No Essex appeal
Coogan angers "awful" Southend
26/06/2004 … Steve Coogan has blasted the Essex town of Southend-on-Sea, branding it "the worst place in the world".
2004 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Sat 26 June 2004
Fri 25 June 2004
Minority retort
Henry demands breaks for black comics
25/06/2004 … Lenny Henry has renewed his calls for the TV industry to offer more breaks to black comics.
Thu 24 June 2004
Dublin up with laughter
New comedy festival for Ireland
24/06/2004 … Dublin is to get its own comedy festival, featuring the likes of Bill Bailey, Jasper Carrott and Lenny Henry.
Buying your Friends
Joey spin-off auctioned to UK channels
24/06/2004 … British broadcasters are entering a bidding war for Friends spin-off Friends, with the cost predicted to top $1million an episode.
Wed 23 June 2004
Girls on top
23/06/2004 … The finalists in this year’s Funny Women hunt for the best new female stand-ups have been announced.
Tue 22 June 2004
Benn at work
Left-winger to play the Comedy Store
22/06/2004 … The Comedy Store has played host to some big names in its time, including the likes of Eddie Izzard, Robin Williams and Mike Myers.
Mon 21 June 2004
A lot of Laurel
Rare archive goes under the hammer
21/06/2004 … An archive of rare Stan Laurel photographs and memorabilia has been put up for sale.
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.