Last laughs
Gala brings London festival to end
27/05/2002 … Sixteen comics have brought the second London Comedy Festival to an end with a four-hour benefit gig that will raise thousands of pounds to combat breast cancer.
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Mon 27 May 2002
Wed 22 May 2002
'My Family' planning
22/05/2002 … The BBC has commissioned a fourth series of My Family, while the third is still in production.
Comics head for Montreal
Al Murray, Ed Byrne and more...
22/05/2002 … Pub Landlord Al Murray is to make his transatlantic debut at the Montreal comedy festival.
Royle comeback?
22/05/2002 … Ricky Tomlinson is hoping for a Royle Family Christmas special.
An 'Orrible mistake
BBC apologises for Vaughan sitcom
22/05/2002 … The BBC's head of comedy has apologised for the Johnny Vaughan sitcom 'Orrible.
Tue 21 May 2002
Themes familiar
Sitcom writers 'must find new topics'
21/05/2002 … The BBC has urged new sitcom writers to think of fresh themes after being swamped with ideas covering the same topics.
Chants music
21/05/2002 … Comedian Marc Lucero has written an unofficial England World Cup song.
Undead funny
21/05/2002 … A new zombie movie written by Simon Pegg has been snapped up by Film Four.