Joly poor show
Dom blasts 'shoddy' C5 for stealing idea
30/08/2002 … Dom Joly has accused Channel 5 of ripping off one of his ideas.
2002 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Fri 30 August 2002
Bob robbed
30/08/2002 … Raiders have stuck at Bob Mortimer's house, escaping with a £50,000 haul.
Thu 29 August 2002
Mel and Sue for West End
29/08/2002 … Mel and Sue have announced a handful of dates in London's West End.
Come friendly comic...
Slough wants Gervais to repair its image
29/08/2002 … Ricky Gervais has been asked to champion a new drive to improve Slough's drab image.
Mason: 'I'm no racist'
Jackie denies axing Palestinian comic
29/08/2002 … Jewish comic Jackie Mason has denied that refused to share a stage with a Palestinian comedian - contradicting what his manager earlier claimed.
DVD for early Cleese film
'How To Irritate' out next month
29/08/2002 … The John Cleese film widely regarded as the precursor to Monty Python is to be released on DVD next month.
Free Comedy Store tickets
29/08/2002 … Chortle is offering every reader free admission to the Comedy Store in Manchester this Sunday.
TV 'harms comics' careers'
29/08/2002 … Landing a television deal can set a rising comedian's career BACK by years, the head of the Avalon agency has claimed.