Badly drawn girls
11/02/2004 … Channel 4 is planning an British version of South Park, set in a bleak area of South London The 13-part animated series Streatham Hill will revolve around hree…
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Wed 11 February 2004
Oooh, Betty!
R4's tribute to comic star Marsden
11/02/2004 … Radio 4 is to pay tribute to Round The Horne star Betty Marsden next month.
Tue 10 February 2004
A little inappropriate...
C4 rapped for making kids swear
10/02/2004 … Channel 4 has been rapped by broadcasting watchdogs for makng children to swear in its Little Friends comedy show.
Going ape
Addison's show transfers to Radio 4
10/02/2004 … Chris Addison's Edinburgh show The Ape That Got Lucky is transferring to Radio 4.
This place is smokin'!
10/02/2004 … A comedy show was abandoned last night after a blaze hit the venue.
Mon 09 February 2004
Back in the Bafta race
Academy bends the rules for Gervais
09/02/2004 … Ricky Gervais is in with a chance of a Bafta award, despite the BBC forgetting to submit his name.
Too much competition?
Jongleurs launches yet another contest
09/02/2004 … Jongleurs has launched another comedy talent hunt just two weeks after its last one.
A Spacey odyssey
Comic Amadeus in Kevin's movie
09/02/2004 … Young comic Amadeus has landed a part in Kevin Spacey's next movie.