Wisdom health scare
Comic in hospital with breathing problems
22/12/2002 … Norman Wisdom has been admitted to hospital with breathing problems.
2002 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Sun 22 December 2002
Dearest Friends...
Sitcom to return, for £10m a show
22/12/2002 … The stars of Friends have been persuaded to return for another series, under the most expensive deal in television history America's NBC network has agreed to pay…
Rivers faces police inquiry
Car hire clerk files complaint
22/12/2002 … Police are investigating a complaint against Joan Rivers after a run-in with a car hire clerk.
Sykes gets serious
Eric to appear in medical drama
22/12/2002 … Eric Sykes is to appear in Holby City, becoming the third comic to land a straight role in the medical drama The 79-year-old star will play the husband of a woman…
Fri 20 December 2002
Kay vs Gervais - again
Comedies vie for Broadcast award
20/12/2002 … The Office and Phoenix Nights will again go head-to-head in a TV awards contest.
Golden opportunities
20/12/2002 … The man behind Seinfeld has been nominated for two Golden Globes for his follow-up show.
Billy zaps Harry Potter
Biography tops 2002 bestseller list
20/12/2002 … Pamela Stephenson's biography of her husband Billy Connolly has been revealed as the best-selling book of 2002.
Thu 19 December 2002
On the ropes
19/12/2002 … Ricky Gervais's celebrity boxing bout has landed the BBC in trouble with the sport's governing body.