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10/04/2007 … Mr Bean has been named Britain's all-time favourite comedy character.
2007 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Tue 10 April 2007
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© BBC His sworn duty
05/04/2007 … Armando Iannucci employs a ‘swearing expert’ on The Thick Of It, to ensure the scripts come back with ‘the most creative swearing’.
Over the Hill
BBC America drops 'outdated' Benny
05/04/2007 … BBC America is to drop Benny Hill from its schedules, saying he’s too outdated.
Wed 04 April 2007
Big Mouth shuts up
Brand quits Big Brother spin-off
04/04/2007 … Russell Brand is to quit the Big Brother spin-off show Big Brother’s Big Mouth after three years.
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2nd series for After You've Gone
04/04/2007 … BBC One has ordered a second series of the Nicholas Lyndhurst comedy After You've Gone.
Tue 03 April 2007
Infamy!
03/04/2007 … The Carry On Cleo line ‘infamy, infamy, they’ve all got it infamy’ has been named the funniest movie one-liner of all time.
Go nuts for Python
Spamalot bid for coconut record
03/04/2007 … The cast of Monty Python's Spamalot are to lead a world record attempt for the world's largest coconut orchestra.
The not-so-Young One
03/04/2007 … Former Young One Adrian Edmondson is moving back into student accommodation for a new ITV1 sitcom.