The funniest five alive
03/10/2004 … The five greatest living comedians are Ronnie Barker, Billy Connolly, Dawn French, Frank Skinner and Victoria Wood.
2004 Archives
Sun 03 October 2004
Little wonders
Meet the new residents of Little Britain
03/10/2004 … Little Britain returns to BBC Three for a second series on October 19.
Fri 01 October 2004
Helmut – Original Review
01/10/2004 … Marc Blake's fictional German stand-up is a stereotypically stern creation who isn’t going to let his utterly humourless personality stand in the way of a…
Nina Conti – Original Review
01/10/2004 … With her foul-mouthed simian sidekick, Conti's skilful act increasingly deconstructs ventriloquism, which she dismisses, tongue-in-cheek, as a dying art.
Brendan Burke – Original Review
01/10/2004 … Brendan Burke’s relaxed, storytelling style is almost a cliché of Irish stand-up; the naturally amiable raconteur entertaining with tales from his life.
Mark Walker – Original Review
01/10/2004 … It comes as no surprise to learn that former pebbledasher Walker once fronted a pub rock band, given that his stand-up features more than a touch of rock-and-roll…
Happy Pils
01/10/2004 … Sally-Anne Hayward won the first Holsten Pils comedy competition in London last night.