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Times
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Times
Noel Edmonds is back — and it's pure Alan Partridge meets David Brent
Aah, Noel Edmonds, Noel Edmonds. Have you not all missed our cosmic pixie who once asked a man if he thought his cancer was caused by his 'negative attitude' and whose pet name for his genitals is 'Mr Happy and the Twins'? No? Fair enough; me neither. But I'll say this about Mr Light Entertainment, a man who believes you can 'ask' the universe for things, like a heavenly Evri parcel service. His comeback TV show is extraordinary. But possibly not in the way he intended. Noel Edmonds' Kiwi Adventure confirms that Edmonds is essentially David Brent and Alan Partridge melded into the one body, with a dash of Colin Hunt from The Fast Show. He works very hard at being 'a character'. He is like a sun-kissed lion with blond highlights who is enormously pleased with himself. But who very much wants to be liked.
Daily Mail
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Miranda Hart reveals her plans to return to the limelight... and what avenue she plans to take as she says she's 'really keen to get back to some silliness'
Miranda Hart has revealed her hopes to return to creating comedy - ten years after her hit show last aired. The comedian, 52, had been off the nation's screens for four years when she spectacularly revealed her three-decade battle with Lyme disease and wedding joy as she launched her autobiography last year. She has previously said that she 'missed laughter' in her time away from TV, adding that she was 'really keen to get back to some silliness now'. But it now seems that she is finally ready to get back to the drawing board - after confessing her hopes to actor Tim Key after a screening of his new film The Ballad of Wallis Island. 'Miranda Hart came and she said: "That's very freeing. I'd like to make something again,"' the Alan Partridge star told the Elis James and John Robins show. James, joking that the film had been so good it had forced him to give up on his writing dreams, responded: 'You've lost James and won Hart.' Key, 48, replied: 'It's swings and roundabouts. We've turned you off and Miranda back on.' It comes as the star shared a cryptic social media post, a quote from Virginia Woolf's A Room of One's Own. It said that 'when you let go of the frantic search for validation, you find yourself exactly where you are meant to be, with the tools you need to go forward. It is from this place of quiet assurance that the most beautiful things emerge.' Miranda has kept a low-profile in recent years. The comedian rose to fame with her self-titled sitcom series in 2009 and went on to star in Call The Midwife as Chummy from 2012 until 2015. In 2017 it was revealed Miranda would not be returning to Call The Midwife, citing a busy work schedule as her reason. But she later revealed during an stand-up gig in London that she had been suffering from 'ill' health She was last seen in 2020's film adaptation of Jane Austin, where she played 'harmless chatterbox' Miss Bates. Meanwhile, a 10th anniversary special of Miranda, filmed at the London Palladium in 2019 and described by Hart as 'a party (not a new episode)', also aired in 2020. It took medics 33 years to discover Miranda had been battling with the bacterial infection Lyme disease, after initially mislabelling her as being agoraphobic - an anxiety disorder characterised by symptoms of anxiety in situations. She recalls running out a doctor's appointment in floods of tears after they told her she was 'TATT' - 'Tired All The Time' and said: 'I just don't know what to do with you.' Meanwhile, a 10th anniversary special of Miranda, filmed at the London Palladium in 2019 and described by Hart as 'a party (not a new episode)', also aired in 2020 The comic finally received the diagnosis in lockdown and believes she contracted Lyme disease when she 14 after battling nasty flu-like symptoms in Virginia. The star then shared that she was also diagnosed with ME, also known as chronic fatigue syndrome. In an extract from her book I Haven't Been Entirely Honest with You, which she shared in her monthly newsletter, Miranda offered an insight into the height of her health struggles while doctors failed to find the cause of her symptoms. The comedian, who also shared in her book she had married surveyor Richard Fairs, admitted that she felt increasingly 'alone' as it no one seemed to understand the height of her struggles. Miranda admitted that before meeting Richard, she had 'given up' on the idea of ever tying the knot. She said: 'It makes me think of the recent joy of getting married, which I had sort of given up on the possibility of, and also the young me dreaming. I've always been a dreamer. It's very emotional.' But she admitted she immediately 'fell in love' with Richard 'there and then,' just moments after they first met in real life. MailOnline revealed in October that Miranda and Richard had exchanged vows last July at a 1,000-year-old church in the picturesque Hampshire village of Hambledon, attended only by a handful of family and close friends, all of whom were sworn to secrecy. 'Miranda Hart did get married in St Peter's and St Paul's Church,' the vicar of the 11th century church, Reverend Elizabeth 'Liz' Quinn said. 'But I am not going to discuss anything about it because Miranda has released everything she wants to be known about her marriage and her wedding in her book. And I am not going to go against her wishes.' Renowned as one of the most beautiful villages in the South Downs National Park, Hambledon has become the base of Miranda's close-knit family. Her parents, retired Royal Navy Commander David Hart Dyke, and mother Diana, bought a beautiful mansion there seven years ago, and later her sister Alice, to whom she is extremely close, moved in next door.
