Not like that!
10/06/2003 … Rival bids to erect a statue to Tommy Cooper have erupted into a belligerent war of words.
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Comedies make the most popular films
06/06/2003 … Comedies are officially the most popular films in the UK - attracting more than a quarter of all ticket sales.
Chuckle Brother
06/06/2003 … A Big Brother-style TV show for comedians launches on prime-time American TV on Tuesday.
Thu 05 June 2003
The Fringe is still on top
05/06/2003 … The programme for the 2003 Edinburgh Fringe has been launched, boasting more venues than ever before.
Office up for US award
05/06/2003 … It's already won just about every TV comedy award on this side of the Atlantic, and now The Office is setting its sights on the American gongs, too.
Nice one, Nige
Comic helped Liverpool win culture bid
05/06/2003 … Character comedian Keith Carter is has been cited as one of the main reasons that Liverpool won its bid to be European Capital of Culture in 2008.
Clary axes tour dates
05/06/2003 … Julian Clary has pulled out of two planned shows in the Channel Islands in the face of dismal ticket sales.
Le cheval qui rie
London club expand sinto France
05/06/2003 … The Laughing Horse chain of comedy clubs has expanded into France.