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12/07/2001 … Helen Lederer, Mark Steel, Sandi Toksvig, Jenny Éclair, Nigel Planer and Clive James are some of the comedy names lined up for this Edinburgh international…
2001 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Thu 12 July 2001
A degree of anger
12/07/2001 … Billy Connolly spoke out in support of 1,000 threatened Clydeside ship workers as he received an honourary degree yesterday.
Singing, my arse!
12/07/2001 … Ricky Tomlinson is hoping to become a singing star.
Eye's right
Dropped C4 show back in schedules
12/07/2001 … The Brass Eye special dropped from Channel 4's schedules last week will now be shown on July 26.
TV slams TV
12/07/2001 … Lily Savage creator Paul Grady has criticised TV executives who know nothing about comedy.
Wed 11 July 2001
Man of letters
11/07/2001 … Billy Connolly is receiving an honorary degree from the University of Glasgow this morning.
Shrink wrapped
11/07/2001 … The complete first series of Frasier is release in a video box set on Monday.