Doing tricks...
Comedy magicians get prime-time slot
15/07/2003 … Comedy magicians Danny Buckler and John Lenahan are to appear on a prime-time BBC1 show about the secrets of magic.
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Tue 15 July 2003
Carr, blimey!
Jimmy lands slot on Leno's Tonight Show
15/07/2003 … Jimmy Carr is to boost his US profile with another appearance on the Tonight Show.
BBC profits from comedy
...and The Office is the top-seller. Fact
15/07/2003 … Comedy shows have proved a cash cow for the BBC, according to its annual report.
The fast show
200 comics on record-breaking bill
15/07/2003 … Up to 200 comics are to make a record-breaking bid to get the most number of stand-ups on one bill.
Mon 14 July 2003
Dom and dumber
14/07/2003 … Dom Joly has been mugged by a child who taunted him with his own catchphrases.
Comedy Terrorist in court
Barschak charged over art attack
14/07/2003 … Comedy terrorist Aaron Barschak has appeared in court on charges of deliberately damaging a painting.
Porridge in the dock
Sitcom blamed for prisons crisis
14/07/2003 … The root cause of Britain's decaying, overcrowded prison system has finally been found: Ronnie Barker's sitcom Porridge.
Deayton set for BBC return
14/07/2003 … Angus Deayton is to return to the BBC a year after he was sacked from Have I Got News for You.