Micky Flanagan pilot shocker and the definitive defence of rape jokes: the last 24 hours in comedy

Andrew Mickel11 October 2012

Poor Micky Flanagan. This year-long deal with Channel 4 really does seem to have been going on for a very long time now...

The ever-great John Fleming has written the best ‘thing’ you will read about rape jokes. Agree with him or not, there’s research and opinon and everything. HuffPo

Channel 4 are throwing another (ANOTHER) pilot at Micky Flanagan in what sounds a bit like Simon Mayo’s Confessions. British Comedy Guide

Get ready for quite a lot of these interviews: Miranda Hart, the official voice of beta females, is starting to tout her book for Christmas. HuffPo

Like pretty much every channel seems to do when it’s only just started, Sky Atlantic has commissioned some short films with big names. Stars who will appear in Common People include Johnny Vegas, Katy Brand, Jessica Hynes, Rufus Jones, Simon Day and Annette Crosbie. BCG

Miles Jupp’s It’s Not What You Know has had more episodes commissioned. BBC

The Unbelievable Truth is going to TV in Australia, with some decent names attached. Chortle

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