From stage to page
19 comics' tales brought to book
16/06/2003 … Nineteen stand-ups - including Ed Byrne, Jenny Eclair, Stewart Lee and Arthur Smith - are to demonstrate their literary talents in a new collection of short stories.
2003 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Mon 16 June 2003
Sun 15 June 2003
Absolutely Fabulous, Roger
15/06/2003 … Sir Roger Moore is to make a guest appearance in the next series of Absolutely Fabulous.
Sat 14 June 2003
Woman of the Times
Interview raises Mirza's US profile
14/06/2003 … Muslim stand-up Shazia Mirza has been given a huge profile in today's New York Times magazine.
Big Yin, CBE
Oddie, Briers and Dale also honoured
14/06/2003 … Billy Connolly has been made a CBE in the Queen's birthday honours.
Fri 13 June 2003
Coupling excites America
Advertisers clamour for raunchy remake
13/06/2003 … America's advertising buyers are expecting British import Coupling to be one of the biggest TV hits of the year.
Fishing for laughs
Hall and Wilmot angle for BBC4 show
13/06/2003 … Rich Hall and Mike Wilmot are to make a new fishing show for BBC4.
Thu 12 June 2003
Shark dies after comic's stunt
Prankster could face court action
12/06/2003 … Comedian Guy Venables could be facing court action after a shark he swam with died unexpectedly.
Veteran scriptwriter dies
Merriman remembered for Beyond Our Ken
12/06/2003 … Veteran comedy scriptwriter Eric Merriman has died at the age of 78.