Ron Howard told ‘Happy Days’ producers he’d leave the show if they changed name to ‘Fonzie’s Happy Days’

Mark Labbett has opened up about working on The Chase and revealed that the format of the show was originally different, but TV bosses made a last-minute change. Mark, 58, who is known as The Beast, appears on the ITV game show as a Chaser, alongside Shaun Wallace, Anne Hegerty, Jenny Ryan, Paul Sinha and Darragh Ennis. One Chaser appears in each episode with contestants hoping to beat them, but most fail to do so due to the Chasers' incredible general knowledge skills.

Happy Mondays‘ Shaun Ryder has made a guest appearance on a posthumous single, ‘Green Banana’ by Lee “Scratch” Perry.The upbeat new track is taken from the late dub legend’s forthcoming posthumous album ‘King Perry’, which will be released on February 2 via False Idols. It has been released alongside a remix by Bristol duo Dubkasm.It follows the previously released single ‘100lbs of Summer’ featuring Greentea Peng, which was also released alongside a remix by Tricky.The album was written, recorded, and produced by Perry together with producer Daniel Boyle before his death in August 2021 at the age of 85.Check out ‘Green Banana’ below:According to a statement, the new album was Perry’s idea to “do something new, something different but still with a dub framework”.The record, which will reportedly incorporate “synthwave, big beat, drum & bass and electronica”, will be a “kaleidoscopic and engaging melting pot of rhythms, melodies, and voices.” It also said that “Poignantly, closing track ‘Goodbye’ was Perry’s last ever recorded vocal performance.”In other news, Ryder’s biopic Twisting My Melon has been halted due to creative disputes.In 2013, ITV announced it was planning to serialise the Happy Mondays frontman’s autobiography Twisting My Melon. Eventually, Jack O’Connell (Skins) was announced as the lead actor in 2019.

Joe Gatto didn’t recount his High School experience all too fondly during his first solo show at the Beacon Theatre in New York City. “I was the white kid who loved math and bowled… so… unf***able,” he joked.Clearly, the 47-year-old comic forgot to mention he also had his wild sense of humor going for him.

The Dingles are in for a tough time; latest Emmerdale spoilers have revealed as Chas Dingle (Lucy Pargeter) opens up about her cancer diagnosis and Aaron Dingle (Danny Miller) is outcast by the family. Moira Dingle (Natalie J Robb) sits by Cain Dingle’s (Jeff Hordley) bedside waiting for him to wake up after he collapsed following Aaron's vicious attack at the garage. Chas' contempt for her son is clear when Aaron asks her about Cain’s condition.

EXCLUSIVE: Imagine Entertainment co-chairmen Brian Grazer and Ron Howard have entered into a multi-year co-financing and production partnership with Fifth Season and their co-CEOs Graham Taylor and Chris Rice.

It seems Bijou Phillips is choosing her incarcerated, convicted rapist husband over Scientology.

The ABC series, set in Eisenhower-Era Milwaukee, materialized on the heels of the 1950s nostalgia craze generated by the movie “American Graffiti.“The show revolved around the all-American, middle-class Cunningham family: loving parents Marion (Marion Ross) and Howard (Tom Bosley), their good-natured teenage son, Richie (Ron Howard, who co-starred in “American Graffiti”) and his kid sister, Joanie (Erin Moran).Howard, the future Oscar-winning director (“A Beautiful Mind”), was already familiar to television viewers as Opie Taylor on “The Andy Griffith Show” in the 1960s; both Ross and Bosley were seasoned showbiz veterans whose resumes dated back to the 1950s. The supporting cast members, though, were largely unfamiliar to viewers: Henry Winkler as loyal, tough-guy greaser with a heart of gold Arthur Fonzarelli — aka “Fonzie,” aka “The Fonz” (“Aaayyy!”) — and Richie’s pals, wide-eyed Potsie Weber (Anson Williams) and wiseguy Ralph Malph (Don Most).In its third season, the series went from a single-format sitcom (shot like a movie) to a three-camera setup with episodes filmed before a live audience — adding electric energy to a surging show already ingrained in American pop culture.By its fourth season, “Happy Days” shot to No.

