Remembering Andy
New comedy award in Kaufman's honour
17/07/2004 … A new comedy award has been set up in honour of groundbreaking American stand-up Andy Kaufman.
2004 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Sat 17 July 2004
Friends snubbed
Frasier and Sex are Emmy stars
17/07/2004 … The final series of Frasier and Sex And The City have been hailed at this year’s Emmy awards.
Racism row hits festival
17/07/2004 … Festival bosses have been forced to defend their decision to book a controversial French comic accused of anti-Semitism.
Perrier l'eaudown
17/07/2004 … The judges of this year’s Perrier awards have been announced.
Comedy? Forget it
Viewers can't recall great BBC comedies
17/07/2004 … BBC governors have praised the corporation’s comedy programming – even though viewers are hard-pressed to remember any of it.
Back in the chair
17/07/2004 … ITV has commissioned a new comedy quiz show to be fronted by Angus Deayton.
Fri 16 July 2004
Thu 15 July 2004
Five goes funny
15/07/2004 … Channel Five is to make its own comedy programmes for the first time.