$1m Friends
12/02/2002 … The cast of Friends has agreed to make another, final, series - with a $300,000 an episode pay rise.
2002 Archives
Tue 12 February 2002
I've found my level
12/02/2002 … Jo Brand says she's getting a much older crowd to her stand-up shows these days, and that suits her fine.
Blackadder's back
12/02/2002 … Rowan Atkinson is to create a new reincarnation of Blackadder for a TV advert promoting the Queen's jubilee concert.
Mon 11 February 2002
Razor laugh
Shaving firm's new comedy contest
11/02/2002 … A new competition for comedians has been launched - by razor manufacturers Wilkinson Sword.
Sykes: I'm glad I'm blind
...so I don't have to endure TV
11/02/2002 … Eric Sykes says he's glad he has lost his sight and his hearing - so he doesn't have to endure television.
Nye's work for Morley
11/02/2002 … Former Coronation Street star Ken Morley is to feature in a new sitcom from Simon Nye, the creator of Men Behaving Badly and The Savages.
Sun 10 February 2002
The Chortle Awards
10/02/2002 … 2002 WINNERS Best touring comedian Ross Noble Nominees: Bill Bailey, Rich Hall as Otis Lee Crenshaw, Al Murray Best male circuit comedian Daniel Kitson…
Sat 09 February 2002
Character building
09/02/2002 … Lenny Henry is to unveil a cast of new characters in his new sketch show, his first comedy programme in three years.