No laughing matter
Israeli comic sparks diplomatic row
19/06/2001 … An Israeli comedian has sparked an international incident by parodying Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak.
Tue 19 June 2001
Mon 18 June 2001
Give Oz a laugh
Aherne plans series down under
18/06/2001 … Caroline Aherne is planning to write a new series based on an Australian family.
How tickled he is!
18/06/2001 … Ken Dodd has been named Britain's best stand-up at The Heritage Foundation Awards for comedy.
The Holy Fail
18/06/2001 … Monty Python and the Holy Grail was so badly received when it first previewed that the team thought they had a flop on their hands.
Benchmark
18/06/2001 … Magistrates have been told to watch Lenny Henry to help them understand black culture.
Sat 16 June 2001
Moore honoured
CBE for Beyond The Fringe star
16/06/2001 … Dudley Moore has been awarded a CBE in the Queen's birthday honours.
Bary Cryer, OBE
16/06/2001 … Comedy veteran Barry Cryer has been made an OBE in the Queen's birthday honours.
Fri 15 June 2001
Healing Ealing
15/06/2001 … The studios synonymous with English movie comedy have been given the go-ahead for a £70million revamp.