Angus on TV
Sideways glance at telly faves
14/08/2001 … Angus Deayton is to host a short BBC series taking a typically wry look at TV shows from around the word.
Tue 14 August 2001
Judge Coogan
14/08/2001 … Steve Coogan is to judge the final of the So You Think You're Funny? competition.
Connolly abuse mystery
Big Yin hints that he was victim
14/08/2001 … Billy Connolly has hinted that he could have been the victim of child sex abuse.
Simpsons exposed
14/08/2001 … The Simpsons are to parody Harry Potter, Erin Brockovich and 2001: A Space Odyssey in their next series.
Mon 13 August 2001
Manchest-ha
13/08/2001 … Manchester is to get its own ten-day comedy festival.
You old devil
13/08/2001 … Bob Monkhouse is to provide the voice of the Devil in a new animated sketch show The 73-year-old comedy veteran will play the star of Aaagh! It's The Mr Hell Show,…
Carr scoops BBC title
13/08/2001 … Accounts manager Alan Carr has won this year's BBC New Comedy Award.
Comedy Channel
13/08/2001 … Manchester is to get its own ten-day comedy festival.