Tickled pink
19/08/2005 … Ken Dodd has unveiled his first portrait at the National Portrait Gallery, and declared himself flattered by the honour.
2005 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Fri 19 August 2005
Upwardly mobile
Nighty Night clips on your phone
19/08/2005 … The BBC is to distribute preview clips of the new series of Nighty Night on mobile phones from tomorrow.
More Distractions
Carr's US career continues to grow
19/08/2005 … Jimmy Carr’s American career contintues to grow, after his game show Distraction was recommissioned for a second series there.
Thu 18 August 2005
A dramatic life
18/08/2005 … A new play about the life of Richard Pryor has opened in New York.
Dental as anything
18/08/2005 … Men Behaving Badly creator Simon Nye has written an ITV1 comedy drama about a love affair between a prison officer and a dental assistant.
No sit...
18/08/2005 … Channel 4 has launched a hunt to find new British sitcoms after discovering the number of such shows has slumped by factor of seven in the past 20 years.
Wed 17 August 2005
The Marks brothers
17/08/2005 … Jimmy Carr, Martin Freeman and Bob Mortimer have been signed up to be the new faces of Marks & Spencer.
Added Extras
17/08/2005 … BBC Two has commissioned a second series of Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant's Extras.