Dan's punch line
01/04/2005 … British comic Dan Willis has been punched by a racist heckler during a Melbourne gig.
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Fri 01 April 2005
Cowgate's new fiasco
Fringe drops venue over unpaid acts
01/04/2005 … Comedians are being warned to steer clear of Edinburgh’s Wilkie House venue this Fringe, amid a growing row over unpaid fees.
Thu 31 March 2005
So, whose line is it anyway?
31/03/2005 … The tale of the 'stolen' joke that won £25,000 on Virgin Radio took another twist yesterday, as it emerged that the comic who claimed it as hers was NOT the first…
Mitch Hedberg dead
31/03/2005 … American comic Mitch Hedberg has died at the age of 37.
Wed 30 March 2005
BBC rejects Springer furore
Governors anger Christian protesters
30/03/2005 … The BBC governors have rejected thousands of complaints over the airing of Jerry Springer - The Opera Around 63,000 people complained when the show, co-written…
Island hopping
Today Melbourne, tommorow New Zealand...
30/03/2005 … Many of the stars of the Melbourne festival will be heading over to New Zealand once the event is over.
That's my £25k joke!
Comic threatens to sue over 'stolen' gag
30/03/2005 … Up-and-coming comic Roisin Conaty is threatening to sue Virgin Radio after a listener won £25,000 in a joke competition – using one of her lines.
Tue 29 March 2005
Office tops US ratings
29/03/2005 … The American remake of The Office has got off to a cracking start in the ratings.