Rejecting Rob
Eight publishers turn down Newman
22/02/2003 … Robert Newman has revealed why he would rather be a novelist than a comedian.
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Sat 22 February 2003
Beeb launches talent hunt
Stand-ups and sketch writers sought
22/02/2003 … The BBC has launched this year's hunt for new comedy talent.
Fri 21 February 2003
Out of stasis
Red Dwarf film finally set to launch
21/02/2003 … Filming on the Red Dwarf movie is finally set to start this summer.
Thu 20 February 2003
G swizz
20/02/2003 … Ali G has received his first US reviews - and it's not good news.
Coupling comes apart
Problems hit sitcom's US remake
20/02/2003 … The American version of Coupling has hit problems.
Wed 19 February 2003
Saddam nukes Sketch Show
Comedy postponed over war threat
19/02/2003 … ITV has postponed the next series of The Sketch Show - because of the threat of war.
Vegas gets some class
Evening school sitcom set for TV
19/02/2003 … Johnny Vegas is to transfer his Radio 4 sitcom Night Class to TV.
Eye soars
War threat proves good for satire
19/02/2003 … The impending war in Iraq has sent sales of satirical magazine Private Eye soaring.