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Who's Iggy?

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David Thair | 18:01 UK time, Wednesday, 30 September 2009

We're working on some very funny new sketches for Comedy Extra with this person. But who is it? You might be surprised... let us know your guesses below - or over on if you're in to that sort of thing - and we'll reveal the answer next week.

Matt LeBlanc to star in new ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Two sitcom 'Episodes'

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David Thair | 15:01 UK time, Wednesday, 30 September 2009

Guess what! Matt LeBlanc is going to be in a new show for ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Two called Episodes, according to this thing we just got sent. "The story of a British couple who try to recreate their UK comedy hit for American TV with disastrous results", Episodes is written by David Crane (Friends) and Jeffrey Klarik (Mad About You).

"I am also so glad I got the part" said LeBlanc; "seeing someone else playing Matt LeBlanc would have been devastating".

So that's some pretty big credentials right there, and an intriguing premise - one that the creators of, well, nearly every British sitcom (bar The Office) will relate to. Not least Simon Pegg, Jessica Hynes and Edgar Wright...

The series will be produced by Hat Trick Productions for Showtime and the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ, and will begin shooting next year in London and LA.

Charlie Brooker's Gameswipe

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David Thair | 16:08 UK time, Tuesday, 29 September 2009

CyberbrookerTonight's an exciting night to be a fan of videogames as, at long last, Charlie Brooker will be giving the Screenwipe treatment to the oft-maligned (yet incredibly lucrative) form of electronic entertainment in Gameswipe.

This is especially exciting for gamers as, frankly, we don't get to see much serious coverage given to our hobby, with the odd exception: in recent years there was of course the excellent videoGaiden, which was only broadcast in Scotland (though thankfully also available online).

In fact videoGaiden's Rab and Ryan will be two of the guests on Gameswipe, presumably returning the favour after Brooker appeared on their show to review some games they made (very badly).

Joining them will be comedy writer and extraordinaire Graham Linehan, , and Game People's 'audio reviewer' Rebecca Mayes who . Yes. Song. So there'll be plenty of fun to be had for comedy nerds and gaming spods alike - here's a clip:

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As well as this very funny line-up of guests, there's another reason to be excited about Gameswipe: when it comes to games, Brooker really knows his stuff. Although he's becoming an increasingly familiar face on TV (including last night's Would I Lie To You?) and is well known for his and , in a previous life he was a games journalist with a passionate cult following.

His acerbic wit and creative use of language (swearing) were there right from the beginning, and so the thought of him turning his word-guns back on videogames - even for just one episode - is a prospect to relish. The mentions some of the highlights of his career pre-TV. Have a read if you're not familiar with his antics, and don't forget to watch tonight.

Watch Gameswipe tonight at 10pm on ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Four.



Emma Fryer on ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Time

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David Thair | 17:57 UK time, Monday, 28 September 2009

³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Time's Emma Fryer writes...

Hello. I've never written a blog before. I'm not really sure what to talk about but here goes:

Episode Three features an erotic candle (see below) that Gaynor bought from the joss-stick-shop when she was sixteen, feeling very grown up and in love with Paul Walsh.

³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Time - StatueIn real life, Neil bought it on eBay. In 1994, I was given some very sound advice concerning erotic candles, which I think has stood the test of time and I'd like to share it with you now in the form of a sex quiz:

The Sex Quiz

Cover the image above on the screen. Now don't cover the image on the screen (i.e. take your hand away). How does it make you feel? If you feel giggly/rude/immense guilt/a bit sick, then you're just not ready for an adult sexual relationship. It's best you know this now. One day, you'll be mature enough to see that this candle is about mature lovers, loving in a very sensual and mature way, not mucky porn dirt. When you grow up, you can buy one as a gift for your lover. Buy two - one for the bedside cabinet and one for the front room coffee table. Then your guests will happily know that your partner and yourself are maturely and sensually (and let's be sensible people, safely) at it.

We wrote loads of outdoor scenes in Episode Three (especially for one of my favourite places on earth, the Memorial Park) but naively forgot we were filming in January. There were blizzards, weather warnings and schedule changes galore but in the midst of snowy panic, this cheery fellow emerged:

³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Time - snowmanSomeone later had to spoil the fun for everyone by adding a wotsit and pair of you-knows. I blame Philip Jackson, who plays Roy. It's a wholly unsubstantiated claim but I swear I sensed shame on his normally noble face.

