Wrong about the 'mongs'
Author says sorry for slur on Spikey
09/02/2004 … Comedy journalist Ben Thompson has apologised to Phoenix Nights star Dave Spikey after wrongly criticising his act.
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Mon 09 February 2004
Fri 06 February 2004
Jongleurs profits rise
06/02/2004 … Jongleurs expects to sell more than 550,000 tickets for comedy shows this year.
Stella treat
£1m movie goes straight to video
06/02/2004 … The £1 million film of Stella Street is to be released straight to video.
Billy's naked bungee
Connolly gets his kit off - again
06/02/2004 … Billy Connolly has stripped again - this time for a televised bungee jump.
Thu 05 February 2004
Sam gets a head
05/02/2004 … The final star of the forthcoming Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy movie has been named as Sam Rockwell.
Wed 04 February 2004
BBC denies dropping satire
R4 comedy 'not a victim of Hutton'
04/02/2004 … The BBC has denied reports it is shelving a satirical comedy in the wake of the Hutton Report - but admitted a key line about Blair being a liar had been edited…
Making light of the situation
Doddy's show goes on, despite power cut
04/02/2004 … Ken Dodd has performed a gig by torchlight after a power cut plunged his theatre into darkness.
Order of the Empire
Hackney contest names its finalists
04/02/2004 … The finalists for the Hackney Empire new act of the year have been announced.