Oooh, Betty!
R4's tribute to comic star Marsden
11/02/2004 … Radio 4 is to pay tribute to Round The Horne star Betty Marsden next month.
Wed 11 February 2004
Badly drawn girls
11/02/2004 … Channel 4 is planning an British version of South Park, set in a bleak area of South London The 13-part animated series Streatham Hill will revolve around hree…
Four in five comedies fail
But BBC2 boss says £80m is money well spent
11/02/2004 … BBC2 controller Jane Root has admitted that four out of five new TV comedies fail.
Tue 10 February 2004
Ben Bailey – Original Review
10/02/2004 … This well-polished American comic is not seen on British shores all that often - which is our loss, as he's a maestro of comic timing and a master of the joke-writer's…
This place is smokin'!
10/02/2004 … A comedy show was abandoned last night after a blaze hit the venue.
Going ape
Addison's show transfers to Radio 4
10/02/2004 … Chris Addison's Edinburgh show The Ape That Got Lucky is transferring to Radio 4.
A little inappropriate...
C4 rapped for making kids swear
10/02/2004 … Channel 4 has been rapped by broadcasting watchdogs for makng children to swear in its Little Friends comedy show.
Mon 09 February 2004
Wrong about the 'mongs'
Author says sorry for slur on Spikey
09/02/2004 … Comedy journalist Ben Thompson has apologised to Phoenix Nights star Dave Spikey after wrongly criticising his act.