A good impression
Dead Ringers wins its best ratings
23/12/2003 … Dead Ringers has attracted its biggest ever audience as part of a successful BBC2 comedy line-up.
2003 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Tue 23 December 2003
Sorry, Lenny
Bruce is pardoned - 39 years late
23/12/2003 … Lenny Bruce has been officially pardoned of a 39-year-old obscenity conviction over his stand-up routine.
Bet he felt a prick...
23/12/2003 … Dave Gorman has revealed the biggest surprise of his latest live show to millions of viewers.
Mon 22 December 2003
Top Flight
Conchords triumph at Kiwi awards
22/12/2003 … Perrier nominees Flight of the Conchords have won two more comedy awards to add to their trophy cabinet.
Sun 21 December 2003
Stop copying me!
McGowan slates Dead Ringers copycats
21/12/2003 … Impressionist Alistair McGowan has hit out at the BBC for trying to usurp him with Dead Ringers.
French and Saunders, OBE
...but duo spurned Blair's honour
21/12/2003 … Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders have been offered OBEs but turned them down.
King Eric
Morecambe tops list of all-time greats
21/12/2003 … Eric Morecambe has been crowned king of comedy in a new poll of comedians, critics and industry experts.
Fri 19 December 2003
Bona to vada their eeks again
19/12/2003 … A stage show based on the classic radio series Round The Horne is to open in London's West End next month.