Last of the Summer Wine, the long-running British situation comedy written by Roy Clarke (Open All Hours, Keeping Up Appearances, Still Open All Hours, Young Hyacinth) that lasted for 31 years (1973-2010) has lost one of its most lovable characters. Jean Fergusson, the mini-skirt wearing, peroxide blonde Marina, died late last week at the age of 74. […]
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It was Sunday, 5 October, 1969 that Monty Python’s Flying Circus premiered at 10:55p on BBC1. Leave it to the greatness of Southpark to acknowledge the 50th anniversary of Monty Python’s Flying Circus last night with a brilliant wind up of the classic John Cleese/Michael Palin Dead Parrot sketch.
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The Big Bang Theory stars Jim Parsons and Mayim Bialik, who played Sheldon Cooper and Amy Farrah Fowler on the recently ended CBS sitcom, have partnered for Carla, a new multi-camera comedy to be based on Miranda Hart’s BBC series Miranda.
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In the day and age of present day comedy whereby a number of classic British and American situation comedies are being re-made even if it’s just for a one-off special, one has to wonder whether or not the much more politically correct climate of 2019 would lend itself to a remake of the Jeremy Lloyd/David Croft classic, ‘Allo ‘Allo.
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The career of Bill Owen, who passed away 20 years ago this month (12 July 1999) at the age of 85, was a prime example of how appearing in one British comedy series for almost three decades can all but eliminate an entire lifetime of greatness in the public mind.
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To celebrate the 10th anniversary of what has to be one of the most refreshing British situation comedies to come along in recent memory, the cast of Miranda will reunite this November for a special evening of more fun than the law allows. Careful to be clear that this is not going to be a new […]
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Sanjeev Bhaskar, who stars as DI Sunny Khan in the popular British crime drama series ‘Unforgotten,’ has early acting roots in comedy that date back to the late ’90s series ‘Goodness Gracious Me,’ a sketch comedy series starring four British Indian actors.
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The Kodak moment of Quarmby’s appearance on the classic British comedy, Fawlty Towers, occurs as Manuel (Andrew Sachs) frantically searches the dining room for Basil, his pet ‘Siberian hamster’, and Polly (Connie Booth) offers the unsuspecting Mr. Carnegie a biscuit only to be confronted by the four-legged Basil hiding in the biscuit tin.
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In the West London borough of Ealing, Derek “Del Boy” Trotter of ‘Only Fools And Horses’ fame could become the latest addition to the city’s list of statues.
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Red Nose Day has to be the single most brilliant example known to man of how an entire country demonstrates the ability to rally around a charitable cause. With Hugh Grant and Andie MacDowell looking on as loving parents, ‘One Red Nose Day and a Wedding’ gave viewers a heartwarming twist that no one saw coming.
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