British Comedy in 2005
- Little Britain was best TV Comedy at the British Comedy Awards. Winners
- Laura Solon won the Edinburgh Comedy Award
- Ronnie Barker died in this year
- The first episode of The Ricky Gervais Show was launched as a podcast in December. It'd soon break podcast records
Notable TV comedy series that launched in 2005
8 Out Of 10 Cats
Mock The Week
The Sunday Night Project
Ideal
The Late Edition
The Green Green Grass
The Thick Of It
Badly Dubbed Porn
Balls Of Steel
Don't Watch That Watch This
Graham Norton's Bigger Picture
Tittybangbang
Other TV series/pilots that launched in 2005
- 10:96
- 28 Acts In 28 Minutes
- 29 Minutes Of Fame
- 50 Greatest Comedy Sketches
- A Bear's Tail
- According To Bex
- Arena: Galton And Simpson
- Bill Bailey: Part Troll
- Blessed
- Blue/Orange
- Bo! In The USA
- Broken News
- Bromwell High
- Crumpet! A Very British Sex Symbol
- Dead Man Weds
- Diamond Geezer
- Distant Shores
- Extras
- Fact Hunt
- Foley & McColl: This Way Up
- Funland
- Glenn Wool: What's The Story?
- Harry Hill's Shark Infested Custard
- He Says, She Says
- Heartless
- Help
- High Spirits With Shirley Ghostman
- How To Start Your Own Country
- I'm Spazticus
- I'm With Stupid
- Jeff Green: Back From The Bewilderness
- Lee Evans: Up Close
- Lee Evans: Wired And Wonderful - Live At Wembley
- Love Soup
- Lucas And Walliams: The Early Years
- Man Stroke Woman
- Marigold
- May Contain Nuts
- Mike Bassett: Manager
- Modern Toss
- Monkey Trousers
- Nathan Barley
- Peter Kay - The Early Years
- Popetown
- Return Of The Goodies
- Ross Noble: Sonic Waffle
- Sensitive Skin
- Shakespeare's Happy Endings
- Spoons
- Supernova
- Swinging
- The Comedians' Comedian
- The Comic Side Of 7 Days
- The Robinsons
- The Two Ronnies Sketchbook
- The Unknown Hancock
- The Unseen...
- What's The Problem? With Anne Robinson
- Whatever
- World Shut Your Mouth
Notable radio series that launched in 2005
Ed Reardon's Week
Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show!
The Blagger's Guide
Another Case Of Milton Jones
Serious About Comedy
Armando Iannucci's Charm Offensive
Baggage
Dad Made Me Laugh
Genius
Nebulous
The Party Line
Other Radio series/pilots that launched in 2005
- Be Prepared
- Colin And Fergus' Digi Radio
- Comic To Comic
- Deep Trouble
- Francophile Namesakes
- High Table, Lower Orders
- In Search Of Mornington Crescent
- Julian Fox: On A Lonely Planet
- Mastering The Universe
- Seems Like A Nice Boy - The Story Of Larry Grayson
- Street And Lane
- The Ape That Got Lucky
- The Comedy Album Show
- The Flight Of The Conchords
- The Green Guide To Relationships
- The Lee Mack Show
- The Mitch Benn Music Show
- The Papers Of A J Wentworth (Ret'd)
- The Spaceship
- Three Off The Tee
- What A Carve Up!
British comedy films in 2005
Festival
It's All Gone Pete Tong
Keeping Mum
Kinky Boots
Millions
Mrs Henderson Presents
Mrs. Palfrey At The Claremont
The Best Man
The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy
The League Of Gentlemen's Apocalypse
