Oh dear, John
'Incoherent' Thomson disappoints fans
16/06/2003 … Cold Feet star John Thomson stunned fans by mumbling incoherently through his stand-up set and even repeating the same gags.
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Mon 16 June 2003
Expert in his field
Smith to host Glastonbury comedy show
16/06/2003 … Comedy highlights from the Glastonbury festival are to be broadcast on Radio 4.
Sun 15 June 2003
Absolutely Fabulous, Roger
15/06/2003 … Sir Roger Moore is to make a guest appearance in the next series of Absolutely Fabulous.
Sat 14 June 2003
Big Yin, CBE
Oddie, Briers and Dale also honoured
14/06/2003 … Billy Connolly has been made a CBE in the Queen's birthday honours.
Woman of the Times
Interview raises Mirza's US profile
14/06/2003 … Muslim stand-up Shazia Mirza has been given a huge profile in today's New York Times magazine.
Fri 13 June 2003
Fishing for laughs
Hall and Wilmot angle for BBC4 show
13/06/2003 … Rich Hall and Mike Wilmot are to make a new fishing show for BBC4.
Coupling excites America
Advertisers clamour for raunchy remake
13/06/2003 … America's advertising buyers are expecting British import Coupling to be one of the biggest TV hits of the year.
Thu 12 June 2003
Veteran scriptwriter dies
Merriman remembered for Beyond Our Ken
12/06/2003 … Veteran comedy scriptwriter Eric Merriman has died at the age of 78.