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Comic lands movie role - as a comic
04/02/2004 … Stand-up Paul Chowdhry has landed a role in the new John Malkovich movie.
2004 Archives
Wed 04 February 2004
Too sexy for the Beeb?
04/02/2004 … Ross Noble has become the latest victim of BBC sensitivity about upsetting the government - at least according to one newspaper.
I don't need beer money
Gervais turned down bitter ads
04/02/2004 … Ricky Gervais was offered the beer ads that made Peter Kay famous - but turned them down because he didn't need the cash.
The future's not so bright
Orange drops Fringe sponsorship
04/02/2004 … Edinburgh's Assembly Rooms has lost a vital £150,000 sponsorship deal for this year's Fringe.
Order of the Empire
Hackney contest names its finalists
04/02/2004 … The finalists for the Hackney Empire new act of the year have been announced.
Making light of the situation
Doddy's show goes on, despite power cut
04/02/2004 … Ken Dodd has performed a gig by torchlight after a power cut plunged his theatre into darkness.
BBC denies dropping satire
R4 comedy 'not a victim of Hutton'
04/02/2004 … The BBC has denied reports it is shelving a satirical comedy in the wake of the Hutton Report - but admitted a key line about Blair being a liar had been edited…
Tue 03 February 2004
End of an era, oh so it is
03/02/2004 … Hundreds of fans yesterday joined Scottish celebrities in paying tribute to comic Rikki Fulton.