Bringing the house down
03/03/2005 … Bristol’s oldest comedy club is to be demolished – to make way for one of the largest purpose-built stand-up venues in Britain.
Thu 03 March 2005
For the record...
Watson plans another marathon gig
03/03/2005 … Mark Watson is planning to beat his record for the longest continuous stand-up show.
Wed 02 March 2005
Carr's new vehicle
02/03/2005 … Jimmy Carr is to continue is domination of Channel 4’s entertainment schedules with a new Friday-night panel show.
Office fan 'foiled fraud'
Gervais targeted by gang, court told
02/03/2005 … The gang who tried to scam nearly £200,000 from Ricky Gervais were rumbled when a fan of The Office became suspicious of their bad impersonation of him, a…
And the nominees are...
Chortle awards shortlist revealed
02/03/2005 … Daniel Kitson, Will Smith (pictured) and Alun Cochrane lead the running in this year’s Chortle live comedy awards.
Tue 01 March 2005
Alun Cochrane – Original Review
01/03/2005 … Cochrane’s a very hard comic to dislike, which puts him in great demand as a compere.
Toby Caldwell – Original Review
01/03/2005 … A brilliant mime and, by extension, physical comedian, Caldwell is a talent in desperate need of a suitable vehicle.
Jason Rouse – Original Review
01/03/2005 … Shock comic Jason Rouse unleashes his ferocious, depraved vulgarity with such swaggering high energy, it’s hard not to be won over.