Fringe benefits
Festivals worth £135m to Scotland
22/01/2005 … Edinburgh’s summer festivals are worth £135 million to the Scottish economy, a new report has revealed.
2005 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Sat 22 January 2005
He's all art
22/01/2005 … Paul Merton has become an old-fashioned patron of the arts, offering his financial backing to a sculptor.
Fri 21 January 2005
Good Evans
Lee nominated for top theatre award
21/01/2005 … Lee Evans has been nominated for the top award in West End theatre for his role in The Producers.
Guilty of road rage
21/01/2005 … Scottish comic Ford Kiernan has admitted a road rage attack on a taxi driver.
Thu 20 January 2005
No strings attached
20/01/2005 … David Brent’s guitar has gone up for sale on eBay.
Hitchhikers' Fry-ed
Stephen to be The Book's voice
20/01/2005 … Stephen Fry is to be the voice of The Hitchhikers’ Guide To The Galaxy.
Wed 19 January 2005
Joining the cause
19/01/2005 … Big-named comedy stars have again joined forces to stage the biggest stand-up fundraiser for victims of the Asian tsunami.
For the love of Dodd
19/01/2005 … He may be 77 years old, but Ken Dodd has proved he can still pull the crowds.