A funny old game
Father Ted writer pens football musical
17/01/2005 … Father Ted creator Arthur Mathews has written a musical about Manchester United and Ireland star Roy Keane.
Mon 17 January 2005
Not such a fat Cat
Sponsor pulls out of Irish festival
17/01/2005 … One of the best-loved comedy festivals on the international circuit is to be slimmed down after its major sponsor pulled out.
Sun 16 January 2005
A career gamble
16/01/2005 … Comic Cole Parker has landed a new series on Challenge TV.
It's Barley seen...
16/01/2005 … Chris Morris’s new media satire Nathan Barley is proving a ratings flop – attracting just three per cent of the audience on Friday night.
Comedy college
Hunt for best student comic begins
16/01/2005 … Chortle’s hunt for the best student comic in Britain kicks off this weekend.
Hicks brought to book
Friend writes 'definitve biography'
16/01/2005 … Bill Hicks’s lifelong friend has written what he claims is the definitive biography of the stand-up legend.
Oi Enfield, No!
16/01/2005 … A TV advert featuring Harry Enfield goading Winston Churchill as a ‘porky prime minister’ has been banned.
A good laugh
DVD to raise £1m for tsunami aid
16/01/2005 … Some of the top names in comedy are donating footage for a new DVD expected to raise more than £1million for the tsunami appeal.