Pryor motives
19/07/2004 … Richard Pryor’s daughter Rain has savaged her stepmother in print, hinting that she was trying to speed up the comic legend’s death.
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Mon 19 July 2004
Go, Ricky
Gervais toasted by critics. Again
19/07/2004 … Ricky Gervais has scooped yet another award from America.
Sheffield of dreams...
Festival planned for South Yorks
19/07/2004 … Sheffield is to join the growing band of British cities with their own comedy festival.
Sat 17 July 2004
Funny money
17/07/2004 … American comic Dave Chappelle is to become one of the best-paid stars in TV following a $50 million deal with Comedy Central.
Racism row hits festival
17/07/2004 … Festival bosses have been forced to defend their decision to book a controversial French comic accused of anti-Semitism.
Perrier l'eaudown
17/07/2004 … The judges of this year’s Perrier awards have been announced.
Comedy? Forget it
Viewers can't recall great BBC comedies
17/07/2004 … BBC governors have praised the corporation’s comedy programming – even though viewers are hard-pressed to remember any of it.
Back in the chair
17/07/2004 … ITV has commissioned a new comedy quiz show to be fronted by Angus Deayton.