5,000 last words
Massive entry for BBC comedy contest
27/05/2005 … The BBC has been swamped with nearly 5,000 entries for its Last Laugh comedy scriptwriting competition.
Fri 27 May 2005
From spinner to winner
Hazarika named as top Asian achiever
27/05/2005 … Scottish-Indian stand-up Ayesha Hazarika has been named young achiever of the year at the Asian Women of Achievement Awards.
Thu 26 May 2005
The full Montre
26/05/2005 … Dame Edna Everage, SpongeBob SquarePants and Eddie Izzard are among the acts heading for the Montreal Just For Laughs festival in July.
Heau heau heau
26/05/2005 … Do you want to help decide who wins this year’s Perrier award? Every year, three comedy fans join the team of comedy and theatre industry names at the Edinburgh…
Wed 25 May 2005
Hollywood says 'I do'
Studio snaps up wedding Britcom
25/05/2005 … A low-budget British comedy starring Martin Freeman and Jessica Stevenson has been snapped up by a Hollywood studio, before it’s even been finished.
Australia's comedy king dies
25/05/2005 … Australia’s original king of comedy Graham Kennedy has died at the age of 71.
Tue 24 May 2005
Sticking his neck out
Reeves opens his £70k giraffe house
24/05/2005 … Vic Reeves has opened a giraffe house, paid for with the money he earned from I’m A Celebrity .
For Pete (and Dud's) sake
Comedy auction to fund Fringe play
24/05/2005 … Some of the biggest names in British comedy, including Stephen Fry, Ricky Gervais and Simon Peg have donated memorabilia to raise money for an Edinburgh show about…