If you get a spare five minutes, can I please recommend this - it's Coventry Market the Musical, the most beautiful thing I've seen in a long, long time:



Thank you very much for reading this and, if you're watching the series and think it's alright, thank you very much for that too. It really is appreciated. Have a lovely week.

Emma co-wrote and stars as Gaynor in ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Time, which continues tonight at 10pm on ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Two.

Comedy's new Little Miss Dynamite wins 2009 Funny Women Awards

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Lucy McDermott | 14:57 UK time, Thursday, 24 September 2009

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On Monday night we went down to The Comedy Store in London to film this year's prestigious final. Once we'd piled all our equipment in and soundchecked with the girls, we waited for the crowd to arrive with great anticipation!

And arrive they did - a total sell out night. Lynne Parker, producer and founder of Funny Women, was on the phone all day with countless requests for extra tickets. And they didn't stop once the show had started!

The great and good of the media world were there, with many top Industry judges including Sam Delaney the new editor of Heat Magazine, ex-PR Guru Lynne Franks and Comedian Stephen K Amos.

All 12 acts were impressive with a huge variety of styles and loads of talent. Miss London - real name Dionne Hughes - took 1st prize for her spirited and sassy set. A 20 year old student already being dubbed the Little Miss Dynamite of comedy, she started stand-up less than a year ago. And for all you singletons out there, heed her advice. There is more chance of finding a black girl in Hollyoaks than a decent guy in a club.

eve_webster0105-sized.jpgFirst runner up was Eve Webster, a young impressionist with a set that took us from drug addled Amy Winehouse to bossy Anne Widdicombe. Very talented lady - does an amazing Margaret Thatcher - and very sweet too.

Second runner up was Jo Selby, with her fantastic Russian character Tatiana Ostrakova. She had us all in stitches. I still want to hear the greatest potato joke in the world!

jo_selby0332-sized.jpgThe other nine acts taking part in the final were: Catherine Semark, Charlie Covell, Domestic Goddi - double act sketch comedy from Helen O'Brien and Genevieve Swallow, Elizabeth Mee, Giada Garofalo, Katarina Vrana, Marie Vagen, Rhona McKenzie, and Tania Edwards. Last year's winner Katherine Ryan treated us to a very funny set during the judges decision break, seemingly totally unaffected (mentally and physically!) by popping out a baby very recently. Amazing.

Overall, it was a fantastic night of new talent, selected from 250 entrants from all over the country. Congratulations to everyone, it was a great night.

Previous winners of Funny Women include Zoe Lyons, Sarah Adams - now half of successful comedy duo Adams & Rea - and Suzy Bennett. Sarah Millican, Katy Wix and Anna Crilly have also entered!

UPDATE: Watch highlights and Miss London's set!

I Can't Believe It's Not Beatles Rockband - download the track

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David Thair | 11:10 UK time, Thursday, 24 September 2009

Rock Band: Oasis
Harry Partridge is the genius responsible for the YouTube phenomenon , so we're horribly excited to reveal the first video that he's made for us over on Comedy Extra - I Can't Believe It's Not Beatles: Rock Band.

If you enjoyed the video, you might like to download the full version of song below, thanks to the kind permission of Harry.

MP3 Download

To download the mp3, right click (Windows) or Ctrl-Click (OSX) the link above and 'save as...' to your computer.


More musical funnies on bbc.co.uk/comedy

Nutty Room ThumbAdam Buxton's Nutty Room
Originally one of his Song Wars songs from Adam and Joe on 6 Music, Adam took Nutty room to a terrifying new level with this homemade music video.



Music Guess thumbMusic Guess 2009
Salad Fingers, Devvo and Jerry Jackson creator David Firth predicted the musical hits and trends of 2009. Was he right?




Brian Pern thumbBrian Pern
The video updates of a musical legend, not unlike Peter Gabriel, who bears more than a passing resemblance to Simon Day from The Fast Show. Find out why he's so worried about bees here.

