Making tracks
Stars join Gribbin for live album
16/05/2003 … Steve Gribbin is to record a new live album at London's Comedy Store.
2003 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Fri 16 May 2003
Thu 15 May 2003
You're It
Izzard lands another film role
15/05/2003 … Eddie Izzard is to star in a film version of E Nesbit's classic children's book Five Children And It.
Three out of 4
C4 announces trio of new sitcoms
15/05/2003 … Channel 4 has confirmed the launch of three new home-grown sitcoms.
Work for Idle hands
15/05/2003 … Eric Idle is to direct Billy Connolly in a new movie parodying Merchant-Ivory costume dramas.
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.