Hogwarts and all
JK Rowling to star in The Simpsons
26/02/2003 … JK Rowling and Sir Ian McKellen are to appear in a forthcoming episode of The Simpsons set in London.
2003 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Wed 26 February 2003
Mass protest
Catholics angry over Pope cartoon
26/02/2003 … Protestors are calling the BBC to ban its cartoon series Popetown because they claim it features "anti-Catholic bigotry".
Tue 25 February 2003
A laughable state
Why comedy's better in Britain
25/02/2003 … Australian comic Sarah Kendall says she prefers working in Britain - because the country's a mess.
Mon 24 February 2003
Kitson triumphs at Chortles
24/02/2003 … The winners of Chortle's live comedy awards have been announced - with Daniel Kitson taking two honours.
The tension mounts...
Chortle awards announced tonight
24/02/2003 … The comedy industry is preparing to honour the best comedians around at the Chortle Live Comedy Awards tonight.
Comic in kid sex scandal
Gags really get BBC chiefs' goat
24/02/2003 … BBC chiefs have censored a scene from the Live Floor Show in which comic Brendon Burns simulated sex with a goat.
Bucket heads to India
Keeping Up Appearances exported
24/02/2003 … The BBC has exported suburban sitcom Keeping Up Appearances to India.
Sun 23 February 2003
G gets an F
Ali attacked by American critics
23/02/2003 … Around a million viewers tuned in to see Ali G's American debut on Friday night - but the critics were far from impressed.