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A video posted on TikTok revealed that many film fans had not realized the voice of Zazu in the movie.

From Bobby Moore to David Beckham - here are the football icons who became pub landlords There are few better combinations than football and a pint, and some stars of the beautiful game have taken this literally by opening a pub after calling time on their playing days Jimmy Bullard is among the many footballers who have tried their hand at running a pub (Image: 1jimmybullard/Instagram) The Daily Stars FREE newsletter is spectacular! Sign up today for the best stories straight to your inboxInva...

Neil Innes: The Fab Fool Comedy historian Jem Roberts salutes the Eighth Python and Nicest Rutle in the first exploration of The Beatles comedy careers Writing comedy history non-fiction to get rich is like cosplaying as a slug to get laid, but there are many good reasons for devoting your life to the pursuit: celebrating the greatest feats in laughter-making history, walking that fine line between waffly analysis and all-too-wacky levity, sharing classic laughs while keeping the metaphorical f...

Controversy as pornographic literature placed in free little library causes social media storm Controversy over pornographic literature being placed in free libraries has ripped through a town. Yesterday, a photo was shared on social media after a notice was placed in a free little library in the village of Cornholme, close to Todmorden. Far from being polite, the notice demanded whoever was placing pornographic literature in the free libraries to stop, as Cornholme is a God fearing Chri...

A still from ‘The Serpent’ on Netflix   The limited series produced jointly by BBC One and Netflix, tells the story of Charles Sobhraj, who preyed on western tourists on the hippie trail in the 70s Watching The Serpent is to relive the trusting times of travel in the ‘70s. The limited series produced jointly by BBC One and Netflix, tells the story of Charles Sobhraj (Tahar Rahim), who preyed on western tourists on the hippie trail in the 70s. He was called the Serpent for his slippery,...

As one of the comedians most associated with the term during its rise in the 1980s, Ben Elton is well versed in political correctness. Elton first shot to fame as part of the wave of alternative stand-up comedy in the UK and as a writer on seminal TV shows The Young Ones and Black Adder and, as he says, became "the face of the 80s, right-on, anti-sexist, anti-racist, anti-homophobic comedy". Now, more than 40 years later, after enduring being the butt of the lad-culture backlash in the 90s an...

Know that, blackadder? its classified information! malala, thats a large swathe of broadcasting youre talking about and theres only you. how are you going to go about it? well, you know, small but mighty. i believe that we can get there. i want to inspire women and girls to believe in themselves, step forward, and make the change that they want to see happen. one child, one teacher, one book and one pen can change the world. oftentimes when you dont see a person of your background, of your skin ...

Shes now signed a multi—million pound deal with the streaming service apple tv+ to make her own programmes. shes been speaking to our arts editor will gompertz. she was the child activist who was shot by the taliban in 2012, survived, and became an international star, rubbing shoulders with the most famous people on the planet. now, 23—year—old malala yousafzai, orjust malala, as shes become known, joins the sussexes and the obamas as the latest high—profile campaigning public figure to ...

The Independent American Whiskey Bottler Arises In The United States The Independent American Whiskey Bottler Arises In The United States In the world of whisky, Independent Bottlers (“IBs” or “indies”) have been part of the consumer landscape for more than a few decades.  Going back further, the Scotch whisky industry was built upon a 19th century middle layer of merchants and traders who were the commercial tier between the Highland distillers and the Lowland blenders, the oldest amo...

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and British comedy classic Blackadder, claiming that they contain “discriminatory jokes” which may cause “offence”. A 2020 reunion episode of the 90’s American comedy mainstay The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air was deemed offensive by Britain’s publicly funded broadcaster, in the latest example of the BBC adding woke warnings to protect the public from jokes which apparently may disturb some people’s delicate sensibilities. The trigger warning before the W...