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  1. Home
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  4. 2001

British Comedy in 2001

  • Johnny Vegas was Best Newcomer at the British Comedy Awards. Winners
  • The Garth Marenghi team won the Edinburgh Comedy Award
  • The Office made a lowkey debut on the BBC in this year
  • Over 21 million viewers tuned in for the return of Only Fools And Horses

Notable comedies debuting in 2001

Friday Night With Jonathan Ross. Jonathan Ross. Copyright: Hot Sauce.TV

Friday Night With Jonathan Ross

Harry Hill's TV Burp. Harry Hill. Copyright: Avalon Television.TV

Harry Hill's TV Burp

Two Pints Of Lager And A Packet Of Crisps. Image shows from L to R: Louise (Kathryn Drysdale), Jonny Keogh (Ralf Little), Donna Henshaw (Natalie Casey), Janet (Sheridan Smith), Gary 'Gaz' Wilkinson (Will Mellor). Copyright: BBC.TV

Two Pints Of Lager And A Packet Of Crisps

The Kumars At No. 42. Image shows from L to R: Ummi (Meera Syal), Sanjeev Kumar (Sanjeev Bhaskar), Dad (Vincent Ebrahim), Mum (Indira Joshi). Copyright: Hat Trick Productions.TV

The Kumars At No. 42

Just William - Live!. Martin Jarvis. Copyright: Jarvis and Ayres Productions.Radio

Just William - Live!

2DTV. Copyright: London Weekend Television.TV

2DTV

Dave Podmore. Dave 'Pod' Podmore (Christopher Douglas).Radio

Dave Podmore

Kay Stonham.Radio

Robin And Wendy's Wet Weekends

Teachers. Simon Casey (Andrew Lincoln). Copyright: Tiger Aspect Productions.TV

Teachers

Think The Unthinkable. Image shows from L to R: Owen (David Mitchell), Daisy de Vere (Catherine Shepherd), Ryan Packer (Marcus Brigstocke), Sophie Stott (Emma Kennedy). Copyright: BBC.Radio

Think The Unthinkable

Banzai.TV

Banzai

Bedtime. Image shows from L to R: Andrew Oldfield (Timothy West), Alice Oldfield (Sheila Hancock). Copyright: Hat Trick Productions.TV

Bedtime

Creme De La Crime. Copyright: BBC.Radio

Creme De La Crime

Double Income, No Kids Yet. Image shows from L to R: Lucy (Elizabeth Carling), Daniel (David Tennant). Copyright: BBC.Radio

Double Income, No Kids Yet

The Change.Radio

The Change

Two Doors Down.Radio

Two Doors Down

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All TV comedy broadcast in 2001

