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UNBELIEVABLE: 7 - Caught on Camera

John Cleese: BBC comedy in parlous state because it is run like a bureaucracy

The comedian said executives often don’t trust talent when it comes to making new shows

Evening Standard

‘Will you shut up?’ John Cleese snaps at Ed Balls during Good Morning Britain interview

‘Fawlty Towers’ creator was discussing his forthcoming GB News show, ‘The Dinosaur Hour’

The Independent UK

John Cleese is struggling to persuade guests to discuss ‘woke issues’ on GB News show

Cleese’s show ‘The Dinosaur Hour’ launches later this month

The Independent UK

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Australia’s emu war: John Cleese outrun in race to shoot movie of how flightless birds thwarted army’s machine guns

An Australian take on how the emu won the 1932 battle premieres this month, before shooting on the UK comedian’s film has begun

The Guardian - AU

Wake up, people! GB News is after our National Trust scones

The right-leaning channel is throwing its weight behind a Tufton Street-backed campaign to undermine the heritage charity

The Guardian - UK

Miriam Margolyes says Steve Martin was ‘horrid’ on film set: ‘Perhaps he was method acting’

Margolyes has reflected on ‘uncomfortable’ experience working with ‘unlovely’ star in 1987

The Independent UK

Miriam Margolyes says Steve Martin was ‘horrid’ on film set: ‘Perhaps he was method acting’

Margolyes has reflected on ‘uncomfortable’ experience working with ‘unlovely’ star in 1987

The Independent UK

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Miriam Margolyes says Steve Martin was ‘horrid’ on film set: ‘Perhaps he was method acting’

Margolyes has reflected on ‘uncomfortable’ experience working with ‘unlovely’ star in 1987

The Independent UK

Miriam Margolyes scathingly criticises ‘poisonous’ John Cleese

‘Cleese is a puny tadpole of a person,’ actor said of Monty Python star

The Independent UK

Venice Film Festival round-up: From Yorgos Lanthimos standout Poor Things to Michael Mann’s operatic Ferrari

Festivalgoers will surely agree that the 2023 competition was one of the most eclectic and eccentric in recent memory, writes Geoffrey Macnab

The Independent UK

Miriam Margolyes scathingly criticises ‘poisonous’ John Cleese: ‘He’s an irrelevance’

‘Cleese is a puny tadpole of a person,’ actor said of Monty Python star

The Independent UK

Miriam Margolyes: ‘I don’t just want to be a foul-mouthed old biddy’

She may be our naughtiest national treasure, but Miriam Margolyes still wants to be admired for her acting. She talks about the joy of later-life fame and the many men – from Jagger to Beatty to Schwarzenegger – who have appalled her

The Guardian - UK

The Palace review – Roman Polanski’s tacky hotel farce is the worst party in town

Set in a hotel on New Year’s eve in 1999, this dismal comedy finds room for John Cleese, Mickey Rourke and Fanny Ardant, but you’ll want to run for the hills

The Guardian - UK

The Palace at Venice Film Festival: Polanski’s name as a filmmaker is in the toilet, along with the humour

That the man who brought us The Pianist and Chinatown could come to this is genuinely upsetting

Evening Standard

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Newcastle Herald

Revisiting the magic of 'Uncle' Rex Sinclair Steele

He excelled on radio, the medium of his day.

Newcastle Herald

Revisiting the magic and hilarity of Uncle Rex

HOW soon they forget.

The Guardian - UK

Football transfer rumours: Bayern back for one last Kane bid? Again?

Kyle Walker to snub Bayern? | West Ham to land Ward-Prowse? | Maguire off to Everton?

Newcastle Herald

Gig guide: Henry Wagons, John Cleese, Bic Runga & more

Ascent: Sydney Dance Company - Civic Theatre

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The Guardian - UK

Will ‘close pals’ rally around Dan Wootton as he faces down catfishing allegations? He’d want that, surely

The GB News presenter has always offered a very tabloid form of support to celebrities in difficulty. They can’t desert him now, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

Evening Standard

John Cleese mocks Australian TV presenter Waleed Aly’s name on air: ‘Is it an anagram?’

John Cleese has landed himself in hot water after he mocked an Australian TV host, asking if his Arabic name was “an anagram”.

The Independent UK

John Cleese mocks Australian TV presenter Waleed Aly’s Arabic name live on air

‘It’s just Arabic. I take it your Arabic’s not great,’ Aly responded

The Guardian - AU

Nine confirms talks with Andrew Probyn as it begins building super bureau in press gallery

Sources say former ABC political editor may be up for dual newspaper and TV role. Plus: West Australian and 10 News First wrongly identify accused murderer

Bangkok Post

A chat with John Cleese

Looking for a night of laughter? Look no more. The legendary British comic John Cleese will perform a live stand-up in Bangkok for the first time on Friday at KBank Siam Pic-Ganesha, Siam Square One.

The Guardian - UK

Julian Sands obituary

Actor whose blond hair and fine-boned looks saw him cast equally as dandy, devil or – in A Room With a View – heart-throb

The Guardian - UK

Britain’s shorter children reveal a grim story about austerity, but its scars run far deeper

Since 2010, our five-year-olds have been showing signs of reduced growth, a likely symptom of policies that have led to impoverished lives

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