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.
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All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Fri 02 January 2004
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.
Sun 28 December 2003
Big box Office
Brent wins record 6.5m audience
28/12/2003 … The long-awaited Office Christmas special was seen by 6.
Gay pride
Welsh village indignant over Little Britain sketch
28/12/2003 … An isolated Welsh community has been upset over a running gag in sketch show Little Britain.
Wed 24 December 2003
Eddie's new challenge
'I'll play Middle East - in Arabic'
24/12/2003 … Eddie Izzard says he wants to perform in the Middle East - in Arabic.