Three's comedy crowd
24/07/2006 … BBC Three has unveiled its autumn schedules, including pilots from Chris Addison, Mark Watson and Ben Willbond.
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Mon 24 July 2006
Critics' choice
24/07/2006 … The American version of The Office has scooped two more awards – one for best comedy and another for star Steve Carell.
Sun 23 July 2006
Gallic bred?
23/07/2006 … Stand-up comedy has been introduced to French TV audiences for the first time.
Fri 21 July 2006
From net to network
YouTube hit to become TV sitcom
21/07/2006 … A sitcom about making sitcoms that was turned by the networks has been picked up after NBC – after becoming a hit on the YouTube website.
Pitch fest
21/07/2006 … Eight comics – including two Brits – yesterday pitched their sitcom ideas to a panel of top industry executives from America, Canada and the UK.
Past talking
Dara's chat show guests unveiled
21/07/2006 … Vic Reeves, Johnny Vegas and Terry Jones have all been confirmed as guests on Dara O'Briain's new BBC Two chat show, Turn Back Time.
Thu 20 July 2006
Stunted up
20/07/2006 … Peter Kay sidekick Paddy McGuinness is to star as washed-up stuntman Chuck Stryker in a new sitcom.
Case adjourned
More delays for Langham's hearing
20/07/2006 … Chris Langham’s child pornography case has been adjourned yet again.