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Monday, February 2 2009

The New Golden Age of British TV Comedy

Every once in awhile, Britain rules over America. The Office, Spaced, Coupling and other British shows are gradually narrowing the Atlantic-sized gap between the United States and England.


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Digital Dynamite: The 30 Best DVDs of 2007

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Wednesday, November 28 2007

Extras: The Complete Second Season

Extras is filled with celebrity cameos, pratfalls, bawdy jokes, shameless mugging, and larger than life idiots.


Thursday, January 25 2007

Extras

Andy returns to the people who admire him unconditionally -- just because he's on TV. There's sadness in his smile as he hoists a pint with the madding crowd.


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Extras

Extras finds a rich vein of comic agony in the world of film and television background players.


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LOS ANGELES — British comedian Ricky Gervais' third television series, after "The Office" and "Extras," is a cartoon called "The Ricky Gervais Show." Its audio…


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