Self deprecating
Author Will to join Shooting Stars
19/12/2001 … Neil Hamilton, Jordan, Paul Daniels and Michael Winner will all make guest appearances on Shooting Stars when it returns next month.
2001 Archives
Wed 19 December 2001
Tue 18 December 2001
Laugh time achievement
60s stars Rowan & Martin honoured
18/12/2001 … Sixties comedy show Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In is to be honoured by American broadcasters.
BBC names comedy chief
18/12/2001 … The BBC has named its new head of comedy - Sophie Clarke-Jervoise.
The best medicine
18/12/2001 … Hospital staff have set up a comedy room for patients because they believe laughter is the best medicine.
Martin's next Roxanne
18/12/2001 … Steve Martin's short novel Shopgirl is to be made into a movie - starring himself.
Comedy Legends profiled
18/12/2001 … Comedy heroes Laurel and Hardy, Peter Sellers and Benny Hill are to feature in a BBC2 documentary series next year.
Mon 17 December 2001
D'Oh levels
17/12/2001 … Philosophy students in Michigan have been told to read up on Homer - Simpson,that is.
Awards in ratings scare
Almost as many see Dibley rerun
17/12/2001 … The British Comedy Awards was almost beaten by a re-run of The Vicar of Dibley in Saturday's TV ratings.