Bring the pain
06/04/2003 … Listening to Billy Connolly raises your pain threshold, new research has found.
Sun 06 April 2003
Brand new show
06/04/2003 … Jo Brand is heading for this year's Edinburgh festival.
Rowan races off
Atkinson 'to quit comedy for cars'
06/04/2003 … Rowan Atkinson is to quit comedy for a year - to go motor racing.
Sat 05 April 2003
Teaming with talent
BBC plans more comedy by committee
05/04/2003 … The BBC is planning to make more comedies along the American lines, with scripts created by teams of writers.
Fri 04 April 2003
Peter Kay robbed
04/04/2003 … Peter Kay has had his mobile phone and digital camera stolen from his dressing room.
Kitson disowns his fans
Fringe show 'will lose me friends'
04/04/2003 … Daniel Kitson says his Edinburgh show this year will lose him legions of fans.
Izzard wows Broadway
04/04/2003 … Eddie Izzard has attracted rave reviews for his Broadway debut.
Armstrong 'the new Angus'
Comic in line for quiz show hotseat
04/04/2003 … Alexander Armstrong has been tipped as the favourite to replace Angus Deayton on Have I Got News For You? The comic - one half of the double act Armstrong and Miller…