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Special Kay

Ticket demand crashes website

21/10/2002 … Demand for Peter Kay tickets has been so high that it crashed the computerised booking system dealing with it.

Ich sage, Ich sage, Ich sage

Germany imports British stand-up

21/10/2002 … The Comedy Store is expanding to Berlin.

You need material, girl

Madonna turns comedy scriptwriter

21/10/2002 … Singer, actress, model .

Vegas joins burning debate

Johnny backs firefighters' strike

21/10/2002 … Johnny Vegas has pledged his support for the firefighters' pay claim, making an impromptu appearance at a union seminar.

Our gay secret

Men Behaving Badly was 'homoerotic'

21/10/2002 … It may come as a surprise to fans, but Men Behaving Badly had a strong gay undertone, according to its creator.

Good morning, Afghanistan

Robin Williams plays Bagram

20/10/2002 … Robin Williams has been entertaining American troops at Afghanistan's Bagram airbase.

My wife's so fat, I won £7,000

Old-fashioned comic wins ITV crown

19/10/2002 … A Northern comic telling gags about how fat his wife is has won ITV1's search for new comedy talent.