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Larry David’s HBO show “Curb Your Enthusiasm” recently paid homage to in its own series finale). “Friends” aired for 10 seasons on NBC from 1994 to 2004, and although it also followed friends’ daily lives, it had more plot threads and a more upbeat rom-com style ending that gave Chandler (the late Matthew Perry) the last word.

ITV have axed two of its comedy shows after just one series.The broadcaster has cut both Ruby Speaking and Count Abdulla which were both exclusively created for ITVX. Ruby Speaking followed newly-single Ruby (played by Jayde Adams) who worked at Hellocom call centre in Bristol.

Richard Osman has dropped a bombshell, claiming those in the comedy industry knows the identity of the individual who sexually assaulted Richard Gadd, the creator of Baby Reindeer.The TV favourite and former Pointless host, aged 53, claimed that Richard hasn't kept his abuser's identity a secret within the industry, revealing that "everyone knows who he [Gadd] is talking about" in his harrowing stage show and its Netflix adaptation.The series, which delves into the comedian's haunting experiences with stalking and sexual assault, recently aired its fourth episode on Netflix, shocking audiences with a raw depiction of Gadd's alter ego, Donny, being abused by a made-up male TV writer named Darrien. This portrayal sparked wild guessing games among viewers, as they tried to unmask the real inspiration behind the fictional abuser.

Comedian, actress and mum Katherine Ryan talks to OK! about all things fashion, as she prepares to host eBay’s very first eBay Live in the UK tomorrow. She opens up on the stories behind some of her most iconic outfits going on sale for charity, having to up the glam as a busy mother-of-three. But first, OK! had to ask the Canadian star about Baby Reindeer - the hit Netflix show from fellow comedian Richard Gadd that’s on everyone’s lips right now… Katherine, firstly, as a fellow comic we’ve got to ask.

ITV's Epic Gameshow has reportedly been axed, but host Alan Carr isn't too bothered.The Saturday night show, which aired three successful seasons, was previously announced as being 'rested', according to ITV insiders. However, it seems that the family-friendly game show, which debuted in 2020 and won over fans with its nostalgic nod to retro game shows, won't be returning this year.

In TV soap-land, storylines about love against the odds with couples facing hurdle after hurdle in order to achieve a happy ever after are a common feature. But for Cheryl Fergison, who played loveable Heather Trott in EastEnders for half a decade, it is very much fact rather than fiction. Her marriage to 38-year-old Moroccan born Yassine Al-Jermoni attracted hostility, abuse and enormous attention with naysayers casting doubt on whether their 21-year age difference would work.

It’s been 13 years since Kate Middleton and Prince William tied the knot in their iconic royal wedding at Westminster Abbey. In the years that have followed, the pair have enjoyed immense highs, such as the births of their three children Prince George, ten, Princess Charlotte, eight, and Prince Louis, six.They have also had to face multiple challenges together, including the deaths of Prince Philip and the Queen, the fallout with Prince Harry and Kate’s recent cancer battle. Yet through it all, the couple, who first met at St Andrews in 2001, remain stronger than ever.

Strolling through bluebell strewn gardens in the spring sunshine Cheryl Fergison looks the very picture of happiness and health. But the former EastEnders actress has been fighting a secret battle against cancer - the story of which she only now feels ready to share. “It was a horrendous time,” the 58-year-old former soap favourite reveals to OK! “There were some dark moments, especially at night, when I thought: ‘am I going to die?’ Am I going to leave my husband without a wife, my son without a mum? “But the time is right to talk about it all now.

Fans of ITV's The 1% Club were left scratching their heads over a question that seemed to have multiple correct answers, causing quite the stir on social media. Lee Mack, known for his sharp wit, hosts the Saturday night quiz show where contestants are tested with a series of brain-teasers, with the aim of identifying the top 1% who can solve the final puzzle in just 30 seconds.The game begins simply enough, with 90% of viewers expected to get the first question right, but as the show progresses, the questions become increasingly difficult, culminating in the ultimate challenge that only the smartest can hope to answer. However, this week's episode saw controversy not over the tense finale, but over a question from the 30% round that had viewers up in arms.

