New mag Pokes fun
'First satirical launch in 23 years'
28/07/2002 … A new national satirical magazine is to be launched at the Edinburgh Festival.
Latest News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Sun 28 July 2002
Sat 27 July 2002
Reading aloud
27/07/2002 … Ross Noble, Sean Lock and Phil Kay are among the comics appearing at this year's Leeds and Reading festivals.
Homer silenced
Comic banned from using Simpsons voice
27/07/2002 … Homer Simpson has been silenced on a stand-up comedy album following a legal row.
Fri 26 July 2002
Doddy: Did he diddle?
26/07/2002 … Ken Dodd's famous tax-evasion trial is to be raked over for a new Channel 4 documentary.
Alien culture
Radio's foreigners-only comedy show
26/07/2002 … Greg Proops is to front a new Radio 2 comedy series giving an outsider's perspective of the UK.
Thu 25 July 2002
Grieving Moore stays home
Satirist cancels Edinburgh shows
25/07/2002 … American satirist Michael Moore has pulled out of the Edinburgh Festival.
Clary's gay benefit
Julian joins Edinburgh fundraiser
25/07/2002 … Julian Clary has announced an Edinburgh Festival date.
Comedy pioneer Denham dies
25/07/2002 … Maurice Denham, one of the pioneering actors in British radio comedy, has died at the age of 92.