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Office tops 'funniest show' poll
06/03/2005 … The Office has been named the funniest TV show ever in a new Comic Relief poll.
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Sun 06 March 2005
Fri 04 March 2005
The last word in sitcom
04/03/2005 … Full details have been released of the BBC’s sitcom writing challenge The Last Laugh.
Comic in 'Paki' row
04/03/2005 … Comic Jeff Mirza has attacked a BBC programme for including the word ‘Paki’ in the title - even though he took part in it.
Office recycling
04/03/2005 … The American version of The Office is to be screened in Britain, too.
Thu 03 March 2005
For the record...
Watson plans another marathon gig
03/03/2005 … Mark Watson is planning to beat his record for the longest continuous stand-up show.
Bringing the house down
03/03/2005 … Bristol’s oldest comedy club is to be demolished – to make way for one of the largest purpose-built stand-up venues in Britain.
She-he-he
03/03/2005 … The annual hunt for the best new female stand-up gets under way next week.
Quite a caricature
03/03/2005 … Who would have thought it? A thief at Malcolm Hardee’s wake.