Good taste my arse!
Bryne's language lands C4 in trouble
05/12/2003 … Stand-up Jason Byrne has landed Channel 4 in hot water for repeatedly saying 'arse' on breakfast TV.
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Fri 05 December 2003
Morris shoots C4 pilot
...but details remain top secret
05/12/2003 … Controversial Brass Eye creator Chris Morris has filmed a pilot episode of a new Channel 4 series Smack The Pony star Doon Mackichan took a small part in the show,…
Thu 04 December 2003
Billy gets his gong
Connolly collects his CBE from palace
04/12/2003 … Billy Connolly has picked up his CBE from the Prince of Wales.
Double trouble
Ali G lookalike 'fooled carnival organisers'
04/12/2003 … A businessman allegedly conned organisers of a Welsh carnival that he had booked Ali G to appear - only to send a lookalike instead.
Theakston lands a sitcom
Jamie heads BBC1 comedy line-up
04/12/2003 … Jamie Theakston is to star in a new BBC1 sitcom The former kids TV presenter will appear opposite Amanda Holden in Mad About Alice, about a divorced couple.
Tue 02 December 2003
Little Britain, big success
Sketch show attracts 3.2m viewers
02/12/2003 … Little Britain has got off to a roaring start in the BBC2 ratings, attracting 3.
Fawlty towers above the rest
02/12/2003 … Fawlty Towers remains Britain's favourite TV show, according to the British Film Institute.