The $5m comic
15/07/2002 … American comic Eddie Griffin has sold the film of his stand-up routine for more than £3million.
2002 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Mon 15 July 2002
Sun 14 July 2002
Comedies vie for TV award
14/07/2002 … Old will take on new for the title of best comedy in this year's National Television Awards.
Missing Huw already...
Illness forces respected compere to quit
14/07/2002 … Huw Thomas, the respected compere of London's Downstairs At The King's Head, is to step down after more than 20 years in the business.
Have they got bad news for you
Deayton 'to be ditched for Fry'
14/07/2002 … BBC bosses are reportedly preparing to sack Angus Deayton from Have I Got News For You and replace him with Stephen Fry.
Comedy castaways
Byrne, Cameron set for surival ordeal
14/07/2002 … Ed Byrne and Rhona Cameron could be stranded in a remote rainforest for a new TV show.
Fri 12 July 2002
Vegas wedding
12/07/2002 … Johnny Vegas will fly to San Francisco later this month to marry his girlfriend.
Spies like her
12/07/2002 … Spaced star Jessica Stevenson is to write and star in a new family movie.
Thu 11 July 2002
On the road again
Noble lands more radio travelogues
11/07/2002 … Radio 4 has commissioned a second series of travelogues from Ross Noble.