Terrorism fears hit comedy festival
19/09/2001 … The Manchester Comedy Festival has been affected by the terrorist attacks in the United States.
2001 Archives
Wed 19 September 2001
Tue 18 September 2001
Aherne's return
She creates new sitcom down under
18/09/2001 … Caroline Aherne has created a new BBC2 sitcom based in Australia.
Mon 17 September 2001
'I'll never tour again'
17/09/2001 … Victoria Wood has vowed never to tour again.
Mel and Sue tour axed
17/09/2001 … Mel and Sue's tour scheduled for November has been cancelled because Mel Giedroyc is having a baby.
Best of the Fest
17/09/2001 … Ed Byrne, Trev and Simon (pictured), Daniel Kitson, Sean Lock and Parsons and Naylor have all been confirmed for the Manchester Comedy Festival later this month.
Play to win
Tickets for comedy tour up for grabs
17/09/2001 … The first Play UK Comedy tour kicks off this Wednesday, fielding a strong line-up of some of the best comics on the circuit.
Eastern promise
Comic gets a boost from Real EastEnders doc
17/09/2001 … John Ryan says he could easily have ended up a criminal rather than a comic.
Sat 15 September 2001
Rev Obadiah Steppenwolf III – Original Review
15/09/2001 … The loud-mouthed bible-bashing alter-ego of former teacher Jim Muir simply demands attention with his in-your-face evangelical preaching.