Ealing comedy
Gervais, Byrne head festival bill
30/04/2002 … Ricky Gervais, Ed Byrne and Trevor and Simon are among the stars taking part in this year's Ealing comedy festival, it has been announced.
2002 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Tue 30 April 2002
Why we fled Iran
Khorsandi backs refugee benefit
30/04/2002 … Comedian Shappi Khorsandi has spoken of how her family was forced out of Iran because her father criticised the Ayatollah.
Master of the domain
30/04/2002 … Seinfeld has been named as the greatest TV show of all time.
Mon 29 April 2002
Ladykillers revisited
Coens to remake Ealing classic
29/04/2002 … The Coen brothers are planning to remake the classic Ealing comedy The Ladykillers.
Channel Gore...
29/04/2002 … Channel 4 has signed up Perrier Award winner Garth Marenghi.
'Last bastion of sexism'
29/04/2002 … Comedy is a last bastion of sexism, impressionist Jan Ravens has claimed.
Comedy washout
Freak downpour stops radio pilot
29/04/2002 … A Radio 4 comedy pilot has been abandoned after water gushed through the studio ceiling.
Becks on the box
29/04/2002 … David Beckham is set to appear in a new BBC sitcom.