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23/12/2004 … Ricky Gervais is to write an episode of The Simpsons.
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23/12/2004 … Ricky Gervais is to write an episode of The Simpsons.
Comedy awards lose ratings battle
23/12/2004 … The British Comedy Awards were trounced in the ratings by BBC1's Strictly Come Dancing.
BBC1 documents Comedy Store rise
23/12/2004 … BBC1 is to screen an hour-long documentary about the 25-year history of the Comedy Store.
Comedians threaten strike action
22/12/2004 … New York’s comedy clubs are bracing themselves for strike action – by the stand-ups themselves.
Little Britain triumphs at awards
22/12/2004 … The Office has officially passed the comedy torch to Little Britain, after Matt Lucas and David Walliams picked up three British Comedy Awards.
21/12/2004 … More people are buying Peter Kay calendars for their walls than Kylie Minogue, Abi Titmuss or Robbie Williams.
Peter sparks cricket shirt craze
21/12/2004 … Peter Kay has sparked a craze for Pakistan cricket shirts from the 2004 World Cup.
21/12/2004 … John Cleese's rant demanding ‘What have the Romans done for us?’ has been named the funniest movie scene ever.
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