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16/11/2006 … Perrier-winner Laura Solon is to star in a new BBC One sitcom set in a local newspaper office.
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US network invests in political comedy
15/11/2006 … The BBC is to make a pilot episode of political comedy The Thick Of It for American network ABC.
Shuffle the jokers
BBC Three's new comedy showcase
15/11/2006 … Rob Rouse is to host a new BBC comedy showcase mixing stand-up performances with home-made clips of the type seen on YouTube.
The B'Stard's back
15/11/2006 … Rik Mayall is to go on the road again with a second Alan B’Stard play.
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15/11/2006 … RUSSELL BRAND will appear at Maxwell's Full Mooners late-night show at the London Comedy Store this Thursday (16).
Comedy addicts
Brand lands role in rehab sitcom
15/11/2006 … Former heroin junkie Russell Brand has landed a role in a new ITV1 sitcom set in a rehab clinic.
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15/11/2006 … THE ROYLE Family have been voted Britain’s favourite TV family ahead of the Trotters, from Only Fools and Horses, and The Simpsons.