Gaels of laughter
03/10/2005 … Six Scottish comedians are tour Scotland writing sketches entirely in Gaelic.
2005 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Mon 03 October 2005
Hidden Extras
Few Americans see Gervais's new show
03/10/2005 … The American debut of Ricky Gervais’s Extras has attracted poor viewing figures.
U-turn over Gervais ad
Radio watchdogs relent – partially
03/10/2005 … Radio watchdogs have performed a partial U-turn over Ricky Gervais’s prostate cancer advert.
Dwarf discovered
03/10/2005 … A so-called ‘lost’ episode of Red Dwarf is to be released on a new DVD – and clips have already gone online.
Rik's rage
03/10/2005 … Rik Mayall has launched an attack on the BBC – claiming he’s been axed from their channels because he isn’t gay.
Rik's rage
03/10/2005 … Rik Mayall has launched an attack on the BBC – claiming he’s been axed from their channels because he isn’t gay.
Sat 01 October 2005
A write result
Duo win £10,000 script contest
01/10/2005 … Two office temps have beaten more than 1,500 aspiring comedy writers to win a £10,000 Channel 4 competition.
These 'pathetic' censors
Gervais's fury over advert edits
01/10/2005 … Ricky Gervais slammed censors who demanded changes to his new radio advert for a prostate cancer charity as 'pathetic'.