Premier division
Keating! scoops Melbourne's Barry
17/04/2005 … A musical about former Australian prime minister Paul Keating has swept the board at the Melbourne Comedy Festival’s awards night.
2005 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Sun 17 April 2005
Jimeoin pays up
Movie copyright dispute settled
17/04/2005 … Irish comic Jimeoin has paid thousands of pounds to film-makers who claimed he had stolen their idea.
Fri 15 April 2005
Only kidding...
15/04/2005 … Harry Hill is to write his first children’s book - about the adventures of a miniature horse.
Heart scare for Amos
...but he's given the OK to perform
15/04/2005 … Stephen K Amos has returned to his Melbourne Comedy Festival show following a heart scare.
Wed 13 April 2005
Top of the format
13/04/2005 … The television arm of comedy agent Avalon has joined forces with Channel 4 to develop new international TV formats.
Tue 12 April 2005
Cleese rolls
12/04/2005 … John Cleese is to take a one-man comedy show on tour around the world.
It's grim up north
12/04/2005 … The north is funnier than the south, organisers of a female comedy competition have claimed.
Cleese rolls
12/04/2005 … John Cleese is to take a one-man comedy show on tour around the world.