Rowan Atkinson dusts off an old classic sketch from his days at Oxford
Watch the Atkinson bit that fellow undergrad and then-aspiring comedian Richard Curtis saw before deciding to pursue screenwriting instead.
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From the Vault: Red Nose Day 2015 — Will Geraldine finally become the Bishop of Dibley?
Revisiting the institutional, cultural phenomenon of Comic Relief is a perfect way to kick off our new weekly feature on Fridays, From the Vault.
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Alan Davies’ ‘Whites’ to get U.S. remake following long-awaited U.S. broadcast premiere on KERA
The UK version of ‘Whites’ is brilliant. We’ll see about the American remake.
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‘Only Fools And Horses The Musical’ heads to London’s West End
Set in 1989, the musical will show Del Boy and Rodney finding love with Raquel and Cassandra in a rapidly changing Peckham.
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Good & Evil join forces to avert the Apocalypse in ‘Good Omens’ from Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett
Based on the satirical 1990 end of the world novel by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman, Good Omens looks to be devilishly fun (sorry, couldn’t help it). For starters, David Tennant stars as the rockstarish demon Crawley and Michael Sheen as the angel Aziriphale. The on-screen greatness begins when David Tennant’s ‘Crowley’ says, to Michael Sheen’s Aziriphale, “We need to talk…about […]
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50 years on, Home Guard recruiting station to re-open for lost ‘Dad’s Army’ episodes
Dad’s Army, the BBC comedy that revolved around the exploits of a dysfunctional unit of the Home Guard during World War II, turned 50 in 2018. Made up of men ineligible for military service, largely because they were considered too old, hence the name “Dad’s Army”, The Home Guard were to act as a secondary defense […]
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Great British Bake-Off’s Mel and Sue head back to comedy roots
Hosts Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins are gearing up for their very own sitcom, ‘Hitmen.’
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Michael Palin visits ‘unstoppable’ friend, Terry Jones
Palin offered up good news after spending time at Jones’ Hampstead Heath home.
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Sir Ian McKellen schools Ricky Gervais in ‘Acting 101’
With six Laurence Olivier Awards, a Tony Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a BIF Award, two Saturn Awards, four Drama Desk Awards, and two Critics’ Choice Awards to go along with two Oscar nominations, four BAFTA nominations and five Emmy Award nominations, who better to hold court with Ricky Gervais […]
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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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