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Tue 25 July 2006
Making a splash
Walliams is Sports Personality favourite
25/07/2006 … David Walliams has become favourite to win the BBC’s prestigious Sports Personality of the Year award for his cross-Channel swim.
Welcome to Springfield
25/07/2006 … Natalie Portman, Kiefer Sutherland, the White Stripes and Dr Phil will be among the guest voices on the next season of The Simpsons.
Mon 24 July 2006
Three's comedy crowd
24/07/2006 … BBC Three has unveiled its autumn schedules, including pilots from Chris Addison, Mark Watson and Ben Willbond.
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.