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Film Review: ‘Johnny English Strikes Again’
In a pop-culture era rife with cleverness for its own sake, how did Rowan Atkinson’s new spy-spoof sequel wind up with a title as retro bland as …
British HumourThe Funniest One-Liners on the Internet | Reader's Digest
47 of the Funniest One-Liners on the Internet<p>Nothing’s easier than a simple one-liner. From old favourites like Rodney Dangerfield to modern …
British HumourI had one job, admits May
<b>THE prime minister has acknowledged she was chosen to do one single task and has done nothing but fuck it up.</b><p>After returning from the Salzburg …
British HumourNetflix's Maniac Review: How is the Bond 25 Director's Surreal Series?
<i>The Netflix limited series, Maniac, debuts Friday, September 21. This is a spoiler-free review for all 10 episodes.</i><p>Maniac, a 10-part event series …
British HumourEric Idle recalls adventures as a Python in ‘Always Look on the Bright Side of Life’
When you have a tour guide as engaging as Eric Idle, you’ll gladly go wherever he takes you. The writer and comedian best known as a member of the British sketch troupe Monty Python has curated an intimate journey of what it was like to be a writer who suddenly found himself a massively famous …
British HumourHenry Winkler and some celebrity pals offer bad advice on The Late Show
While Stephen Colbert is famous (or “darn famous,” as he put it), he doesn’t claim to know all the answers. At least that’s what the <i>Late Show</i> host …
British HumourViewers were fascinated by Michael Palin’s North Korea documentary
But what didn’t we see in the secretive country?<p>Last night saw a real TV first when veteran travel broadcaster (and former Monty Python member) …
British HumourHow Eli Roth Shifted From R-Rated Horror to Amblin's The House With a Clock in Its Walls
“I’ve been looking to do a movie like this for a long time,” Eli Roth told io9 in Los Angeles recently. Thanks to films like <i>Hostel</i> and <i>Cabin Fever</i>, …
British HumourLove Island winner Dani Dyer to make stage debut alongside actor father Danny
She will appear in a festive musical in the West End.<p>The winner of this year’s reality TV series will be performing with father Danny in a festive …
British HumourPeter Kay Was The True 'Athlete' We All Grew Up Admiring
<b>We have all dreamed of being a professional athlete but for many of us that will never be the case, whether that's playing in the Premier League or</b> …
British HumourMichael Palin in North Korea review – a soothing look at a sinister regime
The immediate question that presents itself with a programme called Michael Palin in North Korea is – do we really need Michael Palin in North Korea? It already has an actual Ministry of Silly Walks – and you can get quite severely punished if you don’t fall into step. It was a question that hung …
British HumourSurvey Finds That Northerners Are Funnier Than Southerners
A recent poll has confirmed what us northerners have known for some time - we are funnier than our friends in the south.<p>Yup, a recent survey carried …
British HumourNew Roads woman arrested on arson, other counts after fire at her home
<b>NEW ROADS</b> — A 52-year-old woman was arrested this week in connection to a fire at her home over the summer which state fire investors allege she set …
British HumourTrailer Park Boys: ‘Eddie Murphy got his whole routine from Richard Pryor’
<b>The funniest standup we’ve ever seen …</b><p><b>Bubbles:</b> Richard Pryor.<b><br>Julian:</b> Eddie Murphy’s Delirious.<b><br>Bubbles:</b> Yeah, and where do you think he got his whole routine from? Richard Pryor!<p><b>The funniest film we’ve ever seen …</b><p><b>Julian:</b> One of my favourites is Slapshot and that scene with the Hanson Brothers …
British HumourDear Graham Norton: 'We're worried that our friend's new beau is still chasing women online'
Dear Graham<p>A dear friend, single for many years, is now living with a lovely man she met 15 months ago via a dating app. They appear very happy and are even talking about starting a family.<p>A few nights ago, a mutual friend called me in a panic saying she had seen the man in question's profile on a …
British HumourChron of Us: Fantastic Fest Day 1
Day one of Fantastic Fest is in the books with some big premieres, and our team was on the ground for all of it. Now you can catch up on the action …
British HumourYou'll never guess where Great British Bake Off's Prue Leith spends Christmas
Christmas has just come early...<p>All our Christmases have come at once following Prue Leith's revelation that she celebrates Christmas with her <i>Great</i> …
British HumourNortherners ARE officially funnier than Southerners... but which city came out on top?
<b>NORTHERNERS are funnier than Southerners, a new study can finally reveal.</b><p>Even southerners agree their northern counterparts earn more laughs, with 74 …
British Humour‘Saturday Night Live’ to Receive BAFTA’s Special Award
BAFTA will fete NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” with its Special Award at an Oct. 4 event in New York.<p>“SNL” and its creator, Lorne Michaels, will be …
British HumourIt’s not ‘treating yourself’ if you do it all the time, say experts
<b>CONSTANTLY treating yourself is not actually treating yourself, it is just what you do, scientists have confirmed.</b><p>Research by the Institute for …
British HumourThe Night We Came Back to Fantastic Fest
I had to be corrected. I thought it was two years ago that <b>Fantastic Fest</b> was consumed with controversy. No, it was last year. We all deal with …
British HumourBake Off's double elimination CONFIRMED in shock twist
Bake Off 2018: A double elimination twist for next week has been confirmed [Channel 4]<p>On this week's Great British Bake Off, host Noel Fielding …
British HumourStan And Ollie - Official Trailer
Stan and Ollie, or Laurel and Hardy, take to the big screen in Stan & Ollie, starring John C. Reilly and Steve Coogan. Coming soon.<p>by on
British HumourMichael Palin in North Korea, review: what a treat to have Palin back in travel mode again
The oddest moment of <b>Michael Palin in North Korea</b> (Channel 5) occurred at daybreak on his first day in the capital, Pyongyang. No deafening traffic here, nor the calls to prayer that epitomise other great cities’ dawns. Instead, from his hotel balcony Palin experienced “the world’s most unusual …
British HumourMichael Palin's North Korea makes me wonder why Channel 5 didn't get rid of Big Brother sooner
Judging from what we saw in the opening episode of this two-part travelogue, life in North Korea doesn’t seem all that bad.<p>The trains run on time. …
British HumourGraham Norton deleted Tinder because he kept meeting ‘broken people’
Television presenter Graham Norton has said he deleted Tinder because his dates were “broken” and “damaged” people.<p>Norton, who said he deleted the …
British HumourThe Man Who Killed Don Quixote quietly debuts at Fantastic Fest
"And now, after more than 25 years in the making… and unmaking…" read the opening title card of <i>The Man Who Killed Don Quixote</i>, a passion project for …
British HumourNaked Florida man doing yard work rankles his neighbors
If your neighbor’s loud music, uncut grass or barking dog bothers you, take heart. You could be Melissa Ny or Charlie Estes.<p>Their neighbor down in …
British HumourSue Johnston and Poldark’s Christian Brassington join John Cleese and Alison Steadman on Hold the Sunset
New faces arrive as filming begins on the show about the seasoned lovers<p>Brookside and the Royle Family star Sue Johnston is joining the cast of the …
British HumourMichael Palin retraces final journey of ill-fated HMS Erebus in new book, tries to piece together ship’s tragic end
Erebus: The Story of a Ship By Michael Palin Hutchinson Broadcaster and actor Michael Palin’s televisual adventures have taken him around the world, …
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