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.
Latest News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Tue 30 October 2001
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.
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.