Hughes Buzzes off
And Bailey takes his pop quiz place
02/08/2002 … Sean Hughes is quitting Never Mind The Buzzcocks - and Bill Bailey is to take his place.
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Fri 02 August 2002
Festival season 'is too long'
Fringe bigwig wants a shorter event
02/08/2002 … One of the leading lights of the Edinburgh Fringe has called for the festival season to be shortened.
Thu 01 August 2002
Joan plans Broadway assault
London shows head back to New York
01/08/2002 … Joan Rivers is planning to take her West End hit Broke And Alone back to the US.
Edinburgh is good for you
It's science, so it must be true...
01/08/2002 … With its all-night bingeing, sleep depravation and deep-fried breakfasts, the Edinburgh Fringe is rarely thought of as an oasis of healthy living.
Kumars deal is 'lousy'
01/08/2002 … American TV bosses made a 'lousy' deal to buy up The Kumars at No.
Wed 31 July 2002
Bar-room jokers
31/07/2002 … Some of Britain's newest comedy talent is to be showcased on a new ITV2 series.
Big Train rapped
Shot teacher sketch 'tasteless'
31/07/2002 … Sketch show Big Train has been rapped for showing a teacher being shot in front of a classroom of children.
That funny Ealing...
31/07/2002 … Six classic Ealing comedies are being re-released to mark the 100th anniversary of the studios.