The Empire fights back
15/08/2003 … London's iconic Hackney Empire has been saved - again.
Fri 15 August 2003
Naughty... but nice
Accolade for Graham Chapman play
15/08/2003 … A new play about the troubled life of Monty Python star Graham Chapman has won a coveted award at the Edinburgh Festival.
Sayle in Hillsborough row
15/08/2003 … Alexei Sayle has apologised after inadvertently offending families of Hillsborough disaster victims.
Thu 14 August 2003
Golden Carrott
Jasper is British TV's richest comic
14/08/2003 … Jasper Carrott has been named the richest comedian in British TV.
Wed 13 August 2003
Blackadder row settled
13/08/2003 … The BBC has settled a dispute over the rights to Blackadder that had forced it to drop a radio tribute.
Jackie Hamilton dies
Veteran of The Comedians was 65
13/08/2003 … Old-school comedian Jackie Hamilton died yesterday at the age of 65.
Tue 12 August 2003
Loaded with comedy
Magazine launches Lafta awards
12/08/2003 … Loaded magazine has launched its own range of comedy awards.
Cyderdelic land BBC deal
Six-part series for spoof protesters
12/08/2003 … Spoof anti-globalisation warriors Cyderdelic have landed their own BBC3 series.