Ear-Lee riser
07/01/2003 … Former 11 O'Clock Show host Iain Lee is to take over as host of Channel 4's breakfast show RI:SE.
2003 Archives
Tue 07 January 2003
Mon 06 January 2003
He's the boss
Gervais named most powerful man in comedy
06/01/2003 … Ricky Gervais has been named the most powerful person in British television comedy.
Sun 05 January 2003
Vegas upsets the in-laws
05/01/2003 … Johnny Vegas landed himself in trouble with the in-laws after selling his wedding photos to Viz.
Fri 03 January 2003
Foster extends radio deal
Comic to host show until July 2004
03/01/2003 … Toby Foster has extended his contract with BBC Radio Sheffield until July 2004.
Like the ad? Not a Lotto
Connolly campaign 'most irritating'
03/01/2003 … Billy Connolly's adverts for the Lotto have been named the most annoying of last year by trade magazine Marketing.
Thu 02 January 2003
Banned cartoon released
'Offensive' Family Guy out on DVD
02/01/2003 … A previously banned episode of animated comedy Family Guy is to be released on DVD.
Wed 01 January 2003
Jerry Springer: The Opera, National Theatre
01/01/2003 … After successes at the Battersea Arts Centre and the Edinburgh Fringe, Jerry Springer - The Opera is now playing with the grown-ups; a proper theatrical run that…
Al Murray: Giving It Both Barrels
01/01/2003 … Al Murray's fame has never been greater.