Meet Professor Comedy
Iannucci secures an Oxford chair
01/11/2005 … Armando Iannucci has been made a professor at Oxford University.
Tue 01 November 2005
Will Phoenix rise?
Spikey's hopes for series revival
01/11/2005 … Dave Spikey has said he’d like to make another series of Phoenix Nights – and criticised Peter Kay’s Max and Paddy spin-off as ‘blatant,…
The apprentices
01/11/2005 … The BBC has set up a £150,000 apprenticeship fund to nurture new TV comedy writers.
Veteran writer dies
01/11/2005 … Veteran American comedy writer Fred S.
Mon 31 October 2005
British comedy is rubbish
31/10/2005 … Ricky Gervais has complained that British TV comedy lacks ambition, and revealed that his next project will be for the big screen.
Laughing longest...
31/10/2005 … Veteran comedy performer Ken Campbell is to host a marathon 36-hour improvised soap opera live on stage.
Coming in your ears
Peter Kay makes radio presenting debut
31/10/2005 … He may be known for fronting the fictional Chorley FM, but Peter Kay is to make his debut as a genuine radio host.
Too sweary, by George
Sitcom legend slates modern comedy
31/10/2005 … Another veteran comedy performer has hit out at the state of modern sitcoms.