The Scottish Office
24/07/2002 … Ricky Gervais is to reveal the secrets of The Office at this year's Edinburgh Television Festival.
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Wed 24 July 2002
Out this Weak
Link's comedy special ready to air
24/07/2002 … The comedians' edition of The Weakest Link is to be shown this Saturday.
Where there's a Bill...
24/07/2002 … Bill Bailey is to host the final of one of Britain's biggest new comedy competitions.
A funny Ealing...
Studios seek the next Comic Strip
24/07/2002 … Ealing Studios is planning to assemble a comedy troupe to emulate the success of alternative comedy pioneers The Comic Strip.
Tue 23 July 2002
A little bit of politics...
Ben calls for all drugs to be legalised
23/07/2002 … Ben Elton has called for hard drugs like heroin and crack cocaine to be legalised.
The full Montre
Canadian fest ends on box office high
23/07/2002 … The Montreal comedy festival has drawn to a close - shattering box office records.
Mon 22 July 2002
Seinfeld's Family ties
Did comic's dad have mob links?
22/07/2002 … Jerry Seinfeld's bar mitzvah was paid for by the mob, a new book claims.
Sun 21 July 2002
This premiere has ceased to be...
Unseen Chapman sketches will stay that way
21/07/2002 … A legal row has scuppered plans to premiere previously unseen Graham Chapman sketches at the Edinburgh Fringe.