Shooting Stars: George's Song

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Matt Callanan | 16:06 UK time, Wednesday, 23 September 2009

"Hello, I'm Super George, a super hero and I can slightly fly."

In this last behind the scenes video from the current series of Shooting Stars, Matt Lucas is preparing to sing another song as big baby George. Matt tells us how he writes a song and the qualities needed for it to make the grade.

He also informs us of several health and safety breaches around the studio - such as the loud noise from the cymbals, how hot it gets in his romper suit and wires that could blind him.


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Ìý°Â²¹³Ù³¦³ó Shooting Stars at 10pm, Wednesday nights on ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Two.

³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Time: The Army

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Neil Edmond | 14:38 UK time, Monday, 21 September 2009

Hello. ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Time Episode Two is on tonight, in which Gaynor's friends continue to smother her in help.

The entire series was filmed in Coventry, except for the scenes set at CovConClad, Becky's workplace - we had to go to Royal Leamington Spa to find an industrial estate.

There's no dedicated film studio in Coventry, so our elegant and hardworking production manager Lyndsay White found us a Territorial Army base, just off the central ring road.

Clean Hands Before EatingThe TA were very accommodating, especially considering that they could have shot us or tank-rammed us at will. We had our studio in their vehicle maintenance depot. This had the advantage of some very good safety posters about washing your hands properly before grappling sandwiches (see right) and not squirting compressed air into the arse of other people.

Sage advice.

Our catering was set up in their drill hall, and sometimes 20 or so soldiers would stand neatly in formation and watch me finish my pudding. It's the nearest I'll ever come to being in the army, due to my asthma and fear.

I've got to know Coventry pretty well, even before filming. Emma showed me the haunts of her youth: Cov baths, playgrounds, the Godiva statue, the lower precinct, Carey's Irish Bar. It's a great City. The accent's sneakily un-Brummy, the Memorial Park café serves an excellent caramel slice and there's a big, round, well-used covered market. Best of all is the armless, leering, Peeping Tom in the Cathedral Lanes shopping centre.

But anyway, right, here's the original of Gaynor's tattoo, scrawled by me, improved by Emma and then adapted by the properly beautiful Lesley Hamon, our make-up designer:

Dove TattooEmma refused to get an actual tattoo of it done, even though I promised I'd get 'Cov Crew 96' done on my face at the same time.

Neil Edmond wrote ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Time with Emma Fryer, who plays Gaynor.

The series continues tonight at 10pm on ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Two. Read more about ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Time on the Comedy Blog and watch a clip on Comedy Extra.

Eddie Iz Running: Eddie's Final Video Diary

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David Thair | 15:34 UK time, Friday, 18 September 2009

Eddie has been running, and running, and running. In this, his last video diary update, there's only one marathon left to go:

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The good news is that he did in fact make it to Trafalgar Square in one piece.

For anyone curious as to how his body could cope with such an ordeal (he's a comedian, not a professional athlete, remember) the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ News website has looked in to the .

Well done Eddie. You can still make a for Eddie's cause, and keep an eye out for the TV show Eddie Iz Running that will demonstrate in depth just what Eddie has achieved.

Eddie iz - sorry, has been - running to raise money for . Check out his other video diaries here on the Comedy Blog.

Filming A Sketch

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Matt Callanan | 17:26 UK time, Thursday, 17 September 2009


"You look like Rhidian and Pat Butcher," retorts Matt Lucas to Ulrika Jonsson.

Makeup is being applied and wigs are being glued - all in the name of a musical sketch on hit comedy show Shooting Stars.

In this behind the scenes video you can see Matt Lucas transform into Boris Johnson and Ulrika being made up to look like Rhidian from X Factor (and maybe a bit Pat Butcher).

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A new Christmas Special? Victoria Would.

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David Thair | 15:34 UK time, Wednesday, 16 September 2009

Victoria Wood Thanks to the appalling weather, mentioning exciting Christmas news in the middle of September suddenly doesn't seem such a contrast.

We're very pleased to reveal that British comedy favourite Victoria Wood will be returning to our screens this Christmas, in an hour-long special for ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ One.

Victoria plans to provide a service for anyone too busy with the usual Christmas faff to watch the telly, by compressing a whole night's viewing into one hour.

