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Martine McCutcheon looked happy and healthy as she enjoyed a sun-kissed holiday in Dubai last week, as seen in our exclusive pictures.The former EastEnders actress headed off with her husband Jack McManus, 37, and their seven year old son Rafferty to spend some fun time together in the sun. Speaking to OK! about the getaway, the 45 year old told us: “Jack and I decided after a manic start to the year, that it was the perfect occasion to take Rafferty on a family holiday.

a controversial joke about slavery.The comedian and actor was attending a John Cleese In Conversation event at SXSW in Austin, Texas, on March 11 alongside comedians including Duclé Sloan, Jim Gaffigan and Ricky Velez.The Monty Python and Fawlty Towers star asked his fellow panellists who was more oppressed by colonisation and started discussing “competition” between cultures. “[People] get competitive about this business of being oppressed,” Cleese said.

John Cleese in Conversation event at SXSW in Austin, Texas, on March 11 alongside comedians including Duclé Sloan, Jim Gaffigan and Ricky Velez.Cleese asked his fellow panelists who was more oppressed by colonisation and started discussing “competition” between cultures.“[People] get competitive about this business of being oppressed,” Cleese said. “You do know the British have been slaves twice, right?”According to The Hollywood Reporter, Sloan then took away Cleese’s microphone, saying: “I saved a comic whose career I respect”.Cleese continued regardless, adding: “I want reparations from Italy.”He continued: “And then the Normans came over in 1066… they were horrible people from France and they colonised us for 30 years and we need reparations there too, I’m afraid.”Making light of the situation as Cleese continued in spite of his fellow comedians trying to stop him, moderator Dan Pasternack told the audience: “And this is why your phones are locked up.” “The thing is, I’m going to be dead soon,” Cleese said later, explaining his remarks.

Leo Barraclough International Features EditorMirsad Purivatra has stepped down as Sarajevo Film Festival director after a 27-year run, and has been replaced by Jovan Marjanović, who was previously in charge of the festival’s industry department and the festival co-director.Purivatra, the founder of the festival, will assume the role of president of the Obala Art Centar Association, the umbrella organization behind the festival.“I am proud of everything we have accomplished over the last 27 years. We started from nothing, when our city was under siege, and today we are a globally renowned institution attended by filmmakers and film industry professionals from the region and the whole world,” Purivatra said.“We have faced many challenges on this journey.

January 27, 2022Cleese said: “Just heard about Barry Cryer. We worked together on the Frost Report, The 1948 Show, and Jokers Wild. “I never met a nicer, kinder, more cheerful man.

Naman Ramachandran Just For Laughs, the largest comedy festival in the world, is collaborating with live entertainment company AEG Presents to debut the event at London’s The O2 in 2023.The annual comedy festival, Just For Laughs London, will bow March 2-5, 2023 and will feature solo shows, live podcast recordings, in-conversation events and cast panels from U.K.-based artists and international stars.Famously, U.K. comedy icon Rowan Atkinson introduced Mr.

BBC after being interviewed on BBC World Asia.The actor and comedian discussed cancel culture and his upcoming stand-up tour in Asia on the channel, before he ended the pre-recorded interview abruptly when asked about the controversy around Dave Chappelle’s Netflix special.On Twitter following the interview, Cleese said that journalist Karishma Vaswani had tried to portray him as “old-fashioned, uncaring and basically harmful” with her questions regarding cancel culture.“I replied courteously

John Cleese decided to cancel himself and call off a planned appearance at Cambridge University after a fellow attendee was "blacklisted" for doing an impersonation of Adolf Hitler.  Taking to Twitter ahead of his planned appearance, Cleese, who is a Cambridge alumnus, noted that he was getting ahead of being "blacklisted" by calling off his appearance after art historian Andrew Graham-Dixon was blacklisted by Cambridge Union President Keir Bradwell for doing a mocking rant as Hitler to make a

John Cleese. Cleese took to Twitter to write a Dear John letter to… well… himself.

impersonation of HitlerI regret that I did the same on a Monty Python show, so I am blacklisting myself before someone else doesJohn then took a shot at the mentality of some within the university. "I apologize to anyone at Cambridge who was hoping to talk with me, but perhaps some of you can find a venue where woke rules do not apply," he tweeted on Nov.

took to Twitter, saying: “I was looking forward to talking to students at the Cambridge Union this Friday, but I hear that someone there has been blacklisted for doing an impersonation of Hitler.“I regret that I did the same on a Monty Python show, so I am blacklisting myself before someone else does.”The funnyman followed up with a second tweet, telling his 5.6 million followers: “I apologize to anyone at Cambridge who was hoping to talk with me, but perhaps some of you can find a venue where

British actor John Cleese says he has pulled out of a scheduled talk at Cambridge University over “woke rules” that saw another speaker blacklisted by the organization for doing an impersonation of Hitler.

