Brucie's bonus
Forsyth lands Have I Got News... gig
10/06/2003 … Hasn't he done well! Bruce Forsyth is to present Have I Got News for You - eight years after being dumped by the BBC.
2003 Archives
Tue 10 June 2003
Auntie's Bloomer
10/06/2003 … Stand-up Adam Bloom has landed a six-part series for Radio 4.
Fri 06 June 2003
Chuckle Brother
06/06/2003 … A Big Brother-style TV show for comedians launches on prime-time American TV on Tuesday.
Reel funny...
Comedies make the most popular films
06/06/2003 … Comedies are officially the most popular films in the UK - attracting more than a quarter of all ticket sales.
Thu 05 June 2003
Le cheval qui rie
London club expand sinto France
05/06/2003 … The Laughing Horse chain of comedy clubs has expanded into France.
Clary axes tour dates
05/06/2003 … Julian Clary has pulled out of two planned shows in the Channel Islands in the face of dismal ticket sales.
Nice one, Nige
Comic helped Liverpool win culture bid
05/06/2003 … Character comedian Keith Carter is has been cited as one of the main reasons that Liverpool won its bid to be European Capital of Culture in 2008.
Office up for US award
05/06/2003 … It's already won just about every TV comedy award on this side of the Atlantic, and now The Office is setting its sights on the American gongs, too.