Benny the thief
Hill 'despised' for stealing gags
15/04/2002 … Benny Hill was a prolific thief of jokes, a new biography has revealed.
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Mon 15 April 2002
Vegas dishes out health tips
Johnny is face of food hygiene
15/04/2002 … He may not be the first person that springs to mind when it comes to health issues, but Johnny Vegas is fronting a new campaign to promote food hygiene.
Sun 14 April 2002
Dud's £5m will
Estranged sons inherit fortune
14/04/2002 … Dudley Moore left an estimated £5million fortune, the bulk of it to the two sons he hadn't seen for three years.
Sat 13 April 2002
Big down under
Melbourne fest shatters records
13/04/2002 … The Melbourne comedy festival is shattering box office records.
Fri 12 April 2002
We're Rio-lly sorry
12/04/2002 … Bosses at The Simpsons have issued an apology, of sorts, for upsetting tourist leaders in Rio de Janeiro.
Office party
Sitcom celebrates two more awards
12/04/2002 … Ricky Gervais's sitcom The Office has won two more accolades at a showbiz awards bash.
Ellen lands chat show
Daily progamme to launch in 2003
12/04/2002 … Ellen DeGeneres is to become a talk-show host.
Thu 11 April 2002
Semis on
Next round in UK's biggest talent hunt
11/04/2002 … The semi-finals of the competition billed as Britain's biggest comedy talent search have been announced.