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Mon 31 December 2001

Sun 30 December 2001

A funny old year... | 2001 in the comedy world

A funny old year...

2001 in the comedy world

30/12/2001 … Gone, but not forgotten Former Goon Sir Harry Secombe died from prostate cancer at the age of 79 in April Hitch Hikers Guide To The Galaxy creator Douglas Adams…

Wed 26 December 2001

Sir Nigel Hawthorne dies |  

Sir Nigel Hawthorne dies

 

26/12/2001 … Sir Nigel Hawthorne, the distinguished actor who is still probably best loved for his role as Sir Humphrey Appleby in the classic comedy Yes Minister, has died…

Mon 24 December 2001

Sun 23 December 2001

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