So her show - tentatively titled Victoria Wood's Mid Life Christmas - is set to feature highlights from The Mid-Life Olympics 2009, costume drama Lark Pies to Cranchesterford, and the further adventures of soap star Bo Beaumont (played by Julie Walters, of course).

We'll have more as it happens - probably around Christmas time.
Photo from Victoria's Christmas Special in 2000.

³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Time

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David Thair | 15:05 UK time, Wednesday, 16 September 2009

Neil Edmond writes...

Neil EdmondFirst off, I'm not Emma Fryer. What with her being leggy and funny and a talented oil painter, I wish I was. I dare say you'd prefer to read a blog by her, too, with its implicit waft of perfume and a hint of knickers. Sorry.

I'm her co-writer. I'll try to get her to chip in next week, but this morning she's having a massive wasps' nest knocked out of her loft. This is not a euphemism.

I've been working with Emma for a good three years now, first in an Edinburgh show (Danielle Ward's ace Take-a-Break Tales) and then in a big long make-a-film-everyday-for-three-months interactive internet thing called . That was for Baby Cow. Cos he'd liked it, Henry Normal asked Emma if she had any ideas for a sitcom. She had two. Henry sensibly picked the less expensive one.

Nicely, she asked me to write it with her. She wanted me to be in it too, but I was too old and male to be the female schoolfriend of a 29 year-old depressed woman, and too young and untrustworthy to be a parent. I get a small, cheeky part later on, although I say less than most of the stand-in artists and have an exceptional double chin and a bad shave.

Here's a clip in which Gaynor sneaks unseen through the streets of Coventry:

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That man with the dog - the first person Gaynor sees - is Simon Heer, a lad Emma used to teach in Coventry. The dog belongs to Emma's best mate Helen. Emma's Mum, Dad, Brother, niece, friends, and attractive senior neighbour Shirley all appear later in the series. As my Mum's from Shrewsbury, she wasn't allowed to be in it.

Hopefully, you've figured out that ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Time is about a woman who has come home, didn't want to, and is ashamed - not only of not having failed to achieve all the loftily vague wonders she'd planned when she legged it at 17, but also cos she left her friends brutally and with a nasty hint of superiority. It could have been set anywhere - home towns are loved and loathed in equal measure. When we rail against them and run off in our youth, we're actually rejecting ourselves, blaming the towns for the fact that we feel big and explosive and fidgety.

Anyroad, each week I'm going to demonstrate ways in which I attempted to interfere with the filming beyond my required input. For example, I submitted some costume designs. This was my idea for Mrs Pitman, who Mel babysits for:

Rejected costume design for Mrs SpitmanIt was rejected.

Ta for reading. I'll gladly pass any questions on to Emma.

³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Time is on Mondays at 10pm on ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Two


[Grippenschaaft] How To Get So Rich No-One Likes You

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Dr Gustav Grippenschaaft | 17:16 UK time, Friday, 11 September 2009

HI! I'M DOCTOR GUSTAV GRIPPENSCHAAFT!

You know, every day I receive letters from people desperate for my help. But enough about me.

LOOK AT YOU! YOU ARE AMAZING!

There - did you see that? I just lied to make you feel better. Feels good doesn't it? It's cool to give people a boost when they're feeling low.

Lying can play a big part in the path to enlightenment. Consider the following scenarios and the benefits of lying:

ÌýÌý 1. That is a lovely dress, honey. I love the way it is blue. Now - can I borrow five dollars?
ÌýÌý 2. No, sir, I'm sure I gave you twenty dollars. You've short changed me... by five dollars.
ÌýÌý 3. All of my products undergo rigorous safety tests. Not ONE person has died using them.

Yes! That's right! Through lying I can make FIVE DOLLARS EVERY TIME! Sometimes, as with the last scenario, I can make a heck of a lot more! (And you can too)

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WAY TO GO CHAMP! You are almost there! By now you should be growing in confidence & energy. Furthermore, the money transfer you set up has come through without a hitch! GREAT WORK!

By the way, when you next check your bank statement you might be confused by the amount of money going to my organisation. If you do, STOP, take a deep breath and repeat after me - "CONFUSION IS A NEGATIVE EMOTION. I AM HAPPY WITH THIS".

