Second term for student comics
25/02/2004 … Plans are under way to make the Chortle Student Comic award an annual event after Warwick University's Lloyd Langford took the inaugural title.
2004 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Wed 25 February 2004
Banzai bounces back
25/02/2004 … The American version of Banzai has found a new home after the Fox network dropped it mid-series.
Tue 24 February 2004
Kitson, Gorman triumph
24/02/2004 … Daniel Kitson and Dave Gorman were the biggest winners at last night's Chortle awards.
Worse than Jim Davidson
24/02/2004 … Comedy fans dislike Peter Kay even more than Jim Davidson.
Ricky hits the road
Gervais announces his first tour
24/02/2004 … Ricky Gervais has announced his first national stand-up tour.
Mon 23 February 2004
Jerry well done
Springer opera nets four Oliviers
23/02/2004 … Jerry Springer: The Opera won four of Britain's leading theatre awards last night.
The Crouches to return
...but now with a black writer
23/02/2004 … BBC's first black sitcom, The Crouches, is to return despite attracting a critical mauling and only modest audiences.
Sat 21 February 2004
Seriously rich
Ben Elton pays himself £1m a year
21/02/2004 … Ben Elton earned almost £1million last year, according to his company accounts.