It's all gone pear-shaped
Car theft tops comics' unlucky week
05/08/2002 … Comic Brian Damage and his wife Krysstal are stranded in Edinburgh after his car was stolen and torched.
2002 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Mon 05 August 2002
Coogan branded a 'cad'
05/08/2002 … American gossip columns have branded Steve Coogan a "cad" for chatting up two women in one night.
Sun 04 August 2002
Honeymoon for Vegas
Comic weds after whirlwind romance
04/08/2002 … Johnny Vegas has married girlfriend Catherine Donnelly in San Francisco.
Crying all the way to the bank
Hat Trick TV for sale after cash crisis
04/08/2002 … One of the biggest producers of TV comedy is partially up for sale.
Quid pro quo
Vegas sells wedding pics for £1
04/08/2002 … Johnny Vegas has shunned Hello! and OK! magazines - and offered his wedding photos to Viz.
Sat 03 August 2002
Noble move
03/08/2002 … Ross Noble has announced his first ever West End run.
Marxism today
Lost Groucho work to get an airing
03/08/2002 … Some newly-discovered Marx Brothers' material is to feature in a Radio 4 show later this month.
Puckoon coming soon
Premiere for film of Spike's classic
03/08/2002 … The movie version of Spike Milligan's Puckoon, starring Sean Hughes and Richard Attenborough, is to premiere at the first Ealing Film Festival month.