21 years of laughs
Smith hosts Montreal festival tribute
10/09/2003 … Arthur Smith is to host an eight-part radio series celebrating 21 years of Montreal's Just For Laughs comedy festival.
Wed 10 September 2003
Crouches no slouches
Sitcom debut pulls 3.2million viewers
10/09/2003 … BBC 1's black sitcom The Crouches has got off to a solid start in the ratings.
Tue 09 September 2003
From Persia with love
Iranian Djalili wows US critics
09/09/2003 … Omid Djalili has been lauded by critics for his prime-time American TV debut The British-Iranian stand-up landed a major role in Whoopi Goldberg's new sitcom Whoopi,…
Out of the frying pan...
Comic taunts David Blaine with fry-up
09/09/2003 … Henry Naylor has been given a police warning after attacking David Blaine with a full English breakfast.
Mon 08 September 2003
Double the fun
08/09/2003 … Classic jokes, one-liners and sketches from two of Britain's best-loved double acts are to be published in a couple of pocket-sized books next week.
A Family movie
Animated comedy set for full-length film
08/09/2003 … Cult animated comedy Family Guy is to be made into a full-length movie.
A Fawlt on the line
08/09/2003 … Comedy fans will be able to watch clips of classic BBC shows, including Fawlty Towers, on their mobile phones.
It's Dara Eau Briain
08/09/2003 … Dara O'Briain is to appear in Perrier's London season - even though he has never been nominated for the prestigious award.