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Mick Jagger, Eric Clapton and Harry Hill join forces to block 100m London high-rise

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The Independent UK

SNL UK is a welcome comedy of errors – what to watch, listen to and read this week

When it was announced that Saturday Night Live would launch a UK version there were a lot of naysayers, including me. I’m not a total hater, there have been sketches I’ve found genuinely funny in recent years – like this one poking fun at the incomprehenisbility of the metric system.…

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More people are watching podcasts – how The Harry Hill Show could signal the backward-looking future of the medium

Television has become a very difficult concept to pin down. It’s no longer the box situated in the corner of a family living room. Mobile platforms, online streaming and different modes of delivery have diffused our understanding of television. The concept of a podcast has, so far, undergone much less…

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Exhausted Harry Hill became convinced ‘someone was trying to assassinate him’

Comedian reflected on his stress-induced reaction to one of the most gruelling parts of his career as he prepares to launch a brand new show on YouTube

The Independent UK

Tributes paid to two young men who died on Eryri mountains hike

Eddie Hill, 20, and Jayden Long, 19, found dead on Yr Wyddfa in north Wales after a huge search operation

The Guardian - UK

Harry Hill gives rare insight into family life: ‘They keep me working’

Harry Hill has given a rare insight into his family life as he jokingly admits he has to “keep working” to fund their lifestyles.

The Independent UK

Another contestant’s identity revealed on The Masked Singer

Red Panda was eliminated after receiving the fewest votes from the studio audience.

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5 new podcasts to listen to this week

These are our top podcast picks.

The Independent UK

Harry Hill claims TV Burp would be ‘cancelled after one series’ if it was made now

The comedian has said broadcasters these days ‘don't develop anything new or risky’

The Independent UK

Harry Hill: ‘I was absolutely merciless’ in pursuit of comedy career

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The Independent UK

Harry Hill says stepfather’s death inspired him to take plunge into comedy

When his stepfather died after working ‘all his life’, Hill thought, ‘I don’t want that to be me’

The Independent UK

Harry Hill says he was ‘absolutely merciless’ in his determination to succeed

The comedian appeared on BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs, where he described his first stand-up gig at a Mexican restaurant in South Norwood.

Evening Standard

Harry Hill reveals he feels ‘antsy’ over fans borrowing glasses for selfies due to teasing at school

‘It was an awful feeling,’ comedian said

The Independent UK

How my high-flying law career drove me into a spiral of addiction

Securing an elusive training contract was meant to be the ultimate reward for Dorothy Herson. Instead it drove her to addiction. Here’s how she left toxic corporate life behind her

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The Guardian - UK

Harry Hill: New Bits and Greatest Hits review – a truly silly comedy craftsman

Hill at 60 remains so joyful and daft that you will never stop chuckling for long

Evening Standard

Harry Hill at Wilton's Music Hall: like being on drugs without being on drugs

4/5 Harry Hill delivers ninety minutes of pure nuttiness

Evening Standard

Two contestants eliminated from The Masked Singer in double unmasking

The departures come ahead of next week’s semi-final.

The Independent UK

The One Show is the most unapologetically weird programme on the BBC

IN FOCUS: On paper, BBC One’s weeknight light entertainment show should be one of the broadcaster’s most tedious programmes – but its jarring tonal shifts and random guest list often make for brilliantly bizarre viewing. Katie Rosseinsky explores the endearingly strange appeal of ‘The One Show’

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TV tonight: darts heaven in a new access-all-areas documentary

Just in time for the World Championships, a new series takes us deep inside the world of darts. Plus, Lenny Henry goes head to head with Romesh Ranganathan. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

Harry Hill: ‘I always thought I’d make a good serial killer’

As he gets ready to celebrate ‘60 years of fun’ ahead of his milestone birthday, the doctor-turned-comedian answers your questions on baldness, red-carpet moments and being a people-pleaser

The Guardian - UK

Post your questions for Harry Hill

Every wondered how he went from being a doctor to narrating You’ve Been Framed!? Here’s your chance to ask the big-collared comedian, writer and TV host about Branston Pickle, badgers and his Blair rock opera

The Guardian - UK

Best podcasts of the week: The cast of Green Wing bring the beloved sitcom back to life

Original cast members Olivia Colman, Tamsin Greig and more return for a revamp of the show, 17 years later, in audio form. Plus: five of the best home improvement podcasts

The Guardian - UK

Steve Brown obituary

Composer and lyricist who was a long-time collaborator of Steve Coogan and Harry Hill, and co-created the award-winning musical Spend, Spend, Spend

The Guardian - UK

‘One-off talent’: UK comedy composer Steve Brown dies aged 66

Hit composer scored TV and radio as well as the stage shows X-Factor and TONY!

The Conversation

The Tony Blair Rock Opera features bagpipes, Lady Macbeth and a wrestling match with Gordon Brown

If you’re looking for subtlety and sophistication, Harry Hill and Steve Brown’s Tony! The Tony Blair Rock Opera is probably not for you. It starts – literally – with a bang and careens through a hectic hour and a half of high-energy songs and skits.

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