O'Show 2004
01/01/2004 … It’s the nature of this festival that everything’s packaged into easy-to-market strands – some more obvious than others.
Thu 01 January 2004
Nasty Show
01/01/2004 … If you want a ‘does what it says on the tin’ title, you can’t go far wrong with The Nasty Show.
Jackie Mason: Freshly Squeezed
01/01/2004 … It’s not the best of starts for any show: a 45-minute delay caused by technical problems.
Wed 31 December 2003
OBE for Roy Hudd
31/12/2003 … Veteran comedian Roy Hudd has been awarded an OBE in the New Year's Honours.
Tue 30 December 2003
Meet the headliners
30/12/2003 … BBC2 is to pilot a new quick-fire satire quiz featuring stars of the stand-up circuit.
Mon 29 December 2003
Beeb pushes funny girls
New shows to showcase female talent
29/12/2003 … The BBC is launching a new sitcom based in a women's prison as part of a drive to bring more female comic talent to the screen.
Bob Monkhouse dies
Comic succumbs to cancer at 75
29/12/2003 … Comedy stars have been paying their tributes to Bob Monkhouse, who died last night at the age of 75.
Sun 28 December 2003
Big box Office
Brent wins record 6.5m audience
28/12/2003 … The long-awaited Office Christmas special was seen by 6.