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Conan O’Brien shares the one Oscar-nominated movie he can’t joke about this year
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (448+ words) O'Brien returns Sunday to host the Oscars for the second consecutive year Of the 10 films competing for Best Picture at the 2026 Academy Awards, there is one that Conan O'Brien can't joke about " though it's not for lack of trying. Ahead…...
Jennifer Saunders shares hilarious drug-taking fail she had with Dawn French
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (405+ words) French and Saunders got up to all kinds of mischief on screen, but they had a hilarious near-miss drug-taking experience that rivalled the goofiness of their characters. The comedy duo, made up of Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders, once devised…...
Doon Mackichan: ‘If I hadn’t fought that battle, you’d have seen me naked on ITV’
1+ week, 2+ day ago (547+ words) The actor and comedian, known for "Brass Eye, "Toast of London and "Two Doors Down, speaks to Louis Chilton about sexism in TV, turning down the chance to "break America, and her latest project " Russian anti-rich satire "Summerfolk at the…...
Chuckle Brother Paul to set off on charity ‘thank you’ tour across UK
1+ week, 6+ day ago (395+ words) Comedian Paul Elliott, best known as one half of the Chuckle Brothers, will set off on a journey across the length of the UK as part of a charity "thank you" tour. Paul Chuckle is marking 40 years of Marie Curie's…...
The Office producer says there are scenes that he ‘wouldn’t do now’
2+ week, 2+ day ago (15+ words) The Office producer says there are scenes that he "wouldn't do now'The Independent...
Red Dwarf’s ‘visionary’ co-creator Rob Grant dies aged 70
2+ week, 3+ day ago (12+ words) Red Dwarf's "visionary' co-creator Rob Grant dies aged 70The Independent...
Beloved BBC sitcom might be coming back from the dead
2+ week, 4+ day ago (464+ words) Series shuffled off this mortal coil in 2023 " but a comeback appears to be happening Comedy fans are speculating that hit sitcom Ghosts is on the verge of being resurrected. The Bafta-nominated show drew to a close after five series and…...
Jim Hacker and Sir Humphrey are back: Yes Minister’s final outing
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (462+ words) The hapless Jim Hacker and Sir Humphrey are back for one final outing, 40 years after "Yes Minister" first came to our screens. Its creator Jonathan Lynn, who has worked with everyone from Matthew Perry to Monty Python, tells Nick Curtis…...
Naked Gun creator slams ‘moronic’ reboot: ‘Paramount ruined the franchise’
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (589+ words) Exclusive: Zucker, also known as one of the co-creators of comedy classic "Airplane!, says producer Seth MacFarlane took the wrong approach to last years revival The Naked Gun co-creator David Zucker has claimed that Paramount and producer Seth MacFarlane "ruined…...
Returning Mock the Week host won’t miss one thing about show airing on BBC
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (524+ words) Satirical panel series was cancelled by the BBC at the end of 2022 After Mock the Week's cancellation in 2022, producers expressed hope the show would "resurface somewhere someday in the future. That day is almost here. The BBC called time on…...