Red tape 'stifles comedy'
Producers slam new BBC checklists
07/03/2004 … Producers of BBC comedy shows are being forced to fill in forms to check whether their programmes are offensive.
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Sun 07 March 2004
Sat 06 March 2004
Reconnected
06/03/2004 … The BBC has commissioned a new series of Comedy Connections.
Fri 05 March 2004
The practice
Ricky previews in the West End
05/03/2004 … Ricky Gervais is to appear in the West End all next week.
The write start
05/03/2004 … The BBC has launched a talent hunt for the next great sitcom writer.
A Whopper of a rip-off
Burger King raids The Office for ads
05/03/2004 … Burger King has been accused of ripping off The Office in a new series of adverts in the States.
Thu 04 March 2004
Part of the Family
04/03/2004 … Producers of the American version of The Royle Family have announced one of their leading roles.
The opening of Spam...
04/03/2004 … The Monty Python stage musical is to have its world premiere in Chicago on December 21, it has been announced Spamalot, based on the 1975 film Monty Python And…
Doctor, doctor...
Comedy writers join Time Lord's team
04/03/2004 … League of Gentleman star Mark Gatiss and Coupling creator Steven Moffat have joined the writing team for the new series of Doctor Who.