Beeb puts comedy first
DG says: 'It's as vital as news'
30/08/2004 … Comedy is to receive a huge boost across the BBC, with its new director-general promising it will be given the same priority as news.
Mon 30 August 2004
Vegas gambling
30/08/2004 … Johnny Vegas has recorded a pilot show for Channel 4 in which he performs a series of bizarre tasks.
Sun 29 August 2004
Unknown wins Perrier
29/08/2004 … Newcomer Will Adamsdale has won this year’s Perrier award for his show Jackson’s Way.
Sat 28 August 2004
Andrew Lawrence – Original Review
28/08/2004 … This ginger-haired gagsmith is the Leonard Cohen of comedy, an act based on a depressing diet of desperation, misery, pain and rejection.
Fri 27 August 2004
Carr cracks America
27/08/2004 … Jimmy Carr has signed a deal to host an American version of his Channel 4 game show Distraction.
Sun shines on Fringe
27/08/2004 … Sydney-based comic Nick Sun has won this year’s So you Think You’re Funny? competition.
Thu 26 August 2004
Egyptian promise
First Richard Pryor winner named
26/08/2004 … Egyptian-American comic Ahmed Ahmed has won the first Edinburgh award aimed at ethnic minorities.
Wed 25 August 2004
Jus like that!
25/08/2004 … Tommy Cooper has been voted Britain’s favourite comic of all-time – beating Peter Kay into second place.