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.
2001 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Mon 29 October 2001
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
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.
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…
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.