The booze talking
Comic's drink lecture for Radio 4
21/11/2001 … Kevin Hayes's Edinburgh show The Devil's Drop is being made into a Radio 4 show.
2001 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Wed 21 November 2001
Smiley cultures
BBC showcases black and Asian comics
21/11/2001 … Black and Asian stand-ups are to be showcased in a BBC2 show next month.
Row hits Only Fools plot
Who Wants To Be A Millionaire scene ditched
21/11/2001 … Plans to show Del Boy competing in Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? in a Christmas Only Fools And Horses special have been scrapped in a row between BBC and ITV.
Tue 20 November 2001
From Fast Show to quiz show
20/11/2001 … Fast Show star Charlie Higson is to host a new comedy quiz.
Fry goes to Waugh
Stephen directs his first movie
20/11/2001 … Stephen Fry is to direct his first firm - an adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's novel Vile Bodies.
Comedians start here
20/11/2001 … Two London comedy clubs have announced details of their 2002 new act competitions.
Jack up
20/11/2001 … Jack Dee has added seven dates to his sold-out national tour - including a short run in London He was due to end his dates on December 16 in Croydon, but he will…
Prized job
Izzard to appear at theatre awards
20/11/2001 … Eddie Izzard, who is about to return to the West End stage, is to present a sought-after theatre comedy award The comic is to hand over the Best Comedy prize in…