Arise Sir Niles
Frasier star heads Python musical
08/07/2004 … Frasier star David Hyde Pierce is to head the cast of the new Monty Python Broadway show.
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Thu 08 July 2004
Wed 07 July 2004
Eric Douglas dies
07/07/2004 … The comedian brother of Michael Douglas was found dead at his New York home yesterday.
Reggie Perrin star dies
07/07/2004 … Comedy actor John Barron – best known for playing Reginald Perrin’s boss CJ in the Seventies sitcom – has died at the age of 83.
Game on!
Scottish sitcom wins nationwide slot
07/07/2004 … Scottish sitcom Still Game is to be broadcast nationwide next series, despite fears viewers south of the border wouldn’t be able to understand the strong…
Double or quits
Mimic McGowan runs out of ideas
07/07/2004 … Alistair McGowan is ditching his Big Impression TV series because he’s run out of ideas.
Tue 06 July 2004
What price integrity?
Fringe group auction themselves on eBay
06/07/2004 … Hard-up performers are auctioning off the chance for a budding sitcom writer to have their script performed at the Edinburgh festival – no matter how terrible…
Mon 05 July 2004
The road worrier
Perfectionist Peter films Phoenix Nights sequel
05/07/2004 … Peter Kay has started shooting his follow-up to Phoenix Nights in his home town of Bolton.
A yellow Christmas
Simpsons to give C4's alternative message
05/07/2004 … The Simpsons are to give this year’s Alternative Christmas Message on Channel 4.