Alfie Joey – Original Review
01/10/2002 … At heart Alfie Joey is a good old-fashioned entertainer: with his spot-on impersonations and enthusiastic banter, he'd be right at home at a Royal Variety Performance.
Tue 01 October 2002
Jay Sodagar – Original Review
01/10/2002 … Sodagar's opening gambit ("Don't worry, no one ordered a cab - and, yes, I do speak English") is an uncomfortable one.
Martin Cassidy – Original Review
01/10/2002 … The scope of Cassidy's material is very limited - stretching fom Ready Steady Cook all the way to Can't Cook Won't Cook, with some DIY SOS thrown in for good measure.
Mon 30 September 2002
Open Mic closed
Talent hunt hit by sponsor problems
30/09/2002 … One of the biggest nationwide searches for new stand-up comics will not go ahead this year because of difficulties finding a sponsor.
The unknown stunt man
30/09/2002 … An up-and-coming comic has landed a batch of TV work - after a chance encounter at a dinner party.
Radio Ha Ha
BBC7 to have 7hrs of comedy a day
30/09/2002 … The BBC's new digital radio station is promising seven hours of comedy a day.
Sun 29 September 2002
Remembering Joan
Plaque unveiled to Carry On star
29/09/2002 … Barbara Windsor has unveiled a plaque to her Carry On co-star Joan Sims.
Sat 28 September 2002
Gentlemen's disagreement
28/09/2002 … The League of Gentlemen have berated the BBC for not publicising their show more - and say it deserves a prime-time BBC1 slot.