TV's colour balance needs fixing
Lenny Henry calls for more black execs
25/11/2003 … Lenny Henry has called for a "seismic shift" to place more black and Asian executives in the upper echelons of the British media.
2003 Archives
Tue 25 November 2003
Ho ho ho
Comedies head BBC's festive line-up
25/11/2003 … Comedy programmes will form the backbone of this year's BBC1 Christmas line-up The final two-part episode of The Office will is the most eagerly-awaited new programme.
Mon 24 November 2003
Their Jerry Springer moment
Comedy opera named best musical
24/11/2003 … Jerry Springer The Opera has been named the year's best musical.
See You Next Tuesday
24/11/2003 … Father Ted Ardal O'Hanlon is currently making his West End debut in the comedy See You Next Tuesday - and we have five pairs of tickets to give away.
A barrel of laughs
24/11/2003 … Al Murray has today released his first live video - My Gaff, My Rules.
Barschak jailed
24/11/2003 … Comedy Terrorist Aaron Barschak has been jailed for 28 days for hurling red paint over a Turner-nominated artist.
Brent's the Pitts
Could Brad star in The Office USA?
24/11/2003 … It seems a most unlikely casting choice for the awkward, inept and annoying David Brent - but Brad Pitt could be the star of the American remake of The Office.
Sun 23 November 2003
Comedy gold unearthed
At Last The 1948 Show, at last
23/11/2003 … An episode of the Sixties comedy series that spawned the Pythons is to be aired for the first time in 36 years, after lost footage was painstakingly reconstructed.