Following Brenda Blethyn's announcement that the next series of Vera that is about to start filming would be her last, there has been much speculation that the series may not completely end with her departure – but also may not come back in its current form. Several candidates have been mentioned as possibles to ‘replace’ the much-loved actress in a potential spin-off to the original series.

Steph McGovern has confirmed she is returning to TV five months after her daytime chat show Steph’s Packed Lunch was axed by Channel 4. She recently posted a selfie to Instagram showing her in a car with her stylist on the way to her latest TV appearance.

TV producer Spencer Millman has announced that Sky’s popular comedy sports series Fantasy Football League has been cancelled, and no more shows will be made. The series, which was based on the 1990s cult original hosted by David Baddiel and Frank Skinner, was rebooted in 2022, with Matt Lucas and Elis James taking on the presenting roles. Announcing the cancellation on X on Wednesday 24 April, Spencer wrote: “Gutted to say that Fantasy Football League won’t be returning for another run.

Hannah Berner and Paige DeSorbo are taking their popular “Giggly Squad” podcast on tour to auditoriums, performing arts centers, theaters, memorial halls and casinos all over the U.S. and Canada.New Yorkers and New Jerseyans are in luck, too.The laugh-a-minute ladies will bring the ‘Club Giggly Tour’ to Newark, NJ’s New Jersey Performing Arts Center for a pair of shows on Sunday, Oct.

Consistent with Rorschach Theatre’s adventurously immersive productions, the company’s latest, The Human Museum by Miyoko Conley, engages audiences in playful conversation with its themes well before the show even begins.Audiences enter through the titular museum, a hallowed institution operated by robots of Earth in a future where humans are extinct. Created inside the same two-story Connecticut Avenue former retail space where, last fall, Rorschach unleashed Night of the Living Dead Live, the Human Museum passes patrons through galleries filled with artifacts of human existence.Considering this is the work of artificially intelligent bots with only a secondhand concept of what humans were like, the exhibit items have been well chosen.

Fail Better.“I thought everybody wanted this,” the 58-year-old said. “And then it’s like, ‘Wow, I must have really f—ed this up.

Sabrina The Teenage Witch's Caroline Rhea is barely recognisable in her age-defying look.The star, who turned 60 recently, looked absolutely stunning as she posed in a vibrant pink blazer and lace bra.The 90s sitcom legend showed off her curves in the eye-catching pink jacket paired with matching trousers and coral lingerie, confidently smiling for the camera in an Instagram snap. Her blonde locks were styled sleek and straight, and her makeup was flawlessly glamorous.

told 3AW Melbourne. “The equivalent if someone was coughing.”Faranda claimed that Barker stopped and acknowledged the baby before he cracked a few jokes about the situation.“At the end of this skit of a little baby in the room, he said I speak baby and she said “Take me outside.” At that point, I was like I don’t think he was joking about that,” she recalled. The mother claimed her child made a “little noise” again, but was “just being a baby.”Barker approached Trish for a second time due to the disturbance.“I was actually breastfeeding when he came and stood in front of me and he was basically telling me to leave,’ Trish said.

Young Ones co-star during a one-off TV special celebrating the sitcom Bottom, which the pair created in 1991.Edmondson said “it’s very weird being in a world without” Mayall, who died aged 56 in June 2014 after suffering a sudden heart attack. He added: “It’s weird thinking that he didn’t know anything about Brexit, didn’t know about Covid.”The comedian and actor then went on to confess that he was not on the best of terms with Mayall at the time of his death.“I mean, our relationship was strained towards the end,” Edmondson said: “And when I do things like this, and I remember the absolute joy of sitting in that little office in Richmond opposite the Hole in the wall pub, it was absolute, you know, the distilled joy – the most joy I’ve ever had in my life, I think.”He continued: “Making each other laugh, Properly laugh.

