The British South Park?
09/12/2002 … The BBC has commissioned a half-hour comedy they hope will be the next South Park.
Latest News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Mon 09 December 2002
Trigger Happy Americans
Joly to front US version of his show
09/12/2002 … Dom Joly is to make a new batch of Trigger Happy TV shows for an American audience.
Sun 08 December 2002
'Genius is torture'
Cook's wife breaks her silence
08/12/2002 … Peter Cook's first wife spoken for the first time about the alcoholism and depression that destroyed his talent.
Fire guts Gilded Balloon
Worst blaze in Edinburgh memory
08/12/2002 … Edinburgh's Gilded Balloon venue has been devastated by the worst fire to hit the city in living memory.
Sat 07 December 2002
Clarkson to steer news quiz
07/12/2002 … Jeremy Clarkson is to host the final Have I Got News For You of the series.
Fri 06 December 2002
A game of two Calfs
Coogan plans to resurrect Paul and Pauline
06/12/2002 … Steve Coogan is planning to resurrect Paul Calf for a BBC special.
Thu 05 December 2002
Toilet humour
Steptoe's gay haunt becomes comedy club
05/12/2002 … The toilets where Steptoe and Son star Wilfred Brambell was caught cottaging is to be turned into a comedy club.
Kay angers gypsies
'Would he say the same about black people?'
05/12/2002 … Peter Kay has offended gypsies by using offensive terms in his stand-up show.