Coogan says 'burger off'
15/03/2002 … Steve Coogan has turned down a £1million deal to advertise McDonald's.
2002 Archives
Fri 15 March 2002
Quip Idol
15/03/2002 … ITV is hoping to cash in on the success of Pop Idol with a new talent hunt for comedians.
Thu 14 March 2002
BBC boosts comedy team
14/03/2002 … The BBC has poached Sky TV's comedy supremo Mark Freeland in a bid to get shows on screen quicker.
Laugh at the asylum folk
Showcase for refugees' talents
14/03/2002 … Refugee comics will be on the bill at a showcase of asylum-seeking performers at the Theatre Royal Stratford East.
Dental as anything...
14/03/2002 … Jeff Mirza has landed a part in Channel 4's adaptation of White Teeth.
Reel with laughter
14/03/2002 … Ronni Ancona is working on her first solo show for the BBC - a sketch comedy based on the history of film.
Just like Hitler
14/03/2002 … Muslim stand-up, Shazia Mirza says she goes down well with German audiences - because she reminds them of Hitler.
Novice stakes
Another new act contest launched
14/03/2002 … Another new act competition for stand-up comics is seeking entrants.