BAFTA-Winning Comedy Legend Sydney Lotterby Dies at 93

If you’re a fan of stand-up comedy, you probably know the name Katherine Ryan. However, if you’re in the US, she’s definitely not the household name she is in the UK, which is interesting considering she’s a Canadian.

We applauded with encores and standing ovations as the fourth season of Insecure came to an end, now, we wait impatiently for season five for our fix of just... "everything" a black woman wants and needs from a binge-watchable series.

Singer Joss Stone found herself in hot water among fans after telling viewers of TV show Good Morning Britain that happiness is a “choice.”

The highly anticipated series, not to be confused with the 90s show hosted by Mike Whitney back in the day, will put some of the country’s biggest stars to ultimate mental and physical test.

Joss Stone sparked outrage online for sharing tips on how to find happiness while enjoying a luxe getaway in the Bahamas. The British singer, 33, is entering new territory with the launch of her podcast, "A Cuppa Happy," which aims to help listeners define what it means to be happy and how to appreciate it.

Andreas Wiseman International EditorFilming got underway this week in Paris on Alors, On Danse, the French remake of 2017 UK feature Finding Your Feet.The French update is being directed by veteran French actress, director and comedian Michèle Laroque (Ma Vie En Rose) who will also star alongside well-known French faces Thierry Lhermitte (La Dîner De Cons), Isabelle Nanty (Amelie) and Jean-Hugues Anglade (Betty Blue) as well as Jeanne Balibar (Les Misérables) and Patrick Timsit (Le Cousin).The

Singer Joss Stone irritated TV viewers when she revealed her tips for happiness.

Peter White Television EditorHBO and Sky are reteaming with Chernobyl producer Sister for a dark comic horror from debut screenwriter Siân Robins-Grace.The WarnerMedia cable network and the Comcast-owned pay-TV broadcaster have ordered The Baby to series and plan to shoot it in the UK next year.It was co-created by Robins-Grace, who was a co-exec producer on Charlie Covell’s upcoming Netflix series Kaos and developed Sex Education while at Eleven, and Lucy Gaymer, who is a freelance line

Andreas Wiseman International EditorEXCLUSIVE: UK distributor Signature has picked up five movies including recent Frank Grillo crime-thriller Body Brokers and noughties Brit comedy Scenes Of A Sexual Nature.Also new to the slate are Korean crime caper Lucky Grandma, Julie Delpy tear-jerker My Zoe and true-story drama Miss Virginia.Body Brokers, starring Grillo, Melissa Leo and Michael K Williams, charts the true story of a multi-billion-dollar drug and alcohol treatment scheme where former drug

Writer/showrunner Bill Lawrence has entered the streaming series world with the Apple+ comedy “Ted Lasso.”Premiering Aug. 14, it follows Ted (Jason Sudeikis, the show’s co-creator and star), an affable American college football coach who’s hired to run a Premier League soccer team in the UK — despite having no knowledge of the sport or the region.

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticBrent Carver, a stage and screen actor who won the 1993 Tony Award for his performance in Broadway’s The Kiss of the Spider Woman, died Tuesday at his home in Cranbrook, British Columbia, his family reported to the local newspaper there. He was 68.A cause of death was not specified.“Our family is sharing news of Brent Carver’s passing on Aug 4 at home in Cranbrook, BC, his birthplace and favourite place on Earth,” read the family statement.

Jamie Dornan always wanted to act in comedies. Unfortunately for the Northern Irish star, his casting as a psychopathic killer in the TV drama “The Fall” made it impossible.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterEXCLUSIVE: Felipe Esparaza is ready to bring the funny to Netflix with his first original comedy special on the streaming giant titled Felipe Esparza: Bad Decisions.

The Evacuees, Parker made his feature film directorial debut proper with Bugsy Malone, the kids classic musical that combined the milieu of the ‘30s mobster tale with an all-child cast, complete with splurge-guns and custard pie fights. He followed it up with the incredibly controversial prison drama Midnight Express, which earned him an Oscar nomination for Best Director, a Best Picture nod, and a nomination for the Palme d’Or at Cannes.

Peter White Television EditorBritish comedy Stath Lets Flats is the little show that could. The Channel 4 comedy has had a pretty good few weeks – beating Fleabag twice at the BAFTA TV Awards.The show follows an incompetent rental agent, played by creator Jamie Demetriou, who runs a Greek-Cypriot letting agency in London, owned by his father.