Lear jests
10/12/2001 … Stewart Lee is to unveil a new live show later this month.
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Mon 10 December 2001
Cash makes me lazy'
HIGNFY is a curse, says Merton
10/12/2001 … Paul Merton has confessed that he earns an enormous sum from Have I Got News For You, but the money makes him lazy.
Sat 08 December 2001
New sitcom for Cleese
US show to be set in TV network
08/12/2001 … John Cleese is to star as a network TV boss in a new American sitcom.
Fri 07 December 2001
Eire we go
TV slot for Billy's Irish tour
07/12/2001 … Another series of Billy Connolly's World Tour Of is to be screened on BBC1.
Cream of Manchester
07/12/2001 … Dave Gorman has won the comedy section in the Manchester Evening News theatre awards.
Thu 06 December 2001
The expanded Guide
06/12/2001 … The BBC is to release a DVD of the Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy TV series with unseen footage and behind-the-scenes footage.
Sykes out
06/12/2001 … Eric Sykes has joined the ever-growing list of comedy veterans who attack the modern scene.
Double trouble
Celeb lookalikes in fake footage
06/12/2001 … A new BBC2 comedy is to mock up candid footage of celebrities.