Monty Python star Terry Jones once threw a typewriter at John Cleese during a row.In a new interview with the Radio Times, Palin opened up about the “huge” arguments that occurred within the comedy group, which consisted of himself, Cleese, Jones, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle and Graham Chapman.“Since Python split up, and even in our time together, we have all had huge arguments,” said Palin.“The great thing is that we don’t all agree. I remember Terry Jones once threw a typewriter across the room at John.”The troupe split up in 1999 before briefly reuniting in 2014 for the variety show Monty Python Live (Mostly).

railing against what irks them. On his popular Instagram and TikTok series “Subway Takes,” comedian Kareem Rahma has notable New Yorkers, friends and acquaintances sound off on various random topics while riding the subway.

Britain’s Got Talent returns for its seventeenth series on Saturday 20 April with weird and wonderful acts not just from the UK, but all over the world. Judges Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and Bruno Tonioli are all back to watch an array of talent, give their verdict and decide whether they are deserving of a place in the next round. Last year saw Viggo Venn win - his comedy skit involving high-vis vests saw him sail through each round and perform at the Royal Variety Performance.The first episode will see some tremendous, and some not so tremendous acts take to the stage in the hope of not just impressing the judges, but the live audience too - let's have a look at who we can expect to see on Saturday night.

Pamela Anderson has signed on to star opposite Liam Neeson in a new “Naked Gun” movie, expected to release July 18, 2025.Neeson, 71, has been cast as the clueless police detective Frank Drebin with Anderson, 56, slated to play his love interest. The Post has reached out to both Neeson and Anderson for comment.The original film, written and directed by Jerry Zucker, Jim Abrahams and David Zucker, was based on the short-lived series “Police Squad,” which aired for six episodes in the 1980s. Leslie Nielsen, who died at the age of 84, originated the role of Drebin while starring opposite Priscilla Presley.

As Baby Reindeer continues to grip audiences on Netflix by telling the story of mild-mannered Donny, who finds his life turned upside down after giving a free cup of tea to Martha, a customer at the pub where he works. Over the course of seven episodes, the series follows Donny’s life as he tries to combat an unwanted campaign of harassment and stalking from Martha, who refuses to leave him alone.

video from a recent show where he was joined by Sydney comedian Aleks Milinkovic.Things got off to a frosty start for Milinkovic – who was the opening act – with an American man in the audience brutally heckling him with barbs like, “I wish you had some talent” and “say something funny mate.”Milinkovic returned serve in witty fashion, asking, “Is property not enough for you that you have to come and ruin my night?”Relations deteriorated further when 22-year-old Pavey hit the stage, with the funny man not holding back after witnessing the audience member’s treatment of his support act.“How does the oldest c–t here have the lowest IQ?” Pavey said to roars of laughter. “That is so f–king rude, man.”The unidentified audience goer didn’t stop his tirade there, yelling out, “I’m still waiting to laugh.”Pavey responded, “Ah, an American being an entitled c–t, what a shocker.”Later, while Pavey was chatting to other members of the crowd, the man got up from his seat and went to leave, which Pavey clocked.“Sorry, I’m trying to listen but we have a dementia patient in the room,” Pavey said.As the ticket holder grabbed his things and exited by walking directly in front of the stage, he had some parting words for Pavey.“I wish you were funny, mate,” he said, to which Pavey responded, “I wish you weren’t a c**t but we can’t all have what we want.”The man then directed his middle finger at Pavey before exiting stage left.

Lucy Beaumont has opened up on the breakdown of her marriage to Jon Richardson.The comedy world was left stunned as they announced they are getting a divorce after nine years wed.The couple, who are parents to their seven year old daughter Elsie, took to Instagram with a heartfelt joint statement on Friday: "After 9 years of marriage, we would like to announce that we have separated. We have jointly and amicably made the difficult decision to divorce and go our separate ways.

Amanda Holden has compared a new Britain's Got Talent contestant to an international music sensation, as the show sets a record for the most golden buzzer acts in its history.The BGT judges were completely blown away by this year's talent, resulting in a record-breaking number of acts going straight through to the live finals. Previously, the Britain's Got Talent judges were allowed to give five golden buzzers - one for each judge and one for the dynamic duo Ant and Dec.

