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Paul Shane dies
17 May 2013
TV gossip
Paul Shane has died. The 72-year-old actor - who was best known for sit-coms 'Hi-D de-Hi' and 'You Rang M'Lord' - passed away in a hospice in Rotherham, South Yorkshire yesterday (16.05.13) following a short illness. The actor - whose wife Dory…
Karl Pilkington delivers baby on Moaning of Life
15 May 2013
TV gossip
Karl Pilkington helped deliver an Indonesian woman's baby on his latest TV show 'The Moaning of Life'. The 'An Idiot Abroad' star has been filming his latest Sky One travel documentary series - which sees him travel the world to learn more about…
Ricky Gervais brings back Brent
10 May 2013
TV gossip
Ricky Gervais is bringing back David Brent for a series of online specials. The 51-year-old actor - who recently reprised his role as the cringeworthy Wenham-Hogg boss he played in 'The Office' for a Comic Relief sketch - will play the "deluded…
Sylvester Stallone wants Life's Too Short role
28 Mar 2013
TV gossip
Sylvester Stallone has asked for a role in 'Life's Too Short'. The Hollywood legend is keen to appear in the BBC mockumentary alongside main star Warwick Davis - who plays a fictionalised version of himself - and Emma Thompson has also expressed an…
Ricky Gervais' 'tailor-made' Muppets 2 role
17 Mar 2013
Film gossip
Ricky Gervais' role in 'The Muppets... Again!' was "tailor-made" for him. The actor is set to star in the highly anticipated sequel to 2011's 'The Muppets' - taking over the lead role from Jason Segal - and the film's producer and co-writer Todd…
Jessie J shaves head for Comic Relief
16 Mar 2013
TV gossip
Jessie J has shaved her head for 'Comic Relief'. The 'Domino' hitmaker raised more than £500,000 for the charity after getting rid of her trademark dark hair during the biannual telethon last night (15.03.13). Speaking on air after the cut, she…
James Arthur: X Factor saved me from depression
15 Mar 2013
TV gossip
James Arthur claims 'The X Factor' saved his life. The singing competition's reigning champion has confessed he suffered from crippling anxiety and depression and immersing himself in music is the only thing that pulled him back from the "darkest…
Ricky Gervais pens five David Brent songs for Comic Relief
11 Mar 2013
TV gossip
Ricky Gervais has written five songs for 'The Office Revisited' Comic Relief special. The 51-year-old funnyman is reprising his role as cringe-worthy boss David Brent in the episode, which will see David attempting to become a Simon Cowell-type music…
Derek returns for second series
4 Mar 2013
TV gossip
'Derek' has been given a second series. The controversial comedy - Ricky Gervais' latest creation - revolves around the staff and residents of Broad Hill Retirement Home and while the critics panned it, it was a hit with audiences. So Channel 4…
TV review: Parks and Recreation
1 Mar 2013
Single-camera mockumentary style does this US comedy few favours
There are some who might think that Ricky Gervais has an awful lot to answer for, and of course he does. But maybe we shouldn’t really lay the blame for the rash of recent mockumentary work on TV entirely at his door. Sure, The Office seemed to set a…
Ricky Gervais bringing back David Brent
28 Feb 2013
TV gossip
Ricky Gervais is bringing back David Brent for a one-off episode of 'The Office'. The funnyman actor has decided to reprise the role of the cringe-worthy boss in a special show, entitled 'The Office Revisited', which will see David aiming to become a…
Michael Fassbender visits Life's Too Short set
22 Feb 2013
TV gossip
Michael Fassbender visited the 'Life's Too Short' set. The Hollywood actor has been hanging out behind the scenes of Warwick Davis, Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant's BBC Two sitcom after being invited by Val Kilmer, who has a cameo role on the…
Rising star Wayne Mazadza on comedy competitions and sidestepping stereotypes
20 Feb 2013
The Harare-born, Edinburgh-based comic is appearing at the Glasgow International Comedy Festival
