Dave Parton – Original Review
01/12/2001 … Despite cultivating the persona of a bitter misfit, Parton seems, at heart, to be an endearingly old-fashioned sort of a comic.
Sat 01 December 2001
Simon Bligh – Original Review
01/12/2001 … Former teacher Bligh is one of those comics who has worked hard to achieve a perfectly polished 20 minute routine, and seems perfectly happy to stay on that plateau.
Janey Godley – Original Review
01/12/2001 … A spirited raconteur, Godley's stock in trade is the personal anecdote, engagingly told and dripping with the sort of bitchy, selfish cynicism that would make Jenny…
Thu 29 November 2001
Comedy's mid-life crisis
29/11/2001 … TV comedies have been criticised for ignoring the middle-aged.
The People's Choice
...but they didn't choose to watch him
29/11/2001 … Seinfeld co-star Jason Alexander has been nominated for a People's Choice Award - even though his sitcom was axed after just five episodes.
Dangerfield out of hospital
Comic recovers from heart attack
29/11/2001 … Rodney Dangerfield has left hospital after his mild heart attack last week.
Brass Eye rapped again
29/11/2001 … Brass Eye has again been rapped by TV watchdogs - this time for a trailer.
Wed 28 November 2001
History is bunk
Terry Jones challenes Renaissance
28/11/2001 … Former Python Terry Jones claims that the Renaissance was not the great artistic leap it is widely believed to be.