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.
2004 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Mon 04 October 2004
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.
Little wonders
Meet the new residents of Little Britain
03/10/2004 … Little Britain returns to BBC Three for a second series on October 19.
Fri 01 October 2004
Happy Pils
01/10/2004 … Sally-Anne Hayward won the first Holsten Pils comedy competition in London last night.
Thu 30 September 2004
Pieces of Speight
Spike collaborator's new project
30/09/2004 … Long-time Spike Milligan collaborator John Antrobus has written a new play about his work with another comedy groundbreaker.