Butterfield for kids, BBC Three commissions and Ofcom unamused
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Goodness what a lot's been happening in comedy this weekend...
Peter Serafinowicz's character Brian Butterfield will star in the new CBBC series Fit. Not that's it already lining up to be the best-cast TV show in comedy history but Tony Law, Humphrey Ker and Cariad Lloyd are also involved in differing extents. Lucky ruddy children. British Comedy Guide
- As part of a new season of programmes on Channel 4 about mental health, Jon Richardson is doing a show on mental health, and Ruby Wax is doing one on clinical depression. Channel 4 1, 2
- One of the BBC Three's pilots, Impractical Jokers, has been picked up for a full series. WHERE IS DAWSON BROS FUNTIME, THE BBC? Chortle
- In a gift to lazy tabloid subs everywhere, John McInroe has written to ITV show You Cannot Be Serious! to complain about the title, despite them already paying him royalties for using a clip of him saying 'you cannot be serious'. The Sun
- In a very interesting interview in Scotsgay magazine, Stewart Lee says he was amazed to get a third series of Comedy Vehicle and that lots of the media ignores him. Scotsgay
Susan Calman was kissed by a man outside The Stand in Glasgow earlier this year by a man who was trying to prove she wasn't gay. Daily Record
- No-one bid for a painting that Ricky Gervais did for a charity auction. Much like no-one bid for this Gervais masterpiece either. Chortle
- Keith Lemon's Lemonaid has been cleared for Ofcom for offering a puppy as a prize. By contrast, GOLD has been found in breach of the rules for broadcasting an episode of Gavin & Stacey during the day. Ofcom
- And there was a very interesting piece on the Guardian on how Eric Sykes' generation of comedy was influenced by the effects of war which is really worth reading. Guardian
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