Special Kay
21/10/2002 … Demand for Peter Kay tickets has been so high that it crashed the computerised booking system dealing with it.
Latest News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Mon 21 October 2002
Ich sage, Ich sage, Ich sage
Germany imports British stand-up
21/10/2002 … The Comedy Store is expanding to Berlin.
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.
Sun 20 October 2002
Good morning, Afghanistan
20/10/2002 … Robin Williams has been entertaining American troops at Afghanistan's Bagram airbase.
Sat 19 October 2002
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.
A question of faith
Comic Mirza hosts BBC1 Islam show
19/10/2002 … Muslim comic Shazia Mirza is to present a BBC1 programme about Islam.