Kay for t'elly
Peter's stand-up to get C4 airing
26/02/2004 … Channel 4 is to broadcast Peter Kay's stand-up show this summer.
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Thu 26 February 2004
We're spitting!
Kay fans hit out at 'over-rated' tag
26/02/2004 … Peter Kay's fans and colleagues have hit back at a Chortle poll that named him the most over-rated comic around.
Non-blonde ambition
26/02/2004 … Lenny Henry has signed up the stars of 3 Non-Blondes to appear in his next BBC1 show.
Jen up on stand-up
Telly host's bid to conquer comedy
26/02/2004 … TV presenter Jenny Powell is to attempt to become a stand-up comic for a new ITV series.
Wed 25 February 2004
Banzai bounces back
25/02/2004 … The American version of Banzai has found a new home after the Fox network dropped it mid-series.
Second term for student comics
25/02/2004 … Plans are under way to make the Chortle Student Comic award an annual event after Warwick University's Lloyd Langford took the inaugural title.
Dawson's peek
25/02/2004 … Les Dawson's previously unseen diaries are to be revealed in a TV show this spring.
Moran more gigs
25/02/2004 … Dylan Moran has announced a new set of live dates.