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Jennifer Saunders's latest creation

12/12/2006 … Jennifer Saunders has unveiled her latest comic creation, a daytime TV presenter in the vein of Trisha.

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Gervais plans third series of Extras

12/12/2006 … Ricky Gervais is planning a third series of Extras – and he wants Arnold Schwarzenegger to star in it.

Borat wins DVD lawsuit

...but gets hit by another

12/12/2006 … A judge has rejected a bid by two college students to block the DVD release of Borat.

11/12/2006 … FAUX air hostess Pam Ann has started a blog on Chortle.

Norton lands chat show

BBC2 slot from February

11/12/2006 … Graham Norton is to present a weekly chat show on BBC Two from early next year, the BBC has confirmed.

11/12/2006 … JENNY ECLAIR, Dillie Keane and Linda Robson are to take their Grumpy Old Women tour to Australia in April, with runs in Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne.

A vote-winner

Yes Minister named top political comedy

11/12/2006 … Yes Minister is greatest political comedy of all time – according to MPs.

'Sadistic and disgusting'

What the BBC thought of Monty Python

11/12/2006 … BBC bosses were secretly appalled when Monty Python's Flying Circus first aired, finding it ‘sadistic’ and ‘disgusting’.