Ethnic comics hailed
Richard Pryor nominees announced
18/08/2004 … Stephen K Amos, Danny Bhoy, Matt Blaize and visiting comic Ahmed Ahmed have all been nominated for the first Fringe award for ethnic comedy.
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Wed 18 August 2004
Ross has it taped
18/08/2004 … Ross Noble’s Edinburgh show is to be recorded this weekend for a future DVD release.
Laugh at the disabled...
Office star creates sketch show
18/08/2004 … The Office actress Julie Fernandez is working on a comedy sketch show featuring a cast of disabled people.
Pure genius
18/08/2004 … Dave Gorman is developing a new Radio 4 programme based on listeners’ ideas to make the world a better place.
Mon 16 August 2004
I was nearly a rent boy
Norton tells all in autobiography
16/08/2004 … Graham Norton has confessed that he almost became a rent boy – but bottled out when he was first asked for sex.
Sat 14 August 2004
Chubby cancels gigs
Friend's illness keeps him home
14/08/2004 … Roy ‘Chubby’ Brown has cancelled shows this summer to spend more time with a friend who may have weeks to live.
Thu 12 August 2004
Noice to see you...
12/08/2004 … Top-rated Australian sitcom Kath and Kim is finally coming to terrestrial TV in the UK.
Hear today...
Hitchhikers gets audio release
12/08/2004 … The new radio series of The Hitchhikers’ Guide To The Galaxy is to be released on CD and cassette just weeks after it debuts on Radio 4.