RTÉ News
10-06-2025
- Sport
- RTÉ News
16 becomes 12: All-Ireland SFC Round 3 permutations
Roll up, roll up for the annual permutations primer ahead of the final round of the group stage. From next year onwards, it'll be lean times for the permutations eggheads, who are almost as upset as Kieran McGeeney that the format is changing again. For 2026, we are set to return to what is being called a 'qualifier-style series'. Early indications are that the casual punter will have even more trouble getting their head around that one (Alan Partridge's soccer-meter springs to mind). Expect the usual queries of 'are they out now so, or what?' to skyrocket. But that's all in the future. Confronting us this week is the final round of the All-Ireland SFC group stage, which is enjoying a swansong so glorious that many people are seeking to cry 'halt' on the latest format change. Two of the groups are ferociously interesting this weekend, two of them less so. Here, for one last time, are the permutations. GROUP 1 Fixtures: Tyrone v Cavan, Brewster Park, Sunday 4pm Donegal v Mayo, King & Moffat Hyde Park, Sunday 4pm For the first time in the three years of the group stage - five if you want to include the Super 8s in 2018 and '19 - all four teams head into the final round of games on two points. Every team could theoretically finish in any position by full-time on Sunday. Donegal are currently way ahead of the rest in terms of score difference but given the GAA's prioritisation of 'head-to-head' results, this will likely prove a moot point, unless both Sunday's Group 1 games finish in draws. On all known form, Tyrone are in the best position here, having not lost to Cavan in championship since 1983 and dispatching them with considerable ease in this year's Ulster Footbal Championship. Cavan's shock win over a sluggish Mayo side in Castlebar was followed up by a very heavy defeat to Donegal in Kingspan Breffni Park. The best sequence of results for Malachy O'Rourke's men is a win combined with Donegal avoiding defeat in Dr Hyde Park. The prospect of a Tyrone win leaves Mayo needing some sort of result against the Ulster champions, otherwise Cavan will remain in the championship at their expense on the head-to-head. The Cavan/Mayo double would see Jim McGuinness and Michael Murphy dumped out of the championship at the group stage, though both would be considered upsets. Mayo beat Donegal at home in a similar scenario in the final round of the 2019 Super 8s. Another boon for Stephen Rochford's men is that the game is in Hyde Park, a field where they have a much better record than their own home ground. Rundown Tyrone win, Donegal win - Tyrone top group, Mayo eliminated Tyrone win, Mayo win - Mayo top group, Cavan eliminated Cavan win, Donegal win - Donegal top group, Tyrone eliminated Cavan win, Mayo win - Cavan top group, Donegal eliminated Tyr-Cav draw, Donegal win - Donegal top group, Mayo eliminated Tyr-Cav draw, Mayo win - Mayo top group, Donegal eliminated Tyrone win, Don-May draw - Tyrone top group, Cavan eliminated Cavan win, Don-Mayo draw - Cavan top group, Tyrone eliminated Both games end in draws - Donegal top group, Cavan eliminated (on score difference) GROUP 2 Fixtures: Kerry v Meath, Glenisk O'Connor Park, Saturday 4.15pm Roscommon v Cork, Laois Hire O'Moore Park, Saturday 4.15pm This one is less open-ended. Kerry and Meath both know they will be progressing from the group, with only the order to be decided. Avoiding defeat will see Kerry directly into the quarter-finals. The worst case scenario for the Munster champions is they finish second and wind up with a home preliminary quarter-final. Meath could yet fall into third place if Roscommon beat Cork while overhauling a +14 score difference between themselves and the Leinster finalists in the process. The Roscommon-Cork game is a shootout to remain in the championship, albeit with a draw saving the Rossies. Roscommon's last competitive win outside of Ruislip was their 14-point annihilation of Cork in Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Round 5 of the league. Cork won the last do-or-die championship game between the pair, the 2023 preliminary quarter-final. Rundown Kerry win, Roscommon win - Kerry top group, Cork eliminated (second place determined by score difference - Ros currently -10, Meath +4) Kerry win, Cork win - Kerry top group, Roscommon eliminated Meath win, Roscommon win - Meath top group, Cork eliminated Meath win, Cork win - Meath top group, Roscommon eliminated Kerry-Meath draw - Kerry top group Roscommon-Cork draw - Cork eliminated GROUP 3 Fixtures: Monaghan v Down, BOX-IT Athletic Grounds, Sunday 2pm Louth v Clare, Laois Hire O'Moore Park, Sunday 2pm The tamest group of the quartet is the most uninteresting from a permutations perspective. It was precisely with this scenario in mind - two teams on four points, two teams on none - that the GAA controversially insisted on allowing three teams progress, with the preliminary quarter-final stage added. Little of note to say here. The winner of the Monaghan-Down game will progress in top spot, with a draw favouring Down. The loser of the Louth-Clare will bid goodbye to the 2025 championship, with a draw saving the Leinster champions. Rundown Monaghan win - Monaghan top group Down win - Down top group Monaghan-Down draw - Down top group Louth win - Louth survive, Clare eliminated Clare win - Clare survive, Louth eliminated Louth-Clare draw - Louth survive, Clare eliminated GROUP 4 Fixtures: Dublin v Derry, Páirc Esler, Saturday 6.30pm Galway v Armagh, Kingspan Breffni, Saturday 6.30pm The big one... The most fiendishly difficult group in the history of group stages. Not even Stephen Kenny would expect to be dealt such a rough hand as these four. Not that Armagh need worry. Not alone are they through to the knockouts, they have already booked priority boarding to the quarter-final stage. The