  • 'Orrible
  • 25 Years Of The Comedy Store
  • 2DTV
  • A Small Summer Party
  • Aaagh! It's The Mr Hell Show
  • Absolutely Fabulous
  • Adrian Mole: The Cappuccino Years
  • Alter Ego
  • Arena: The Entertainers - Drake's Progress
  • Arena: The Entertainers - Max Bygraves - I Wanna Tell You A Story
  • Arena: The Entertainers - Sykes And A Day
  • Armstrong And Miller
  • Atlantis High
  • Attention Scum
  • Baddiel's Syndrome
  • Banzai
  • Beast
  • Bedtime
  • Being Dom Joly
  • Bob & Rose
  • Bob Martin
  • Brass Eye
  • Caledonia MacBrains
  • Can We Carry On, Girls?
  • Chambers
  • Chewin' The Fat
  • Chums
  • Cold Feet
  • Combat Sheep
  • Comedy Store
  • Comic Relief
  • Coupling
  • Daydream Believers
  • Doc Martin
  • Doubletake
  • Dr Terrible's House Of Horrible
  • Friday Night With Jonathan Ross
  • Fun At The Funeral Parlour
  • Gimme Gimme Gimme
  • Goodness Gracious Me
  • Happiness
  • Harry Enfield Presents...
  • Harry Hill's TV Burp
  • Have I Got News For You
  • Heroes Of Comedy
  • High Stakes
  • Hotel!
  • Jim Davidson - Close To The Edge
  • Jonathan Creek
  • Knife & Wife
  • Last Of The Summer Wine
  • Lee Evans - Different Planet Tour
  • Lee Evans - So What Now?
  • Lee Evans - The Ultimate Experience
  • Lee Evans Live At Her Majesty's Theatre
  • Legends
  • Life As We Know It
  • Linda Green
  • London Comedy Festival
  • Los Dos Bros
  • Mega Mela Malai
  • Micawber
  • Model, Actress, Whatever
  • Monarch Of The Glen
  • Mr Charity
  • My Family
  • My Hero
  • My Uncle Silas
  • Never Mind The Buzzcocks
  • Office Gossip
  • Only An Excuse?
  • Only Fools And Horses
  • Orcadia
  • Origen's Wake
  • People Like Us
  • Perfect World
  • Peter Kay Live At The Top Of The Tower
  • Pets
  • Phoenix Nights
  • Renegades Of Magina
  • Renford Rejects
  • Revolver
  • Rex The Runt
  • Rock Profile
  • Room 101
  • Smack The Pony
  • Spaced
  • Stand Up, Fall Over.... It's Lee Evans
  • Stella Street
  • Supergirly
  • Take The Mike
  • Teachers
  • Terri McIntyre
  • The Adam And Joe Show
  • The Best Of British
  • The Brian Conley Show
  • The British Comedy Awards
  • The Dave Gorman Collection
  • The Fast Show
  • The Grimleys
  • The Karen Dunbar Show
  • The Kumars At No. 42
  • The Mitchell And Webb Situation
  • The Office
  • The Savages
  • The Sketch Show
  • The Sketch Show Story
  • The Unforgettable...
  • Time Gentlemen Please
  • Trigger Happy TV
  • Turn The World Down
  • TV To Go
  • Two Pints Of Lager And A Packet Of Crisps
  • Unnovations
  • World Of Pub
  • Zzzap!

All radio comedy broadcast in 2001

  • Absolute Power
  • All The Young Dudes
  • At Home With The Snails
  • Best Sellers: The Life And Times Of Peter Sellers
  • Brian Appleton's History Of Rock 'n' Roll
  • Cold Comfort Farm
  • Comic Fringes
  • Coming Alive
  • Dave Podmore
  • Dead Ringers
  • Double Income, No Kids Yet
  • Goon Again
  • How Tickled Am I?
  • I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue
  • Innes Own World
  • It's Been A Bad Week
  • Jeremy Hardy Speaks To The Nation
  • Just William - Live!
  • Kenny Everett: The BBC Local Radio Years
  • Late
  • Linda Smith's A Brief History Of Timewasting
  • Little Britain
  • Married
  • Millport
  • Old Harry's Game
  • Revolting People
  • Robin And Wendy's Wet Weekends
  • That Reminds Me
  • The 99p Challenge
  • The Big Booth
  • The Boosh
  • The Hudson And Pepperdine Show
  • The Mark Steel Lecture
  • The Motion Show
  • The News Huddlines
  • The News Quiz
  • The Very World Of Milton Jones
  • Think The Unthinkable
  • Thou Art Awful ... But I Like Thee

Film comedies released in 2001

  • Arthur's Dyke
  • Blow Dry
  • Born Romantic
  • Bridget Jones's Diary
  • Crush
  • Dog Eat Dog
  • Greenfingers
  • High Heels And Low Lifes
  • Jump Tomorrow
  • Late Night Shopping
  • Lucky Break
  • Mean Machine
  • Mike Bassett: England Manager
  • The Parole Officer
  • What's Cooking?
  • When Brendan Met Trudy

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