Brass Eye is back
01/11/2001 … The edition of Brass Eye that tattracted thousands of complaints after tackling paedophilia is to be repeated.
Thu 01 November 2001
Appleton on the road
Spring tour for character comic
01/11/2001 … Brian Appleton - the latest character from John Shuttleworth creator Graham Fellows - has announced a spring tour.
Sally Bourne – Original Review
01/11/2001 … Bourne's a real audience-pleaser - but not necessarily in a good way.
Geoff Norcott – Original Review
01/11/2001 … A high-energy performer, Norcott's strength is his devastatingly accurate parody of the violently misogynist attitude that pervades the rap scene.
Irene Pink – Original Review
01/11/2001 … This Polynesian Islander proves popular with punters, thanks to an accomplished stage manner, but it is sometimes hard to work out exactly why she gets the laughs…
Sally Holloway – Original Review
01/11/2001 … Sally Holloway has now retired from stand-up in favour of running comedy courses, but Chortle wrote this of her in 2001: With a commanding stage presence, Holloway…
Wed 31 October 2001
Bishop takes City Life title
31/10/2001 … Liverpudlian John Bishop has won the City Life comedian of the year award.
Paul escapes drug rap
Cleared of promoting cocaine use
31/10/2001 … Television watchdogs have cleared Paul Whitehouse's show Happiness of glamorising drug use.