The fast show
200 comics on record-breaking bill
15/07/2003 … Up to 200 comics are to make a record-breaking bid to get the most number of stand-ups on one bill.
Tue 15 July 2003
BBC profits from comedy
...and The Office is the top-seller. Fact
15/07/2003 … Comedy shows have proved a cash cow for the BBC, according to its annual report.
Carr, blimey!
Jimmy lands slot on Leno's Tonight Show
15/07/2003 … Jimmy Carr is to boost his US profile with another appearance on the Tonight Show.
Doing tricks...
Comedy magicians get prime-time slot
15/07/2003 … Comedy magicians Danny Buckler and John Lenahan are to appear on a prime-time BBC1 show about the secrets of magic.
Mon 14 July 2003
Dodd's paper chase
Comic hunts for spoof newspapers
14/07/2003 … Ken Dodd has launched an appeal to track down copies of a spoof newspaper which he enjoyed as a child.
Barschak off the hook
Police drop Comedy Terrorist's charges
14/07/2003 … Comedy terrorist Aaron Barschak will not face any criminal charges after gatecrashing Prince William's 21st birthday party.
Deayton set for BBC return
14/07/2003 … Angus Deayton is to return to the BBC a year after he was sacked from Have I Got News for You.
Porridge in the dock
Sitcom blamed for prisons crisis
14/07/2003 … The root cause of Britain's decaying, overcrowded prison system has finally been found: Ronnie Barker's sitcom Porridge.