Among IFC's original shows is a comedy called The Whitest Kids You Know, an example of programs that DeMontreux calls "edgy, " and an equal-opportunity offender among cable networks like Comedy Central, Cartoon Network and FX.

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She was cast in a series called Pardon the Expression, a comedy spin-off from Coronation Street, before retiring and then appearing on Coronation Street.

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Harmon has also been called a comedy visionary, for creating original characters, like Ben Chang, a former Spanish professor who is obsessed with a charred mannequin leg.

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The ladies competing for best lead actress in a comedy series conspired on a gag when their category was called.

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There's another film that will probably fall into that realm called "Waitress, " which is a low-budget romantic comedy about waitresses starring Kerri Russell.

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But audiences are always clamouring for a good true story, as evidenced by live comedy, the memoir glut and so-called reality television.

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They thought it would make a good companion show to run with another series they were producing called Head Case, another grossly LA comedy about the soul-gutting series of disallusions that surround us.

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