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“All In.”Simon Rich’s new Broadway show, based on short stories he wrote for The New Yorker and inspired by the Magnetic Fields’ album “69 Love Songs,” made waves after announcing their rotating full cast made up of “some of the funniest people on the planet” including John Mulaney, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jimmy Fallon, Fred Armisen and Richard Kind.But wait! There’s more!On select dates, comedy ringers Aidy Bryant, David Cross, Tim Meadows, Hank Azaria and Chloe Fineman will also take part in the show that will reportedly feature a number of comic vignettes centered around dating, heartbreak and marriage.Rounding out the impressive ensemble are Sam Richardson, Annaleigh Ashford, Andrew Rannells and Renée Elise Goldsberry.“Sometimes they will play pirates, sometimes they will play dogs, and there’s one where we make them talk in British accents,” the play’s synopsis states. “But even though the show’s kind of all over the place, it’s meant to tell one simple story: that the most important part of life is who we share it with.

Coronation Street fans were gobsmacked to learn that a legendary Weatherfield resident, who has graced the show for nearly three decades, is reportedly set to be axed. Bruce Jones, famed for his portrayal of Les Battersby over ten years, was allegedly told of his on-screen demise via email.The plot twist will see on-screen daughter Leanne, played by Jane Danson, receiving the devastating call and subsequently breaking the news to her sister Toyah, portrayed by Georgia Taylor.

“Abbott Elementary” creator and star Quinta Brunson posted on Instagram earlier this month teasing which show will crossover with the sitcom during Season 4.And Lisa Ann Walter couldn’t be more excited.“’Sunny in Philadelphia,’” the actress exclusively told The Post at Warner Brothers’ Fall TV Season Celebration. “I can’t wait. I think it’s going to be unhinged.

Ricky Gervais has mocked the Broadcasting Standards Authority for banning his “highly offensive” Halloween advert.The comedian has recently been promoting his new brand of vodka, Dutch Barn, with a series of unconventional TV commercials, but his most recent one has been deemed too offensive to air.“Happy Halloween for everyone at Dutch Barn Vodka!” Gervais says in the advert. “It’s a magical time of year where we try and scare kids with tales of ghosts and ghouls and vampires – all good fun.“If you really want to scare children, tell them about priests and ’70s DJs and my uncle Sid – proper wrong’un.

Hayley Palmer is moving on after her painful split from The Chase star Mark Labbett. She had previously teased she was seeing someone new but that she wasn’t ready to ‘reveal’ their identity.

Netflix hit Nobody Wants This has said that even her mum is “threatening to convert” to Judaism in light of the show’s success.All 10 episodes of the first season of the romantic comedy series were released on Netflix on September 26. It was created by Erin Foster and stars Kristen Bell (The Good Place, Veronica Mars), Adam Brody (Shazam!, The O.C.) and Timothy Simons (Veep).Based loosely on Foster’s real-life experiences, Bell’s Joanne is an outspoken, agnostic podcaster who embarks on a relationship with Brody’s unconventional Jewish rabbi Noah Roklov.Joanne eventually decides to convert to Judaism to be with Brody, something that Foster did in her own life too. Now, in a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter, the writer has joked that the show is now so successful that even her mother is considering following suit.“My mom now thinks she’s a celebrity, because she has people coming up to her talking about the show,” she said.

A Strictly Come Dancing star revealed he “didn’t even really notice” the condition that gradually led to his blindness. Comedian Chris Chris McCausland fully lost his sight at the age of 22 due to a hereditary condition called retinitis pigmentosa. But the 47-year-old admitted it happened so “slowly” since he was born, that he didn’t pay it much attention.

Fans of the Netflix romantic comedy series Nobody Wants This, which launched on the streaming service at the end of September, are thrilled to have found out that the binge watchable show will be getting a second season, which was announced by Netflix on Thursday 10 October.The series stars Kristin Bell, who is best known for her leading roles in Veronica Mars and The Good Place, as agnostic podcaster Joanne, who meets an adorable rabbi named Noah at a party in Los Angeles and begins a relationship with him that is fraught with problems due to their differing lifestyles and religious outlooks.The OC’s Adam Brody stars as Noah, and the first season followed the couple as they started to date while trying to navigate all the modern obstacles to love, including her raunchy podcast and his critical family, who expected him to marry his ex-girlfriend and never to date a woman who was not Jewish. The series also stars Justine Lupe as Joanne’s sister and fellow podcast host Morgan, and Veep’s Timothy Simons as Noah’s brother Sasha.The show was created by Erin Foster, who based it on her own love story with her husband, Simon.