I'm happy with it too. x

Mr Dr Gustav Grippenschaaft

Grippenschaaft is written by Thomas Nelstrop and Simeon Goulden.

Shooting Stars: Lady Antics

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Matt Callanan | 15:52 UK time, Friday, 11 September 2009


"As most people know I'm a ladies man," says Vic Reeves, "and it's always nice to have a lady seated to my right on the night."

It's well known that if there's an attractive lady on the panel of Shooting Stars, Vic will at some point start groaning, rubbing his legs and involving her in a few antics.

In the video below you can find out what tactics Vic uses to entice the ladies and how Bob Mortimer usually finds them in tears after the show.



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Eddie Iz Running: Week Seven

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David Thair | 15:32 UK time, Friday, 11 September 2009

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Nearly there, Eddie, nearly there. Eddie Izzard's daily marathons between the UK's capitals have taken him from Scotland back to England - but not before being invited in to visit someone's castle. "Some people just have castles", he says...

Eddie iz - sorry, is - running to raise money for . Follow his efforts every week here on the Comedy Blog.

[Comedy Extra] Adam Buxton's Ratatouille (for drum 'n' bass)

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David Thair | 17:40 UK time, Wednesday, 9 September 2009

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Adam Buxton writes...

This is a video for a song about the film Ratatouille, which features a rat who enables a young man to cook by tugging his hair. That's what happens in the film, not my video you understand.

My video is less complex and would have been easy to put together if it hadn't been for the fact that I had to re-do the animated section a couple of times to ensure there was no confusion with the characters from the movie, that's why the cook looks as if he was drawn by a confused five-year-old rather than the lucid, grown-up super genius I actually am.

It's only about eight frames of animation but it took flipping ages. The rest of it was shot against green screen on a freezing Norfolk night in February this year. I was grooving around as vigorously as possible to keep warm but I think I may have over-grooved because the next day my limbs felt as though they'd been broken in the night by aliens. I guess I'm not really used to that kind of strenuous exercise.

The 'song' is one of many I've done in a similar style, some of which pop up on the 6 Music show I do with Joe from time to time as brief pirate radio interruptions (an idea that our friend Garth Jennings came up with originally to give digital listeners the occasional taste of analogue).

I plan to do more songs in the same vein and dream of one day having one played on a real pirate station. On that day I would immediately die of happiness. I suppose if one of my enemies wanted to get me they would find a way to play one of my songs on a pirate station in order to make me die but in a way they would have failed to get me because I would be so happy, despite actually dying. I win either way is what I'm saying. Hope you like the vid!

More fun with Dr Buckles


Lunch Monkeys

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Matt Callanan | 16:31 UK time, Tuesday, 8 September 2009


There is a brand new comedy series, in which slack admin workers at a law firm cause havoc, starting this Thursday called Lunch Monkeys. You can watch the first episode Spacepants on 10 September 10.30pm on ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Three.

To celebrate this new series the Lunch Monkeys team have provided us with an exclusive prank clip:


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Check out the web sites for the series:





Eddie Iz Running: Week Six

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David Thair | 11:58 UK time, Monday, 7 September 2009

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Last week, Eddie ran his 29th Marathon (he's now on his 35th, FYI) where he was joined along the way by Denise Van Outen and Frank Skinner. Denise went up Kilimanjaro last year to raise money for Comic Relief, but I'm not sure Eddie appreciates the scale of that challenge anymore...

Eddie iz - sorry, is - running to raise money for . Follow his efforts every week here on the Comedy Blog.

We Are Klang: Greg meets Robin Cooper

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David Thair | 17:34 UK time, Thursday, 3 September 2009

We Are (alien) KlangWe Are Klang's Greg Davies writes:

The final episode of the Klang series airs tonight. Its entitled 'Alien' and there is nothing ambiguous about the title and subsequent content; it's about Aliens.

