Nothing to laugh about...
Comedy festival comes a cropper
06/09/2003 … A British comedy festival has hit disaster, cancelling most of its shows and losing its headliner to illness.
2003 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Sat 06 September 2003
Sports sitcom relegated
Comedy loses its prime BBC1 slot
06/09/2003 … BBC1 has jettisoned the new sitcom Trevor's World of Sport from its prime-time slot after audiences slumped.
Fri 05 September 2003
No Seaman and Garfunkel...
05/09/2003 … David Seaman was furious after being caught out by a hidden camera TV show, and has blocked his clip from being shown.
Tate exhibits her talents
Comic actress lands BBC2 series
05/09/2003 … Catherine Tate is to star in her own six-part BBC2 series.
Woody eyes Perrier winner
Martin auditions for movie role
05/09/2003 … Perrier-winner Demetri Martin has auditioned for a role in the next Woody Allen movie.
Cullen lands Producers role
05/09/2003 … Sean Cullen is to star in the Canadian stage version of The Producers.
Wed 03 September 2003
Mrs Overall: The Musical
Acorn Antiques heads for West End
03/09/2003 … Victoria Wood's soap parody Acorn Antiques is to be turned into a West End musical.
A kick in the ballots
Comedy Terrorist stands for election
03/09/2003 … Comedy Terrorist Aaron Barschak is to fight the Brent East by-election later this month.