Beef encounter
Enfield advertises burgers in US
01/09/2004 … Harry Enfield is fronting a new advertising campaign for Burger King in America.
2004 Archives
Wed 01 September 2004
Curb your nomination
01/09/2004 … Curb Your Enthusiasm has been stripped of its nomination for a major US award.
Tue 31 August 2004
Fringe sales up
Punters defy rain and Olympics
31/08/2004 … Ticket sales at the Edinburgh Fringe were up more than five per cent on last year, according to official figures.
Mon 30 August 2004
Beeb puts comedy first
DG says: 'It's as vital as news'
30/08/2004 … Comedy is to receive a huge boost across the BBC, with its new director-general promising it will be given the same priority as news.
Vegas gambling
30/08/2004 … Johnny Vegas has recorded a pilot show for Channel 4 in which he performs a series of bizarre tasks.
Sun 29 August 2004
Unknown wins Perrier
29/08/2004 … Newcomer Will Adamsdale has won this year’s Perrier award for his show Jackson’s Way.
Sat 28 August 2004
Andrew Lawrence – Original Review
28/08/2004 … This ginger-haired gagsmith is the Leonard Cohen of comedy, an act based on a depressing diet of desperation, misery, pain and rejection.
Fri 27 August 2004
Carr cracks America
27/08/2004 … Jimmy Carr has signed a deal to host an American version of his Channel 4 game show Distraction.