Short and sweet
23/02/2003 … Satirist Chris Morris has won the Bafta for best short film.
2003 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Sun 23 February 2003
Going Badly
23/02/2003 … Plans to revive Men Behaving Badly have been ditched Star Martin Clunes has ruled out a new series of the hit sitcom after the project floundered.
Sat 22 February 2003
Beeb launches talent hunt
Stand-ups and sketch writers sought
22/02/2003 … The BBC has launched this year's hunt for new comedy talent.
Rejecting Rob
Eight publishers turn down Newman
22/02/2003 … Robert Newman has revealed why he would rather be a novelist than a comedian.
Old as Brass
Morris rules out Brass Eye return
22/02/2003 … Chris Morris has said that his controversial Brass Eye programme is unlikely to return.
Fri 21 February 2003
Out of stasis
Red Dwarf film finally set to launch
21/02/2003 … Filming on the Red Dwarf movie is finally set to start this summer.
Thu 20 February 2003
Coupling comes apart
Problems hit sitcom's US remake
20/02/2003 … The American version of Coupling has hit problems.
G swizz
20/02/2003 … Ali G has received his first US reviews - and it's not good news.