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What I learned about rich people, conspiracy, “genius,” Ghislaine, stand-up comedy, and evil from 2,000 phone calls.

Cambridge Footlights introduces sensitivity readers - ...and of course John Cleese isnt happy about it

Susanna Hoffs of the Bangles’ tale of a one-hit wonder is the latest in a new wave of music novels written by women

Dexter Roberts, Kirk Jay, Red Marlow, Worth the Wait and Sarah Simmons earned plenty of fans when they competed on the NBC reality series.

Here’s something that will make John Cleese splutter on his cornflakes. The Cambridge Footlights – whose alumni include Peter Cook, Clive James and David Mitchell – is now recruiting for a new ‘sensitivity reading’ service to ensure that ‘all student comedy’ is as ‘inclusive and welcoming as possible’. This is ‘to check for potential oversights

Jesse Armstrongs CV is certainly varied - with the TV mastermind creating both cult British classic Peep Show and sleek US dramedy Succession.

The singer from Birmingham will compete in the finals on Season 23 of the NBC reality series, on Kelly Clarkson's team.

The Birmingham singer covered Ed Sheeran's "Thinking Out Loud" on the NBC reality series, earning viewer votes that gave him a spot in the top five.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we learn about the 6th annual Baton Rouge Soul Food Festival returning to the state capital this weekend. Plus we hear about a new ban on hoodies for students at Ascension Parish high schools, and learn about a new doula training program in Alabama. That’s coming up.

The chief executive of Bafta has said the organisation is watching the writers’ strikes in the US “closely”, ahead of an awards ceremony honouring the best of British television.