Jim's £50,000 lawsuit
01/05/2003 … Jim Davidson is being sued for £50,000 by a woman who claims she was injured on his property.
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Thu 01 May 2003
Wed 30 April 2003
Fab to be back
30/04/2003 … Studio audience tickets for the new series of Absolutely Fabulous have been snapped up in just a few hours.
So 'chute me
Danny attempts swear-free skydive
30/04/2003 … Stand-up Danny James is to attempt a charity skydive - without uttering a single swear word as he plummets through the sky.
Tue 29 April 2003
Don't send in the Clunes
Beeb denies he's in line for HIGNFY job
29/04/2003 … The BBC has denied tabloid reports that Martin Clunes is to become the full-time host of Have I Got News For You.
Freddie Starr ate my Dick
Comic: 'I swallowed Emery's ashes'
29/04/2003 … Freddie Starr has claimed he accidentally drank the ashes of Dick Emery.
Frankly out of line
Skinner rapped for mocking disabled
29/04/2003 … Frank Skinner has been censured for mocking disabled people on TV.
One for the fans...
'Elderly' comedy fanzine launched
29/04/2003 … A new fanzine has been launched for devotees of 'elderly' British comedy.
Sein here for $200m
Sitcom still proves a cash cow
29/04/2003 … It's been five years since the final episode aired, but the money-making potential of Seinfeld is as strong as ever.