Racism row hits festival
17/07/2004 … Festival bosses have been forced to defend their decision to book a controversial French comic accused of anti-Semitism.
2004 Archives
Sat 17 July 2004
Funny money
17/07/2004 … American comic Dave Chappelle is to become one of the best-paid stars in TV following a $50 million deal with Comedy Central.
Fri 16 July 2004
Thu 15 July 2004
Job prospects? Slim
Whoopi loses ad deal over Bush gags
15/07/2004 … Whoopi Goldberg has been dropped from a Slim-Fast advertising campaign after making jokes at George Bush’s expense.
Five goes funny
15/07/2004 … Channel Five is to make its own comedy programmes for the first time.
Wed 14 July 2004
An early bath
Comic's cross-channel bid fails
14/07/2004 … Comedian Tim FitzHigham's attempt to cross the Channel in a copper bathtub has ended in defeat.
Tue 13 July 2004
Barschak arrested... again
Comedy Terrorist held at Spider-Man premiere
13/07/2004 … Self-proclaimed Comedy Terrorist Aaron Barschak was arrested for disorderly conduct at the Spider-Man 2 premiere last night.
Pride of Lyons
13/07/2004 … Former Survivor contestant Zoe Lyons has won this year’s Funny Women hunt for new comedy talent.