Kelsey Grammer on Continuing the Legacy of ‘Frasier,’ Raising Kids in the Business and Why He Avoids Political Jokes on the Show

Actor Kiefer Sutherland on Thursday remembered his late father, actor Donald Sutherland, in a touching message on social media.

EXCLUSIVE: Israeli romcom drama series The Baker and the Beauty is being remade for France’s TF1, with French singer-songwriter Amir Haddad playing the lead in his debut TV role.

After the impressive display of The King's Birthday Parade in London at the weekend, another important royal procession will take place in Windsor today, Monday, 17 June.The Order of the Garter is the oldest order of chivalry in the United Kingdom and is the most senior knighthood in the British honours system which is only outranked by the Victoria Cross and the George Cross. It sees those members of the Royal Family who have been honoured, attend a service at St George's Chapel, Windsor, before parading in their eye-catching dark blue mantles and Tudor bonnets with ostrich feather plumes.

The Killers played their song ‘Battle Born’ for the first time in 11 years at their show in Dublin over the weekend – watch the footage below.Brandon Flowers and co. dusted off the 2012 track – taken from their fourth album of the same name – during their third gig at the 3Arena in Dublin on Saturday night (June 15).Once again, the Las Vegas band switched up the setlist for their ‘Rebel Diamonds’ UK and Ireland greatest hits tour.

The Grand Jury Prize for International Competition at Sheffield DocFest has gone to At the Door of the House, Who Will Come Knocking, the feature directorial debut of Maja Novaković, a filmmaker from Bosnia-Herzegovina.

The heat might be sizzling when it comes to weather and romance in the Love Island villa, but one thing that isn't heating up is a hair tool.Thanks to the official glam room stockist, Boots, we've just found out that the girls are achieving their salon-worthy blowout-like 'dos courtesy of heatless rollers. Well, we say heatless, but they can be used in one of two ways – something we've discovered from watching the likes of Samantha Kenny and Nicole Samuel get ready at the villa hair station.Those two love hopefuls have been using Boots Bendy Hair Rollers, £4.50 here and Boots Self Stick Hair Rollers Large, also £4.50 here, to create volume and drama.

Fiona Bruce is one of the most well-kept faces on the TV. But perhaps less well known is her close connections to her Scottish roots. The BBC Antiques Roadshow host can trace her family back to a small fishing village, Hopeman, in the north east of Scotland and she's previously told the BBC that she's always 'felt Scottish' as a result.

Marc Malkin Senior Editor, Culture and Events British actor Stephen Fry remembers being about 10 years old in the late 1960s when he first saw a production of Oscar Wilde’s play “The Importance of Being Earnest” on television. He immediately checked out the “Complete Works of Oscar Wilde” from the mobile library that visited his town in rural England. “I went back and said, ‘Have you got anything else?’ And [the librarian] said, “Well, that’s the complete works,’” Fry tells me on the latest episode of the “Just for Variety” podcast.

Trooping the Colour returns to London on Saturday, 15 June, with the Royal Family set to take to the balcony of Buckingham Palace for the Flypast. The spectacle will feature 1,400 soldiers, 200 horses and 400 musicians parading down The Mall and at Horse Guards Parade in Whitehall, before the appearance by the royals.This iconic celebration showcases British military pomp and pageantry on a grand scale.

In Season 2 of the Paramount+ series Frasier, fans of the original series will see the return of Dan Butler and Edward Hibbert reprising the roles of Bob “Bulldog” Briscoe and Gil Chesterton, respectively, in guest-starring roles. Production is currently underway in Los Angeles.

Sløtface have announced their new album ‘Film Buff’ and have shared their inspirational single ‘Ladies Of The Fight’.The Norwegian act wrote ‘Film Buff’ – their third studio album –in collaboration with producer and songwriter Preben Sælid Andersen (Hajk, Death by Unga Bunga). According to frontwoman Haley Shea, she found inspiration in film and the cinematic world while creating the LP.

Ethan Shanfeld Julia Louis-Dreyfus’ career has been defined by Hall of Fame sitcom roles in “Seinfeld” and “Veep” (not to mention her Emmy-winning turn in “The New Adventures of Old Christine”). But in her years since dominating the small screen, she’s gravitated toward a diverse array of film projects. She played an oblivious Brentwood mom in Kenya Barris’ race relations comedy “You People,” a writer betrayed by her husband in Nicole Holofcener’s Sundance dramedy “You Hurt My Feelings” and the conniving CIA director in a handful of Marvel projects, including the upcoming “Thunderbolts.” But perhaps her boldest project to date is A24’s “Tuesday,” the debut film from writer-director Daina O.

