Character building
Lenny unveils new comic creations
05/03/2003 … Lenny Henry has unveiled some new characters for the next series of his BBC1 sketch show.
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All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Wed 05 March 2003
Dirty protest
05/03/2003 … Mark Thomas has dumped seven sacks of shit outside Labour Party headquarters in protest over a war on Iraq.
Glasgow left Doug-less
Stanhope pulls out of festival
05/03/2003 … American comedian Doug Stanhope has pulled out of the Glasgow Comedy Festival.
Tue 04 March 2003
Something to Bragg about
04/03/2003 … Peter Kay could feature in a forthcoming edition of The South Bank Show.
Jerry's a dad again
04/03/2003 … Jerry Seinfeld has become a father for the second time.
Mon 03 March 2003
Comics join Fame Academy
Brand and Wax in charity special
03/03/2003 … Jo Brand and Ruby Wax have been named as contestants in the celebrity version of Fame Academy.
Sun 02 March 2003
Pump out the volumes...
New Billy book part of £2m deal
02/03/2003 … Pamela Stephenson to write another book about husband Billy Connolly as part of a new £2million deal.
Fri 28 February 2003
The usual suspects
Gervais, Coogan, Kay up for awards
28/02/2003 … Ricky Gervais, Steve Coogan and Peter Kay are all up for accolades in the Royal Television Society's annual awards.