Wayne Mazadza writes routines to surprise his fellow comedians, ‘with unpredictable punchlines, storylines with surreal endings that really bring justice to the set-up’. Fine-tuning them for up to six months, the Harare-born, Edinburgh-based comic…
Val Kilmer reuniting with Warwick Davis for Life's Too Short
12 Feb 2013
TV gossip
Val Kilmer is to reunite with Warwick Davis for 'Life's Too Short'. The 53-year-old actor will appear alongside the 'Harry Potter' star for the first time since they were in 1988 fantasy film 'Willow' together in a new one-off special of the sitcom…
Ricky Gervais: Kermit The Frog is better than De Niro
31 Jan 2013
Film gossip
Ricky Gervais says 'The Muppets... Again!' is the highlight of his career. 'The Office' funnyman claims teaming up with iconic puppets Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy is even better than working with Robert De Niro, as starring in the family fun…
Ricky Gervais: I wish I was more like Derek
30 Jan 2013
TV gossip
Ricky Gervais wishes he was more like his kind-hearted character Derek Noakes. While the fictional care worker - who he portrays in Channel 4 comedy 'Derek' - is "odd-looking, scruffy and gets things wrong", the 51-year-old comedy-drama actor…
TV review: Louis CK's Louie and Ricky Gervais' Derek
28 Jan 2013
The comedy chums present us with two very different mononymical shows
On Channel 4’s opening night in 1982, Ian McKellen starred in Walter, a drama about a man with learning difficulties who tries to make his way in a cruel world filled with suspicion and derision. In Derek (Channel 4, Wed, 10pm), Ricky Gervais stars as a…
Ricky Gervais: Derek is my favourite thing I've ever done
17 Jan 2013
TV gossip
Ricky Gervais says 'Derek' is his "favourite" project he has ever worked on. The comedian embodies a retirement home worker on the Channel 4 show - which also stars his close friend and 'An Idiot Abroad' star Karl Pilkington - and Ricky is proud to…
Tina Fey and Amy Poehler a hit at Golden Globes
14 Jan 2013
Film gossip
Tina Fey and Amy Poehler poked fun at Kathryn Bigelow and Anne Hathaway while hosting the Golden Globe Awards. The comediennes proved a huge hit as they joked their way through the award show in Los Angeles last night (13.01.13). When introducing…
Tina Fey and Amy Poehler praised
14 Jan 2013
Film gossip
Golden Globes hosts Tina Fey and Amy Poehler were a hit among the star guests at the prestigious awards show. The comediennes presented the annual event - following two years of British Ricky Gervais in the anchoring role - and they impressed…
Tina Fey to star in Muppets sequel
10 Jan 2013
Film gossip
Tina Fey is set to star in 'The Muppets 2'. The '30 Rock' actress is in talks to appear alongside Ricky Gervais, as well as Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy, in the follow-up to the 2011 family-favourite. Ricky is expected to play the "human lead…
Ricky Gervais to star in The Muppets sequel?
18 Dec 2012
Film gossip
Ricky Gervais is in line for a role in 'The Muppets' sequel. The British funnyman could be joining Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy in the follow-up to the 2011 family-favourite comedy after negotiating a part in James Bobin's upcoming film. He is…
Dean Gaffney applies to become real life James Bond
28 Nov 2012
TV gossip
Former 'EastEnders' star Dean Gaffney applied to join the secret service. The actor - who played Robbie Jackson in the BBC One soap, but has fallen on harder times since leaving the show in 2003 - applied to join MI5 in a bid to become the next real…
Roger Waters performs with veterans
9 Nov 2012
Music gossip
Roger Waters has performed with wounded veterans. The Pink Floyd rocker took to the stage of New York's Beacon Theatre with 14 soldiers - who he met recently at the Walter Reed Army Medical Centre in Washington - at the annual Stand Up For Heroes…
Ricky Gervais pens new sitcom
27 Sep 2012
TV Gossip
Ricky Gervais is writing a new sitcom for Keith Chegwin, Les Dennis and Shaun Williamson. The funnyman hopes to revive the flailing careers of his three actor pals by penning a new series which will see the former TV stars take the lead roles.
