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 TV comedy series that launched in 2001
Friday Night With Jonathan Ross
Harry Hill's TV Burp
Two Pints Of Lager And A Packet Of Crisps
The Kumars At No. 42
2DTV
Teachers
Banzai
Bedtime
Other TV series/pilots that launched in 2001
- 'Orrible
- 25 Years Of The Comedy Store
- A Small Summer Party
- Aaagh! It's The Mr Hell Show
- 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
- Atlantis High
- Attention Scum
- Baddiel's Syndrome
- Being Dom Joly
- Bob & Rose
- Caledonia MacBrains
- Can We Carry On, Girls?
- Chums
- Combat Sheep
- Daydream Believers
- Doc Martin
- Doubletake
- Dr Terrible's House Of Horrible
- Fun At The Funeral Parlour
- Happiness
- High Stakes
- Hotel!
- Jim Davidson - Close To The Edge
- Knife & Wife
- Lee Evans - Different Planet Tour
- Lee Evans - So What Now?
- Lee Evans - The Ultimate Experience
- Lee Evans Live At Her Majesty's Theatre
- Life As We Know It
- Linda Green
- London Comedy Festival
- Mega Mela Malai
- Micawber
- Model, Actress, Whatever
- Mr Charity
- Office Gossip
- Orcadia
- Origen's Wake
- Peter Kay Live At The Top Of The Tower
- Pets
- Phoenix Nights
- Renegades Of Magina
- Revolver
- Sam's Game
- Stand Up, Fall Over.... It's Lee Evans
- Take The Mike
- The Armando Iannucci Shows
- The Dave Gorman Collection
- The Karen Dunbar Show
- The Mitchell And Webb Situation
- The Office
- The Savages
- The Sketch Show
- The Sketch Show Story
- Turn The World Down
- Unnovations
- World Of Pub
Notable radio series that launched in 2001
Dave Podmore
Robin And Wendy's Wet Weekends
Think The Unthinkable
Double Income, No Kids Yet
Two Doors Down
Other Radio series/pilots that launched in 2001
- All The Young Dudes
- At Home With The Snails
- Best Sellers: The Life And Times Of Peter Sellers
- Goon Again
- Innes Own World
- Kenny Everett: The BBC Local Radio Years
- Linda Smith's A Brief History Of Timewasting
- Thou Art Awful ... But I Like Thee
British comedy films in 2001
Arthur's Dyke
Blow Dry
Bridget Jones's Diary
Greenfingers
High Heels And Low Lifes
Lucky Break
Mean Machine
Mike Bassett: England Manager
The Parole Officer
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