Old Bill's still arresting
19/07/2003 … Montreal's Just For Laughs comedy festival has drawn to a close, with almost 1.
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Sat 19 July 2003
Fri 18 July 2003
Ban Banzai!
Will Asian groups win protest? Bet now
18/07/2003 … Protesters are demanding Banzai be dropped from American TV schedules for promoting stereotypes of Japanese people.
Canada wry
The Brits show Montreal what they can do
18/07/2003 … The 21st Montreal's Just For Laughs comedy festival has opened its doors, and even here, in the heart of Francophile Quebec, the showcase of British comedy talent…
Nuff respect for Ali
Three Emmy nods for his US debut
18/07/2003 … Ali G has been nominated for three Emmy awards in the States.
Laugh with mother
18/07/2003 … Stand-up James Campbell has been snapped up by Graham Norton's TV company to make a new comedy programme for children, So! Television has taken an option out on…
Thu 17 July 2003
Funny money
Comedy producers make millions
17/07/2003 … The founders of Hat Trick, Britian's biggest independent producers of TV comedy, are to become multimillionaires after selling half their stake in the company.
Wed 16 July 2003
Mirza plays hookey
Comic cancels gig over Muslim fury
16/07/2003 … Comic Jeff Mirza has pulled out of a gig after upsetting fellow Muslims with his impression of hook-handed cleric Abu Hamza.
Here's a joke I made earlier...
Blue Peter man turns to comedy
16/07/2003 … Former Blue Peter presenter Stuart Miles is taking part in a competition for new comics at the Edinburgh festival.