I'm free!
Skinner to get Black Country honour
03/01/2004 … Frank Skinner is to be granted the freedom of his home borough.
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Sat 03 January 2004
Monkhouse mourned
Private family funeral for Bob
03/01/2004 … Bob Monkhouse has been cremated after a private family funeral.
Jim's benefit for slain PC
Davidson gig to raise cash for widow
03/01/2004 … Jim Davidson is to hold a benefit gig for the widow of murdered police officer PC Ian Broadhurst.
Fri 02 January 2004
Heeeere lies Johnny
02/01/2004 … American comedy legend Johnny Carson, the king of late-night TV for three decades, has died at the age of 79.
Wed 31 December 2003
OBE for Roy Hudd
31/12/2003 … Veteran comedian Roy Hudd has been awarded an OBE in the New Year's Honours.
Tue 30 December 2003
Meet the headliners
30/12/2003 … BBC2 is to pilot a new quick-fire satire quiz featuring stars of the stand-up circuit.
Mon 29 December 2003
Beeb pushes funny girls
New shows to showcase female talent
29/12/2003 … The BBC is launching a new sitcom based in a women's prison as part of a drive to bring more female comic talent to the screen.
Bob Monkhouse dies
Comic succumbs to cancer at 75
29/12/2003 … Comedy stars have been paying their tributes to Bob Monkhouse, who died last night at the age of 75.