My stand-out memory from filming this episode is the curse of rubber clothing. For extended periods of the studio and location shoot we were swathed in this airtight evil. I have always found it a repulsive substance and firmly believe it should be used exclusively for protecting old people's hands from sud-damage and couples from unwanted pregnancy. Having worn a sweat proof-costume for many hours, which publicly announced just what a fat bellied/titted monster I am, I was left with an overwhelming question:

How has this awful stuff ever come to be associated with sex? Who are these people that think "I am considering hoofing multiple partners at a bungalow in Kent and in order to get myself in the mood I am going to put on something that will make me smell and look repulsive"? In fact the feeling of being sausaged in rubber, combined with a loathsome glued on false beard, made me want to punch my own face in. They're probably into that as well.

More positively; elsewhere in this episode we fire an old woman out of a giant catapult (actually happened), get attacked by a depressed bear (real bear) see key members of the Britpop scene fight with joggers (fake joggers/real popstars).

A huge thank you to all those who have supported the Klang series, we are massively grateful. For those of you who didn't enjoy it, you should try rubber. It'd suit you.
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Greg meets Robin Cooper

While in Edinburgh for the festival, Greg was interviewed by Robin Cooper (Robert Popper), best known for his Timewaster Letters. Here's how it went:

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You can hear more of Robin's Podular Casts on Robert Popper's .

We Are Klang concludes tonight at 10.30pm on ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Three. Read more from Klang and watch extra video in our Klang blog archive.

Shooting Stars: Bad Gags

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David Thair | 14:26 UK time, Wednesday, 2 September 2009

The bad gag - and the tumbleweed that so often follows it - is an important fixture of Shooting Stars. In the video below you can watch a bad gag exclusive to the web and find out whether next week's guests Martin Freeman and Paddy Considine can do any better (I'd say they're actually worse):

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Fans of Adam and Joe's 'Made-up jokes' feature will agree there's great pleasure to be had in delivering a really bad (or really tenuous) joke. So, readers, we'd like to know...

What are your favourite bad gags? Tell us in the comments below.

Shooting Stars continues tonight at 10pm on ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Two. See more Shooting Stars on the Comedy Blog.

[Grippenschaaft] How To Trick Someone Into Dating You

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Dr Gustav Grippenschaaft | 17:30 UK time, Tuesday, 1 September 2009

HI! I'M DOCTOR GUSTAV GRIPPENSCHAAFT!

I'm a Succesologist, hypnotherapist and author of bestselling self-help book and now DVD series, Self Help Myself Help You.

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What do you think thus far? Be honest. I hope you are finding the series as INCREDIBLY LIFE-CHANGING as I am. If not, there could be something fundamentally wrong with YOU.

Remember: THERE ARE NO REFUNDS.

(Also remember that you are under my power and it only takes one word from me and you will happily crush your own head.)

I would like to take this opportunity to tell you about some of my fabulous new self-help products. Read on to find out how my products can change your life.

Grippenschaaft is written by Thomas Nelstrop and Simeon Goulden.

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Joe Tracini's Coming of Age Diary #4

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Joe Tracini | 11:49 UK time, Tuesday, 1 September 2009

Hey! I believe we did something that hasn't been done before this week... we filmed the first 60 scene sitcom episode in front of a live studio audience! Normally, when we shoot an episode, we do it one scene at a time, and keep going over it until everybody's happy. This week however, we did it all in one go, was a hard evening's work but we all bloody loved it! It's episode four in the series, so look out for it.

We've passed the half way mark now, only three episodes to go! Start working with Miriam Margolyes on Monday, excited isn't even the word for it. She really is one of the best actresses our country has, and she's on our show. Awesome! Tell you what else is awesome...

Tony's stupid comment of the week.

This week, Jerry Hall was at the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ doing an interview to publicise her new West End show. Me and Tony walked past her dressing room, and I said, "Look mate, Jerry Hall is in there!", to which he replied, "who's he?". Silly sod.

Joe Tracini as DK I'm gonna miss playing DK, he's a dude. It's so nice when you get to play a character that's so different from who you are. It's so much fun when you play someone who is actually quite unlikeable, and it's a challenge every week to make him endearing and someone you can root for. I love my job! This year, the show is much more character-based, you see the five of us together a lot more. We have a storyline running through the whole series, and it's all a lot more exciting. I can't wait to watch it all!

We have a release date for the DVD of series one, 26th October 2009!

Take care you lovely people! xxx

Joe Tracini plays DK in the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Three sitcom Coming of Age. Read the rest of his diary here on theÌýComedy Blog.

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