David Walliams was surrounded by friends and family as he celebrated his 52nd birthday in style.
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Actor and comedian Steve Coogan has been seen in the first official picture from a new TV drama, where he portrays the depraved TV presenter Jimmy Savile. The 57-year-old Alan Partridge star transforms into the BBC star in a new BBC One drama, The Reckoning.
In the shot, Steve can be seen wearing one of Jimmy Savile's bright tracksuits, relaxing in a chair while smoking his signature cigar.The blond wig he is wearing turns Steve into an uncanny likeness to Savile. Steve had previously been spotted on set wearing a similar wig during the filming of the series in 2021.The mini-series, due to be released later this year, will tell how Savile came from a working-class background to be one of the biggest stars in TV and will also focus on his years of sexual abuse and the impact he had on his victims.
The disgraced presenter – known for hosting chart music show Top Of The Pops in the 1970s, and Jim'll Fix It in the 1980s – died in 2011 aged 84, having never been brought to justice for his crimes. Back in 2000, filmmaker Louis Theroux recorded a documentary with Savile, spending 10 days with him at his homes.
He later said he felt responsible for not probing Savile's answers to his questions about rumours of paedophilla surrounding the presenter.The makers of The Reckoning said they had been “working closely with many people whose lives were impacted by Savile to ensure their stories are told with sensitivity and respect." And speaking on Channel 4’s Sunday Brunch, earlier this year, Steve said there had been a “great deal of antipathy toward me doing it when it was announced”. “I understand people’s antagonism about the whole idea,” he said, but added that the script was “very intelligent” and “it was done in consultation
.David Walliams was surrounded by friends and family as he celebrated his 52nd birthday in style.
Hillary Clinton wasn’t impressed by Julia Sweeney’s 1993 “Saturday Night Live” impression of her then-teenage daughter, Chelsea Clinton.
But her letters.Former “Saturday Night Live” cast member Julia Sweeney revealed Wednesday that Hillary Clinton once sent a letter to the producer of the show expressing disapproval over the portrayal of her teenage daughter, Chelsea.Sweeney, 63, made the startling revelation on the “Fly on the Wall” podcast after co-host David Spade, 59, recalled the 1993 skit where the actress portrayed the former First Daughter and how it “rubbed somebody wrong.” “Yeah, Hillary,” responded Sweeney, adding that the former presidential candidate complained about the skit. The contents of Clinton’s letter were not shared on the podcast. The scene, entitled “Inaugural Ball,” aired shortly after Bill Clinton’s election as US president.
On Wednesday’s episode of Saturday Night Live alums Dana Carvey and David Spade’s “Fly on the Wall” podcast, it was revealed that Hillary Clinton was upset with Julia Sweeney’s SNL impression of a teenaged Chelsea Clinton.
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The first picture of comedian and actor Steve Coogan playing the part of Jimmy Saville has been released ahead of a new BBC drama series. The Reckoning will follow the life of Jimmy Savile, one of the country's top celebrities who abused children while remaining in the public eye.
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