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© Fox High security surrounded new film
05/07/2007 … Secrecy was so tight around filming of the forthcoming Simpsons movie that the actors were not told about their scenes in advance – and scripts were immediately…
Movie version finally gets green light
05/07/2007 … The much-talked-about movie version of Sex And The City is finally getting under way, with filming due to start in the States this autumn.
04/07/2007 … Rik Mayall has pulled out of more dates on his New Statesman tour because of ill health.
© BBC 04/07/2007 … Catherine Tate is to rejoin the full-time cast of Doctor Who, as the Time Lord’s new companion.
Compensation demand over Brand's gag
03/07/2007 … A Welsh councilor has demanded Russell Brand pay compensation after one of his gags cast a ‘slur’ on her suburb.
03/07/2007 … The BBC spent £88million on British comedy last year – and has vowed to spend even more in the next 12 months.
© Trish Gant 03/07/2007 … Andi Osho, an actress who has been performing stand-up for less than five months, won the Funny Women new talent competition last night.
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