6+ hour, 10+ min ago  (528+ words) The 2000 Year Old Man is turning 100. Mel Brooks is celebrating his centennial birthday. The comedian and filmmaker has been awaiting the milestone. Earlier this year, Judd Apatow titled his retrospective documentary on him: Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man! "I…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago  (698+ words) A comedian who pretends to be a penguin by performing mostly naked is trying to get on television. That's not actually a joke - Garry Starr, the starring character in comedy show Classic Penguins, really is making a bid for the…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago  (764+ words) Dumping writer Randa Abdel-Fattah from a major Australian festival was a "calculated decision to reinforce the link between me and the Bondi atrocity", the Palestinian-Australian says. Three Adelaide Festival board members and chair Tracey Whiting quit over the weekend and…...