crisps.

Gavin & Stacey's Joanna Page involved in Twitter spat

A case of mistaken identity saw the animal lover accused of voicing ITV's controversial Super Tiny Animals.

Poll: Should Radio 4's Just a Minute get TV series?

Is transferring the classic panel show really a good idea? Vote in our poll and let us know...

Stephen Mangan: "Footlights was unwelcoming"

The comic actor and Cambridge alumnus says the university's famous comedy group was too "cliquey".

Alan Partridge is back and making it big again...

After some time in the wilderness, the vigorous all-rounder is back and making it big again...