Work for Idle hands
15/05/2003 … Eric Idle is to direct Billy Connolly in a new movie parodying Merchant-Ivory costume dramas.
2003 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Thu 15 May 2003
Taxi for Mr Mirza!
15/05/2003 … Comedian Jeff Mirza has just landed a part in the French movie Ne Quittez Pas! He has just finished filming his part of a friendly Asian Cab Driver who shows leading…
Stay away, for Pete's sake
15/05/2003 … The son of Peter Sellers has criticised a film about his father, urging fans to stay away.
Wed 14 May 2003
On the record
Proops to examine stand-up albums
14/05/2003 … Greg Proops is to record a second Radio 4 series dedicated to classic stand-up albums.
First Sein of a DVD
Jerry is working on sitcom release
14/05/2003 … Work has begun on the first Seinfeld DVD, five years after the hit sitcom ended.
Carry on carrying on
14/05/2003 … Plans are afoot to make a new Carry On film with a fresh generation of comics.
A car-Ria move
14/05/2003 … New stand-up Ria Lina is to host a Channel 4 show about Oriental women in Britain.
Chong's bong wrongs
14/05/2003 … Tommy Chong, of dope-smoking comedy duo Cheech and Chong is facing a five-year jail term after admitting selling drug paraphernalia over the Internet.