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18/08/2005 … Channel 4 has launched a hunt to find new British sitcoms after discovering the number of such shows has slumped by factor of seven in the past 20 years.
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Thu 18 August 2005
Dental as anything
18/08/2005 … Men Behaving Badly creator Simon Nye has written an ITV1 comedy drama about a love affair between a prison officer and a dental assistant.
A dramatic life
18/08/2005 … A new play about the life of Richard Pryor has opened in New York.
Wed 17 August 2005
He's done it!
17/08/2005 … Mark Watson has completed his record-breaking 2,005-minute stand-up show.
Added Extras
17/08/2005 … BBC Two has commissioned a second series of Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant's Extras.
The Marks brothers
17/08/2005 … Jimmy Carr, Martin Freeman and Bob Mortimer have been signed up to be the new faces of Marks & Spencer.
Tue 16 August 2005
The Cat's pyjamas
16/08/2005 … The Jimmy Carr panel game 8 Out of 10 Cats has landed a second series after attracting good ratings.
Up for the Dubble
16/08/2005 … The shortlist for this year’s Dubble Act award, for the best comedy partnership on the Edinburgh Fringe, has been announced.