The last 'goodnight'
Private funeral for Ronnie Barker
13/10/2005 … Ronnie Barker has been cremated in a private family funeral, attended by just 40 close friends and family.
2005 Archives
Thu 13 October 2005
Wed 12 October 2005
The Grouchy Club
12/10/2005 … Jenny Eclair is to go on tour with a live version of the TV show Grumpy Old Women.
Bring out the freaks
Has live comedy become too safe?
12/10/2005 … The promoter of one of London’s weirdest comedy nights has complained that there are no more truly alternative comedians entering the circuit, causing him…
Pegg accepts mission
12/10/2005 … Simon Pegg is to star alongside Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible III.
Breaking the silence
Paul's first words: 'I want to see Pasquale'
12/10/2005 … A man who has been unable to speak for almost 50 years has uttered his first words: ‘I want to see Joe Pasquale.
Chappelle to hit UK
...as will the Hollow Men in TV deal
12/10/2005 … Shows from American comic Dave Chappelle and British sketch group The Hollow Men have been snapped up by cable channel FX.
Tue 11 October 2005
Graham's big part
Norton lands first Hollywood role
11/10/2005 … Graham Norton has landed his first Hollywood role – as ‘a gay man’.
The end is Nye
'Curb' regular Louis dies at 92
11/10/2005 … Veteran American comedian Louis Nye, who started his career on the groundbreaking Steve Allen show and ended it as a regular on Curb Your Enthusiasm has died at…