Angus's quiz show comeback
Deayton set to host new panel game
22/10/2003 … Angus Deayton is planning a new TV role, hosting a wry comedy quiz game.
Wed 22 October 2003
Hill's last stand
22/10/2003 … The last show Benny Hill ever made is to be released on a new DVD and video.
Miles smaller
BBC seeks comic's little lookalikes
22/10/2003 … The BBC is looking for tots who look like stand-up comic Miles Jupp.
Funny by degrees
Elton honoured for services to comedy
22/10/2003 … Ben Elton has picked up an honorary degree for his services to comedy.
Tue 21 October 2003
Ban the blasphemer!
Nuns get their wimples in a twist over Capurro
21/10/2003 … An order of Catholic nuns has called for a ban on comic Scott Capurro, claiming his act is blasphemous.
Davidson rows with disabled
Jim cancels show over front-row wheelchairs
21/10/2003 … Jim Davidson cancelled his stand-up show last night - because he didn't want to see disabled people in the front row.
Mon 20 October 2003
How Steptoe turned killer
The secret endings of classic sitcoms
20/10/2003 … The fates of some of Britain's best-known comedy characters have been revealed by the people who created them.
You can call me, Al
20/10/2003 … Pub Landlord Al Murray is to front a talent hunt based around BT internet kiosks.