Jo's 'stop the Tories' plea
Brand appeals for cash for Labour
12/12/2005 … Jo Brand has emailed thousands of Labour supporters asking for cash to help stop David Cameron winning the next general election.
Mon 12 December 2005
Stars out for Malcolm
Benefit show a year after Hardee's death
12/12/2005 … Alternative comedy pioneer Malcolm Hardee is to be remembered in a star-studded benefit show close to the anniversary of his death.
Sun 11 December 2005
'Comedy in its highest form'
Tributes paid to Richard Pryor
11/12/2005 … Comics have been paying tribute to Richard Pryor, who died of a heart attack yesterday (story) His widow, Jennifer Pryor siad: ‘He was an inspiration to…
Leics is more
11/12/2005 … The Leicester Comedy Festival is to double in size, boasting more than 200 events next year.
Critics? I want them dead
Office producer takes criticism badly
11/12/2005 … The Office producer Ash Atalla admits he has ‘murder raging in my heart’ when he gets a bad reviews.
Sat 10 December 2005
Out of 'toon
Live action show for Family Guy guy
10/12/2005 … Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane making a live-action comedy.
Young people aren't funny
Gervais snipes at the under-30s
10/12/2005 … Few comedians under the age of 30 are funny, Ricky Gervais has claimed.
Springer fight grows
Actors' union fights 'censorship'
10/12/2005 … Actors' union Equity has joined the protest against High Street retailers refusing to stock the DVD of Jerry Springer - The Opera.