Comic detained in Israel
Dembina deemed 'a known radical'
13/10/2004 … British comic Ivor Dembina has been detained for ‘several hours’ by security police in Israel.
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Wed 13 October 2004
Mon 11 October 2004
Win Ross Noble DVDs
11/10/2004 … Ross Noble has released his debut stand-up DVD today – and we have six copies to give away.
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Comics abandon their E4 revolt
11/10/2004 … The comedians in E4’s Kings Of Comedy have returned to the house, despite threatening to quit over the phone line fiasco that led to the eviction of Scott…
Sun 10 October 2004
Our greatest export
10/10/2004 … Fawlty Towers has been voted the top British sitcom by foreign viewers, including Germans.
Sat 09 October 2004
Fri 08 October 2004
Fruit of the Vine
08/10/2004 … Stand-up Tim Vine is heading for the record books after cracking 499 jokes in an hour.
Pete McCarthy dies
08/10/2004 … Comic turned writer Pete McCarthy has died of cancer at the age of 51 at The Royal Sussex Hospital, Brighton.
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Spitting Image 'set for return'
08/10/2004 … Former chat-show host Arsenio Hall is to make a documentary film about America’s black stand-up circuit.