Idle talk
Eric ribs colleagues at honour bash
04/07/2001 … Eric Idle cracked jokes at the expense of his Monty Python colleagues when he collected an honour on their behalf in Los Angeles.
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Wed 04 July 2001
Comic denies abuse
Ordered to keep away from kids
04/07/2001 … America comic Paula Poundstone has pleaded not guity to charges of lewd conduct with children.
Tue 03 July 2001
Fed to the alligators!
Comics take the plunge in new show
03/07/2001 … Stand-ups taking part in a new Channel 4 game show run the risk of being plunged into a tank full of alligators.
Mon 02 July 2001
The Davina comedy
02/07/2001 … Davina McCall has been nominated for two comedy awards in the National Television Awards.
Sold out!
02/07/2001 … Tickets for Billy Connolly's latest have sold out within hours.
Fri 29 June 2001
Carr goes far
29/06/2001 … Alan Carr has won the latest BBC New Comedy Award semi-final.
Black humour
NY plans urban comedy festival
29/06/2001 … New York is to get a $1million+ black comedy festival.
Thu 28 June 2001
Jerry Seins off
Sky finally shows last episode
28/06/2001 … Sky One is finally going to screen the last ever Seinfeld episode.