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Cast of Saturday Night Live revealed ahead of show's UK launch | LBC
9+ hour, 22+ min ago (587+ words) Hit US show Saturday Night Live is set to launch in the UK this weekend, with comedian Tina Fey set to helm the inaugural episode. The US actress and comedian, 55, will front the debut episode on Saturday alongside a newly-revealed…...
Ned Stork! Game of Thrones star Sean Bean to host birdwatching podcast | LBC
2+ mon, 7+ hour ago (490+ words) The veteran actor, 66, will take on a new role related to his keen love of 'birding' Sean Bean is set to swap swords for starlings as the Game of Thrones star announced he is the new host of a bird-watching…...
Comedian's memoir reveals Traitors' Stephen Fry 'minutes from death' during 90s drug binge | LBC
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (821+ words) Stephen Fry was "minutes away from suffering permanent brain damage" and even death after "whacking cocaine up his nose" according to comedian Ben Elton. Celebrity Traitors star Stephen Fry survived a "near-death experience" after cocaine and drink fuelled binge in…...
I’m A Celebrity: All Stars line-up revealed as 14 fan favourites return for series two | LBC
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (307+ words) The full line-up for series two of I'm A Celebrity: All Stars has been revealed. Some of the biggest personalities in the show's history will once again get covered in creepy critters and survive on minimal food - this time heading…...
Mmm...Sequel! Second Simpsons movie confirmed nearly 20 years after the original | LBC
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (440+ words) Created by cartoonist Matt Groening, the film is based on Fox's long-running satirical series, which follows the Simpson family through their day-to-day lives. The sequel was confirmed on Monday by 20th Century Studios, with a release date set for July 23 2027. The…...
'Why is Britain obsessed with balance in comedy?', Nish Kumar asks as he weighs in on Jimmy Kimmel free speech row | LBC
6+ mon, 3+ day ago (750+ words) Speaking to LBC's Shelagh Fogarty, the Pod Save the UK co-host said he is baffled by the UK's "obsession" with comedy needing to account for both sides of a debate. "Comedy is either funny or it's not funny. There's this…...
New Freaky Friday is fun for any generation
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (414+ words) The era of Legacy Sequels was shaken with an earthquake last week as the UK Premiere of Freakier Friday (2025) in Leicester Square got underway....
Jewish comedian threatened over ‘setting foot in Scotland’ after axed Fringe show
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (793+ words) 1 August 2025, 07:35 Comedian Rachel Creeger has told LBC she's faced trolling and threats after her venue of seven years cancelled her show over "staff safety concerns'. The Orthodox Jewish comedian says she's been left "depressed and angry' since she was told…...
World's largest performing arts festival 'at risk' as Edinburgh council 'not enforcing' controversial law
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (629+ words) 31 July 2025, 09:32 Performers have told LBC rising costs of performing at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival are being exacerbated by the city council's short-term let licensing law. Following a phased introduction, it's now illegal to rent out a secondary property, primary home…...
Legendary US sketch show Saturday Night Live set to launch UK version next year
11+ mon, 1+ week ago (283+ words) One of America's most iconic and long-running sketch shows will be coming to the UK next year. Saturday Night Live, known as SNL, the show that launched the careers of some of Hollywood's biggest stars, will be coming to UK…...