Carr scoops BBC title
13/08/2001 … Accounts manager Alan Carr has won this year's BBC New Comedy Award.
Mon 13 August 2001
Comedy Channel
13/08/2001 … Manchester is to get its own ten-day comedy festival.
Sat 11 August 2001
Reviewing the reviewers
11/08/2001 … Scottish comic Brandon Reed was so miffed at a review of his Edinburgh show that he has plastered a scathing review of the critic who slated him around the streets…
Fri 10 August 2001
Goodness Gracious cull
Favourite characters to be axed
10/08/2001 … Some of the best-loved characters from Goodness Gracious Me are to be pensioned off.
Thu 09 August 2001
Loathsome
09/08/2001 … Steve Coogan has branded the 11 O'Clock show 'loathsome'.
Wed 08 August 2001
Izzard's Labour gift
08/08/2001 … Eddie Izzard donated £10,000 to Labour's election campaign.
Lovely jubbly
08/08/2001 … The BBC has finally confirmed that Only Fools and Horses is to return.