The first laugh
23/03/2005 … The 19th Melbourne International Comedy Festival has kicked off with a sold-out televised gala.
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Wed 23 March 2005
Tue 22 March 2005
Lodge meeting...
Blue plaque for comedy star David
22/03/2005 … A blue plaque is to be erected to comedy character actor David Lodge, who died 18 months ago.
I'm nobody's bitch
How Ricky Gervais spurned BBC's millions
22/03/2005 … Ricky Gervais has revealed how turned down a £5million ‘golden handcuffs’ deal to tie him to the BBC.
Northern exposure
22/03/2005 … If there are any themes to the Melbourne comedy festival this year, they arepolitics and reality TV.
Mon 21 March 2005
Ricky is Lawless
21/03/2005 … Jude Law has been forced to drop out of Ricky Gervais’s new comedy Extras, citing work commitments.
Sat 19 March 2005
Pints mean prizes
Al Murray to front ITV1 pub quiz
19/03/2005 … Al Murray is to host a pub quiz show for ITV, called Facthunt.
£1m? That's proper Bo
19/03/2005 … The next comedy show from Bo’ Selecta! creator Leigh Francis has already earned £1 million – four months before it airs.
Fri 18 March 2005
A good knight out
18/03/2005 … The Monty Python musical Spamalot has opened on Broadway, to a warm, but qualified, response from the critics.