Loveable rogue
Vic to play 'scoundrel' Brodie
17/09/2004 … Vic Reeves is to play celebrated Edinburgh criminal Deacon Brodie in a new TV documentary.
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Fri 17 September 2004
Thu 16 September 2004
Comedy 'better than sex'
Says Britain's advertising industry
16/09/2004 … Comedy is better than sex when it comes to selling products, Britain’s advertising industry has decided.
Wed 15 September 2004
A Savage end
15/09/2004 … Paul O'Grady is to ditch his Lily Savage alter ego because he is fed up of being dismissed as a drag queen.
Tue 14 September 2004
Gift of the gob
Spitting Image 'set for return'
14/09/2004 … Peter Kay and John Thomson are to star in the new Wallace and Gromit movie.
Cracking idea, Gromit
Comics to star in new Aardman film
14/09/2004 … Peter Kay and John Thomson are to star in the new Wallace and Gromit movie.
Sat 11 September 2004
Jongleurs board turmoil
11/09/2004 … The troubled owner of Jongleurs comedy clubs has undergone a dramatic boardroom shake-up after its two most senior executives walked out.
Fri 10 September 2004
In a different League
Ambitious project for Gentlemen stars
10/09/2004 … Comedian Mark Gatiss is to star in a Sopranos-style comedy drama co-written by his League of Gentleman colleague Jeremy Dyson.
Thu 09 September 2004
Savage competition
O'Grady to challenge Richard & Judy
09/09/2004 … Lily Savage creator Paul O'Grady is being lined up for a talk show to challenge Richard and Judy, according to press reports.