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Bo' Selecta beaten by Jim Davidson
21/06/2004 … Jim Davidson’s old-style stand-up has proved more popular than the most-hyped new comedy show on TV.
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Mon 21 June 2004
It's that man again...
Comedy Terrorist returns with an Al-Jazeera ad
21/06/2004 … Comedy terrorist Aaron Barschak has paid £1,000 to advertise his Edinburgh show on Arabic news channel Al-Jazeera.
Don't panic!
Hitchhikers Guide returns to Radio 4
21/06/2004 … New episodes of The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy are to air on Radio 4 - 25 years after it first started.
A lot of Laurel
Rare archive goes under the hammer
21/06/2004 … An archive of rare Stan Laurel photographs and memorabilia has been put up for sale.
Sat 19 June 2004
A musical... for no notes!
19/06/2004 … Stephen Sondheim’s classic comedy musical A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum is being revived at the National Theatre, London – and we have…
Win Python DVDs
Collectors' packs up for grabs
19/06/2004 … Monty Python’s classic films Life of Brian and The Holy Grail have been re-released as collectors’ edition DVDs.
Thu 17 June 2004
Slater goes Cuckoo
17/06/2004 … Christian Slater has been named as the Hollywood star headlining the Edinburgh Fringe production of One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest.
A dramatic turn
Comics record Radio 4 monologues
17/06/2004 … Four leading stand-ups have written dramatic monologues for a new Radio 4 series.