BBC is Barret's home
Brydon's talk show to be a series
21/05/2004 … The BBC has picked up Rob Brydon's talk show in the guise of hapless chauffeur Keith Barret.
Fri 21 May 2004
Thu 20 May 2004
Fetch-a-sketch
America picks up another Brit hit
20/05/2004 … The American version of ITV1’s Sketch Show – fronted by Frasier star Kelsey Grammer – has been given the green light by network chiefs.
Venue doesn't go Belly-up
Fringe building resolves safety fears
20/05/2004 … Fears that the Sminoff Underbelly was too unsafe to operate as an Edinburgh Fringe venue have been resolved.
Wed 19 May 2004
Office in awards shock
19/05/2004 … The Office’s dominance of award shows could be over, after judges barred it from entering one of the most prestigious global accolades.
Odd Couple star dies
Tony Randall also a Letterman favourite
19/05/2004 … Tony Randall, the comic actor who starred in TV”s The Odd Couple has died at the age of 84.
Spray alert shuts club
19/05/2004 … Hundreds of people have been evacuated from a comedy show after pepper spray was apparently released into the theatre.
Mon 17 May 2004
Clips service
Byrne and Green to host Bravo shows
17/05/2004 … Ed Byrne and Jeff Green have been signed up to present clip shows on cable station Bravo.
'You sexist bunch'
17/05/2004 … Alexei Sayle has branded a generation of younger comics as cynical misogynists who set back the anti-sexist cause he pioneered.