'Shrooms with a view
27/06/2005 … Outspoken stand-up Brendon Burns threw himself from marquee scaffolding while high on magic mushrooms during his Glastonbury gig last night.
Mon 27 June 2005
Thu 23 June 2005
False Idol?
23/06/2005 … The makers of a new Jimmy Carr DVD are looking for comedy hopefuls to take part in a Comedy Idol talent hunt.
Wed 22 June 2005
Kevin Meaney – Original Review
22/06/2005 … When visiting Ireland, Meaney came across as the crassest type of American comic, hardly endearing himself to the audience by getting the name of the town he was…
Victory is mine!
Family Guy movie heads for DVD
22/06/2005 … A direct-to-DVD movie based around animated comedy Family Guy is to be released this autumn.
London's funniest man
Gervais tops magazine's top 50
22/06/2005 … Ricky Gervais has been name the funniest man in London.
Relgious hatred Bill passed
22/06/2005 … The Government has passed its Bill to outlaw incitement to religious hatred – despite a storm of protest that it would restrict comedians from making jokes…
War Of The Words
Cruise brands pranksters 'bullies'
22/06/2005 … Tom Cruise has told how he confronted the water pranksters because he hates bullies – as he decided not to press charges against them.
Tue 21 June 2005
Respect due
Dangerfield's life to become a movie
21/06/2005 … The life of American stand-up Rodney Dangerfield is to be made into a Hollywood movie.