The show must go on
24/01/2005 … Comics are planning to shatter the world record for the longest ever stand-up show – with a 36-hour marathon.
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Mon 24 January 2005
Sun 23 January 2005
Glasgow-ho-ho
City launches third comedy fest
23/01/2005 … The full line-up of this year’s Glasgow Comedy Festival has been unveiled today, with Joan Rivers, Jack Dee, Paul Merton and Jimmy Carr among the line-up.
Tate's in the States
23/01/2005 … Catherine Tate makes her American TV debut tonight – and critics are already hailing her as the next Tracey Ullman.
Sat 22 January 2005
He's all art
22/01/2005 … Paul Merton has become an old-fashioned patron of the arts, offering his financial backing to a sculptor.
Fringe benefits
Festivals worth £135m to Scotland
22/01/2005 … Edinburgh’s summer festivals are worth £135 million to the Scottish economy, a new report has revealed.
Fri 21 January 2005
Guilty of road rage
21/01/2005 … Scottish comic Ford Kiernan has admitted a road rage attack on a taxi driver.
Good Evans
Lee nominated for top theatre award
21/01/2005 … Lee Evans has been nominated for the top award in West End theatre for his role in The Producers.