Eye soars
War threat proves good for satire
19/02/2003 … The impending war in Iraq has sent sales of satirical magazine Private Eye soaring.
2003 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Wed 19 February 2003
Vegas gets some class
Evening school sitcom set for TV
19/02/2003 … Johnny Vegas is to transfer his Radio 4 sitcom Night Class to TV.
Saddam nukes Sketch Show
Comedy postponed over war threat
19/02/2003 … ITV has postponed the next series of The Sketch Show - because of the threat of war.
Tue 18 February 2003
'The funniest man alive'
18/02/2003 … Peter Kay is the funniest man alive, according to Chortle readers.
Mon 17 February 2003
An act of Rhod
17/02/2003 … Over the past few years, the Leicester Comedy Festival's annual new act competition has become a useful barometer of the state of stand-up across Britain.
Telly Boosh
17/02/2003 … Double act The Boosh have landed a show on BBC Three.
Graven images
Monty Python: The action figures
17/02/2003 … An American toy company has launched a new range of action figures based on Life Of Brian.
Sun 16 February 2003
Wizards of Oz
Melbourne festival announces line-up
16/02/2003 … Lee Mack, Daniel Kitson and Dave Gorman are among the British acts heading to the Melbourne Comedy Festival next month.