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Channel 4 bosses have announced the beloved commentary show Gogglebox will face a schedule shake-up as the weekly programme will ditch their usual time slot to air on Saturday at 9pm.The entertainment show - which sees Britain's wittiest armchair critics have their say on the week's best television shows - usually airs every Friday at 9pm.But viewers were left thoroughly disappointed after the fan-favourite show was postponed by 24 hours as Friday Night Live takes over the quirky reality shows 9pm slot.READ MORE: Gogglebox's Tom Malone Jr teases return to Channel 4 show with one strict conditionTo celebrate 40 years of the flagship channel, Ben Elton will be hosting a revival of the iconic show that aired back in the 1980s for a one-off 90 minute special.Friday Night Live was originally broadcast as Saturday Live before it was moved to a different day. It aired between 1985 and 1988 which is credited for launching Ben Elton's TV career in addition to raising the profile of comedians such as Harry Enfield, Jo Brand, Julian Clary, Rick Mayall and Adrian Edmondson.While this left fans of 80s television revivals overjoyed, many Gogglebox viewers admitted they were utterly "gutted" by the news that their favourite show have been moved.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter Noah Hawley‘s “Alien” series at FX has filled out its main cast with six new additions, Variety has learned exclusively. Babou Ceesay (“Guerrilla,” “Damilola”), Jonathan Ajayi (“Wonder Woman 1984,” “Noughts and Crosses”), Erana James (“Uproar,” “The Wilds”), Lily Newmark (“Pin Cushion,” “Sex Education”), Diêm Camille (“Washington Black,” “Alex Rider 3”), and Adrian Edmondson (“War & Peace,” “A Spy Among Friends”) have all been cast in the series. They join previously announced cast members Sydney Chandler, Timothy Olyphant, Alex Lawther, Essie Davis, David Rysdahl, Samuel Blenkin, and Adarsh Gourav.

The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself star Nadia Parkes is leading the BBC’s upcoming drama about the terrifying kidnapping of British model Chloe Ayling.

“It really is a show about friendship against the backdrop of espionage,” A Spy Among Friends creator Alexander Cary said at a panel for Deadline’s Contenders TV event. Cary was joined by star Damian Lewis to discuss the MGM+ series.

What really makes a family? HBO’s new comedy series “Rain Dogs” explores a dynamic that doesn’t fit into standard conventions. This project — made in conjunction with BBC One — focuses on a family built around a single mother, her young daughter, and a gay friend.

Damian Lewis and Guy Pearce-fronted drama series A Spy Among Friends has found a new home in the U.S. following Spectrum’s move out of original series.

A loved and lost TV show that was a staple on 80s British TV saw Madonna perform at Manchester's iconic Hacienda nightclub.

Dawn French has been left unimpressed with young women for turning themselves into "Jessica Rabbits".The French and Saunders comic, 64, compared the sexy toon from 1988 flick Who Framed Roger Rabbit to today’s trend among women for copying the Kardashians’ tans, pouting lips and curves.READ MORE: Dawn French, 64, wows fans with dramatic hair transformation as she styles grey locks Dawn said: “After all the fights women have had to be anywhere near equal to men. We’ve kind of gone and buggered it all up at the last minute by becoming Jessica Rabbits.” She added: “I cannot entirely love perfect people.“I cannot understand why people only want to show us how perfect they are.“It makes me sad actually, especially with young people.“I feel for my own daughter and Jennifer’s (Saunders’) daughters – and all the daughters – feeling like they’ve got to have the big lips and they’ve got to be orange and that they’ve got to have lashes on all the time.“And that they’ve got to have Kardashian shapes.

DIEHARD EastEnders fans will recognise him as Albert Square’s Daniel Cook. But acclaimed actor Adrian Edmondson, who appeared in the BBC soap as Jean Slater’s boyfriend from 2019 to 2020, looks world apart from his EastEnders’ alter-ego in his brand new role.  The 65-year-old star, who is married to Jennifer Saunders, will be stepping into the shoes of A Christmas Carol’s infamous villain Ebenezer Scrooge later this year.

honorary graduate at the University of Exeter yesterday (June 21) in recognition of his outstanding contribution to society. Which got us thinking, are there any other big name celebrities who have also achieved this award from the city's university?There are a number of well-known alumni's who attended the university including Harry Potter author JK Rowling, Zara Tindall and Dr Alex George. But what about those who have received an honorary award?Well, it turns out there are quite a few.

BBC two decades later, in 2004. But what did the show's young stars do next? Here, 40 years after it first aired, we've taken a look at how their lives and careers progressed.A true legend of British comedy, Rik Mayall was arguably the biggest star of The Young Ones cast. He met Adrian Edmondson, as well as co-writers Ben Elton and Lise Mayer at university.

