No more Heroes
01/08/2005 … Ardal O’Hanlon is to quit his role as superhero Thermoman in the BBC comedy My Hero.
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Mon 01 August 2005
Walk all over them
Comics hailed on UK's 'Walk Of Fame'
01/08/2005 … Ricky Gervais, Billy Connolly and John Cleese are among the stars to be immortalised in a new British version of Hollywood's Walk Of Fame.
Sun 31 July 2005
Lottery winner
Comic win £47,000 on quiz show
31/07/2005 … Comic Steve Day is celebrating after winning £47,000 on BBC One’s National Lottery quiz show In It To Win It.
Comedy choice
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31/07/2005 … Jason Manford: Urban Legend Pleasance Courtyard, 22:40 The multi award-winning comedian makes his Edinburgh debut with this exciting and hilarious show.
Sat 30 July 2005
Fewer Extras
1.2m switch off Gervais comedy
30/07/2005 … More than a million viewers have switched off Ricky Gervais's new comedy Extras in its second week.
'Pool of talent
Liverpool writer wins BBC bursary
30/07/2005 … Liverpool-based writer Joanne Sherryden has won £4,000 from the BBC to develop comedy scripts.
Fri 29 July 2005
Putting on the writs
29/07/2005 … Richard Pryor is taking legal action to recover an unreleased film he made early in his career.
Grin and bare it
29/07/2005 … A group of American comics have performed what could be the world’s first naked stand-up show.