Benny Hill

James Corden hilariously crosses pond in 'One Man, Two Guvnors'

2012-04-23 12:26:00

NEW YORK -- The old "contents may have shifted during flight" warning seemed especially worrying for "One Man, Two Guvnors," the London smash from the National Theatre of Great Britain that opened last week on Broadway. � Although the play by Richard...

PASSINGS: Donald L. Taffner, Wardell Quezergue, Eve Brent

2011-09-09 00:00:00

Donald L. Taffner Distributor brought British TV shows to U.S. Donald L. Taffner, 80, an independent television distributor and producer who adapted and delivered "The Benny Hill Show" and other British comedy programs for U.S. broadcasts, died...

Culture Watch: NT Live's broadcast of 'One Man, Two Guvnors'

2011-09-14 16:33:06

On writing the sequel to 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang'

2011-03-23 16:35:05

Theater review: 'Bullshot Crummond and the Invisible Bride of Death' at Whitmore-Lindley Theatre Center

2010-12-30 16:32:49

PASSINGS: Elaine Koster, Phelps 'Catfish' Collins, Jack Parnell, Dave Dixon, Matthew R. Simmons, Travis Harrelson

2010-08-14 00:00:00

Elaine Koster Publisher with a knack for new talent Elaine Koster, 69, a publisher and literary agent with a knack for new talent who gave a second chance to an obscure horror writer named Stephen King and took on an unknown Khaled Hosseini and his...

�taix retrospective screens at DeBartolo

2013-04-28 05:48:00

Most people don’t associate funny movies with the country of France. England definitely. From Monty Python to Benny Hill, the English know how to do comedy. Sometimes those laughs come at the expense of the French. Inspector Clouseau — the...

News of the Weird: Robot Squirrels and Food Stamps For Plastic Surgery

2012-11-26 11:40:00

No Do-Overs: By 2009, James Washington believed he had gotten away with a 1995 murder, but then he had a heart attack, and on his deathbed, in a fit of remorse, he confessed to a confidant. (“I have to get something off my conscience,” he told...

'Boardwalk Empire' recap, 'The Milkmaid's Lot'

2012-11-12 04:16:00

"Bible camp's cancelled." -- Gyp Rosetti The rubble of Babette's Supper Club is still smoking and the echoes of last week's blast are still ringing in Nucky Thompson's ears. An episode like "The Milkmaid's Lot" could have gone down a very reflexive...

Cult British Comedy, Snuff Box, Now Available on DVD in U.S.

2012-01-17 07:35:00

“The pasty, jowly, chubby guy -- the American guy who plays the zoo boss and who’s always wearing too-tight pants suits and rubbing his nipples in ‘The Mighty Boosh.’” That was the only way I could describe Rich Fulcher,...

What is Antenna TV? How can I watch Antenna TV?

2011-12-29 00:00:00

Tribune Broadcasting and Sony launched Antenna TV, a classic television and general entertainment movie network, as a digital multicast on Tribune's broadcast stations beginning January 1, 2011. Tribune also distributes Antenna TV beyond the Tribune...

Graduation day for 'Greek,' star Jacob Zachar

2011-03-07 05:38:00

Not to sound like a bad college graduation speaker, but a world of opportunities awaits Chicago native Jacob Zachar. Playing geeky fraternity pledge/member Rusty Cartwright in “Greek” is the 24-year-old’s biggest role, one that he began...

Rude, raunchy and very, very silly, "The Benny Hill Show" gave many Americans their first taste of British TV comedy, and " Benny Hill : The Complete Megaset: The Thames Years 1969-89" delivers exactly what the title promises, nearly 600 sketches on 18 DVDs . Another iconic Brit, Leo McKern,

2010-12-22 08:53:42