Anton Du Beke, 55, married his wife Hannah Summers in 2017 and the couple share two children.The Strictly judge recalled in an interview how the pair met and whether it was love at first sight.Anton will appear on The Chase tonight along with Alistair McGowan, Sarah-Jane Crawford and Adrian Edmondson.The Strictly judge spoke to Steph McGovern back in February about his relationship with Hannah and how the pair first met.He said: "I knew almost immediately that I loved her.She also loved me immediately."She was sitting across a big table at a do and I thought, 'wow she is absolutely gorgeous'."He then spoke about how he built up the courage to talk to Hannah.Anton continued: "She went off to the loo as one does. Outrageously, I followed her!"She went into the ladies and I waited outside for her.

The Young Ones.The hit 80s show is now streaming on BritBox but the platform fears it could be too hard to handle for modern viewers.Subscribers have been warned about the content of the hit programme starring Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson.One alert says: “Contains adult humour, violence, sex references, and racist language that may offend.”Another episode comes with a warning of “homophobic language that may offend.”The show - co-written by Mayall and Lise Mayer - focused on the lives of four dissimilar students of Scumbag College sharing a house, and featured violent and slapstick gags.It was known for using homophobic and sexist language to poke fun at attitudes of the time.Producers tackled issues of race with a racist policeman and another episode had a top cop dressed as fascist leader Mussolini.The show was voted number 31 in the BBC’s Best Sitcom poll in 2004.It comes after jittery Britbox bosses put warnings on iconic British shows over Christmas last year.A festive episode of classic comedy Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em came with a warning.It prompted complaints of a “homophobic slur” because hapless Frank Spencer - played by Michael Crawford - is called a “puff” by a young lad after dressing as a pixie.The platform also screened the 1975 and 1979 festive episodes of department store rib tickler Are You Being Served?The character Mr Humphries - played by John Inman - with his catchphrase “I’m free” has been criticised by gay rights groups for promoting camp stereotypes.A spokesman for BritBox said: “We review and refresh BritBox’s programme catalogue on an ongoing basis.“Programming on the service that contains potentially sensitive language or attitudes of their era have carried appropriate warnings since our

showbiz gossip straight to your inbox with the Daily Star's FREE newsletterFunnyman Adrian Edmondson has secretly fantasised about being a killer, he claims.Adrian admits he has tended to play violent roles such as punk psycho Vyvyan in The Young Ones and Eddie Hitler in Bottom.His latest acting gig has seen him take on the role of an eccentric Nazi psychopath in a stage show.Now, the Bradford, West Yorks, born has said he wonders if he is being typecast for showing a nasty streak.Adrian, 64, said: "I worry about that!"I was talking to someone about this last night, thinking there must be a small part of me that is a sadistic murderer in prospect."He went on to add: "Do we not all have a bit of sadistic murderer in us deep down?"Have you

The Chase's studio audience started to boo Mark Labbett during Saturday's repeat episode when one of his fiery one-liners hit a bum note.Originally airing in 2019, the episode saw Anton Du Beke, Alistair McGowan, Sarah-Jane Crawford and Adrian Edmondson face The Beast in the hopes of winning money for charities of their choice.Strictly Come Dancing professional Anton was the first in the hot seat, making a satisfactory £4,000 in the cash builder round before turning to Mark.Mark tried his best to rattle Anton's nerves and poked fun at his career on Strictly - pointing out he's never won the Glitterball Trophy, despite appearing on the show since its inception."This will be just like Strictly Come Dancing," Mark jibed, referring to the

Ade Edmondson had to be rescued by firefighters after things took an embarrassing turn while he was cleaning his windows.The 64-year-old star shared the awkward story with his followers on Twitter, and he admitted his Bank Holiday weekend wasn’t going entirely to plan after he ended up trapped on his window ledge shouting for help.He tweeted: ‘Just trapped myself on a window ledge whilst cleaning the windows. Had to ask passerby to fetch help.‘Fire Brigade came.

Comedy legend Adrian Edmondson has had quite the bank holiday weekend – becoming something of a spectacle when he found himself trapped on a window ledge.

The Young Ones was one of the best loved sitcoms of the 80s and it featured some performers that would go on to be household names and huge stars in their own rights.

© @Copyright HELLO! Hello! Magazine Jennifer Saunders is back on our screens for a new programme – and it's a little different from what you might be used to. Instead of seeing our favourite comedy actress dressed as Edina from Absolutely Fabulous, Jennifer is taking a trip down memory lane, and she's bringing a famous guest with her.

Jack Gleeson was so good at being the sadistic King Joffrey on Game of Thrones that he took a break from TV acting because of the intense fan reactions — but after a six-year hiatus from the small screen, the 27-year-old Brit is coming back to TV for the BBC comedy Out of Her Mind. The series comes from comedian Sara Pascoe and will be executive produced by Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, the RadioTimes reports.