Engage
Patrick Stewart joins Gervais sitcom
26/04/2005 … Star Trek icon Patrick Stewart has been signed up to appear in Ricky Gervais’s new comedy.
2005 Archives
Tue 26 April 2005
Mon 25 April 2005
Acorn Antiques to close
Show can't go on without Julie Walters
25/04/2005 … The West End version of Victoria Wood’s Acorn Antiques is to close next month, after 16 weeks.
MP3’s company...
Chortle launches comedy downloads
25/04/2005 … COMEDY tracks and albums can now be downloaded direct to your PC, thanks to a new service from Chortle.
Where there's a Will
Huge pay deals to keep sitcom on air
25/04/2005 … Will & Grace is to return for another series after producers agreed to give the stars pay rises of 50 per cent or more.
Thu 21 April 2005
Funny money
21/04/2005 … Channel 4 is to launch a £20,000 hunt for new comedy writers next month.
Nerd up!
21/04/2005 … Father Ted creator Graham Linehan has joined with The Office’s producer Ash Atalla to create a new sitcom for Channel 4.
Vic escapes jail term
Community service for drink-driving
21/04/2005 … Vic Reeves has been banned from driving for almost three years and ordered to do 100 hours community service for his drink-drive crash.
You're Bard!
Sean stars in Shakespeare play
21/04/2005 … Sean Hughes is to make his debut as a Shakespearean stage actor.