Rowan's car smash
10/07/2001 … Rowan Atkinson has escaped unhurt after a car crash at a race meeting.
2001 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Tue 10 July 2001
Ali G robbed
10/07/2001 … Thieves have stolen some of Ali G's trademark shellsuits in a raid on creator Sacha Baron Cohen's dressing room.
Happy Christmas
10/07/2001 … New Zealander Jarred Christmas has won the final semi-final in the BBC New Comedy hunt for the best stand-up.
Best Sellers
10/07/2001 … Rare recordings Peter Sellers made of his own early work will be aired in a new radio series celebrating his comic genius.
Middle at the top
'Malcolm' sitcom rated best comedy
10/07/2001 … Malcolm In the Middle has been voted best comedy show on American TV.
Mon 09 July 2001
Quantum comedian
Miller investigates cutting edge physics
09/07/2001 … Ben Miller, of Armstrong and Miller fame, is to host a radio show about the cutting edge of physics research.
Joe goes solo
09/07/2001 … Joe Cornish, one half of the Adam and Joe double act, is to become a talk show host.
Notebook is my crutch
After 16 years, Janeane still needs her prompts
09/07/2001 … Top American comic Janeane Garofalo has admitted she always takes a notebook on stage because she's afraid of forgetting her material.