2001 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Fri 06 July 2001
Little people
Royle Family star hosts chat show
06/07/2001 … Royle Family star Ralf Little is to become a chat show host.
Thu 05 July 2001
C4 drops Brass Eye
05/07/2001 … Channel 4 has pulled Chris Morris's new show from tonight's schedules.
Comic strip outrage
Billy's Willy no laughing matter
05/07/2001 … Billy Connolly's naked body helped Comic Relief notch up 83 complaints this year.
Wed 04 July 2001
Comic denies abuse
Ordered to keep away from kids
04/07/2001 … America comic Paula Poundstone has pleaded not guity to charges of lewd conduct with children.
Idle talk
Eric ribs colleagues at honour bash
04/07/2001 … Eric Idle cracked jokes at the expense of his Monty Python colleagues when he collected an honour on their behalf in Los Angeles.
It's Cleese's fault!
04/07/2001 … BBC boss Greg Dyke has blamed John Cleese for declining sitcom standards.
Feet star steps in
04/07/2001 … Cold Feet star John Thomson is making one of his rare appearance on the comedy circuit this weekend.