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© BBC Another twist in the British Comedy Award saga
21/05/2008 … Catherine Tate may NOT have been the rightful winner of the British Comedy Award at the centre of a vote-rigging scandal after all, the show’s producers have claimed.
Show gets boost from BBC iPlayer
20/05/2008 … Gavin and Stacey is proving to be one of the biggest hits on BBC’s iPlayer.
© ITV ...but Echo Beach falls silent
20/05/2008 … ITV sitcom Moving Wallpaper has been recommissioned for a second series, but without its accompanying soap opera, Echo Beach.
© Ealing Studios 19/05/2008 … Ealing Studios is to make a sequel to the recent hit St Trinian’s film.
© HBO Gervais reveals the 'real' Office
19/05/2008 … Ricky Gervais appeared on American TV institution Saturday Night Live at the weekend to reveal the 'true' inspiration behind The Office.
17/05/2008 … The first acts have been unveiled for the Mighty Boosh’s festival.
16/05/2008 … A 24-year-old man who runs a coffee shop in Eccleston, Lancashire is called Michael Palin.
16/05/2008 … Paul Longley has made it through to the final of Chortle’s Student Comedy Award after winning the people’s choice vote.
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