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.
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Sat 27 October 2001
Fri 26 October 2001
Record breakers
26/10/2001 … A total of 109 comics have set a new record for the number of comedy acts in one night.
Boosh win writing prize
26/10/2001 … Julian Barratt and Noel Fielding - who perform as The Boosh - are to be the first winners of a new comedy writing award set up in memory of Douglas Adams.
Del Boy on Millionaire
26/10/2001 … Del Trotter is to be a contestant on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? in the new Only Fools And Horses Christmas special.
Wax lands quiz show job
26/10/2001 … Ruby Wax is to host a big-money, prime-time gameshow on BBC1 The Waiting Game will offer a £30,000 jackpot, the second biggest BBC prize after The Weakest…
Thu 25 October 2001
FHM for free
25/10/2001 … The FHM Edinburgh and Beyond tour kicks off next week, bringing top comedy to 12 cities across the UK.
Triple whammy
Coogan spoof heads BBC2's new comedy line-up
25/10/2001 … BBC2 has announced a new line-up for its Monday night comedy strand.
Carrott to get the Blues?
Football club takeover rumours
25/10/2001 … Jasper Carrott has been linked to a possible takeover of Birmingham City football club.