Hope for the future
New deal to market classic comedy
20/05/2002 … Bob Hope's classic radio shows are to get a new lease of life following a new deal over their rights.
Mon 20 May 2002
Take The Mike scheduled
20/05/2002 … ITV1 is to screen the comedy talent hunt Take The Mike from July.
Gone in 60 minutes
Kay shatters box office records
20/05/2002 … Peter Kay has broken box-office records - selling out an 1,800-seat venue in less than an hour.
Sun 19 May 2002
Vegas lands movie debut
19/05/2002 … Johnny Vegas is set to make his big-screen debut.
By royal appointment
Ben hosts Queen's jubilee tribute
19/05/2002 … Ben Elton is to host the jubilee concert in Buckingham Palace.
'Airport rage' comic cleared
19/05/2002 … The comedian accused of trying to grab a security guard's gun in an airport scuffle has been cleared of all charges.
Fuelling the debate
Davies and Sawalha stage Esso protest
19/05/2002 … Alan Davies and Julia Sawalha have staged a environmental protest outside an Esso petrol station.
Fri 17 May 2002
V rude Graham Norton
17/05/2002 … Graham Norton has stripped for a naked photo shoot in Cosmopolitan.