He will, he will rock you
05/05/2005 … Peter Kay hijacked a comeback gig from rockers Queen last night to lead a singalong of chart-topper Is This the Way To Amarillo? The comic took to the stage of…
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Thu 05 May 2005
Wed 04 May 2005
To the Max
Miller statue unveiled in Brighton
04/05/2005 … A life-size bronze statue of legendary variety-hall comic Max Miller has been unveiled in his home town of Brighton Sir Norman Wisdom, Roy Hudd, June Whitfield,…
Late-breaking jokes
Radio's 'first topical sitcom' launched
04/05/2005 … Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis have created a new topical sitcom for Radio 4.
The 27-hour strip
Every Comic Strip... show released on DVD
04/05/2005 … All 39 episodes of the pioneering Comic Strip Presents… TV show are to be released on a nine-disc DVD set in July.
The Cat's out the bag
Kilkenny festival line-up revealed
04/05/2005 … Kilkenny’s Cat Laughs comedy festival has announced this year’s line-up.
Tue 03 May 2005
A retiring type
Lenny Henry to quit sketch shows
03/05/2005 … Lenny Henry plans to quit TV sketch shows after almost 30 years.
Bad timing
French & Saunders rapped over 'decapitation'
03/05/2005 … First it was Billy Connolly, now French and Saunders have landed in trouble for being insensitive about the beheading of British hostage Ken Bigley.
The news? It's a joke
John Sergeant to host new satire
03/05/2005 … Former ITN political editor is to host a new topical comedy show for ITV.