The £9m woman
BBC appoints new comedy commissioner
11/08/2005 … The BBC has recruited Cheryl Taylor from independent producers Hat Trick to join its comedy commissioning team.
2005 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Thu 11 August 2005
Wed 10 August 2005
Badly drawn boy
First sketches of Gervais' Simpsons face
10/08/2005 … The first sketches of how Ricky Gervais will look when he appears on The Simpsons have been published on the Internet.
Little wonder
10/08/2005 … Syd Little is to make his TV comeback, four years after his comedy partnership with Eddie Large ended.
Mon 08 August 2005
Shake up the Perrier
08/08/2005 … The Perrier awards could face a shake-up, with more winners every year.
Comedy stars...
Astronomers spot sitcom constellations
08/08/2005 … Astronomers reckon they’ve found Victor Meldrew and the Vicar of Dibley in the night sky.
Bard jokes
Comics examine Shakespeare's humour
08/08/2005 … Ken Dodd and Armando Iannucci are to join the Royal Shakespeare Company – to help explain the Bard’s humour.
Sat 06 August 2005
Vicky Pollard, the movie
It's the big screen for Little Britain
06/08/2005 … Little Britain could be made into a movie.
Meet the judges...
06/08/2005 … The judges have been announced for this year’s Perrier award – with broadcasting executives dominating the panel.