Go, Ricky
Gervais toasted by critics. Again
19/07/2004 … Ricky Gervais has scooped yet another award from America.
2004 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Mon 19 July 2004
Pryor motives
19/07/2004 … Richard Pryor’s daughter Rain has savaged her stepmother in print, hinting that she was trying to speed up the comic legend’s death.
Sat 17 July 2004
Brent joins Oasis?
Ricky records with Noel Gallagher
17/07/2004 … Ricky Gervais has recorded a version of a song he wrote for The Office with Oasis star Noel Gallagher.
Remembering Andy
New comedy award in Kaufman's honour
17/07/2004 … A new comedy award has been set up in honour of groundbreaking American stand-up Andy Kaufman.
Remembering Andy
New comedy award in Kaufman's honour
17/07/2004 … A new comedy award has been set up in honour of groundbreaking American stand-up Andy Kaufman.
Friends snubbed
Frasier and Sex are Emmy stars
17/07/2004 … The final series of Frasier and Sex And The City have been hailed at this year’s Emmy awards.
Back in the chair
17/07/2004 … ITV has commissioned a new comedy quiz show to be fronted by Angus Deayton.
Comedy? Forget it
Viewers can't recall great BBC comedies
17/07/2004 … BBC governors have praised the corporation’s comedy programming – even though viewers are hard-pressed to remember any of it.