The Apprentice anticipating one particular turning point in the pair’s complicated relationship.Donald turning his back on Roy, when the notorious fixer was dying of an AIDS-related illness, wasn’t like the offhanded betrayal of a business interest, wife, or moral principle. Although, Abbasi (Holy Spider) and screenwriter Gabriel Sherman (Independence Day: Resurgence) supply ample scenes of their Donald, embodied spectacularly by Sebastian Stan, betraying trusts.Ranging around the film’s glamorous yet grimy 1970s/1980s New York City, Donald indulges in a near-daily diet of deceit and disloyalty, and absolutely no one is exempt from his dishonesty.

a recent episode of his “Fly on the Wall” podcast. “Like, ‘Oh, and you are…? And this is regarding…?’ And then people would be like, who’s that gay character you play?'”Spade continues, “I’m like, ‘I don’t think it’s gay.’ They’re like, ‘No, you’re gay and it’s gay and every sketch you’re in is a gay person.’Spade’s podcast cohost and former “SNL” costar Dana Carvey chimed in, teasing, “Why would your mom say that?”“She thought I was coming out,” Spade joked back before adding on a serious note: “When I look back, I’m like, yeah, I see it.”Some of the comedian’s sketches involved Spade playing a receptionist who didn’t recognize famous celebrities.

Miranda Hart has shocked the nation by revealing she has gotten married in secret - and now, she has revealed more about her previously top secret spouse.The TV comedy star, 51, shocked fans by announcing her private wedding on The One Show yesterday, saying: "Someone's put a ring on it!” She revealed to the BBC’s show’s hosts Alex Jones and Alex Scott: “I'm married, I got married at 51 and it's just so lovely! I'd written Gary for onscreen Miranda and it wasn't until I was 49 that I met my person.” Sign up to OK!'s daily newsletter to get updates sent to your inbox for free The Call The Midwife star announced in the shock reveal that she had been married within the last ten months, and said that she’d like fans to also find hope in their love story, saying : “'The fact that I met someone during a pandemic, during chronic illness, when I couldn't get out of bed or out of the house... I really, really wanted to meet someone, I didn't want to do life on my own anymore.” She added: “'The fact that I could meet somebody, it's not some sort of romcom story but it's hope.

Strictly Come Dancing sensation Chris McCausland looks utterly unrecognisable in an old throwback from his CBeebies acting days.This stand-up comic, who's a panel-show favourite on hits like Would I Lie To You and stars in sitcoms such as Not Going Out, got his breakout role in the children's TV series Me Too!, playing the colourful market trader Rudi from 2006 to 2007. With his garish yellow and gold outfit, Chris taught tots lessons from not littering to munching on healthy snacks while running around the city of Riverseafingal.

Comedy queen Miranda Hart has been busy living a fairy tale, as she dished the dirt on her secret wedding to a man fans only know as 'The Boy from Bristol' or affectionately, 'The Mould Man’.The 51 year old star left her fans in shock with the revelation that she had quietly got hitched within the past 10 months. While Miranda’s self-titled hit BBC show saw her hilariously navigating the world of dating, off-screen, she's gone from singleton to spouse in the most romantic plot twist.Those eager for a glimpse into the identity of the mystery man will find hints in Miranda’s new memoir, I Haven't Been Entirely Honest With You.

EastEnders' Danny Dyer has teased a rather raunchy scene to come from Disney+ comedy-drama Rivals, which brings Jilly Cooper's bonkbuster books to the small screen after almost 40 years. In the series, Danny plays tech tycoon Freddie Jones who discovers a sexual spark with unhappily married romance novelist Lizzie (played by Katherine Parkinson). Speaking to OK! in an exclusive chat, Danny said: "It's interesting how it pans out.

