Mickey D – Original Review
01/03/2003 … The stereotypical Aussie guy is a fun-loving, good-humoured sort - maybe not the deepest of thinkers, but a good host, always up for sharing a tall tale or two…
Sat 01 March 2003
Kurt Alfrey – Original Review
01/03/2003 … This waffly Canadian newcomer needs to apply some drastic editing to his sprawling act.
Dan Antopolski – Original Review
01/03/2003 … Antopolski is the most frustrating of stand-ups, clearly blessed with talent, but also more than happy to piss it away.
Adam Howe – Original Review
01/03/2003 … Though he starts well, with a nice line about his seemingly unremarkable name, Howe's routine quickly goes south - in both senses of the metaphor.
Martin Beaumont – Original Review
01/03/2003 … Beaumont has a wealth of experience, giving him an easy stage manner and unaggressively assured command of the audience.
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.
Three's (good) company
Allen, Iannucci, Hislop sign for R3
28/02/2003 … Woody Allen, Armando Iannucci and Ian Hislop have all been signed up to present shows on Radio 3.
'Curb' crawling
BBC4 comedy a ratings disaster
28/02/2003 … BBC4's first foray into comedy has been a humiliating ratings failure.