Dublin up with laughter
New comedy festival for Ireland
24/06/2004 … Dublin is to get its own comedy festival, featuring the likes of Bill Bailey, Jasper Carrott and Lenny Henry.
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Thu 24 June 2004
Wed 23 June 2004
Girls on top
23/06/2004 … The finalists in this year’s Funny Women hunt for the best new female stand-ups have been announced.
Tue 22 June 2004
Benn at work
Left-winger to play the Comedy Store
22/06/2004 … The Comedy Store has played host to some big names in its time, including the likes of Eddie Izzard, Robin Williams and Mike Myers.
Mon 21 June 2004
Avid viewers
Bo' Selecta beaten by Jim Davidson
21/06/2004 … Jim Davidson’s old-style stand-up has proved more popular than the most-hyped new comedy show on TV.
It's that man again...
Comedy Terrorist returns with an Al-Jazeera ad
21/06/2004 … Comedy terrorist Aaron Barschak has paid £1,000 to advertise his Edinburgh show on Arabic news channel Al-Jazeera.
Don't panic!
Hitchhikers Guide returns to Radio 4
21/06/2004 … New episodes of The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy are to air on Radio 4 - 25 years after it first started.
A lot of Laurel
Rare archive goes under the hammer
21/06/2004 … An archive of rare Stan Laurel photographs and memorabilia has been put up for sale.
Sat 19 June 2004
A musical... for no notes!
19/06/2004 … Stephen Sondheim’s classic comedy musical A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum is being revived at the National Theatre, London – and we have…