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04/01/2006 … Ricky Gervais's episode of The Simpsons has been given the thumbs-up by creator Matt Groening.
2006 Archives
Wed 04 January 2006
Oldies but Goodies
3 million watch trio's revival
04/01/2006 … More than 3 million viewers watched BBC Two’s The Return Of The Goodies, reviving hopes the original series will be repeated.
Bet on Vegas
Johnny tipped to win Big Brother
04/01/2006 … Johnny Vegas has been tipped as a favourite to win this year's Celebrity Big Brother – even though he hasn’t been confirmed as taking part.
Mon 02 January 2006
An Army of extras
02/01/2006 … Dozens of ordinary people who played non-speaking extras in Dad’s Army have finally been given a voice.
Sun 01 January 2006
Comedy Showdown
01/01/2006 … Take a really ill-judged idea for a show – a kind of comedy penalty shoot-out – then stage it without much thought to how, exactly, it would work.
John Pinette: Making Light Of Myself
01/01/2006 … Sometimes you just have to put your hands up and admit you just don’t ‘get’ a comic.
Man 1, Bank 0
01/01/2006 … Like millions of people every day, hard-up Patrick Combs was sent some junk mail for a dubious marketing idea – including a phoney cheque for $95,093.