Top of the Billy
Connolly biog tops bestsellers
19/07/2002 … The biography of Billy Connolly by wife Pamela Stephenson has jumped to the top of the bestseller list.
Fri 19 July 2002
Simpsons go easy on Bush
Dubya-bashing show axed after 9-11
19/07/2002 … An episode of The Simpsons ridiculing George W Bush was axed in the wake of September 11, its top producer has revealed.
Wed 17 July 2002
BBC2
Governors heap praise on sitcom
17/07/2002 … BBC governors have singled out The Office as the single defining programme of BBC2.
Byrne out
17/07/2002 … Ed Byrne has announced the first batch of dates in what he claims will be the biggest solo stand-up tour of the UK.
Remembering Joan
17/07/2002 … Carry On star Joan Sims is to be remembered with a blue plaque.
Mon 15 July 2002
The $5m comic
15/07/2002 … American comic Eddie Griffin has sold the film of his stand-up routine for more than £3million.
Lost Chapman work unveiled
Sketches premier at Edinburgh festival
15/07/2002 … Previously unseen scripts by Graham Chapman are to get their world premier at the Edinburgh Festival.
Old news...
15/07/2002 … Radio 4 celebrated 25 years of The News Quiz last night, taping a special anniversary edition.