All-Ireland champions can only be matched in the points tally by Dublin, against whom they already have the head-to-head advantage. The big unknown this weekend is what tack they'll take against a Galway side in desperate need of a win in Kingspan Breffni Park. With the result largely irrelevant to them, will they go all Serie A on us, doing an Antonio Conte in the final round of the Euro 2016 group stage and throw out the reserves? Or will they seek to maintain their momentum and try and eliminate last year's All-Ireland finalists? Galway would probably be wise not to expect any presents anyway. Padraic Joyce's side were perilously close to tipping out of the championship with a game remaining in that wild, anarchic finale in Celtic Park. While they conceded another score on the buzzer to give up the win, any disappointment at that was easily eclipsed by their relief to still be in the thing at all. A win in Cavan will put them through to the preliminary quarter-final, regardless. And they'll be at home if Derry can turn over the Dubs in Newry, provided Paddy Tally's don't overhaul them on score difference. A draw or loss in Cavan and Galway are dependent on Dublin beating Derry. The safest outcome from a Galway perspective would be hearing that Dessie Farrell's side are winning well in Páirc Esler, even if that would mean sacrificing home advantage the following week. Dublin fans will flock to Newry knowing that any combo of results other than a Galway/Derry double will at least preserve their interest in the championship. For Derry, a first competitive win of 2025 will guarantee their progression and leave the Dubs hanging on the result from Cavan, praying that Galway have failed to win. Should both Galway and Derry lose, we will face the prospect of a team qualifying through the group stage on one point for the first time in the short history of the format. Galway have a slight edge in terms of score difference, currently at -1 compared to Derry's -4. Rundown
Metro
30-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Metro
Steve Coogan reads the names of over 15,000 children killed in Gaza at vigil
Steve Coogan made a statement at a vigil at the Houses of Parliament as he read the names of 15,000 children who have died in Gaza. The actor and comedian, 59, was among the many people at the vigil organised by Choose Love on Thursday morning. The Alan Partridge actor, was one of the many artists who, for several minutes, read a long list of names of children who had been killed during the Israel-Hamas war. 'They were the names of children who have been killed in the bombing of Gaza in the last 20 months. 'It was just showing that those names are not just statistics, they are real people, real children who had lives who died and it's to some extent to humanise them. 'There's a world war phrase that one death is a tragedy and 10 thousand is a statistic,' he said, speaking to Sky News he said that he was at the event. In the same interview, he added: 'I'm here to protest about the, basically, enforced starvation of thousands of women and children in Gaza by the weaponisation of the blockade on aid to those people. 'And also it's to give this the coverage that a lot of mainstream news outlets aren't giving.' He said human rights should apply to everyone, and criticised tough rhetoric from governments in the UK, France and Canada as He added that human rights should be applied to every human and rhetoric from UK, French, and Canadian governments was 'too little, too late'. 'Tragically, it's taken the mass, indiscriminate killing of innocent people to get to this stage,' he said. 'I think more and more people are realising that it has to stop.' Juliet Stevenson, best known for acting in Bend It Like Beckham and Truly, Madly, Deeply, was also among the actors reading the exhaustive list of names. This vigil comes as the celebrities supporting Palestine grow, with stars including Dua Lipa, Gary Lineker and Benedict Cumberbatch calling on the Government to suspend arms sales to Israel in an open letter. More Trending The open letter read: 'We urge you to take immediate action to end the UK's complicity in the horrors in Gaza.' It highlights: 'Right now, children in Gaza are starving while food and medicine sit just minutes away, blocked at the border. Words won't feed Palestinian children – we need action. Every single one of Gaza's 2.1 million people is at risk of starvation, as you read this.' 'Mothers, fathers, babies, grandparents – an entire people left to starve before the world's eyes. 290,000 children are on the brink of death – starved by the Israeli government for more than 70 days.' This was about Israel's 11-week blockade of food and other supplies into Gaza, which was lifted last week to allow a 'basic amount of food into Gaza'. Got a story? If you've got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@ calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page – we'd love to hear from you. MORE: Gazan doctor receives the charred remains of nine of her 10 children after Israeli bombing MORE: A mum in Gaza told me her children are waiting to die MORE: Everything we know so far about Washington DC shooting suspect Elias Rodriguez
Time Out
09-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time Out
Tim Key: Loganberry
There's something genuinely heartening about the fact that Tim Key – essentially a weird poet – has become such a big deal, in part (of course) thanks to his appearances in less poetic guise in everything from talk shows to Alan Partridge to Bong Joon Ho's Mickey 17. There's no clear explanation as to what his new show Loganberry is about, and it seems like a stretch to imagine it's signifcantly related to his excellent previous show Mulberry (which has nothing to do with mulberries). But really just enjoy the ride as the shambolic master dips into the Fringe for a couple of weeks.
