Bruce's bonus
27/03/2004 … Lenny Bruce has been named the best stand-up ever.
2004 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Sat 27 March 2004
Ooh no, don't!
27/03/2004 … Frankie Howerd's friends and family are furious over a new TV documentary raking up the comic's notoriously predatory sex life.
Fools prosper
Del Boy takes best sitcom crown
27/03/2004 … Only Fools and Horses has been voted Britain's favourite sitcom.
Box of laughs
America to get stand-up TV station
27/03/2004 … America is to get a TV channel dedicated to stand-up comedy.
Harry's claim
Secombe gets first blue plaque in Wales
27/03/2004 … Sir Harry Secombe has been honoured with the first blue plaque of its type in Wales.
Fri 26 March 2004
Comic's mugger jailed
26/03/2004 … An unlicensed minicab driver has been jailed for four years for robbing comic Greg Burns.
Thu 25 March 2004
Coming of age
25/03/2004 … The Melbourne International Comedy Festival, the third biggest event in the worldwide comedy calendar kicks off tonight.
Croft work
Veteran writer pens autobiography
25/03/2004 … Veteran scriptwriter David Croft is to publish his autobiography next month.