Comedy college
Hunt for best student comic begins
16/01/2005 … Chortle’s hunt for the best student comic in Britain kicks off this weekend.
2005 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Sun 16 January 2005
Hicks brought to book
Friend writes 'definitve biography'
16/01/2005 … Bill Hicks’s lifelong friend has written what he claims is the definitive biography of the stand-up legend.
Fri 14 January 2005
Bad news, Johnny
14/01/2005 … ITV1 sitcom Dead Man Weds has lost 700,000 viewers in its first week on air.
Borat? He's a riot
14/01/2005 … Ali G creator Sacha Baron Cohen has been accused of almost staring a riot at an American rodeo.
Benefits galore
More aid for tsunami survivors
14/01/2005 … Jimmy Carr, Mackenzie Crook, pictured, and Jeremy Hardy are all taking part in the biggest comedy benefit so far announced for the victims of the tsunami disaster.
Thu 13 January 2005
Wake up with Russell
Brand touted as C4's breakfast host
13/01/2005 … Russell Brand could be the Channel 4's next face of breakfast TV.
Fat lady sings
Springer opera to close - then tour
13/01/2005 … Jerry Springer - The Opera is to close in the West End.
Wed 12 January 2005
'Only gay': best line ever?
Little Britain catchphrase tops poll
12/01/2005 … The Little Britain line "I'm the only gay in the village" has been voted the best catchphrase ever.