Comedy stars
18/04/2005 … The BBC is hoping to replicate the success of Red Dwarf with a new sci-fi sitcom.
2005 Archives
Mon 18 April 2005
Sun 17 April 2005
Premier division
Keating! scoops Melbourne's Barry
17/04/2005 … A musical about former Australian prime minister Paul Keating has swept the board at the Melbourne Comedy Festival’s awards night.
Jimeoin pays up
Movie copyright dispute settled
17/04/2005 … Irish comic Jimeoin has paid thousands of pounds to film-makers who claimed he had stolen their idea.
Fri 15 April 2005
Only kidding...
15/04/2005 … Harry Hill is to write his first children’s book - about the adventures of a miniature horse.
Heart scare for Amos
...but he's given the OK to perform
15/04/2005 … Stephen K Amos has returned to his Melbourne Comedy Festival show following a heart scare.
Thu 14 April 2005
Paul Byrne – Original Review
14/04/2005 … It doesn’t take much to spot Byrne’s inexperience on the stage; his jittery manner gives away his very obvious nervousness from the very start.
Idil Sukan – Original Review
14/04/2005 … Rookie Sukan takes a brave, freeform approach to comedy – but often falls victim to the innate risks.
Wed 13 April 2005
Top of the format
13/04/2005 … The television arm of comedy agent Avalon has joined forces with Channel 4 to develop new international TV formats.