John Lauren – Original Review
01/03/2003 … When an act starts off with a 15-year-old Jo Brand gag, you know you're in trouble.
2003 Archives
Sat 01 March 2003
Alex Lasarev – Original Review
01/03/2003 … Ballsy, bold and brash - sometimes a little too brash - this loudmouth Canadian import is impossible to ignore.
Fri 28 February 2003
Does this taste funny?
Jongleurs fined over rotting food
28/02/2003 … It's not the first time a Jongleurs comedy club has been accused of serving up stale material past its sell-by date.
Now that's stand-up
Dee to balance on pole for charity
28/02/2003 … Jack Dee is planning to spend hours balancing on top of a 50ft pole, despite suffering from vertigo.
'Curb' crawling
BBC4 comedy a ratings disaster
28/02/2003 … BBC4's first foray into comedy has been a humiliating ratings failure.
Three's (good) company
Allen, Iannucci, Hislop sign for R3
28/02/2003 … Woody Allen, Armando Iannucci and Ian Hislop have all been signed up to present shows on Radio 3.
The usual suspects
Gervais, Coogan, Kay up for awards
28/02/2003 … Ricky Gervais, Steve Coogan and Peter Kay are all up for accolades in the Royal Television Society's annual awards.
Thu 27 February 2003
Big down under
Brit comics to play NZ festival
27/02/2003 … A plethora of British-based comics are heading to New Zealand this spring for the annual Laugh festival.