Missing millions
Comedy awards lose ratings battle
23/12/2004 … The British Comedy Awards were trounced in the ratings by BBC1's Strictly Come Dancing.
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Thu 23 December 2004
Wed 22 December 2004
And the winners are...
Little Britain triumphs at awards
22/12/2004 … The Office has officially passed the comedy torch to Little Britain, after Matt Lucas and David Walliams picked up three British Comedy Awards.
We're not joking
Comedians threaten strike action
22/12/2004 … New York’s comedy clubs are bracing themselves for strike action – by the stand-ups themselves.
Tue 21 December 2004
Kay's a top seller
Peter sparks cricket shirt craze
21/12/2004 … Peter Kay has sparked a craze for Pakistan cricket shirts from the 2004 World Cup.
Dark side of the Goon
21/12/2004 … A new play about the life and work of Spike Milligan is opening in the West End in February.
Hotter than Kylie
21/12/2004 … More people are buying Peter Kay calendars for their walls than Kylie Minogue, Abi Titmuss or Robbie Williams.
Funniest scene ever
21/12/2004 … John Cleese's rant demanding ‘What have the Romans done for us?’ has been named the funniest movie scene ever.
Mon 20 December 2004
Spring time for Evans
Lee boards The Magic Roundabout
20/12/2004 … Lee Evans has joined the cast of the new movie based on The Magic Roundabout.