Hovis Presley dies
09/06/2005 … Bolton comedy legend Hovis Presley has died, several weeks after slipping into a coma.
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Thu 09 June 2005
Billy's decapitation role
Movie set to reignite Bigley row
09/06/2005 … Billy Connolly, who was vilified in the press for his comments over executed British hostage Ken Bigley, is to decapitate a character in his next film.
Wed 08 June 2005
Excellent...
08/06/2005 … Work has officially started on The Simpsons movie.
Tue 07 June 2005
The formula for funny
Scientists devise sitcom equation
07/06/2005 … Scientists have come up with what they claim is the formula for determining a sitcom’s success.
The formula for funny
Scientists devise sitcom equation
07/06/2005 … Scientists have come up with what they claim is the formula for determining a sitcom’s success.
Release the Flanimals
Gervais pens bestseller's sequel
07/06/2005 … Ricky Gervais is to release a second volume of his Flanimals children’s book in time for the lucrative Christmas market.
Mon 06 June 2005
London to be Spammed
Python musical heading for West End
06/06/2005 … Monty Python’s Spamalot is heading for London, its director Mike Nichols has revealed.
Sun 05 June 2005
Ooh, vicar!
05/06/2005 … As a sitcom so closely aligned to cosy Middle English values, The Vicar of Dibley is not normally associated with controversy.