Micheál O'Connell – Original Review
01/06/2003 … O'Connell's stage persona is in a similar vein to compatriot Ardal O'Hanlon, the bemused idiot savant, but possibly even more scatterbrained.
2003 Archives
Sun 01 June 2003
Tommy Nicholson – Original Review
01/06/2003 … It's the sign of a good joke if it's funny even when you don't understand the reference.
Fred MacAulay – Original Review
01/06/2003 … Though something of a comedy icon in Scotland, MacAulay's considerable talents are often overlooked south of the border, where his profile is distinctly lower.
Stephen Carlin – Original Review
01/06/2003 … On stage, he has the dress sense of a fusty junior insurance clerk, and the subdued social awkwardness to match but Stephen Carlin in fast establishing himself…
David Feldman – Original Review
01/06/2003 … This LA-based comic is the embodiment of the polished American stand-up, tossing out wry, bitter one-liners perfectly engineered for maximum impact.
Sat 31 May 2003
Ria of the year
Multicultural honour for new comic
31/05/2003 … New comic Ria Lina has been named best comedian a the multicultural Emma Awards.
Kay ticket stampede
31/05/2003 … Peter Kay sold out Manchester's vast MEN Arena in under two hours today.
Wed 28 May 2003
Gimme an F...
28/05/2003 … Kathy Burke has landed ITV in hot water over her four-letter tirade about Gimme Gimme Gimme at the British Comedy Awards.