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EXPLAINED: 7 - The Real Truth

Couples’ in-jokes are so irritating. Not so in Colin from Accounts

Patrick Brammall and Harriet Dyer’s comedy nails the alchemy of what turns the private into the hilariously relatable

The Guardian - UK

Top Videos: South Korea’s American Pie, seagulls attack and Disneyland fire

This week South Korea's president stunned with his rendition of American Pie and Collingwood's captain's speech receives widespread praise.

The New Daily

Grange Hill reboot: Original cast to feature in film

Forty-five years since the first episode aired, the show’s creator, Sir Phillip Redmond, has revealed that the gritty children’s drama series is making a comeback.

Evening Standard

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The Rutles: the strange and surreal story of the original Spinal Tap

Formed from the ashes of the Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band, The Rutles were a razorsharp pastiche of The Beatles with links to Monty Python and the Fab Four themselves

Louder

All the famous people who now support Wrexham

The Hollywood owners have attracted some famous friends to the Wrexham story

Wales Online

Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life at 40: timeless sketch comedy brilliance

The troupe’s last feature as a six-person act is a smart and still relevant collection of satire and silliness

The Guardian - US

Grace Tame focuses on the fight for sex abuse victims

A determined and intelligent advocate for prevention

Newcastle Herald

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‘You can’t beat the old one’: Jennifer Saunders admits to feeling ‘slight dread’ at Fawlty Towers reboot

‘Why don’t you write a new thing?’ comedian asked, following John Cleese announcing revival

The Independent UK

Little Bursts of This Bizarre Walking Workout May Be As Beneficial as HIIT

Throwing up some Rockette-style high kicks and darting around in a squat might be the best exercise you could do in the shortest amount of time.

Inverse

Man gobsmacked after discovering original Fawlty Towers script in home that sold for record amount

The rare script went under the hammer at Bristol East Auctions - and sold for a 'record amount'

Bristol Post

Manuel will not work in new Fawlty Towers, says granddaughter of star who played him

Georgina Baillie, whose grandfather Andrew Sachs played Manuel in Fawlty Towers in the 1970s, admits keeping everyone happy with the new series will be “a minefield”

Daily Mirror

John Cleese issues ‘apology’ following backlash to Fawlty Towers reboot: ‘I feel terrible’

Actor is rebooting the Seventies sitcom with his daughter

The Independent UK

Comedian Paul Whitehouse offers John Cleese damning advice on Fawlty Towers reboot

Paul Whitehouse isn't keen on John Cleese bringing back seventies sitcom Fawlty Towers in which the Monty Python star will appear alongside his daughter, Camilla

Daily Mirror

John Cleese issues 'apology' over Fawlty Towers reboot saying: 'I meant no harm'

Cult sitcom, Fawlty Towers, last aired in 1979 and earlier this month, plans were unveiled for a revival

Wales Online

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The Independent UK

John Cleese issues ‘apology’ following backlash to Fawlty Towers reboot: ‘I feel terrible’

Actor is rebooting the Seventies sitcom with his daughter

Bristol Post

Michael Palin review: Monty Python star reflects on 60-year career and Fawlty Towers reboot at Slapstick

The Monty Python member appeared at two special shows in Bristol over the weekend

The Independent UK

John Cleese issues sarcastic apology following backlash to Fawlty Towers reboot: ‘I feel terrible’

Actor is rebooting the Seventies sitcom with his daughter

Daily Mirror

John Cleese reacts to 'tide of negative emotion' after Fawlty Towers reboot

John Cleese has taken to social media to share his reaction to the criticism Fawlty Towers has faced following the news that the series would be returning to screens

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The Guardian - UK

Whatever happened to middle age? The mysterious case of the disappearing life stage

Midlife used to mean settling down, going grey and buying a lawnmower. But with relaxation no longer an option, has the concept lost all meaning?

Evening Standard

John Cleese didn’t tell ex-wife and co-creator Connie Booth about Fawlty Towers reboot

The actress didn't appreciate discovering the news ‘in the papers’

Daily Mirror

Fawlty Towers star claims John Cleese didn't speak to her before reboot announcement

Fawlty Towers star Connie Booth, who played loveable maid Polly in the iconic sitcom, has hit out at her ex-husband John Cleese for failing to discuss the reboot with her

Bristol Post

Gen Z watches Fawlty Towers for the first time but doesn't understand why it's supposed to be funny

"I just didn’t find it funny, not one bit"

Liverpool Echo

Fawlty Towers cast where are they now? Prank call scandal, cuts from show and tragic deaths

It ran for 12 episodes and is now being revived

The Guardian - UK

The return of Fawlty Towers can’t rival the Truss comeback farce

The former prime minister’s lack of self-awareness would be comedy gold if her prose weren’t so desperately dull

Bangkok Post

It's important to know your onions

There was a news photograph recently in which a Filipina bride in Iloilo on the island of Panay carried a bouquet of onions down the aisle rather than flowers. She explained that while flowers would soon be thrown away the onions would last and ensure the newlyweds have something to…

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