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Ronni Ancona and Alistair McGowan look back: ‘We would have killed each other if we’d stayed as a couple. Instead, our friendship is eternal’

The comedians on their Bafta-winning sketch show, the reason they split up – and why she reminds him of Diane Keaton

The Guardian - UK

Bill Dare obituary

Comedy producer behind many popular satire shows, notably Spitting Image, The Mary Whitehouse Experience and Dead Ringers

The Guardian - UK

Hitchcock's legacy explored in new doc

Cousins' documentary highlights how Hitchcock used visual storytelling to manipulate and engage audiences

Salon

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Judi Dench’s most wonderful moments, from reciting Shakespeare to rapping with Lethal Bizzle

Dench has been described as ‘the best thing about Britain alongside fish and chips’ – here are a few things you might not have known about the brilliant, surprising star

The Independent UK

‘An inspiration’: fellow impressionists pay tribute to Mike Yarwood

Rory Bremner says he might have had a different career had it not been for the 70s star, who died on Friday aged 82

The Guardian - UK

Mike Yarwood turned impressions into Saturday night entertainment – Rory Bremner

Tributes have also been paid by fellow impressionists Alistair McGowan and Jon Culshaw.

The Independent UK

How impressionists keep audiences laughing in an age of social media celebrities

Younger audiences may not recognise people comedians are impersonating but some performers say there’s still plenty to work with

The Guardian - UK

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Alistair McGowan complains that younger audiences ‘don’t get’ impressions

McGowan is one of the country’s most famous impressionists

The Independent UK

My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock review – Mark Cousins puts words in Hitch’s mouth

On one level a revealing study of Hitchcock’s work, this documentary goes a step too far by imagining the director’s inner thoughts, as voiced by impressionist Alistair McGowan

The Guardian - UK

My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock review – Mark Cousins’ cheeky and insightful study

In this critically agile film, Hitchcock supposedly narrates from beyond the grave, using movie clips to reveal techniques and meanings in his work

The Guardian - UK

Piano fever sweeps UK as online lessons and street instruments fuel take-up

Outdoor pianos, celebrity names and free tuition videos combine to get Britons tickling the ivories once more

The Guardian - UK

Mark Cousins on Hitchcock, Scotland and the rise of the far-right

FILMMAKER Mark Cousins believes Scotland’s screen industry is in a healthy place, having moved from a “C minus” to a “B plus” over the…

The National (Scotland)

Midlothian council worker and company boss acquitted of bribery over £2m jobs

The Crown claimed that Mr McGowan, a director of a firm called MM Repair Services Ltd, gave a "financial advantage" of £131,652.90 to his co-accused, a Midlothian Council employee.

Edinburgh Live

A look inside the redeveloped 'shared space' sports centre at Newforge

The new centre is due to open in the coming months

Belfast Live

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Where the cast of Hogmanay favourite Only an Excuse are now

The annual Scottish comedy sketch show ended in 2020, which was a firm favourite in Glasgow before we all welcomed in the New Year - but where are the cast now?

The Independent UK

Judi Dench recalls time she accidentally shouted ‘w***er!’ at a stranger

The actor also admitted she once gave a suggestive handwritten note to the wrong person

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