Enright named top female comic
Irene Pink wins newcomers' title
16/11/2001 … Jo Enright and Irene Pink have both won accolades in competitions designed to showcase female comedy talent.
2001 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Fri 16 November 2001
Friends reunited?
Cast 'to stay together for series 9'
16/11/2001 … Friends could run for another series after all, because its stars' movie careers have failed to take off.
Thu 15 November 2001
Win Only Fools scripts
15/11/2001 … The BBC today releases a box set of all three volumes of its Only Fools and Horses script books.
Read Nose Days
15/11/2001 … A host of comedians are to read their favourite funny book passages as part of a Comic Relief fundraiser.
Rare Everett tapes found
Recordings from local radio days
15/11/2001 … Rare recordings of Kenny Everett's humour are among the gems uncovered by the BBC's Treasure Hunt, it has emerged.
Wed 14 November 2001
'Too funny' Royles axed
Aherne exorcised jokes from sitcom
14/11/2001 … Two early episodes of The Royle Family were dumped - because they were too funny.
Blue Jam on stage
14/11/2001 … A live version of Chris Morris's Blue Jam radio show is to be staged in London.
Steve Martin book deal
14/11/2001 … Steve Martin has signed a deal to follow up his bestselling book Shopgirl.