2001 Archives
Thu 18 October 2001
Wed 17 October 2001
Adam's Big Apple gift
17/10/2001 … Adam Hills has donated his proceeds from the Perrier Pick Of The Fringe show to New York firefighters.
Whoopi for her
17/10/2001 … Whoopi Goldberg has been honoured for her role in making America laugh.
Religion law 'will stifle comedy'
17/10/2001 … Rowan Atkinson has criticised government plans to outlaw "incitement to religious hatred", saying it could stifle comedy.
Tue 16 October 2001
Billy Connolly – Original Review
16/10/2001 … He may have come a long way from the shipyards of the Clyde, but Billy Connolly's biggest trick is that he can convince an audience that he's still 'one of us'.
Barker out of retirement
Ronnie to play Churchill's valet
16/10/2001 … Ronnie Barker is to come out of retirement for a big-budget BBC film about Winston Churchill.
Roy-Al Murray
16/10/2001 … Al Murray is to perform at the next Royal Variety show.