Dougal for Pope
01/04/2005 … The Washington Post has tipped Father Dougal McGuire as a runner in the race to be the next Pope.
Fri 01 April 2005
Half-baked Bean?
01/04/2005 … Rowan Atkinson is to make a follow-up to his 1997 comedy film Bean: the Ultimate Disaster Movie.
Low-key Lenny
Secret gigs ahead of BBC1 show
01/04/2005 … Lenny Henry is performing a series of near-secret gigs in a small London pub.
Hill's writer dies
01/04/2005 … Comedy writer Dave Freeman, who worked for Benny Hill, Terry and June and the Carry On movies, has died at the age of 82.
Thu 31 March 2005
Mitch Hedberg dead
31/03/2005 … American comic Mitch Hedberg has died at the age of 37.
So, whose line is it anyway?
31/03/2005 … The tale of the 'stolen' joke that won £25,000 on Virgin Radio took another twist yesterday, as it emerged that the comic who claimed it as hers was NOT the first…
Wed 30 March 2005
That's my £25k joke!
Comic threatens to sue over 'stolen' gag
30/03/2005 … Up-and-coming comic Roisin Conaty is threatening to sue Virgin Radio after a listener won £25,000 in a joke competition – using one of her lines.
Island hopping
Today Melbourne, tommorow New Zealand...
30/03/2005 … Many of the stars of the Melbourne festival will be heading over to New Zealand once the event is over.