Sit happens
05/08/2004 … American sitcoms are to get a new outlet in Britain, with the launch of a UK channel from the ABC network.
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Thu 05 August 2004
Stage Goon
Spike's life is turned into a play
05/08/2004 … Spike Milligan's battle with depression as he struggled with a punishing schedule of writing Goon Show scripts is to be made into a stage show.
Sit happens
05/08/2004 … American sitcoms are to get a new outlet in Britain, with the launch of a UK channel from the ABC network.
Top of the Bill
05/08/2004 … Bill Bailey has announced a six-week run in London’s West End.
Wed 04 August 2004
Family Guide
Adams' relatives appear in Hitchhiker movie
04/08/2004 … Relatives of Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy author Douglas Adams are to appear in the new film of his creation.
Ed TV
Paramount to air post-Fringe tour
04/08/2004 … This autumn’s Edinburgh And Beyond stand-up tour is to be televised on the Paramount Comedy Channel.
Simpsons on the slide
04/08/2004 … One of the stars of The Simpsons has complained that the show is on the slide.
Jongleurs 'rife for takeover'
City speculation about owners' future
04/08/2004 … The Jongleurs chain of comedy clubs could be a takeover target, City experts have speculated.