Bridget Jones is returning to our screens for the fourth series in the romcom franchise - however, one major character from the previous film won't be back. Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy sees Renee Zellweger reprise her role as Bridget, who is navigating life as a single mother of two in her fifties. While the previous 2016 film Bridget Jones's Baby introduced Kate O'Flynn as Bridget's new Hard News boss Alice Peabody, the Everyone Else Burns star has revealed that she won't be returning for the new film.

Gavin and Stacey fans, brace yourselves for a fairytale ending as the final scenes appear to be set to feature a wedding.The much-loved BBC show is making a comeback with a last-ever episode airing on Christmas Day this year, with filming taking place in Wales and Essex over recent weeks. Show creators James Corden and Ruth Jones, who play Neil 'Smithy' Smith and Vanessa Shanessa 'Nessa' Jenkins respectively, have reunited with main stars Mathew Horne and Joanna Page, who play Gavin Shipman and Stacey West, along with the rest of the cast.

Nobody Wants This creator Erin Foster has defended the show after it was criticised for its negative portrayal of Jewish women.The new Netflix romantic-comedy series, which centres on a relationship between a rabbi (Adam Brody) and a sex podcaster (Kristen Bell), has come under fire since its release on September 26. In response, Foster said the show’s goal was to “shed a positive light on Jewish culture from my perspective”.Among the critics was Glamour senior west coast editor Jessica Radloff, who published an essay titled ‘Netflix’s Nobody Wants This and the Persistent Jewish Stereotype’.

It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia and Abbott Elementary are officially working on a crossover episode.Sunny star/co-creator Rob McElhenney revealed the news in a social media post on Thursday (October 3), including a photo of him, his co-star Charlie Day and Abbott star/creator Quinta Brunson. The trio were pictured outside the Warner Bros. lot where Abbott is filmed.McElhenney then posted another shot, which added Sunny’s Danny DeVito and Abbott’s Tyler James Williams and William Stanford Davis to the mix.pic.twitter.com/EGt5YpNwCx— Rob McElhenney (@RMcElhenney) October 3, 2024pic.twitter.com/ymQTnjNE6i— Rob McElhenney (@RMcElhenney) October 3, 2024 McElhenney had previously teased on social media that a Sunny/Abbott crossover would make sense, given that both shows are set in Philadelphia.

Damian Lewis is “really satisfied” with how “Billions” ended last year. The actor departed the show in 2021 after Season 5, before returning for the final Season 7 season and its series finale. “I think the guys Brian Koppelman and David Levine, I think they ended it really beautifully.

Police are investigating a suspected gunshot that hit the window of a taxi carrying Ian Hislop, the editor of the satirical magazine Private Eye, in Soho, central London.The black cab driver reported to Scotland Yard that he was stuck in traffic just after 10am on Tuesday when he heard what sounded like a bullet hitting his vehicle.The incident took place on Dean Street, not far from Oxford Street and the Private Eye office. Have I Got News For You star Ian, who has been at the helm of the publication known for its sharp wit and investigative journalism since 1986, and the cab driver were both unharmed, according to The Guardian.

David Mitchell and Robert Webb’s sitcom Back is set to receive an American remake at the hands of HBO.The show premiered on Channel 4 in 2017, and was followed by a second season in 2021, following lengthy delays from Webb’s heart surgery and then COVID-19.Mitchell played Stephen Nichols in the show, a 42-year-old who is set to take over the family pub in Stroud, Gloucestershire after the death of his father. However, his plans are interrupted when Webb’s Andrew Donnelly, Stephen’s estranged foster brother, returns and causes family tension.Back was created by Simon Blackwell, who has also worked on Peep Show, The Thick Of It, Veep and Breeders, and now it has been confirmed that Blackwell is working on the HBO remake of the show.In an interview with Deadline, Kenton Allen, the CEO of Big Talk Studios, which oversaw the Channel 4 version, confirmed the news that the US version is in the works.Meanwhile, last year, NME caught up with Mitchell and Webb about the 20th anniversary of their previous Channel 4 sitcom Peep Show.