Allan's key to success
Tom takes So You Think You're Funny crown
24/08/2005 … Tom Allan, an actor from South-East London, has won this year’s So You Think You’re Funny? new act contest.
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Wed 24 August 2005
Shows with sparkle
24/08/2005 … The shortlist has been announced for this year’s Perrier award.
Ricky on Tap
24/08/2005 … Ricky Gervais has landed a cameo part in a new Hollywood comedy from Spinal Tap star Christopher Guest.
Vic's comeback
Reeves plans Catterick spin-off
24/08/2005 … Vic Reeves has revealed that he’s working on a raft of new comedy ideas with Bob Mortimer, including a new sitcom.
Tue 23 August 2005
Hancock rediscovered
BBC to air lost radio episodes
23/08/2005 … The BBC is broadcasting two lost episode of Hancock's Half Hour, which were rediscovered after being wiped from its archives.
Mon 22 August 2005
It is a silly place...
Castle is the Holy Grail for Python fans
22/08/2005 … Hundreds of Monty Python fans are to descend on the Scottish castle where the team shot the concluding scenes of the Holy Grail movie next month.
Scrap the Perrier
New call from Scottish promoter
22/08/2005 … The Perrier Award should be scrapped and replaced by a series of bursaries to help nurture amateur comedians, Scotland’s leading comedy promoter has…