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New Book Uncovers ‘Lost’ Blackadder Script

Fraser McAlpine — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 12:21:10 +0000

The Blackadder TV series (Season 1 notwithstanding) is one of the best-regarded British comedies to have ever been made. This is partly because it played host to the comic talents of Rowan Atkinson, Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, Tony ...

Summer of London: Five Great British Comedies on iTunes

staff — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 15:01:51 +0000

With the new BBC America docu-comedy Twenty Twelve premiering Thursday (June 28) at 9/8c, we thought it might be fun to “‘av a laugh” by checking out iTunes where BBC America is giggling its way through Summer of ...

Royal Roundup: The Queen Presides Over the Dickens of a Celebration

Paul Hechinger — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 04:53:46 +0000

Queen Elizabeth takes after Queen Victoria in at least one way – Britain’s current ruling monarch, like her great-great-grandmother, is also an admirer of Charles Dickens.

Kate Bush Week: Five Great Kate Collaborators

Fraser McAlpine — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 15:26:10 +0000

For someone who has the reputation of a musical hermit these days, Kate Bush has a lot of friends and has collaborated on a startling variety of different projects.

‘Johnny English’ and the Not-So-Secret Formula of the Spy Film Spoof

Leah Rozen — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 18:29:59 +0000

English funnyman Rowan Atkinson once again bumbles and mumbles his way across the screen as an incompetent British secret agent in a sequel to his 2003 spy spoof, Johnny English. The latest chapter, Johnny English Reborn, opens today ...

‘Blackadder II’ is FREE on iTunes, Courtesy of ‘Johnny English Reborn’

Kevin Wicks — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 18:53:34 +0000

Rowan Atkinson returns as the crack secret agent in Universal’s Johnny English Reborn, which hits theaters next Friday (October 21). But long before he was a member of Her Majesty’s Secret Service, Atkinson was Edmund ...

News Roundup: Victoria Beckham’s Slipped Disc

Fraser McAlpine — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 12:43:14 +0000

We’re well used to the idea that celebrities fiercely guard their privacy at times of high public interest, like when a child is born into their family. But did you know that part of the reason Victoria Beckham wasn’t seen ...

News Roundup: Steve Coogan’s Alan Partridge And His Autobiography

Fraser McAlpine — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 11:30:41 +0000

We’ve no idea why Steve Coogan, fresh from a triumphant performance alongside Rob Brydon in the BBC reality sitcom The Trip, has suddenly decided to revamp his most celebrated creation – Alan Partridge, the egomaniac failed TV ...

News Roundup: Kate Winslet Battles ‘A Wall Of Fire’

Fraser McAlpine — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 17:16:33 +0000

Kate Winslet has revealed exactly what happened on the night of the fire at Richard Branson’s house, and who were the real heroes.

WATCH: Rowan Atkinson’s ‘Johnny English Reborn’ Trailer

Fraser McAlpine — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 10:07:50 +0000

It’s been eight years since Rowan Atkinson first strutted across our screens as the hapless secret agent Johnny English, and in that time, a lot has changed. James Bond has become cooler and more real, Austin Powers is but a dim ...