Eye soars
War threat proves good for satire
19/02/2003 … The impending war in Iraq has sent sales of satirical magazine Private Eye soaring.
2003 Archives
Wed 19 February 2003
Vegas gets some class
Evening school sitcom set for TV
19/02/2003 … Johnny Vegas is to transfer his Radio 4 sitcom Night Class to TV.
Saddam nukes Sketch Show
Comedy postponed over war threat
19/02/2003 … ITV has postponed the next series of The Sketch Show - because of the threat of war.
Tue 18 February 2003
'The funniest man alive'
18/02/2003 … Peter Kay is the funniest man alive, according to Chortle readers.
Mon 17 February 2003
An act of Rhod
17/02/2003 … Over the past few years, the Leicester Comedy Festival's annual new act competition has become a useful barometer of the state of stand-up across Britain.
Telly Boosh
17/02/2003 … Double act The Boosh have landed a show on BBC Three.
Graven images
Monty Python: The action figures
17/02/2003 … An American toy company has launched a new range of action figures based on Life Of Brian.
Sun 16 February 2003
Wizards of Oz
Melbourne festival announces line-up
16/02/2003 … Lee Mack, Daniel Kitson and Dave Gorman are among the British acts heading to the Melbourne Comedy Festival next month.