Dawn French: Cancel culture is a threat to edgy comedy

Loose Women guest panellist Linda Nolan, 63, is adamant she will not miss any big family celebrations this year. Linda has been diagnosed with incurable secondary breast cancer, which spread to her liver in 2020.In a new interview, Linda said she is looking forward to celebrating her godson’s destination wedding, which is set to take place in August.Speaking bravely about her diagnosis, Linda shared that she hopes to attend some special upcoming family occasions, including her nephews’ weddings and her sister, Denise’s 70th birthday. “Three of my nephews are getting married and Denise has her 70th coming up.“My godson Danny, who is Maureen’s son, is getting married in Italy and that is my goal — to make sure I am there in August," she told The Sun last Wednesday. “I am going to be there for all of those things.They are milestones.

One of the few awards show to stick to a virtual presentation this year was the WGA Awards. Handed out during a ceremony on Sunday afternoon, the voting members of the Writers Guild rewarded a number of familiar television programs and were shockingly safe when it came to the film honorees.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefRoland Emmerich’s space action film “Moonfall” landed in South Korea at the top of the box office chart. But the country’s continuing COVID problems mean that “Moonfall” and all other titles operated at a desperately low orbit.As the biggest new release of the week Moonfall pushed aside Korean-made “In Our Prime,” the previous weekend’s winner.

Thomas Patrick Moran brought some Irish-flair to “American Idol” on Sunday night.

their relationship ups and downs, Gino decided to pop the question to Jasmine on Sunday's episode of. And although Jasmine's trust in Gino was still shaky after he sent topless photos that she shared with him in private to his ex-girlfriend without her permission, she said yes.During the episode, Jasmine went after Gino after he walked out on her in anger due to her berating him over past emails he sent his ex. Jasmine said that even though Gino deserved the way she was treating him after the drama with his ex-girlfriend, she knew he was «in pain» and it made her feel miserable.

Kelly Clarkson and Snoop Dogg will soon be teaming up to host TV's newest musical competition series,. However, the project comes nearly 20 years after their paths first crossed in a moment that left an indelible impression on Clarkson.The music icons recently spoke with ET's Cassie DiLaura about their upcoming TV event, and the two reflected on how they first met after an awards show, shortly after Clarkson became the first winner of back in 2002.«Well, I don't remember what award show it was, but it was a long time ago.

2022 Oscars was officially released last week. And while the scope of awards season has changed pretty dramatically over the last few years, the talent and unique storytelling present in this year's pack of nominees is perhaps more impressive now than ever before.  just won the Darryl F.

J. Kim Murphy SPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoilers for “The Best Is Yet to Come,” the March 20 episode of “Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty,” which is now streaming on HBO Max.On the third episode of HBO’s “Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty,” audiences are introduced to an NBA figure that even a fair-weather basketball fan should be familiar with.

CODA is on a roll this final weekend of Oscar voting (Ballots are due at 5:00pm pt on Tuesday) , getting a major shot of adrenaline by taking the PGA’s top Best Picture prize, and now just picking up the WGA award for Adapted Screenplay today. If you are counting that now gives it a solid three of the four major guild (DGA, PGA, SAG, WGA) honors to put itself in a strong position going into the last stop of this long season, the Oscars next Sunday. What this one-two-three punch will mean to the ongoing Oscar balloting is anyone’s guess, but the headlines of these major peer group wins from groups that definitely have some significant crossover with Academy membership will be hard to ignore.

There’s a place for us (Rachel Zegler fans), somewhere a time for us…but it looks like it won’t be at next weekend’s Academy Awards. After fans questioned the West Side Story star, 20, on whether or not she’d be in attendance at the annual event, Rachel that although she “tried,” she’d be watching from home with her in sweats and cozy flannel.

Nielsen Holdings PLC has rejected an acquisition offer by a private equity group, which includes the activist firm Elliott Management, in a deal that would have valued the company at $15 billion.

North By Northwest, the stage adaption of the classic 50s Hitchcock film, is a play filled with slick acting and even slicker production values.Starring David Campbell as Roger O. Thornhill and directed by Simon Phillips, this thrilling ride of mistaken identity plays out in typical Hitchcockian suspense, driven by an atmospheric soundtrack and clever use of projection to give the audience an intimate, birds-eye-view of the action.Set against the backdrop of the Cold War with talk of Russian spies and double-double agents, the themes seems vaguely familiar considering the high-stakes challenges the world faces in 2022, which adds a dimension of surreal familiarity.Starting in a hotel bar in New York City, the action takes the audience on a wild journey across several near-death experiences, an intrigue filled train trip to Chicago, a game of hit-the-deck with a crop duster and culminates in a harrowing scramble across a President’s face on North Dakota’s Mount Rushmore.The cast of many characters, aptly played by a cast of surprisingly few, are all polished actors of incredible skill with impressive credits to all their names but special mention, of course, must go to the star of the show, David Campbell, playing Roger O.

Kid Rock has said in a new interview that he doesn’t think he’s able to be cancelled, adding that he loves it when people try to.The outspoken conservative rocker recently sat down with controversial Fox News host Tucker Carlson for a rare chat, which will air in full on Monday night (March 21).“The legendary Kid Rock sits down with Tucker for a rare one-on-one interview. And nothing is off the table,” Carlson captioned a preview clip.

Dancing king and queen — well, one day. Prince William and Duchess Kate continued their royal tour of the Caribbean on Sunday, March 20, and they turned heads as they cut a rug in Hopkins, Belize.

One lucky contestant got a second chance to shine on the latest installment of “American Idol”.

Death on the Nile features comedy duo Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders in a more serious big-budget affair than they're used to.Joining Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford on today's (October 20) edition of This Morning, French (who plays Mrs Bowers opposite Saunders' Marie van Schuyler) hailed director Sir Kenneth Branagh for his "brave" decision with the casting.

HELLO! magazine, Dawn French reveals how she drew on her experiences with her late mother, Roma, for her new novel, Because of You."I'm trying to write about that very strong mother line, which is just a remarkable, visceral, unconditional relationship," says Dawn, 63, who has a daughter, Billie, with her former husband Sir Lenny Henry and two step children, Lily, 29, and Olly, 26, from her marriage to charity executive Mark Bignell.MORE: Dawn French talks recent weight gain during frank discussion"I've been mothered incredibly well in my life. Yes it was spikey and fiery at moments, and we fell out often but we always fell back in again.

Dawn French has said that authors should be free to write about characters from different racial backgrounds from their own.

Dawn French ’s weight loss journey has been the subject of many headlines throughout the years.

Because of You is published on Thursday (Penguin, £20) Telegraph subscribers are invited to join Dawn French and Telegraph writer Louise Gannon for an online Q&A on 23 October from 6pm-7pm as they continue their conversation and discuss French’s new novel, Because of You. You will even have the chance to pose your own questions to French and pre-order her book with an exclusive subscriber discount. To find out more visit: telegraph.co.uk/go/dawn-frenchWe rely on advertising to help fund our award-winning journalism.We urge you to turn off your ad blocker for The Telegraph website so that you can continue to access our quality content in the future.Thank you for your support.Need help?Visit our page.

DAWN French and Jennifer Saunders have rejected offers to compete on “pathetic” Strictly Come Dancing. The BBC comedians insisted it’s “terribly undignified” for older women as they would be partnered with Anton du Beke, 54, and not one of the younger dancers like Aljaz Skorjanec, 30.