Where there's a Will
Huge pay deals to keep sitcom on air
25/04/2005 … Will & Grace is to return for another series after producers agreed to give the stars pay rises of 50 per cent or more.
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Mon 25 April 2005
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Chortle launches comedy downloads
25/04/2005 … COMEDY tracks and albums can now be downloaded direct to your PC, thanks to a new service from Chortle.
Acorn Antiques to close
Show can't go on without Julie Walters
25/04/2005 … The West End version of Victoria Wood’s Acorn Antiques is to close next month, after 16 weeks.
Thu 21 April 2005
Taylor-made comedy
21/04/2005 … The BBC has poached Channel 4 commissioning editor Katie Taylor as its new executive editor for comedy entertainment.
You're Bard!
Sean stars in Shakespeare play
21/04/2005 … Sean Hughes is to make his debut as a Shakespearean stage actor.
Vic escapes jail term
Community service for drink-driving
21/04/2005 … Vic Reeves has been banned from driving for almost three years and ordered to do 100 hours community service for his drink-drive crash.
Nerd up!
21/04/2005 … Father Ted creator Graham Linehan has joined with The Office’s producer Ash Atalla to create a new sitcom for Channel 4.
Funny money
21/04/2005 … Channel 4 is to launch a £20,000 hunt for new comedy writers next month.