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 Boston.com | Dark complexities of whisky - and language - explored in British comedy The ... Canada.com The film may not have the right stuff to walk off with the serious Palme d'Or prize, but it's a rollicking, ribald, crowd-pleasing comedy about a group of unemployed Glaswegian miscreants who hatch a plan to steal a million-pound cask (that's value, ... First Night: The Angels' Share, Cannes Film Festival Loach role 'saved my life': star Cannes Film Festival 2012: 'The Angels' Share' Review |
Alex Horne at South Street on Saturday Reading Post When we catch up with Alex Horne halfway through his stint at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, it's almost impossible not to picture him wearing a cork hat, stoking a barbecue and sitting next to a koala bear. The British comedian is ... |
 The National | Monty Python: a golden age of British comedy The National A zany British comedy sextet that burst on to television screens on October 5, 1969, when the weekly half-hour show Monty Python's Flying Circus was first broadcast on BBC2. They lampooned daily life, history and traditions in a showcase that veered ... |
What do you miss from home? Telegraph.co.uk (blog) Also down in the expat miss list is British television, politics and weather, while British culture and the countryside are off it altogether. The things that are still missed, however, are the British sense of humour and the British pub. |
Cannes film festival curtain up with comedy, chaos Reuters Judging by his outrageous sense of humour and eye for the theatrical, the British comic may steal much of the limelight as he adopts the character of Aladeen, a cruel North African dictator partly inspired by the Arab Spring uprisings. |
Humour and music goes Live Market Rasen Mail A LARGE dose of humour, a measure of eccentricity and an abiding sense of fun comes to Faldingworth Live this Saturday, May 26, as the Churchfitters take to the stage. This flamboyant group of musicians from England, Ireland and France are taking UK ... |
'Family Guy' Alex Borstein Q&A: 'Lois is a good role model' Digital Spy UK It seems there's no stopping Family Guy - the hit animated comedy is currently airing on FX UK (Thursdays at 9pm) and has just been picked up for an 11th season on Fox in the US. So Digital Spy took the opportunity to catch up with one of the show's ... |
 Daily Mail | Bump be gone: Pregnant Anna Faris disguises her growing tum on set of new film Daily Mail She said: 'I love that it's very British in that all of the dialogue is very quick, and witty, and fun to say, and it's all very dialogue-based humour.' 'There's nobody slipping and falling on af***ing bra or whatever so that's a great sort of change ... Review: The Dictator Shock value still prevails |
 The Guardian | Why women's jokes fall flat in the boardroom The Guardian Devey added: "Don't get me wrong, some people put themselves down all the time, and this goes beyond humour – they are just racked with self-doubt and probably need to pull themselves together and stop being so needy. However, for most British people, ... |
 Cine-Vue | Film Review: 'What to Expect When You're Expecting' Cine-Vue What to Expect When You're Expecting (2012), the new multi-tiered, ensemble comedy from British director Kirk Jones, starring - amongst others - Cameron Diaz, Jennifer Lopez, Dennis Quaid, Chris Rock and Cheryl Cole (!?), is good fun as long as you're ... |
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