Billy's blunder
06/10/2004 … Billy Connolly has been roundly condemned for joking about the plight of British hostage Ken Bigley.
2004 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Wed 06 October 2004
Dangerfield dies
06/10/2004 … Veteran A merican stand-up Rodney Dangerfield has died at the age of 82.
Mon 04 October 2004
Awards are a joke
Jordan and Jodie Marsh on comedy shortlist
04/10/2004 … Peter Kay, Ricky Gervais and Jimmy Carr have been nominated for this year’s Lafta comedy awards organised by Loaded magazine.
Official: Frank 'not erotic'
Watchdog rejects Fantasy Football complaints
04/10/2004 … Frank Skinner and David Baddiel have been cleared by broadcasting watchdogs, despite attracting 63 complaints for their Fantasy Football show.
Simpsons 'to end in 2009'
04/10/2004 … The Simpsons is set to end in five years, because writers are finding it increasingly difficult to create five storylines.
Sun 03 October 2004
Who's in the house?
Meet the Kings Of Comedy inmates
03/10/2004 … Eight comics are to eat, sleep and perform together over four weeks in the new E4 reality show Kings Of Comedy.
It's all over now
03/10/2004 … They Think It’s All Over is being threatened with the axe in favour of more ‘heart-warming’ comedy, according to newspaper reports.
The funniest five alive
03/10/2004 … The five greatest living comedians are Ronnie Barker, Billy Connolly, Dawn French, Frank Skinner and Victoria Wood.