Jackie's Broadway flop
Mason's musical to close early
21/11/2003 … Jackie Mason's Broadway comedy Laughing Room Only is to close early.
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Fri 21 November 2003
Dodd stalker detained
Judge: 'You were a dangerous menace'
21/11/2003 … A stalker who sent a dead rat to Ken Dodd and set fire to his house has been detained indefinitely under the Mental Health Act.
American hero?
Another sitcom heading for the States?
21/11/2003 … BBC sitcom My Hero could be the latest British comedy to cross the Atlantic.
Wed 19 November 2003
Mearns tested
Comic lands role in Loach movie
19/11/2003 … Scottish comic Raymond Mearns has landed a role in the next Ken Loach movies.
On The Buses star dead
Bob Grant found in fume-filled car
19/11/2003 … On The Buses star Bob Grant has been found dead in an exhaust-filled car.
Kiwi Connolly
Billy to tour New Zealand for TV
19/11/2003 … Billy Connolly is to make his next World Tour Of series in New Zealand.
Tue 18 November 2003
Ricky's secret project
Gervais plans his next career move
18/11/2003 … Ricky Gervais is working on a secret new series for the BBC.
Pranks for nothing...
'Forgery' row hits Kiwi comedy festival
18/11/2003 … Kiwi comedian Mike Loder has been banned from performing in New Zealand's Comedy Festival next year for playing a prank on fellow comics.