Bernard Manning

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First Reported 11 hours ago - Updated 11 hours ago - 1 Documents

Sarah Silverman

Robert Chalmers doesn’t like...female comedians

Watching a woman attempt this, Samuel Johnson once said, is a bit like watching a dog walk on its hind legs. "It is not done well," he wrote, "but you are surprised to find it done at all." He was talking about preaching, not comedy, but I've argued for ... [ Published 11 hours ago by GQ Magazine UK ]

Entities: Sarah Silverman, Katherine Lynch, Ellen DeGeneres, Sarah Millican

First Reported May 01 2012 - Updated May 01 2012 - 1 Documents

Last night's viewing - Escape from the World's Most Dangerous Place, BBC3The 70s, BBC2

The first few minutes of this documentary weren't the best portends either, but, after that, everything transformed into utterly compelling viewing. Samira Hashi was shown preparing for a three-week trip back to Somalia, the country that she had left ... [ Published May 01 2012 by The Independent ]

Entities: Bernard Manning, Somalia, Female Genital Mutilation

First Reported Apr 23 2012 - Updated Apr 24 2012 - 1 Documents

Clare Balding

It's only sticks and stones, ladies...

When some women complain about a male columnists snide comments, they make us all look weak and vulnerable. I remember quite clearly the moment, aged eight, that my mother passed on to me the greatest lie ever told to children. Ned a boy at school who ... [ Published Apr 23 2012 by Telegraph ]

Entities: Mary Beard, Clare Balding, John Hemming, Feminism, Bernard Manning

First Reported Apr 23 2012 - Updated Apr 23 2012 - 1 Documents

The Conservative Party (United Kingdom)

Do Tories have a sense of humour?

David Cameron has 'a hilarious sense of humour', according to Helena Bonham Carter. Perhaps so, but who were the really funny rightwingers?Are Tories funny? Of course, with the exception of Jim Davidson. Expressing amazement that they might be funny is ... [ Published Apr 23 2012 by Guardian.co.uk ]

Entities: The Conservative Party (United Kingdom), Kenny Everett, Helena Bonham Carter, David Cameron, Margaret Thatcher

First Reported Apr 16 2012 - Updated Apr 16 2012 - 2 Documents

Margaret Thatcher

The 70s, BBC Two, preview

Its time to re-evaluate the Seventies, says , ahead of his new TV series on the decade. No decade in recent memory has had a worse press than the Seventies. In our collective memory, these were the years of strikes and blackouts, financial crises and ... [ Published Apr 16 2012 by Telegraph ]

Entities: Margaret Thatcher, United Kingdom, Downing Street

First Reported Mar 31 2012 - Updated Mar 31 2012 - 1 Documents

Simon Cowell

How RTE ruined my homeland

Pat Stacey saw red as trailers spoiled the final dramatic episode of the series which kept him rivetedShareAlso in TV & RadioSearch Query: Herald.ie Web SearchQuite when we specifically began to think of a spoiler as a piece of information which gives ... [ Published Mar 31 2012 by Evening Herald ]

Entities: Simon Cowell, Bernard Manning, Damian Lewis, Jonathan Ross

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Robert Chalmers doesn’t like...female comedians [ Published 11 hours ago by GQ Magazine UK ]
Last night's viewing - Escape from the World's ... [ Published May 01 2012 by The Independent ]
It's only sticks and stones, ladies... [ Published Apr 23 2012 by Telegraph ]
Do Tories have a sense of humour? [ Published Apr 23 2012 by Guardian.co.uk ]
The 70s, BBC Two, preview [ Published Apr 16 2012 by Telegraph ]
There's more to the '70s than sideburns and str... [ Published Apr 16 2012 by Radio Times ]
How RTE ruined my homeland [ Published Mar 31 2012 by Evening Herald ]
Doug Stanhope DVD review – Before Turning The G... [ Published Mar 14 2012 by Hecklerspray ]
Frank Carson obituary [ Published Feb 23 2012 by Guardian.co.uk ]

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Doug Stanhope DVD review – Before Turning The G... [ Published Mar 14 2012 by Hecklerspray ] Doug Stanhope needs a new word – laughter doesn’t quite cover the reaction to Doug’s material. It’s a mish mash of laughing, and cringing at something you know deep in your gut you should be offended by. Don’t get us wrong, Doug is no Bernard ...