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.
2004 Archives
Wed 04 February 2004
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.
Mon 02 February 2004
Oldie but Goodie
02/02/2004 … Bill Oddie has hit out at the BBC for not repeating The Goodies.
Sun 01 February 2004
Frank Honeybone – Original Review
01/02/2004 … There's a dearth of originality in Honeybone's material.
Victor Daniels – Original Review
01/02/2004 … Victor Daniels might have misjudged the mood of the refined Richmond audience Chortle saw him at with his: "Single women, make some noise" plea, which was surely…