Comedy Legends profiled
18/12/2001 … Comedy heroes Laurel and Hardy, Peter Sellers and Benny Hill are to feature in a BBC2 documentary series next year.
Tue 18 December 2001
Martin's next Roxanne
18/12/2001 … Steve Martin's short novel Shopgirl is to be made into a movie - starring himself.
The best medicine
18/12/2001 … Hospital staff have set up a comedy room for patients because they believe laughter is the best medicine.
BBC names comedy chief
18/12/2001 … The BBC has named its new head of comedy - Sophie Clarke-Jervoise.
Laugh time achievement
60s stars Rowan & Martin honoured
18/12/2001 … Sixties comedy show Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In is to be honoured by American broadcasters.
Mon 17 December 2001
Put your rands together for...
UK's South African comedy fest
17/12/2001 … South African stand-ups are to visit London for a three-week festival celebrating the best of the country's comedy.
Awards in ratings scare
Almost as many see Dibley rerun
17/12/2001 … The British Comedy Awards was almost beaten by a re-run of The Vicar of Dibley in Saturday's TV ratings.
D'Oh levels
17/12/2001 … Philosophy students in Michigan have been told to read up on Homer - Simpson,that is.