A Sein of the times
30/10/2001 … REPEATS of an old Seinfeld episode have been pulled from the schedules because of the anthrax scare.
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Tue 30 October 2001
Bigger Bottom
30/10/2001 … Rik Mayall and Ade Edmondson have added a West End date to their Bottom tour.
Children In Need benefit
Mel and Sue to host fundraiser
30/10/2001 … Mel and Sue are to compere the annual Children In Need comedy gig in London next month.
Mon 29 October 2001
Evans hurt on film set
29/10/2001 … Lee Evans has been taken to hospital after an accident on the set of his latest film.
Starr's bitter outbursts
29/10/2001 … Freddie Starr has launched a bitter attack on modern comedians.
Billy's a bestseller
29/10/2001 … Billy Connolly is topping the bestseller list.
Sun 28 October 2001
Charity fears over sitcom
'It's only pretend,' viewers told
28/10/2001 … Charities are worried that new sitcom about an unscrupulous fundraiser will affect their revenues.
Sat 27 October 2001
2,000 celebrate Secombe
27/10/2001 … More than 2,000 friends and family have paid trubte to Sir Harry Secombe in a memorial service at Westminster Abbey.