Joe goes solo
09/07/2001 … Joe Cornish, one half of the Adam and Joe double act, is to become a talk show host.
2001 Archives
Mon 09 July 2001
Notebook is my crutch
After 16 years, Janeane still needs her prompts
09/07/2001 … Top American comic Janeane Garofalo has admitted she always takes a notebook on stage because she's afraid of forgetting her material.
Fri 06 July 2001
Little people
Royle Family star hosts chat show
06/07/2001 … Royle Family star Ralf Little is to become a chat show host.
Thu 05 July 2001
C4 drops Brass Eye
05/07/2001 … Channel 4 has pulled Chris Morris's new show from tonight's schedules.
Comic strip outrage
Billy's Willy no laughing matter
05/07/2001 … Billy Connolly's naked body helped Comic Relief notch up 83 complaints this year.
Wed 04 July 2001
Comic denies abuse
Ordered to keep away from kids
04/07/2001 … America comic Paula Poundstone has pleaded not guity to charges of lewd conduct with children.
Idle talk
Eric ribs colleagues at honour bash
04/07/2001 … Eric Idle cracked jokes at the expense of his Monty Python colleagues when he collected an honour on their behalf in Los Angeles.