There'll be no series 3 for House Of Fools, as the BBC wield the axe against the Reeves and Mortimer sitcom...

Here’s a sad one for fans of Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer – their sitcom House Of Fools has been cancelled by the BBC. After two series and a Christmas special, the show - which also featured Matt Berry - hasn’t been renewed for a third run. The BBC released this statement:

"BBC2 and BBC Comedy would like to thank Vic, Bob, [producer] Lisa Clark and everyone else involved in making House of Fools, but after two fantastically inventive series the show won’t be returning.”

This isn’t the first time that House Of Fools has danced with death, either. After season 1 there were rumours of a cancellation that ultimately proved to be false. At the time, Stephen Fry said this:

"The BBC I thought, can't go more insane:...