The last 24 hours in comedy: 6 June 2012

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  • Good riddance, bad rubbish: New Girl has been dumped from Channel 4 to E4. SSP
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  • Lee Kern has landed a new prank show on E4, meaning that BBC One, ITV1, BBC Three and Sky all now have hidden cam shows running. SSP
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  • Jim Jefferies has landed a 13-part series on FX in America with Legit, following a Jim-like character looking for ways to legitimise his life. Sounds more Braff than Jefferies, but we're willing to give it the benefit of the doubt. Deadline
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  • Time Out have done an amazing takedown of the London Comedy Club. If you've ever run the gauntlet of comedy club flyerers in Leicester Square, you'll want to read this. Time Out 
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  • We can expect a Glee-style episode from Holly Walsh and Sharon Horgan's new BBC Three prison comedy Bad Sugar. TV Choice
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  • And Alice Lowe is blogging about taking Sightseers to Cannes which is looking like something that will be worth reading. 'I haven’t got the right dress or a penis.' Fantastic. Film 4