Fire guts Gilded Balloon
Worst blaze in Edinburgh memory
08/12/2002 … Edinburgh's Gilded Balloon venue has been devastated by the worst fire to hit the city in living memory.
Sun 08 December 2002
Sat 07 December 2002
Clarkson to steer news quiz
07/12/2002 … Jeremy Clarkson is to host the final Have I Got News For You of the series.
Fri 06 December 2002
A game of two Calfs
Coogan plans to resurrect Paul and Pauline
06/12/2002 … Steve Coogan is planning to resurrect Paul Calf for a BBC special.
Thu 05 December 2002
Toilet humour
Steptoe's gay haunt becomes comedy club
05/12/2002 … The toilets where Steptoe and Son star Wilfred Brambell was caught cottaging is to be turned into a comedy club.
Kay angers gypsies
'Would he say the same about black people?'
05/12/2002 … Peter Kay has offended gypsies by using offensive terms in his stand-up show.
Noble prize winner
Ross scoops two more accolades
05/12/2002 … Ross Noble has won two more stand-up awards.
Wed 04 December 2002
Partridge 'as bad as terrorism'
Norfolk gets even angrier with Coogan
04/12/2002 … Spoofs like Alan Partridge can do 'as much damage as a terrorist bomb', a Norfolk academic has claimed.
Scots invade England
Live Floor Show goes nationwide
04/12/2002 … Scottish stand-up showcase The Live Floor Show is to get a nationwide audience from next month.