Bill Hicks, adman?
Comic 'would have made a commercial'
05/04/2005 … Bill Hicks, the comic idolised for his contempt of the marketing industry, once considered doing an advert.
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Tue 05 April 2005
Mon 04 April 2005
That's good skit!
Little Britain tops 'best sketch' poll
04/04/2005 … Little Britain has topped a poll to find Britain’s best comedy sketch.
Good students...
Last three Chortle finalists named
04/04/2005 … The last three finalists in the Chortle National Student Comic Of The Year competition have been announced.
Sun 03 April 2005
The longest laugh
Marathon gig 'an exceptional success'
03/04/2005 … A record-breaking attempt for the longest continual comedy show has been hailed a success, after running for 36 hours.
A cunning plan
03/04/2005 … The persistent rumours that Blackadder is to return for another series have surfaced once again.
Fri 01 April 2005
Hill's writer dies
01/04/2005 … Comedy writer Dave Freeman, who worked for Benny Hill, Terry and June and the Carry On movies, has died at the age of 82.
Low-key Lenny
Secret gigs ahead of BBC1 show
01/04/2005 … Lenny Henry is performing a series of near-secret gigs in a small London pub.
Half-baked Bean?
01/04/2005 … Rowan Atkinson is to make a follow-up to his 1997 comedy film Bean: the Ultimate Disaster Movie.