Proper Charlie
17/05/2002 … Newly-unearthed colour footage of Charlie Chaplin has been screened at the Cannes Film Festival.
Fri 17 May 2002
Talking Cock
Herring pens a 'male Vagina Monologues'
17/05/2002 … Richard Herring is writing a male answer to the Vagina Monologues called Talking Cock.
When is a joke not a joke?
When it's a theoretical framework of communitative lingusitcs
17/05/2002 … A scientist is trying to determine what makes a joke a joke.
Vegas given Runaround
17/05/2002 … Johnny Vegas is to host a revival of the Seventies kids' quiz show Runaround.
Thu 16 May 2002
Kitson joins benefit bill
Daniel to compere Victoria Wood
16/05/2002 … Daniel Kitson has been added to the line-up of a comedy benefit in aid of torture survivors at the weekend.
It's write funny
16/05/2002 … Books by Ben Elton, Alexei Sayle and Dave Gorman are vying for a comic writing prize.
Perrier judge wanted
16/05/2002 … Organisers of the Perrier award are seeking a Scottish comedy fan to join the judging panel.
Wed 15 May 2002
Jenny does Eurovision
Eclair replaces Christopher Price
15/05/2002 … Jenny Eclair is to replace Christopher Price in a BBC celebration of the Eurovision Song Contest.