News extra
14/11/2003 … Out-takes from Have I Got News For You are to be included in the Saturday-night repeat.
2003 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Fri 14 November 2003
Wed 12 November 2003
Popper goes off
C4 exec leaves for BBC2 comedy
12/11/2003 … Channel 4's comedy commissioning editor Robert Popper has quit to work on his BBC2 show Look Around You.
Dead Spider
The man who wrote Benny Hill's theme
12/11/2003 … The man who wrote the most famous tune in comedy has died.
Is it really goodnight Seattle?
Grammer hints at Frasier encore
12/11/2003 … Frasier may not be coming to an end after all, star Kelsey Grammer has said.
Back of the net!
Partridge's comedy awards hat trick
12/11/2003 … The British Comedy Award nominees have been announced, with I'm Alan Partridge leading the pack.
Going, going, Goon!
Spike's guitar goes under the hammer
12/11/2003 … A guitar that George Harrison gave to Spike Milligan is expected to raise up to £25,000 at auction next week.
Idle threat
Legal challenge to Python musical
12/11/2003 … Eric Idle has been threatened with legal action over plans to stage a Broadway musical based on Monty Python And The Holy Grail.
Tue 11 November 2003
He needs a bitch-slap
Billy lashes out at Pop Idol's Cowell
11/11/2003 … Billy Connolly has lashed out at the state of TV - reserving particular venom for Pop Idol judge Simon Cowell.