Des-irable
Clarke makes eligible bachelors' list
09/04/2004 … Stand-up Des Clarke has been named one of Brtain's most eligible bachelors.
Fri 09 April 2004
Northern exposure
Comic lands £6,000 BBC bursary
09/04/2004 … Stand-up Tony Burgess has won a £6,000 BBC bursary to help develop comedy ideas in Manchester.
This takes balls...
Comic in TV's first sperm race
09/04/2004 … Comic Zeron Gibson is to star in the first televised sperm race.
BBC4 gets the Horne
09/04/2004 … Classic radio comedy Round The Horne is coming to TV.
Wed 07 April 2004
Troll gets bigger
Bill Bailey adds new tour dates
07/04/2004 … Bill Bailey has added another nine dates to his Part Troll tour.
For sale: Harry's house
Widow sells as 'the laughter has gone'
07/04/2004 … Sir Harry Secombe's widow Myra has put the family's home up for sale, saying: "The laughter has gone.
Spaced out
Pegg rules out sitcom's return
07/04/2004 … Simon Pegg has ruled out another series of Spaced saying TV has lost its appeal.
Head of the heard
Comics in line for radio awards
07/04/2004 … An obscure Welsh sitcom is up for the biggest prize in comedy radio against some of the most established names in the business.