Kinky Friedman Dies: Musician, Writer, Satirist & Former TX Gubernatorial Candidate Was 79

Joseph Quinn was in good company as he was welcomed into the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Joe Swash was quick to assume Stacey Solomon had been making more changes to their family home before realising it was his own blunder. The actor and presenter has been more active on social media of late, upping his game to be on par with his wife who regularly shares work, family and general life updates.

Channel 4's Celebrity Gogglebox came back with a bang with its latest episode, as a host of celebs shared their thoughts on the week's television offerings. Stacey Solomon and Joe Swash returned to our screens from the comfort of Pickle Cottage, snuggling up on their plush cream sofa alongside their furry friends.

Kerry Washington is sharing some insight into filming Knives Out 3!

A former Royal Air Force pilot running the length of the country for charity in a gruelling 35-day challenge has reached a Highland city.

Celebrity Gogglebox fans were treated to a fresh episode on Friday night, with our favourite celebs sharing their thoughts on the week's TV from the comfort of their sofas. Stacey Solomon and Joe Swash returned to our screens from their cosy Pickle Cottage, snuggling up with their furry friends on their plush cream sofa. But viewers couldn't help but notice that Joe, known for his role in EastEnders, appeared 'very different.' The pair joined other celebrities in welcoming the nation into their homes as they tuned into programmes like Top of The Pops 1992, Nevermets, and A Quiet Place.

Stephanie Leifer, a former programming executive who worked a combined 28 years at ABC Signature and ABC before leaving the company in 2022, died Thursday of cancer. She was 56.

Every celebrity who appears on Celebrity Gogglebox reveals something about their personal lives while being filmed watching current TV shows, and on Friday 28 June, it was Stacey Solomon and Joe Swash’s turn to lift the lid on their home life. Watching a movie scene in which a couple were in bed together talking, Joe turned to his wife and said: “We used to have pillow talk, didn’t we?” To which Stacey replied: “We used to sleep in bed together, do you remember that?” “Before we had three kids in four years,” she laughed.

Stacey Solomon has revealed a sneaky trick used by the Gogglebox team to create the illusion of night-time filming. The Loose Women panellist shared an Instagram story showing her husband Joe Swash and dad David Solomon lounging on sofas at her £1.2 million Essex home, known as Pickle Cottage, where they were filming for the popular Channel 4 show during daylight hours. However, the 34 year old told her 5.3 million followers that the producers 'have to black out all the windows so it looks like night-time'.

pic.twitter.com/sIXnoglSby— Kinky Friedman (@FriedmanKinky) June 27, 2024Born Richard Samet Friedman, he was raised by Jewish parents in Chicago before the family moved to Texas when he was young. Friedman formed his first group while majoring in psychology at the University of Texas. The band, named King Arthur & The Carrots, were a surf-rock parody group that earned him the nickname Kinky.In 1973, he formed the satirical country rock band Kinky Friedman and The Texas Jewboys.

X account confirmed his death on Thursday. “Kinky Friedman stepped on a rainbow at his beloved Echo Hill surrounded by family & friends.

Steven J. Horowitz Senior Music Writer Kinky Friedman, the satirical and often provocative musician, author and one-time politician, has died at the age of 79.

The Balenciaga Haute Couture fashion show had a star-studded front row!

Sum 41‘s Deryck Whibley has shared his hopes of reuniting with the band’s former frontman, Jon Marshall.The Canadian pop-punk band, who recently performed their last ever UK show at Download Festival, was briefly fronted by Marshall, who left the group after only a year in 1997.Whibley, who took over on vocals, recently told the Daily Star that ‘Johnny Libertine’, a track from their latest release, ‘Heaven :x: Hell’, was written with Marshall in mind.“[The song] is a reference to Jon. He was the most punk-rock guy I have ever known,” he said.“We were 16 when we knew him and he was in this delirium, no plan B, we destroyed everything.

Robert Winnett will not be joining The Washington Post as editor this fall, amid the fallout following a staff revolt over CEO Will Lewis‘ abrupt change in newsroom leadership and reports that have raised ethical concerns over his and Winnett’s previous journalism practices in the UK.

Evans Evans, a character actor who’d made some minor forays into television when she was cast in what would become her most remembered role as a kidnap victim in 1967’s Bonnie and Clyde, died Sunday, June 16. She was 91.

Paramount went all in on Gladiator II at CineEurope today, showing off an exclusive extended look at Ridley Scott’s sequel to his 2000 Best Picture Oscar winner. Introducing the footage in a video clip, Scott promised that Gladiator II, coming nearly two-and-a-half decades after the original, is “well worth the wait”; the audience today agreed. That pre-roll clip also included stars Denzel Washington, Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal, Connie Nielsen and Joseph Quinn. Paramount releases globally in November.

Jonathan Axelrod, prolific studio and network executive, television producer and writer (Dave’s World, Can’t Hurry Love, Garage Sale Mysteries…), and son of the late George Axelrod (Breakfast at Tiffany’s, The Manchurian Candidate, The Seven Year Itch…), died in his sleep on June 13 in Los Angeles. His death was confirmed to Deadline by his ex-wife, television director/producer Katy Garretson. He was 74. 

Angelique Jackson Denzel Washington is one of the most prolific Black actors of all time. But the two-time Oscar-winning actor, director, producer and humanitarian is also a proud husband and father — a point that was well made during his career retrospective conversation at the American Black Film Festival (ABFF) on June 15.Denzel Washington’s latest producorial effort, the Netflix film adaptation of August Wilson’s “The Piano Lesson,” sees him working with members of his family, including his sons Malcolm Washington, who co-wrote and directed the film, and John David Washington, who stars.“After about two weeks [on set], I went home. I was like, there’s really nothing for me to do here, I’m just in the way,” Denzel Washington said of watching his son Malcolm Washington work.

Anouk Aimée, the French star of classic titles like Federico Fellini’s La Dolce Vita and Jacques Demy’s Lola has died. She was 92.