Spirit of the Fringe
Perfomer quits 'haunted' venue
07/08/2002 … Lounge singer Stacey Smith has quit the cast of a Fringe show after experience "terrifying" psychic episodes in its venue, an old cave.
2002 Archives
Wed 07 August 2002
Tue 06 August 2002
Flight of fancy
Fringe audience send punter to Spain
06/08/2002 … Fringe-goer Dave Allman is going on a dream trip to Spain after being picked on at Edinburgh's rowdy Late 'n' Live.
Now you see it...
06/08/2002 … Dead Ringers is to be made into a TV series.
Title fight
ITV comedy show 'stole our name'
06/08/2002 … A group of teenage performers is furious with TV producers who unwittingly stole the name of their show, The youngsters, from Market Harborough, are planning a…
Mon 05 August 2002
It's all gone pear-shaped
Car theft tops comics' unlucky week
05/08/2002 … Comic Brian Damage and his wife Krysstal are stranded in Edinburgh after his car was stolen and torched.
Coogan branded a 'cad'
05/08/2002 … American gossip columns have branded Steve Coogan a "cad" for chatting up two women in one night.
Sun 04 August 2002
Honeymoon for Vegas
Comic weds after whirlwind romance
04/08/2002 … Johnny Vegas has married girlfriend Catherine Donnelly in San Francisco.
Crying all the way to the bank
Hat Trick TV for sale after cash crisis
04/08/2002 … One of the biggest producers of TV comedy is partially up for sale.