Ali loses his cool
25/04/2002 … Ali G has been dropped from an advertising campaign - because he isn't cool enough.
2002 Archives
Thu 25 April 2002
A breath of fresh air...
Dodd and Vegas in outdoor gigs
25/04/2002 … Ken Dodd, Johnny Vegas and the Comedy Store Players will all perform outdoor gigs in Regent's Park this summer.
Rapped
Radio 1 slammed over Ali G outburst
25/04/2002 … Watchdogs have slammed Radio 1 over Ali G's four-letter outburst on Sara Cox's breakfast show.
Frank's gone soft
Autobiography out in paperback
25/04/2002 … Frank Skinner's autobiography is to be published in paperback next week.
A stage he's going to...
Gervais works on stand-up show
25/04/2002 … Ricky Gervais is working on his first full-length stand-up show.
Wed 24 April 2002
Chubby: I have cancer
Brown cancels shows 'til autumn
24/04/2002 … Roy Chubby Brown has revealed that he has cancer.
Sound idea
24/04/2002 … Greg Proops is to front a new radio quiz show based around sound effects.
Tue 23 April 2002
Eye set for DVD storm
Chris Morris's series to hit shops
23/04/2002 … Brass Eye is set to stir up controversy again - as the entire series is to be released on video and DVD.