EXCLUSIVE: In the week the world commemorates the 80th anniversary of the historic Normandy Landings — and President Biden touches down in France on a state visit timed to the celebrations — we can reveal that European major Studiocanal is teaming up with Darkest Hour producer Working Title on timely D-Day movie Pressure.

The Flaming Lips have announced new tour dates for 2025, which will see them play their album ‘Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots’ in full. Find ticket details below.The album marked the 10th studio release from the American rock band, and followed on the heels of 1999’s ‘The Soft Bulletin’.

Patricia Heaton is joining the cast of Frasier!

EXCLUSIVE: Another Grammer will appear in the Paramount+ series Frasier next season.

Kelsey Grammer has revealed that he would like Cheers stars Ted Danson and Shelley Long to reprise their roles in the Frasier reboot.The pair played bartender Sam Malone and waitress Diane Chambers in the sitcom, which ran from 1982 to 1993, and centered around a Boston bar named ‘Cheers’. Their characters shared an on-again, off-again romance, with Grammer’s character Frasier being introduced as another love interest for Diane.A spin-off series which took Grammer’s character to Seattle ran from 1993 to 2004, receiving critical acclaim, including earning 37 Primetime Emmy Awards.In 2023, it was rebooted, taking Frasier back to Boston, the home of the ‘Cheers’ bar and the setting for the beloved series.A second season of the Frasier reboot has been renewed, which Grammer has said he hopes will feature appearances from the Cheers cast.Speaking with Variety, the actor said about Danson and Long’s return: “It’s just a matter of willingness to be on the show.”“And if there’s a good story.

Greer Grammer is joining her dad Kelsey Grammer in the revival of Frasier!

“Lessons in Chemostry”For Apple TV+’s limited series based on Bonnie Garmus’ novel, Brie Larson portrayed chemist Elizabeth Zott, who launched a feminist cooking show in the 1960s.“Fallout”In Amazon Prime Video’s postapocalyptic drama, Ella Purnell portrays Lucy, a young woman who leaves her vault to search for her kidnapped father.“Frasier”Kelsey Grammer returns to his famous role of Frasier Crane in the Paramount+ revival comedy series.“I’m a Virgo”In the Amazon Prime Video comedy, Jharrel Jerome portrays Cootie and is an executive producer.r Variety in April 2024 at the PMC Studio in Los Angeles“Black Mirror”In the third episode of Season 6 of the Netflix drama, Josh Hartnett portrays David Ross.“Parish”Giancarlo Esposito portrays Gracián “Gray” Parish and serves as an executive producer in AMC’s crime drama.“Loki”Tom Hiddleston returned to the Disney+ series as Loki, the God of Mischief, for the second season.“Girls5Eva”In the third season of the Peacock-turned-Netflix comedy, Renée Elise Goldsberry leads as Wickie/ Lesley Wiggins.“Fallout”Aaron Moten plays Maximus in the hit Amazon Prime Video series “Fallout,” based on the blockbuster video game.“Colin from Accounts”In CBS’ Australian comedy co-created by Harriet Dyer, she portrays the leading woman, Ashley, who hilariously falls for Gordon after an unlikely meet cute: a car accident.“Colin from Accounts”Patrick Brammall plays Gordon and executive produces the Paramount+ comedy.“Will Trent”Ramon Rodriguez portrays the title character in “Will Trent,” a gifted detective who struggles with a rough past.“3 Body Problem”In Netflix’s “3 Body Problem,” Alex Sharp plays Will, who makes the ultimate sacrifice for science.“Virgin River”In Netflix’s romantic drama, which

Snow Patrol have today (May 30) shared new single ‘The Beginning’ and announced their eighth album ‘The Forest Is The Path’ with a supporting 2025 UK and Ireland arena tour.‘The Forest Is The Path’ is the band’s first full-length record in six years, following on from 2018’s ‘Wildness’, and will arrive on September 13 via Polydor. You can pre-order/pre-save it here.Produced by Fraser T Smith, the album was written by Gary Lightbody, Nathan Connolly and Johnny McDaid, and features 12 tracks as well as writing credits from Smith, Will Reynolds, Roy Kerr and Troy Van Leeuwen from Queens Of The Stone Age.Speaking about the new single, which was written on a trip to Somerset, Lightbody explained: “The first day we wrote ‘The Beginning’, start to finish.”McDaid added: “And he did the vocal in one take. “Straight after writing the lyrics.