Don't panic!
Hitchhikers Guide returns to Radio 4
21/06/2004 … New episodes of The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy are to air on Radio 4 - 25 years after it first started.
2004 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Mon 21 June 2004
It's that man again...
Comedy Terrorist returns with an Al-Jazeera ad
21/06/2004 … Comedy terrorist Aaron Barschak has paid £1,000 to advertise his Edinburgh show on Arabic news channel Al-Jazeera.
Avid viewers
Bo' Selecta beaten by Jim Davidson
21/06/2004 … Jim Davidson’s old-style stand-up has proved more popular than the most-hyped new comedy show on TV.
Sat 19 June 2004
Win Python DVDs
Collectors' packs up for grabs
19/06/2004 … Monty Python’s classic films Life of Brian and The Holy Grail have been re-released as collectors’ edition DVDs.
A musical... for no notes!
19/06/2004 … Stephen Sondheim’s classic comedy musical A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum is being revived at the National Theatre, London – and we have…
Thu 17 June 2004
Evans can wait
Lee plans arena tour... in 2005
17/06/2004 … Lee Evans is to embark on his biggest ever stand-up tour - but it won't be until autumn 2005.
Sick as a Partridge
Coogan gutted over Sellers role
17/06/2004 … Steve Coogan has revealed that he almost landed the part Peter Sellers in the new biopic – and was gutted when he lost out to Geoffrey Rush.
Death of a crusader
17/06/2004 … The New York club owner convicted on obscenity charges after allowing Lenny Bruce to play his club has died at the age of 75.