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High hopes for Michael McIntyre and Alan Carr at Comedy Awards

18.11.09
Family comedy Outnumbered is leading the way at this year's British Comedy Awards, bagging five nominations.... more

Outnumbered is nominated in five categories at comedy awards

18.11.09
Family comedy Outnumbered is leading the way at this year’s British Comedy Awards, bagging five nominations... more

Jonathan Ross may go to BBC's rivals

14.10.09
Jonathan Ross is preparing for life after his BBC “golden handcuffs” deal ends and may work as well for rival broadcasters, it was reported... more

Jonathan Ross to host British Comedy Awards

13.10.09
Jonathan Ross is to return as host of the British Comedy Awards, ITV confirmed today, after pulling out last year following the Sachsgate row... more

Welcome back Wossy

23.01.09
Jonathan Ross returns to TV tonight after his suspension over Sachsgate. For one writer, Friday nights are complete again... more

Ross returns with Fry as his star guest

07.01.09
Jonathan Ross will play host to Stephen Fry and Lee Evans when his Friday night TV chat show returns this month... more

Should Wossy return?

21.11.08
As the BBC Trust decides to reinstate Jonathan Ross, two writers give their fiercely contrasting views... more

Cut the swearing on our screens, says ITV's Grade

03.11.08
The chief executive of ITV has called for less swearing in British broadcasting in the wake of the BBC phone row... more

Harry Hill set to replace Ross at ITV's awards

03.11.08
Harry Hill is tipped as Jonathan Ross's replacement, along with fellow comics Dara O'Briain, Graham Norton and Al Murray at the British Comedy Awards.... more

Grade wields axe as ITV slumps to record £1.5bn loss

06.08.08
ITV has made a record loss of more than £1.5 billion and warned that advertising revenues are set to take a nose-dive in the autumn... more

Nice handbags boys! Ant and Dec show off designer totes after gym workout

03.06.08
They’d spent more than an hour building up manly muscles at the gym, but Ant and Dec showed today they also cultivating their girly side.... more

ITV set to escape seven-figure fine over Ant and Dec vote-rigging scandal

19.05.08
ITV may get away with its latest vote-rigging debacle involving presenters Ant and Dec - and avoid a seven-figure fine in the process.... more

Fraud police could investigate Ant and Dec's TV voting fix

14.05.08
The Serious Fraud Office is considering an investigation into a string of phone-vote scandals at ITV, including the rigging of an award for Ant and Dec. The possibility emerged on the day Ofcom warned of "systemic and widespread" problems affecting all broadcasters... more

Pictured: My Family star Kris Marshall face down on the pavement moments after being struck by car

28.04.08
His face down on the pavement and his body prone, this is comedy actor Kris Marshall lying motionless moments after he was struck by a car. The My Family star was on his way home after a night out in Bristol when he was hit by the vehicle near the city's Hippodrome nightclub. Marshall, known to millions for his role in BT television commercials, suffered serious head injuries and at first there were fears he might not survive ... more

From 'wee Scottish lassie' to LA star - the rise of Ashley Jensen (with a bit of help from Ricky Gervais)

07.03.08
When Ashley Jensen was a teenager, growing up in the little Scottish town of Annan, she wore Doc Martens, long flowing skirts and carried a kettle for a handbag. The arty look, she says, was all part of her determination to become an actress. 'All the locals called me Dame Flora Robson,' she recalls. 'I didn't mind - it meant they'd got the message that I was going to make it, no matter what.' ... more

What would Hermione say? Daniel Radcliffe's smouldering onstage kiss - with a man!

26.02.08
In a scene that would have Hermione in quite a tizzy, Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe got hot and heavy with a male fan at an awards show in London... more

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