Kitson takes a Stand
Perrier-winner 'hides from audiences'
14/05/2004 … Former Perrier-winner Daniel Kitson is shunning the biggest Edinburgh venues this year, in favour of the intimate Stand comedy club.
Fri 14 May 2004
Thu 13 May 2004
Festival in crisis
Funding dries up for London event
13/05/2004 … London’s Comedy Festival is on the verge of collapse after its funding all but dried up.
'Clue' scoops Sony
Top radio award for festive special
13/05/2004 … The team behind I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue have won radio’s top comedy accolade.
Wed 12 May 2004
Dirty film...
Comic stars tell the sickest joke ever
12/05/2004 … The biggest names in comedy have got together to record the longest and sickest shaggy-dog joke ever committed to film.
Comic in blast drama
Godley took first pictures of Glasgow tragedy
12/05/2004 … Comic Janey Godley has told how she took the first dramatic pictures that brought home the full scale of yesterday’s Glasgow factory explosion.
Tue 11 May 2004
70s comedy chief dies
11/05/2004 … The ITV executive who poached Morecambe and Wise from BBC and helped make Benny Hill an international star, has died at the age of 76.
Mind your language
Classic sitcoms censored in racism blitz
11/05/2004 … Classic BBC sitcoms are to fall under the censor’s knife in a new crackdown on offensive language.
Mon 10 May 2004
Fringe programme out
Just the 1,695 shows this year!
10/05/2004 … The full programme for this year’s Edinburgh Fringe has been unveiled.