Diller quits stand-up
18/04/2002 … Phyllis Diller is ending her stand-up comedy career - after 47 years.
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Thu 18 April 2002
Comedy code
Hunt on for funny new web ideas
18/04/2002 … Channel 4 is giving aspiring comedy writers the chance to have their ideas made into a website.
Banzai sold to Japan
Will it work? Place bet NOW!!!!!
18/04/2002 … Banzai, the show that parodies Japanese TV, has been sold - to Japan.
Wed 17 April 2002
Send in the clones
Skinner to host impressions show
17/04/2002 … Frank Skinner is to host a new TV show featuring amateur impersonations.
Golden couple
17/04/2002 … Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders are to become the first women to receive an honorary Golden Rose at the Montreux Television Festival.
Starry night
Big fundraiser to close festival
17/04/2002 … Jo Brand is to headline a star-studded charity gala to bring the London Comedy Festival to a close.
Making a bad impression
McGowan berates today's comedy
17/04/2002 … Alistair McGowan has laid into modern comedy, saying it's either too silly or too aggressive.
A funny old city
London Comedy Festival launched
17/04/2002 … The London Comedy Festival has officially unveiled its programme - with 265 events under its banner.