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Ali G star signs with Hollywood agent
09/05/2003 … Ali G creator Sacha Baron Cohen has signed with a leading Hollywood agent, with high hopes of launching his movie career.
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Fri 09 May 2003
Lip-sticky moment
Julian loses his stage make-up
09/05/2003 … Julian Clary had his own sticky moment this week - after losing his vital make-up moments before going on stage.
Thu 08 May 2003
Shock! Ricky fails to win award
08/05/2003 … Ricky Gervais has broken his award-winning streak, failing to scoop a top accolade for his radio show.
Wed 07 May 2003
A happy medium
Fry lands clairvoyant role in Sellers biopic
07/05/2003 … Stephen Fry is to appear in a screen biography of Peter Sellers, playing his trusted clairvoyant.
Sex sells
US Coupling tipped for the top
07/05/2003 … The American version of Coupling is set to land a coveted prime-time slot, despite fears the content might be too risque for advertisers.
Turtley dead
London's oddest venue goes belly-up
07/05/2003 … One of London's toughest - and strangest - comedy nights is to close down.
London laughs
Comedy festival line-up launched
07/05/2003 … The London Comedy festival has officially launched this year's programme.
Tue 06 May 2003
Doomed! We're all doomed!
C4 boss sounds death knell for TV comedy
06/05/2003 … The government is gambling with the entire future of comedy on TV, the head of Channel 4 has claimed.