Reel with laughter
14/03/2002 … Ronni Ancona is working on her first solo show for the BBC - a sketch comedy based on the history of film.
Thu 14 March 2002
Dental as anything...
14/03/2002 … Jeff Mirza has landed a part in Channel 4's adaptation of White Teeth.
Laugh at the asylum folk
Showcase for refugees' talents
14/03/2002 … Refugee comics will be on the bill at a showcase of asylum-seeking performers at the Theatre Royal Stratford East.
BBC boosts comedy team
14/03/2002 … The BBC has poached Sky TV's comedy supremo Mark Freeland in a bid to get shows on screen quicker.
Wed 13 March 2002
Making a good impression
13/03/2002 … Ronni Ancona has been named best new TV talent.
Free South Africa
Comedy fest tickets up for grabs
13/03/2002 … London's Riverside Studios is currently hosting Britain's first South African Comedy Festival - and Chortle has four pairs of tickets to give away.
Helen Austin – Original Review
13/03/2002 … A sickeningly talented singer and musician, Austin is an enjoyable act, if not as sharp with her material - rude rewrites of popular songs - as she could be.
Tue 12 March 2002
It shouldn't happen to a vent
The weird life of a voice comic
12/03/2002 … Ventriloquism has been around since around the sixth century BC - but some people still don't have the hang of it.