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Wed 11 July 2001
Tue 10 July 2001
Middle at the top
'Malcolm' sitcom rated best comedy
10/07/2001 … Malcolm In the Middle has been voted best comedy show on American TV.
Best Sellers
10/07/2001 … Rare recordings Peter Sellers made of his own early work will be aired in a new radio series celebrating his comic genius.
Happy Christmas
10/07/2001 … New Zealander Jarred Christmas has won the final semi-final in the BBC New Comedy hunt for the best stand-up.
Ali G robbed
10/07/2001 … Thieves have stolen some of Ali G's trademark shellsuits in a raid on creator Sacha Baron Cohen's dressing room.
Rowan's car smash
10/07/2001 … Rowan Atkinson has escaped unhurt after a car crash at a race meeting.
Mon 09 July 2001
Notebook is my crutch
After 16 years, Janeane still needs her prompts
09/07/2001 … Top American comic Janeane Garofalo has admitted she always takes a notebook on stage because she's afraid of forgetting her material.
Joe goes solo
09/07/2001 … Joe Cornish, one half of the Adam and Joe double act, is to become a talk show host.