H-h-Hancock's h-h-honour
11/07/2002 … A blue plaque is to be unveiled in honour of the stars of Hancock's Half Hour.
2002 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Thu 11 July 2002
Big honour for Corbett
11/07/2002 … Ronnie Corbett has been awarded an honorary doctorate.
Wed 10 July 2002
Baby Cow born on the net
Coogan's company launches website
10/07/2002 … Steve Coogan's production house has launched its own website.
EasyJest
10/07/2002 … One Edinburgh comedy show is staging an unusual preview - 35,000ft in the air.
Tue 09 July 2002
Out of Office?
Second series 'could be the last'
09/07/2002 … The second series of The Office could well be the last, star Mackenzie Crook has revealed.
Comedy's not funny anymore
...says the man behind Birds Of A Feather
09/07/2002 … British comedy isn't funny anymore, one of our most successful sitcom writers has claimed.
Mon 08 July 2002
DVD and conquer
BBC release a batch of comedy classics
08/07/2002 … The BBC is release a batch of classic comedy on DVD, including the entire first series of The Young Ones.
Doctor, Doctor...
New medical sitcom for Lyndhurst
08/07/2002 … Nicholas Lyndhurst is to star in a new medical sitcom next year.