Sir Nigel Hawthorne dies
26/12/2001 … Sir Nigel Hawthorne, the distinguished actor who is still probably best loved for his role as Sir Humphrey Appleby in the classic comedy Yes Minister, has died…
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Wed 26 December 2001
Funny money
Comics win £250,000 on Millionaire
26/12/2001 … David Baddiel and Frank Skinner won £250,000 for charity in tonight's celebrity edition of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? The former flatmates even knew the…
Lovely jubbly
26/12/2001 … Only Fools and Horses was the most popular TV show on Christmas Day.
Mon 24 December 2001
Big (and Daft) break
24/12/2001 … Big and Daft have landed a comedy show on BBC London radio.
Sun 23 December 2001
Big Yin's big win
Book tops 2001 bestseller list
23/12/2001 … Billy Connolly's biography will be the bestselling hardback of 2001.
Eddie Izzard MEP?
23/12/2001 … Eddie Izzard says he would be interested in becoming a Labour Euro-MP.
Fri 21 December 2001
Jongleurs expands
2 clubs to open, more on the way
21/12/2001 … Comedy club chain Jongleurs is to open its first clubs outside England next month.
Jocks on the box
21/12/2001 … Five Scottish-based comics have landed their own TV show.