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  • A Labor Day salute to the employees of Grace Brothers Department Store
    September 3, 2018

    A Labor Day salute to the employees of Grace Brothers Department Store

    In the United States, Labor Day, the first Monday in September, is a creation of the labor movement, dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers.

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  • Happy 60th, Sir Lenny Henry!
    August 29, 2018

    Happy 60th, Sir Lenny Henry!

    Here’s wishing a coveted third Michelin star to Le Chateau Anglais and Chef Gareth Blackstock for his alter ego, Sir Lenny Henry’s 60th birthday today. Given that Chef Blackstock’s restaurant was one of the few in the United Kingdom to receive a two-star rating from Michelin we felt it would be the only fitting gift […]

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  • Valco to ‘serve you right’ one final time as “Trollied” calls it a day with Christmas special
    August 28, 2018

    Valco to ‘serve you right’ one final time as “Trollied” calls it a day with Christmas special

    After seven series and 70+ episodes, the staff at the Warrington branch of Valco supermarket will say goodbye as Trollied closes its doors for the final time this Christmas. Sky One’s long-running sitcom will return for a one-hour finale with store manager Gavin Strong (Being Human‘s Jason Watkins) still standing strong at the helm. In addition to Watkins, Trollied stars Chanel Cresswell […]

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  • More workplace politics ahead for William Shakespeare as ‘Upstart Crow’ returns for S3
    August 19, 2018

    More workplace politics ahead for William Shakespeare as ‘Upstart Crow’ returns for S3

    David Mitchell returns in the main role of William Shakespeare when the third series of the Ben Elton comedy Upstart Crow begins Wednesday, August 29 at 8.30pm on BBC Two. This time around we’ll see busy at work and home as he struggles to juggle his roles as father, husband, commuter and literary genius. Series 3 will also see […]

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  • Real-life Arkwright’s in danger of ‘calling it a day’ after 90 years
    August 17, 2018

    Real-life Arkwright’s in danger of ‘calling it a day’ after 90 years

    After 90 years of serving the community of Thornbury in Gloucestershire, the shop that is credited as being the inspiration for the classic British comedy series, Open All Hours, could be forced to shut after complaints that their outdoor display is a health and safety risk for mobility scooters (i.e. goods stacked outside to entice passerby’s to come inside […]

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  • Support your local independent bookstore with a visit to ‘Black Books’, a.k.a. Collinge & Clark
    August 16, 2018

    Support your local independent bookstore with a visit to ‘Black Books’, a.k.a. Collinge & Clark

    One of the insanely large number of great things about London is the ability to stumble across a seemingly innocent storefront that you instantly recognize from your favorite British comedy or drama series. Yes, you can always travel to Yorkshire, Portmeirion on the coast of North Wales, or Cornwall but it’s still pretty cool to […]

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  • The Doctor is In — Stephen Mangan’s “Hang Ups” begins Wednesday on Channel 4
    August 7, 2018

    The Doctor is In — Stephen Mangan’s “Hang Ups” begins Wednesday on Channel 4

    Stephen Mangan (Green Wing, I’m Alan Partridge, Dirk Gently, Episodes) heads an all-star cast that reads like a who’s who of British comedy in Hang Ups, beginning Wednesday at 10p on Channel 4. Mangan stars as Dr. Richard Pitt, an unconventional therapist trying to keep his life, and patients, from falling apart. Starring alongside Mangan, who […]

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  • Fancy a romantic getaway in … Dibley?
    August 5, 2018

    Fancy a romantic getaway in … Dibley?

    Vicar of Dibley fans can now stay in the village where the show was filmed right opposite the church which served as St Barnabus in the hit series starring Dawn French as the Reverend Geraldine Granger. Set in the fictional Oxfordshire village of Dibley, the series was filmed near Henley-on-Thames in the Buckinghamshire village of […]

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  • Unearthed ‘Monty Python & the Holy Grail’ sketches reveal a more conventional ending, a wild west saloon and…the Pink Knight?
    August 2, 2018

    Unearthed ‘Monty Python & the Holy Grail’ sketches reveal a more conventional ending, a wild west saloon and…the Pink Knight?

    Recently unearthed material in the private archives of Monty Python member Michael Palin has revealed some oddly interesting sketches that, ultimately, never made it to the final version of Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Palin gave the British Library his archives last June, a majority of which has been catalogued and is already available in the library’s […]

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  • Benny Hill’s The Strolling Ones – part of the British Invasion that never landed in the U.S.
    July 28, 2018

    Benny Hill’s The Strolling Ones – part of the British Invasion that never landed in the U.S.

    In the overall British comedy landscape, The Benny Hill Show had more than its share of slapstick, mime and double entendre during its brilliant run from the mid-50s up until the British sketch comedy series was cancelled in the late 80s. A steady decline in ratings and what was, at the time, a very high production cost of approximately £450,000 […]

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