Bucket heads to India
Keeping Up Appearances exported
24/02/2003 … The BBC has exported suburban sitcom Keeping Up Appearances to India.
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Mon 24 February 2003
Comic in kid sex scandal
Gags really get BBC chiefs' goat
24/02/2003 … BBC chiefs have censored a scene from the Live Floor Show in which comic Brendon Burns simulated sex with a goat.
The tension mounts...
Chortle awards announced tonight
24/02/2003 … The comedy industry is preparing to honour the best comedians around at the Chortle Live Comedy Awards tonight.
Kitson triumphs at Chortles
24/02/2003 … The winners of Chortle's live comedy awards have been announced - with Daniel Kitson taking two honours.
Sun 23 February 2003
Going Badly
23/02/2003 … Plans to revive Men Behaving Badly have been ditched Star Martin Clunes has ruled out a new series of the hit sitcom after the project floundered.
Short and sweet
23/02/2003 … Satirist Chris Morris has won the Bafta for best short film.
G gets an F
Ali attacked by American critics
23/02/2003 … Around a million viewers tuned in to see Ali G's American debut on Friday night - but the critics were far from impressed.
Sat 22 February 2003
Old as Brass
Morris rules out Brass Eye return
22/02/2003 … Chris Morris has said that his controversial Brass Eye programme is unlikely to return.