ITV crime staple Midsomer Murders has sparked fears it “could be axed” after it was pulled from the schedule after just one episode the new series. For decades now, the long running drama has had millions of viewers thoroughly invested in its intricate whodunnit storylines, and this year looks set to be no different, as stars Neil Dudgeon and Nick Hendrix return as Barnaby and Wilson to lead the cast in four new feature length stories.

James Martin has given fans a rare glimpse into his health journey during Monday's episode of Lorraine, where he also debuted an unexpected accessory on TV for the first time. Chatting with Lorraine Kelly about his successful tour, which was seven years in the making, the conversation turned to his current wellbeing.

They are a couple with so much in common it feels almost inevitable they would find each other and fall in love. Yet it took the intervention of Fate - and a sunshine cruise - to finally bring Katie McGlynn and Ricky Rayment together. Now, in their first joint photo shoot and interview, the pair have shared the inside story of their deepening relationship.

Ryan Gosling announced during his opening monologue on “Saturday Night Live” that he has had to “break up” with his “Barbie” character Ken — but not before one final sendoff. “I’m here because of my new movie, ‘The Fall Guy’ with Emily Blunt,” Gosling, 43, told the cheering crowd. “So don’t worry, I’m not going to make any jokes about Ken because it’s not funny.

As Meet The Richardsons fans continue to reel from the news that 8 Out Of 10 Cats star Jon Richardson and his wife Lucy Beaumont are divorcing after nine years of marriage, several eagle eyed fans are convinced they spotted cracks in the couple’s relationship a week before the official announcement was made to the public. The comedy couple announced the news of their split on Friday with a statement which read: ”After nine years of marriage, we would like to announce that we have separated.

Viewers were left utterly gobsmacked and very disturbed when a contestant 'died' during a game show on The 1% Club host Lee Mack's quiz show. It led to a flood of complaints to the broadcaster – but all was not as it seemed.The TV episode in question was part of the darkly comedic series Inside No 9, broadcasted on BBC 2 last year, which featured a fictional game show called 3by3.

Lucy Beaumont had fans in stitches with a cheeky quip about ditching Jon Richardson long before their shock split hit the headlines.The 40 year old funnywoman, who tied the knot with fellow comedian Jon, 41, back in 2015 and shares daughter Elsie Louise with him, recently left fans gobsmacked by announcing that they're parting ways after nearly a decade together.The comedy duo's separation news came as a surprise to many, but eagle-eyed viewers might recall Lucy's playful banter about divorce on Channel 4's Eight Out Of Ten Cats Does Countdown last year, which now seems like it could have been a hint of trouble in paradise. During her appearance on the show in July 2022, Lucy didn't miss a beat when host Jimmy Carr, 51, teased her about her marriage, leading some to wonder if there was more truth to her jest than first thought.

8 Out Of 10 Cats star Jon Richardson and his wife Lucy Beaumont are divorcing after nine years of marriage, they have announced in a joint statement.The comedy couple have starred in Meet The Richardsons, in which they play “exaggerated versions of themselves”, since 2020. A statement to the PA News agency said on Friday: "After nine years of marriage, we would like to announce that we have separated.

As chilling new drama Baby Reindeer hits our screens on Netflix, audiences from around the country will be able to see firsthand the stuff of nightmares, as a tiny act of kindness quickly snowballs into a dangerous spiral of stalking and obsession. Penned by and starring Richard Gadd in the lead role of Donny, the series draws on his own harrowing experience of being stalked by a woman named Martha (Jessica Gunning) after he innocently gave a free cup of tea to a woman at the pub where he worked.This single innocuous act led to an unprecedented and intrusive bombardment of over 40,000 emails, 740 tweets, 350 hours of voicemail, 100 pages of letters and 45 Facebook messages in the five years that followed.

Ahead of the release of next month’s exciting return of Netflix period drama Bridgerton, the internet has been abuzz with excitement at the chance to see Penelope Featherington finally find the love she deserves. Yet while the youthful and radiant Penelope is just 19 years old in the third series of the show, fans at home are often shocked to learn that actress Nicola Coughlan is actually 37! The Irish beauty, who made a name for herself in Channel 4’s smash hit comedy Derry Girls has often played roles several years her junior thanks to her flawless complexion - and many viewers at home have been none the wiser.