Norton dominates Ross
His C4 show wins ratings battle
05/11/2001 … Graham Norton attracted more viewers to his Channel 4 chat show that Jonathan Ross did on BBC1.
2001 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Mon 05 November 2001
Sex' appeals
05/11/2001 … Sex And The City has become the first cable show to win a major Emmy award.
Sun 04 November 2001
Ali 25Gs
Baron Cohen demands fee for charity gig
04/11/2001 … Ali G creator Sacha Baron Cohen has been accused of greed after demanding £25,000 for a charity appearance.
Fri 02 November 2001
Sally Phillips in new comedy
Series from Cold Feet producer
02/11/2001 … Sally Phillips is to star in a new romantic comedy series from the maker of Cold Feet.
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.
Brass Eye is back
01/11/2001 … The edition of Brass Eye that tattracted thousands of complaints after tackling paedophilia is to be repeated.
Gorman makes his name
01/11/2001 … The New York run of Are You Dave Gorman? has been extended by three weeks.
Wed 31 October 2001
Virtually funny
31/10/2001 … The Pope and Madonna become stand-up comedians in a new virtual comedy club.