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Rebecca Front on being in The Thick of It

Throughout its run, the The Thick of It team will be sharing their experience of show here on the BBC Comedy Blog. Last week the Producer Adam Tandy gave a handy overview of the story so far, and this week we're delighted to hear from new star Rebecca Front.The last... ...

Last Chance Comedy

Dan Tetsell writes about writing for Newsjack over at the BBC Comedy blog. It's the last episode of the current series next week, so if you want to submit a sketch or one-liners for the current series you need to do it now. Good luck!... ...

Red nose day boosts Sainsbury's

Supermarket chain posts largest quarterly sales figures in more than two yearsSales at J Sainsbury have surged after its "Switch and Save" campaign persuaded customers hunkering down for the recession to buy its Basics range as well as cheaper cuts of meat and comfort foods.Sales of the no-fuss B...

Comic Relief gets 20p per iTunes Top 40 track bought today

Buy your Top 40 tracks from iTunes today and do your bit for Comic Relief Apple's iTunes Store is offering a host of content in support of Red Nose Day, including a donation of 20p for each Top 40 track bought today. ...

Surely they should get rid of ‘red nose day’?

So the BBC have raised a hell of a lot of money for Red Nose Day. Good stuff. It goes to under-privileged people in the UK and Africa. Good stuff… errr, wait. Hold on a second.

When justifying their decision not to broadcast the Gaza appeal, the BBC’s director-general said it might affect th...