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"Showtime has ordered a third season of its hit series The Big C.  Darlene Hunt&amp;#039;s cancer comedy-drama will return to the network with ten new episodes in the second quarter of 2012.  The Big C stars Laura Linney as terminal cancer patient Cathy, who attempts to find humour in the wake of her diagnosis.  Showrunner Jenny Bicks told The Hollywood Reporter: &amp;quot;We love working together and we&amp;#039;re excited to keep exploring where Cathy&amp;#039;s going.  &amp;quot;We&amp;#039;ve all become - as many shows do - a family, and it&amp;#039;s a terrific place to be so we&amp;#039;re excited to keep going for as long as Cathy can keep going.&amp;quot; Linney previously suggested that comedy helps people deal with difficult parts of reality and that The Big C deals with issues close to her heart.  The show&amp;#039;s second season saw Hugh Dancy and Parker Posey take on multi-episode guest starring roles.  The Big C airs Mondays at 10.30pm on Showtime. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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