Comedy contest 'fixed'
Judges' uproar over US TV show
08/03/2004 … American reality TV show Last Comic Standing has been hit by allegations that the results were fixed.
2004 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Mon 08 March 2004
Top whack!
08/03/2004 … Dave Gorman has another accolade to add to his mantelpiece, after winning a prestigious award at the Aspen Comedy Festival.
Sun 07 March 2004
Red tape 'stifles comedy'
Producers slam new BBC checklists
07/03/2004 … Producers of BBC comedy shows are being forced to fill in forms to check whether their programmes are offensive.
Occupation? Comedian
Stand-ups plan West Bank peace tour
07/03/2004 … London comic Ivor Dembina is to join a ground-breaking stand-up tour of the Middle East.
Sat 06 March 2004
Reconnected
06/03/2004 … The BBC has commissioned a new series of Comedy Connections.
Fri 05 March 2004
A Whopper of a rip-off
Burger King raids The Office for ads
05/03/2004 … Burger King has been accused of ripping off The Office in a new series of adverts in the States.
The write start
05/03/2004 … The BBC has launched a talent hunt for the next great sitcom writer.
The practice
Ricky previews in the West End
05/03/2004 … Ricky Gervais is to appear in the West End all next week.