If there's a stand-out star from series two of The Traitors, it's Diane Carson - the 63-year-old retired teacher who's charmed fans with her no-nonsense attitude on the show, her secret family relation to fellow contestant Ross and her abrupt copper bob. Viewers of the BBC One show watched last night as Diane became the latest of the Faithful contestants to be 'killed' by the Traitors in the game, being 'murdered' in plain sight by Miles in a fittingly camp fashion - with a glass of fizzy rosé. While the fan-favourite loved filming the show over several weeks, she revealed in an exclusive chat with OK! that her friends grew concerned during her time away - as she'd left her husband to respond to her texts.

Pat Saperstein Deputy Editor Netflix is kicking off its Milestone Movies: The Anniversary collection with films that are turning 50 in 1974 — a group that happens to include some of the medium’s all-time classics. The anniversary titles will stream on the platform in the U.S., along with in-person special screenings starting in March at New York’s Paris Theater and L.A.’s Egyptian Theater in Hollywood and Bay Theater in Pacific Palisades.

Chilean filmmaker Felipe Gálvez’s “The Settlers” is an incredible film by any measure. Still, it’s even more astonishing to consider when you see it as his directorial debut, which he wrote as well, with Antonia Girardi in collaboration with Mariano Llinás.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Katherine Heigl joined her former “Grey’s Anatomy” cast members Ellen Pompeo, Justin Chambers, James Pickens Jr. and Chandra Wilson on stage during the Emmy Awards in what was one of the more high-profile reunions for the stars.

An Outlander boss has been opening up on the “challenges” faced by show makers that are different to other productions.

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The Traitors began last week, and, only three episodes in, the contestants are already starting to turn on each other and cause drama.However, the mind-games, deceiving and sabotaging required in the show will likely have psychological effects, say experts.The programme, hosted by Claudia Winkleman, involves a group of 22 ordinary people. Of the group, some are selected to be ‘traitors’ who must lie to the others, hide their identity and try and sabotage the rest of the group’s chance at winning the prize fund, all while trying to not get caught.

Dan Levy is opening up about his deleted scene in Max’s extremely sexual and controversial drama, The Idol.

Applications for The Traitors season three are now open, so any big fans of the show can potentially live the experience for real.The second series of the hit BBC programme is well underway, after launching on Wednesday, January 3.The Traitors fans can apply to be on the third series of the show, with filming expected to start later on this year. A post on X, formerly known as Twitter, from producers Studio Lambert, read: “Will you take #TheTraitors oath? Apply for The Traitors Series Three here http://bbc.co.uk/takepart”.The post included a video from show host Claudia Winkleman in character for her role on the show, as she outlined the necessary commitments required by candidates. Speaking to the camera, she says: “Well, good evening.

Zara and Mike Tindall have made their annual return to Australia and have been pictured soaking up the sun while attending key 2024 Magic Millions events.The pair, who have seemingly left their three children - Mia, Lena and Lucas - back in the UK, have often spoken about their love of the country and even joked they would love to move there one day.The King's niece, 42, and her former rugby pro husband, 45, put on a loved up display at Surfer's Paradise in Queensland as she appeared at the Magic Millions Barrier Draw. Making sure it was a very star-studded affair, Zara was joined by her cousin Prince Harry's best friend Nacho Figueras, and Chris Hemsworth's wife Elsa Pataky.

killed it on the red carpet in a , immediately sending Swifties over which re-recording she was teasing (though green is often associated with her debut album, Taylor Swift, those sequins were definitely ). Then, of course, she got to enjoy a night out with close friend Keleigh Teller, celebrate victory, and listen to from , whether it was -related or not.Amateur lip readers are having a field day.By Still, it must not have felt great to lose her fifth Golden Globe after sitting through a pretty during host Jo Koy's opening monologue.

Emily Longeretta With the last season of HBO’s “Succession” landing nine nominations at the 81st annual Golden Globes, Sarah Snook took home her first as in the lead actress in a drama series category. While Snook has won the Globe for her role as Shiv in HBO’s “Succession” in the past, this is her first win in this category — she previously competed in the supporting actress category. She took home the trophy in 2021, the last time “Succession” was eligible.

Succession, which came to a rousing conclusion in May, has won its third Golden Globe for Best Television Series – Drama.