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Comedian, Emma Doran - “I’m like a Jack Russell; all bark but really I just want to be up on the couch!”
10+ hour, 28+ min ago (170+ words) Comedian Emma Doran talks through key moments in her life and the soundtrack that went alongside them; from becoming pregnant in her leaving cert year, to getting her comedy career started. Her choices range from Jerry Lee Lewis to Liberty…...
April Fool! Why are some people more gullible than others?
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (966+ words) Opinion: today is a good time to reflect on the psychology of gullibility and our willingness to believe absurd stories By Joseph Paul Forgas, UNSW Homo sapiens is probably an intrinsically gullible species. We owe our evolutionary success to culture,…...
Steve Carell says Rudd warned him against The Office
1+ week, 3+ day ago (296+ words) Steve Carell has recalled how his good friend and fellow actor Paul Rudd advised him against auditioning for the US version of The Office. The UK version of the sitcom, created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant aired from 2001 to…...
Nicola Coughlan among celebrity guests in SNL UK debut
1+ week, 6+ day ago (455+ words) Saturday Night Live UK has kicked off its first show with guest appearances from Bridgerton star Nicola Coughlan, TV presenter Graham Norton and Canadian actor Michael Cera. The first episode of the sketch show was hosted by American actress and…...
Jamie Dornan among Saturday Night Live UK hosts
2+ week, 13+ hour ago (292+ words) Irish actor Jamie Dornan is among the first celebrity hosts announced for the UK version of Saturday Night Live. The Co Down native will take the lead on 28 March alongside rock band Wolf Alice as musical performers and Riz Ahmed…...
Why it's time to celebrate Grace O'Malley, Ireland's Pirate Queen
2+ week, 19+ hour ago (1022+ words) Sailor, plunderer, mercenary, wife: Grace O'Malley contained a multitude. As a slew of projects in her name unfurl, Kate Demolder discovers why the world has aligned itself with Ireland's nearly-forgotten queen. News landed in the Irish historical world with a…...
Ciarán Hinds hits the Irish roads in The Three Urns
4+ week, 2+ day ago (152+ words) Ciar'n Hinds will be back in cinemas next month in the gentle Irish road movie The Three Urns. Written and directed by John-Paul Davidson and Stephen Warbeck, The Three Urns also stars Olga Kurylenko, Stephen Dillane, Lisa Dwane, Stephen Fry,…...
Styles jokes about Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor on SNL
2+ week, 6+ day ago (409+ words) Harry Styles aimed a joke at Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor in his opening monologue during Saturday Night Live (SNL). The former One Direction star, who is currently top of album and singles charts, returned to the US show for a second stint…...
Hundreds of Father Ted fans gather for annual festival
3+ week, 6+ day ago (551+ words) Hundreds of Father Ted fanatics have made their way to Inis M'r on the Aran Islands for the annual TedFest. The centre piece of this weekend's madness is the Sacred Heart tapestry that hangs over the couch in Craggy Island....
Irish murder-mystery Báite will keep you guessing
4+ week, 2+ day ago (281+ words) Welcome to rural Ireland, summer 1975. It is All-Ireland Football Final weekend, and the local pub has just bought a colour TV for the occasion. However, the mood of this small village has been dampened by the discovery of a body…...