Ardal goes West
Stage debut for Father Ted star
20/07/2003 … Ardal O'Hanlon is to make his West End debut in in a new stage comedy this autumn.
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Sun 20 July 2003
Sat 19 July 2003
Put big show on
19/07/2003 … Channel 4 is to broadcast Peter Kay's stand-up show later this year.
Old Bill's still arresting
19/07/2003 … Montreal's Just For Laughs comedy festival has drawn to a close, with almost 1.
Fri 18 July 2003
Ban Banzai!
Will Asian groups win protest? Bet now
18/07/2003 … Protesters are demanding Banzai be dropped from American TV schedules for promoting stereotypes of Japanese people.
Canada wry
The Brits show Montreal what they can do
18/07/2003 … The 21st Montreal's Just For Laughs comedy festival has opened its doors, and even here, in the heart of Francophile Quebec, the showcase of British comedy talent…
Nuff respect for Ali
Three Emmy nods for his US debut
18/07/2003 … Ali G has been nominated for three Emmy awards in the States.
Laugh with mother
18/07/2003 … Stand-up James Campbell has been snapped up by Graham Norton's TV company to make a new comedy programme for children, So! Television has taken an option out on…
Thu 17 July 2003
Funny money
Comedy producers make millions
17/07/2003 … The founders of Hat Trick, Britian's biggest independent producers of TV comedy, are to become multimillionaires after selling half their stake in the company.