Special Kay
21/10/2002 … Demand for Peter Kay tickets has been so high that it crashed the computerised booking system dealing with it.
2002 Archives
Mon 21 October 2002
Sun 20 October 2002
Good morning, Afghanistan
20/10/2002 … Robin Williams has been entertaining American troops at Afghanistan's Bagram airbase.
Sat 19 October 2002
Sean unLocks TV deal
Radio show moves to BBC Choice
19/10/2002 … Sean Lock's Radio 4 show 15 Storeys High is to transfer to TV.
A question of faith
Comic Mirza hosts BBC1 Islam show
19/10/2002 … Muslim comic Shazia Mirza is to present a BBC1 programme about Islam.
My wife's so fat, I won £7,000
Old-fashioned comic wins ITV crown
19/10/2002 … A Northern comic telling gags about how fat his wife is has won ITV1's search for new comedy talent.
Thu 17 October 2002
Another one bites the dust
Elton pens a second Queen musical
17/10/2002 … Ben Elton has started work on another Queen musical.
Roseanne's return
Comic signs for reality comedy
17/10/2002 … Roseanne is returning to TV after a five-year absence with a 'reality workplace comedy".
Dwarf's big day
Sci-fi sitcom finally gets DVD release
17/10/2002 … The first series of Red Dwarf is to be released on DVD, following a deluge of requests from fans.