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.
2004 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Wed 12 May 2004
Tue 11 May 2004
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.
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.
Mon 10 May 2004
Buzz off
Manchester's oldest club to close
10/05/2004 … Manchester’s Buzz Club, the longest-running comedy venue outside London, is to close after 15 years.
Street's ahead
US cinemas to air Stella special
10/05/2004 … The feature-length version of Stella Street is to be released in cinemas in America.
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.
Jess for success
10/05/2004 … Spaced star Jessica Stephenson is to front a new BBC1 sitcom.
Sun 09 May 2004
A party to raise the dead
Comic Kaufman invited to his own wake
09/05/2004 … Fans of cult American comic Andy Kaufman have invited him to a party - even though he died of lung cancer in 1984.