Cleese defends his reputation
Comic demands damages over article
23/01/2003 … John Cleese has launched a High Court bid for damages over an article that claimed his career was on the slide.
2003 Archives
Thu 23 January 2003
Foreign Office success
US critics rave over Gervais sitcom
23/01/2003 … Americans have had their first glimpse of The Office - and like what they see.
Beeb gets new comedy chief
Royle Family honcho jumps ship
23/01/2003 … The producer of The Royal Family has joined the BBC to oversee a raft of new comedy shows.
Wed 22 January 2003
Disco inferno
Comic's song aids Canberra firefighters
22/01/2003 … Australian stand-up Adam Hills has released a charity single to help fire-ravaged Canberra.
Experimental humour
C4 orders spoof science series
22/01/2003 … Channel 4 is to air a late-night science spoof described as "Chris Morris running the Open University".
Celebrity Squares is back
Comics help revive 70s gameshow
22/01/2003 … Channel 5 is considering reviving Seventies gameshow Celebrity Squares.
Tue 21 January 2003
Seals of approval
Sketch troupe land Radio 4 series
21/01/2003 … The Club Seals sketch group has landed a Radio 4 show based on their Edinburgh show The Museum Of Everything.
Playing away from home
Improvisers' first tour in a decade
21/01/2003 … The Comedy Store Players are to embark on their first national tour in a decade.