Miles smaller
BBC seeks comic's little lookalikes
22/10/2003 … The BBC is looking for tots who look like stand-up comic Miles Jupp.
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Wed 22 October 2003
Funny by degrees
Elton honoured for services to comedy
22/10/2003 … Ben Elton has picked up an honorary degree for his services to comedy.
Tue 21 October 2003
Ban the blasphemer!
Nuns get their wimples in a twist over Capurro
21/10/2003 … An order of Catholic nuns has called for a ban on comic Scott Capurro, claiming his act is blasphemous.
Davidson rows with disabled
Jim cancels show over front-row wheelchairs
21/10/2003 … Jim Davidson cancelled his stand-up show last night - because he didn't want to see disabled people in the front row.
Mon 20 October 2003
How Steptoe turned killer
The secret endings of classic sitcoms
20/10/2003 … The fates of some of Britain's best-known comedy characters have been revealed by the people who created them.
You can call me, Al
20/10/2003 … Pub Landlord Al Murray is to front a talent hunt based around BT internet kiosks.
Sun 19 October 2003
Brand new chat show
Jo shoots pilot at comedy festival
19/10/2003 … Jo Brand is to front her own chat show.
Dad's Army sequel a-piers again
'Lost' recording returned to BBC
19/10/2003 … A previously unheard episode of a Dad's Army spin-off, which featured the last performance of star Arthur Lowe, has been unearthed.