The British Comedy Awards took place on Saturday night, with Angus Deayton taking the place of usual (
suspended) host Jonathan Ross. Russell Brand won the award for Best Live Stand-Up act and
dedicated his award to Jonathan in a video acceptance speech alongside Adam Sandler. Russell managed to not be the most controversial headline grabber of the evening — that debatable honour went to Alan Carr, who dedicated his Best Comedy Entertainment Personality award
to Shannon Matthews' kidnapper mother Karen, but has since apologised.
This autumn, the BBC are treating us to a star-studded
13-part TV series Merlin which will feature appearances from Anthony Head, Santiego Cabrera, Michelle Ryan, Richard Wilson and John Hurt.
It's already been picked up to
air in the US on NBC, and after seeing this trailer I'm really looking forward to seeing it. The series is being advertised in cinemas as well as on TV thanks to its epic nature, but what do you think – will you be watching when it airs?
Ex-Blue singer Duncan James has been given the green light on a pilot he recently filmed for Channel 4 called Plus One. Rory Kinnear will star as a man dumped by his girlfriend for a celebrity – Duncan James. Yes, the singer will be playing himself...
