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Is Seth MacFarlane's The Orville A Star Trek Show?
21+ hour, 14+ min ago (530+ words) The classic film and television franchise Star Trek is known for its optimistic take on the future, and for blending science fiction action with thought provoking ideas. But as true fans know, the Star Trek series also boasts more than…...
Review: “The Birth of the Pill” at TimeLine Theatre
29+ min ago (26+ words) The adaptation for Jonathan Eig’s non-fiction book of the same name takes theatrical risks and finds some inspired humor, but falls in the “noble effort” category....
Review: 'The Terrors of Jordan Mendoza' is disturbing yet funny, channeling David Lynch's eeriness
59+ min ago (523+ words) Adult Swim's latest surreal sketch show, created by and starring Jordan Mendoza, turns his odd dreams into bite-size episodes featuring an impressive list of guest actors....
Actors Theatre stages hilarious Sherlock Holmes whodunnit | Review
8+ hour, 58+ min ago (581+ words) There's no greater whodunnit writer than Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the man who helped define the classic mystery genre with his iconic character of Sherlock Holmes. And while we've all seen numerous adaptations of Holmes' mysteries played out on the…...
EDINBURGH 2026: BACKSTAGE Q&A
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1198+ words) Backstage ran at the 2026 Camden Fringe and Edinburgh Festival Fringe BroadwayWorld catches up with Yilin Yan, director of the Chinese production of Backstage and founder of Blue Eyes Theatre, to talk about bringing the production to the Camden Fringe and…...
Edinburgh Fringe shows cancelled as comedian says festival has ‘let us all down’
1+ week, 6+ day ago (546+ words) EDINBURGH Fringe comedians have warned that shows are being cancelled as audiences appear to fall away during the final week of the festival. Scottish comic Susie McCabe said performers would leave the Fringe with "a bad taste in their mouths…...
Saturday Night Live UK star reveals sketch costume that went very wrong: "My eye was glued shut"
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (646+ words) SNL UK is back for more chaos this Saturday. Saturday Night Live UK returns to Sky and NOW this weekend for a second season of comedy sketches, political satire and musical performances. The first run of episodes was very well…...
'Writing for SNL UK is intense - I've scraped the barrel and booked a holiday"
20+ hour, 24+ min ago (739+ words) Chris Cantrill just won the ‘Oscars of live comedy’ for his Edinburgh Fringe show Rewildling, and he’s spending the £10,000 prize money on a new chimney. (He’d already booked the holiday, don’t worry.) ‘More of it than you would think is…...
Sorry, Caleb Hearon Is Not Your Clown in ‘Trash Mountain’ Grief Dramedy
18+ hour ago (451+ words) Comedy helped Caleb Hearon process his own father's unexpected death. So when the comic and actor co-wrote Trash Mountain with Ruby Caster, Hearon had to consider how much to lean into comedy as tears roll down his cheeks while starring…...
BBC Audio | Profile | Richard Osman
1+ hour, 36+ min ago (152+ words) The writer, presenter and podcaster Richard Osman has released his latest novel – We Chase Shadows, the second book in his We Solve Murders series. The release follows the success of his Thursday Murder Club novels which have sold millions of…...