Iain Lee libel scare
Host spooks Beeb bosses with Jacko jibes
25/09/2001 … The BBC has pulled an edition of showbiz programme Liquid News after presenter Iain Lee made potentially libellous comments about Michael Jackson.
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Tue 25 September 2001
Orrible ratings: part 2
Sitcom sheds another 600,000 viewers
25/09/2001 … Johnny Vaughan's new comedy has lost another 600,000 viewers in its second week.
Mon 24 September 2001
Time for a new type of comedy
Djalili tackles terrorist outrages
24/09/2001 … Iranian stand-up Omid Djalili says talking about the terrorist attacks on America has made him a better comic.
Coogan revives Partridge
He's back to compere drug benefit
24/09/2001 … Steve Coogan is to revive Alan Partridge to compere a star-studded charity gig on Sunday.
Sun 23 September 2001
Rik has him in stitches
Edmonson hurt in Bottom accident
23/09/2001 … Adrian Edmondson has been given stitches after Rik Mayall whacked him on the head with a bat.
Connolly: I was abused
23/09/2001 … Billy Connolly has spoken out for the first time about the sexual and physical abuse he suffered as a child.
Fri 21 September 2001
Evans to tour UK
21/09/2001 … Lee Evans is going back on the road in March.
Thu 20 September 2001
Limited Happiness
Second series 'probably the last'
20/09/2001 … Paul Whitehouse says the next series of Happiness will probably be the last.