Rage against Gene
Pryor slams 'sanctimonious hypocrite'
22/02/2005 … Richard Pryor’s wife Jennifer has launched a blistering attack on his one-time co-star Gene Wilder as a “sanctimonious hypocrite” who only got…
Tue 22 February 2005
Mon 21 February 2005
Cheers, Malcolm
21/02/2005 … Malcolm Hardee’s final send-off was completed last night with a gig at the club he founded – ending with a stage full of dancing naked men, including…
The £9m funny fund
Beeb's cash for regional comedy
21/02/2005 … The BBC has earmarked £9 million to develop comedy shows from outside London.
Forget Larry...
Why town rejected Grayson tribute
21/02/2005 … Prejudice against Larry Grayson’s camp persona has stopped his home town honouring him, the comic’s relatives have claimed.
Sun 20 February 2005
Put the fun in funeral
20/02/2005 … Johnny Vegas, Harry Hill and Arthur Smith were among the hundreds of mourners who bid farewell to Malcolm Hardee in suitably unconventional style at his funeral…
Fri 18 February 2005
Question of comedy
18/02/2005 … Stand-ups will have their knowledge of comedy tested at the Leicester Comedy Festival this weekend.
Mack's in his prime
Coveted slot for Lee's US debut
18/02/2005 … Lee Mack is to make his American TV debut in a coveted prime-time slot.
Thu 17 February 2005
Fast relief
17/02/2005 … The DVD from next Tuesday’s mammoth Comic Aid tsunami benefit is to be released on March 4.