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.
Wed 30 April 2003
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.
Mon 28 April 2003
Recovered treasure
Classic radio comedy unearthed
28/04/2003 … An entire series of influential radio comedy Take It From Here has been unearthed in the BBC archives.
Fry's winning show
BBC greenlights comedy panel game
28/04/2003 … Stephen Fry is to host a new comedy panel game for BBC2.