Naman Ramachandran Celebrated “Monty Python” and “A Fish Called Wanda” actor and writer John Cleese has pulled out of an upcoming talk at the Cambridge Union on Friday, citing concerns over “woke rules” and an Adolf Hitler impersonation he had famously done on the “Fawlty Towers” series decades ago.Cleese, who is a Cambridge alumnus, was responding to a decision by the Union to blacklist art historian Andrew Graham-Dixon.

It’s important to acknowledge one’s pre-existing biases in criticism, so here goes: I’ve never really cottoned to Clifford the Big Red Dog. It’s always struck me as one of the most inexplicable of popular children’s properties – so it’s a dog, and it’s red, and it’s big.

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Netflix has released its festive programme made up of 23 films and TV shows that will be launched in the run up to Christmas day.The festivities will kick off from November 1 with The Claus Movie, a family film about an ailing grandfather’s mission to save Christmas with his holiday-hating granddaughter.Elizabeth Hurley, John Cleese and Kelsey Grammer will join forces for feature comedy Father Christmas Is Back, which drops on November 7.Meanwhile, Queer Eye‘s Bobby Berk will run

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Rob Schneider has completed principal production on the family adventure live action comedy-animation hybrid Daddy Daughter Trip which the SNL alum produced, directed and stars in.

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over his publicly announced regret for voicing “The Simpsons” character Apu — penning his own tongue-in-cheek “apology.”“Not wishing to be left behind by Hank Azaria, I would like to apologise on behalf on Monty Python for all the many sketches we did making fun of white English people,” Cleese tweeted earlier this week.

John Cleese mocked "The Simpsons" actor Hank Azaria’s recent apology for the Apu character by jokingly apologizing for past Monty Python sketches.  Azaria found himself at the heart of controversy in 2017 when a documentary sparked a conversation about him, a White person, voicing the Indian-American character Apu Nahasapeemapetilon on the show since 1989.The actor appeared on the "Armchair Expert" podcast recently where he apologized and expressed how much guilt he feels to have negatively

Monty Python star has spoken out a number of times about the European Union and was an avid supporter of leaving the bloc. Cleese was among a number of celebrities who publicly outed themselves as Brexiteers.

READ MORE: Bill Turnbull reacts to Breakfast clip as viewer calls for his returnAs well as this, he appeared in the Whoopi Goldberg comedy Jumpin' Jack Flash and television shows Miami Vice and Law & Order: Criminal Intent. Tony was born in Middlesex, England in 1941, but mostly worked in America.

tweeted in memorializing Hendra’s death.Hendra got his start in the early 1960s as a member of the Cambridge University Footlights review, appearing on stage with future Monty Python stars John Cleese and Graham Chapman.He moved to the U.S. in 1964 and — with his comedy partner Nick Ullett — opened for the legendary Lenny Bruce in Greenwich Village.Hendra was most prolific as a comedy writer.

The New York Times. He was first diagnosed with the condition in 2019.He got his start at Cambridge University in the ’60s and worked alongside John Cleese and Graham Chapman and others just before Monty Python would hit it big.More to come…

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Monty Python, is facing backlash over a series of inflammatory anti-trans tweets.Cleese, 81, reiterated his support for author J.K.

If you missed it, over the weekend, Harry Potter actor John Cleese made several controversial statements that are being called out as transphobic after he defended JK Rowling, who has also made transphobic statements.

Variety Staff Follow Us on Twitter“Monty Python” actor John Cleese is being accused of transphobia following a series of tweets in which he defended “Harry Potter” author J.K.

John Cleese experienced backlash back in late September when he was one of the signatories on a letter supporting Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling over her controversial remarks on transgender people.

Famed actor John Cleese, who appeared in the first two Harry Potter movies as Nearly Headless Nick, among many other films over the years, is being called out for transphobic tweets.

Comedian John Cleese is catching heat on social media after doubling down on his support of J.K. Rowling with tweets that many have called transphobic.  The 81-year-old star, known best for “Monty Python” and “Fawlty Towers,” sparked outrage after previously signing a letter in solidarity with the “Harry Potter” author.

John Cleese could not help himself on Friday morning, taking to Twitter to revel in Donald Trump being diagnosed with COVID-19. The Monty Python icon has made it clear in the past he is not a fan of Trump's and often criticizes the president via social media.

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticRefresh for updates With a mix of sincere best wishes, karma-is-a-bitch snark, stunned disbelief and saw-it-coming hindsight, Hollywood and the Beltway responded quickly to the late-night news of President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump testing positive for COVID-19.“I am very surprised by the twist ending of ‘2020: Episode 3’ and I don’t see how they will be able to wrap this all up in one more episode,” tweeted actor Sean Gunn.John Cleese