Festival season 'is too long'
Fringe bigwig wants a shorter event
02/08/2002 … One of the leading lights of the Edinburgh Fringe has called for the festival season to be shortened.
2002 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Fri 02 August 2002
Hughes Buzzes off
And Bailey takes his pop quiz place
02/08/2002 … Sean Hughes is quitting Never Mind The Buzzcocks - and Bill Bailey is to take his place.
Wales of a time...
New club opens in Victorian theatre
02/08/2002 … Swansea is to get a new comedy club in a 114-year old theatre.
Thu 01 August 2002
Kumars deal is 'lousy'
01/08/2002 … American TV bosses made a 'lousy' deal to buy up The Kumars at No.
Edinburgh is good for you
It's science, so it must be true...
01/08/2002 … With its all-night bingeing, sleep depravation and deep-fried breakfasts, the Edinburgh Fringe is rarely thought of as an oasis of healthy living.
Joan plans Broadway assault
London shows head back to New York
01/08/2002 … Joan Rivers is planning to take her West End hit Broke And Alone back to the US.
Wed 31 July 2002
An extra Fringe benefit
Byrne heads Amensty's new fundraiser
31/07/2002 … Ed Byrne and Rory Bremner are to appear in an extra benefit show added to the Edinburgh Fringe programme.
That funny Ealing...
31/07/2002 … Six classic Ealing comedies are being re-released to mark the 100th anniversary of the studios.