Ricky Gervais Sets First BBC Project For A Decade As Comedy Shorts Unveiled

Alex Newell and J. Harrison Ghee made history on Sunday, when they became the first nonbinary-identifying people to win an individual acting prize at the 76th annual Tony Awards, breaking the glass for LGBTQ performers at the annual Broadway celebration.

Alex Newell has made history!

Ricky Gervais' security has been beefed up ahead of his UK tour Armageddon after the comedian received death threats over his polarising humour. The Office star has previously jokingly confessed that he had reported his fans "for hate crimes" for finding the funny side of his newer material. A source told The Sun newspaper: "Ricky has been made aware threats have been made to his life.

Blur performed ‘Sing’ for the first time in 10 years in Madrid last night, and added ‘Country Sad Ballad Man’ to the setlist for the first time since 2015. Check out footage of the show below.The free gig took place at La Riviera in Madrid last night (June 8), and saw the newly-reformed Brit-pop legends perform fan-favourites, tracks from their upcoming album ‘The Ballad Of Darren’ and rarities from throughout their discography.Originally, the show was meant to be held during the opening night of Primavera Sound Madrid, but was relocated due to extreme weather conditions in the city which led to the opening night of the festival being cancelled.Amid the 22-song setlist, Damon Albarn and co surprised fans with a rendition of ‘Sing’.

The CW has set its summer schedule. The network today announced premiere dates for new series Son of a Critch, Run The Burbs, Children Ruin Everything and Moonshine, as well as alternative series Recipe for Disaster, FBoy Island, Down to Earth with Zac Efron and limited series Greatest Geek Year Ever: 1982, and returning series Bump, Family Law and Great Chocolate Showdown.

One of the movies we can’t wait to see this summer is Bottoms, the new comedy written by and starring Rachel Sennott.

Matt Rife is responding to fans complaining about ticket prices for his upcoming comedy tour and he’s warning fans to only buy tickets from the official source.

Anthony Mackie is getting action movie advice from a pro on the set of the new film!The Marvel star shared a photo from the set of the upcoming MCU film,, to Instagram on Tuesday. Clad in his Captain America suit with the iconic shield on his back, Mackie is leaning over and sharing a smile with co-star Harrison Ford as they watch footage from the film. «When Harrison Ford tells you how kicking a** should look, you listen!» the actor captioned the pic.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Acclaimed Chinese auteur filmmaker Jia Zhang-ke has set “We Shall Be All” as his next feature directing project. It is his first in the five years since his “Ash Is Purest White,” which premiered in Cannes in 2018. Describing the project as a “dismantling of dystopia,” Jia says that the new film is set across the first two decades of the 21st century and tells the story of how a Chinese woman lives to herself in silence, celebrating the prosperous Belle Epoque with songs and dance. Some 22 years in the making, the film’s first elements were shot as far back as 2001. The balance will be filmed later this year. No release schedule has been indicated.

Ricky Gervais and long-term partner Jane Fallon were left in mourning over the weekend, as Jane's sister, Gerry, sadly passed away due to cancer. Ricky's partner, Jane Fallon, shared the news on her Twitter feed with a photo of her and Gerry together. In the photo, Jane wore a stunning red tropical-print dress, with an oversized belt and her hair tied up in a bun, while Gerry looked so elegant in a floral dress with matching belt.

Ricky Gervais has said he “can’t wait to see” how Australia intends to modernise The Office. On Tuesday (30 May), it was announced that Australian comedian Felicity Ward will lead the country’s forthcoming re-envisioning of the popular British sitcom. While Prime Video’s The Office: Australia is the 13th version of the workplace mockumentary series, it will be the first-ever female-led version.

told Variety. “Office politics have changed a bit in 20 years, so can’t wait to see how they navigate a modern-day David Brent.”The Down Under version of the show will have Howard as the managing director of a packaging company called Flinley Craddick.

EXCLUSIVE: ITVX has recommissioned its first reality show since launching late last year: hybrid format Loaded in Paradise.

Danielle Harold has been playing troublesome Lola Pearce-Brown on and off for years and has become a firm favourite with all EastEnders fans. But soon, Albert Square will lose the fearsome hairdresser as last year, Lola was diagnosed with a terminal brain tumour. She was only given months to live and her final scenes are set to air this week.

The first look pics from Netflix‘s upcoming Painkiller series have just been released.

Pulp began their highly-anticipated 2023 reunion tour in Bridlington last night (May 26) – see footage, setlist and reaction below.Last summer, frontman Jarvis Cocker confirmed that the band would be hitting the road next year for their first gigs together since 2012, with a UK reunion tour then confirmed in October.Alongside gigs in London, Sheffield and more, Pulp will also appear at numerous UK festivals this summer including Neighbourhood Weekender, Latitude and TRNSMT.Last month, drummer Nick Banks teased that the setlists for the gigs would please “deep cut obsessives” of the band – alongside the usual run of greatest hits, and the Bridlington show saw the band play songs from across their career.Beginning with ‘I Spy’, the reunited Sheffield heroes then played the likes of ‘Disco 2000’, ‘Dishes’ and ‘Do You Remember the First Time?’ before returning for two encores that featured hits ‘Common People’ and ‘Mis-Shapes’. The gig then concluded with a rendition of ‘Glory Days’.See footage and reaction from the show, alongside the full setlist, below.Pulp are backkk pic.twitter.com/pQPzPKOXa8— Tommy (@tommyfr96) May 26, 2023Best version of Disco 2000 I’ve ever heard.

Ricky Gervais became convinced he was dying of everything from cancers to radiation and cyanide poisoning during his recent bout of agonising stomach illness. The ‘After Life’ creator, 61, who has admitted to fans he’s a hypochondriac, was stricken earlier this month by vomiting and diarrhoea in the middle of the night that was so severe he told fans in a tweet on 12 May he had been hit by the “worst illness of my life”. Graphically detailing the sickness in an online chat with fans, a filly recovered Ricky has now said: “What happened was, it was Wednesday night, about 1am, and I had a pain in my side that woke me up – like a shooting pain.

Ricky Gervais and Sharon Horgan’s agent has said creatives should “be careful what they wish for” when considering whether to launch production companies.

Ricky Gervais was struck down by a painful illness but thankfully lived to tell the tale. The comedian, 61, said he woke up at around 1am in the morning with a shooting pain in his side that was so intense he was convinced he had cancer. Thankfully, it was nothing of the sort, and The Office star was ready for a beer the very next day.

Marvel’s Spider-Man and Spider-Man: Miles Morales have finally received the long-awaited first look at gameplay for the eagerly anticipated Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 ahead of its Fall release.For the May 24 PlayStation Showcase, Insomniac Games put together a 12-minute cut of in-game cutscenes and gameplay from the upcoming game to give gamers a taste of what’s to come later this year.After being teased in the 2021 announcement trailer for Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, gamers are finally introduced to Kraven the Hunter, who kicks off the gameplay trailer with his sights set on Manhattan, Peter Parker and Miles Morales in search for his “equal”.We then see Kraven’s goons on the hunt for Dr. Curt Connors (the Lizard), while Parker – now donning the slick black symbiote suite – fights them off, snarling dark comments their way.