The grim state of comedy
30/05/2005 … Morecambe and Wise writer Eddie Braben has launched an attack on the state of modern TV.
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Mon 30 May 2005
My fisting shame
Clary blames drugs for that outburst
30/05/2005 … Julian Clary has blamed his infamous Norman Lamont gag on a powerful cocktail of drugs.
Fri 27 May 2005
From spinner to winner
Hazarika named as top Asian achiever
27/05/2005 … Scottish-Indian stand-up Ayesha Hazarika has been named young achiever of the year at the Asian Women of Achievement Awards.
5,000 last words
Massive entry for BBC comedy contest
27/05/2005 … The BBC has been swamped with nearly 5,000 entries for its Last Laugh comedy scriptwriting competition.
Thu 26 May 2005
Heau heau heau
26/05/2005 … Do you want to help decide who wins this year’s Perrier award? Every year, three comedy fans join the team of comedy and theatre industry names at the Edinburgh…
The full Montre
26/05/2005 … Dame Edna Everage, SpongeBob SquarePants and Eddie Izzard are among the acts heading for the Montreal Just For Laughs festival in July.
Wed 25 May 2005
Australia's comedy king dies
25/05/2005 … Australia’s original king of comedy Graham Kennedy has died at the age of 71.
Hollywood says 'I do'
Studio snaps up wedding Britcom
25/05/2005 … A low-budget British comedy starring Martin Freeman and Jessica Stevenson has been snapped up by a Hollywood studio, before it’s even been finished.