Black comedy
29/07/2003 … The BBC has signed up some of Britain's leading black comedy actors for a new late-night sitcom.
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Tue 29 July 2003
Smashed in Edinburgh
Fringe comic breaks his wrists
29/07/2003 … Aussie comic Mickey D has broken both wrists - just six days before the start of his Edinburgh Fringe show.
Live the DVD dream
Phoenix Nights star's debut video
29/07/2003 … Phoenix Nights star Dave Spikey is to film his first stand-up video.
With Friends like these...
Brit teen to star in Joey spin-off
29/07/2003 … British teenager Jamie Dodd is set for stardom on the back of the new Friends spin-off Joey.
Mon 28 July 2003
'I'm another unfunny comic'
28/07/2003 … Comedy terrorist Aaron Barschak has admitted he is an "unfunny comic".
War with laughter
British comic to play Sri Lanka
28/07/2003 … Comic Jeff Mirza is to perform two gigs in war-ravaged Sri Lanka this autumn.
Bob Hope dies
28/07/2003 … Bob Hope has died in his sleep, just weeks after celebrating his 100th birthday The iconic comic died at his home in Lake Toluca, California, on Sunday night, with…
Enough chat
Patrick Kielty plans stand-up tour
28/07/2003 … Patrick Kielty says he's planning his first UK stand-up tour next year.