Rowan denies breakdown
...and demands damages over press stories
20/01/2004 … Rowan Atkinson has taken legal action over what he called "quite ridiculous" newspaper reports he checked into a clinic on the verge of a nervous breakdown.
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Tue 20 January 2004
Mon 19 January 2004
A DVD... on the House
Win Steve Martin comedy on disc
19/01/2004 … The Steve Martin film Bringing Down The House has just been released on DVD and video and Chortle has ten discs to give away.
Ricky goes off air
Gervais quits Xfm 'for a few months'
19/01/2004 … Ricky Gervais is to leave his Xfm radio show for "at least a few months".
A monument to Spike
Plans for statue in South London
19/01/2004 … Plans have been announced for a statue of Spike Milligan in the South London borough of Lewisham.
Sun 18 January 2004
Jim leaves the country
18/01/2004 … Jim Davidson is moving to Dubai to try to boost his career overseas.
Sat 17 January 2004
A load of balls...
Silver jubilee for classic Amnesty gigs
17/01/2004 … BBC4 is to screen an hour-long tribute to the Secret Policeman's Ball comedy benefits.
Another Doors opens...
Second series for Craig Cash sitcom
17/01/2004 … Craig Cash's sitcom Early Doors is to be given a second series on BBC2.
Fri 16 January 2004
It's hardly The Good Life
Briers slams UK Gold for 'legalisted theft'
16/01/2004 … Richard Briers has slammed cable channels for the low royalties he receives for classic sitcoms, branding it "legalised theft".