Syrian refugee comedy ‘Home’ a sweet surprise at BBC Showcase
‘Home’ is not only funny but will remind us all what the concept of home really means.
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‘Warren’ brings Martin Clunes’ career full circle with return to sitcom comedy
While there’s no phobia for blood this time around, Warren Thompson does find himself living in an area he doesn’t like, thinks the world is against him, always knows best and speaks his mind.
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North Norfolk’s finest returns to BBC One in ‘This Time with Alan Partridge’
His ’90s chat show was abruptly canceled after fatally shooting a guest on-air. He shunned the dated concept of television to become the host of North Norfolk’s digital web series ‘Mid Morning Matters.’ Now, Alan Partridge returns for the temporary gig of a lifetime as the stand-in co-host of an evening weekday magazine show.
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Red Nose Day 2019 to reunite ‘Four Weddings and a Funeral’ cast — for a fifth wedding
BBC One will be the place to be on Friday, March 15, as Red Nose Day will once again revive a Richard Curtis rom-com for charity.
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Mr. Humphries may have been ‘free,’ but John Inman’s memorabilia goes up for auction
Twelve years after his death, a bit of John Inman’s personal items and memorabilia from British sitcom ‘Are You Being Served?’ is headed to auction on Tuesday, February 19.
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R.I.P. Clive Swift, aka Richard Bucket (pronounced Bouquet)
Clive Swift, known to millions as Hyacinth Bucket’s long-suffering husband Richard in the BBC One 90s sitcom, Keeping Up Appearances, died Friday after a short illness at the age of 82. Swift, who spent 10 years at the Royal Shakespeare Company before breaking into television, also acted in such series as Peak Practice, Born and […]
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Rowan Atkinson returns to the pulpit in BBC Radio 4 comedy, #Godswork
Over the years, the Brits have placed an importance on developing radio drama and comedy, whether experimental or alternative, as a means of showcasing new talent, providing a venue for established talent and incubating new ideas that could, quite possibly, find its way to television. BBC Radio 4, in particular, is the master of the […]
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The Great British Bake Off unimpressed with Theresa’s Brexit Crumble showstopper
If you find yourself currently in America without a good understanding of just what went down last Tuesday in the House of Commons, leave it to The Daily Show to use one of the major British exports that Americans are actually familiar with, The Great British Bake Off, to try and explain. Essentially, Britain’s ruling Conservative party has until Monday […]
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From the Vault: “Yes Minister” proves that life imitates art after Tuesday’s historic Brexit vote
Whether Tuesday’s historic House of Commons vote to reject Prime Minister Theresa May’s current plan to move ahead with Brexit on March 29, 2019 will go down in the history books as a comedy or tragedy remains to be seen. Even with the unheard of/historic vote count of 432-202, one thing is certain, however, is that it […]
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Arkwright’s remains open as series 6 of ‘Still Open All Hours’ is confirmed!
The “grocer with the gift of gab” once again will stand behind the till when series 6 of’ Still Open All Hours’ resumes filming in early 2019.
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