Jury service
07/08/2002 … Mackenzie Crook, Simon Day and Dave Gorman have been named as the judges in one of the biggest hunts for new comedy talent.
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All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Wed 07 August 2002
Gentlemen's agreement
League to star in West End play
07/08/2002 … The League of Gentlemen have confirmed that they are to appear in Art.
'Pool winners
Comics vie for Liverpool award
07/08/2002 … Brendan O'Caroll, Silky and Keith Carter have been nominated for a comedy award.
Tue 06 August 2002
Title fight
ITV comedy show 'stole our name'
06/08/2002 … A group of teenage performers is furious with TV producers who unwittingly stole the name of their show, The youngsters, from Market Harborough, are planning a…
Now you see it...
06/08/2002 … Dead Ringers is to be made into a TV series.
Flight of fancy
Fringe audience send punter to Spain
06/08/2002 … Fringe-goer Dave Allman is going on a dream trip to Spain after being picked on at Edinburgh's rowdy Late 'n' Live.
Mon 05 August 2002
Coogan branded a 'cad'
05/08/2002 … American gossip columns have branded Steve Coogan a "cad" for chatting up two women in one night.
It's all gone pear-shaped
Car theft tops comics' unlucky week
05/08/2002 … Comic Brian Damage and his wife Krysstal are stranded in Edinburgh after his car was stolen and torched.