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Suspected Irish crime boss lands in Dublin after being extradited
He faces charges of running a drug smuggling and money laundering empire.
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Deadline
After Being Mauled By Critics, Ricky Gervais’ ‘Alley Cats’ Gets Thumbs Up From A Comedy Legend
WorldPingRicky Gervais’ new animated TV series Alley Cats may have drawn fire from critics, but one comedy legend has come out to bat for the show. Critics have had their knives out for Netflix’s politically incorrect dark comedy, which debuted over the weekend.
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L.A. Creator Sachin Kumar Launches Prema Creative Co. With Vertical Comedy Series About Indian-American Actor In Hollywood
EXCLUSIVE: L.A.-based creator Sachin Kumar – known as SCKACHI – has launched his own company with a vertical comedy series about the life of a working actor. Kumar’s Prema Creative Co.
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WorldPingVariety
Samuel Goldwyn Acquires North America Rights to WestEnd Films’ Holiday Comedy ‘Merry Christmas Aubrey Flint’ (EXCLUSIVE)
WestEnd Films has negotiated a North American deal with Samuel Goldwyn Films on behalf of the filmmakers for the feel-good Christmas comedy “Merry Christmas Aubrey Flint,” which will be released theatrically in the U.S. and Canada this Christmas.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Variety
WorldPingBBC Culture
Ex-Cambridge professor Jason Arday cancels live event after plagiarism row
One talk by Arday is "cancelled at the request of the speaker" and others are removed from listings.
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Hollywood Reporter
James Gray Rejects Men Not Being “Allowed to Engage With the Tender Side”
The U.S. auteur, during a Locarno Film Festival reporter roundtable, also explained why his "fantastic wife" and "great kids" are "not very good for drama."…
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Hollywood Reporter
WorldPingThe Guardian
Cathy review – snappy comedy with a perfect role for Elaine C Smith
Traverse theatre, Edinburgh Writer-director Eilidh Loan takes inspiration from her grandmother for this portrait of grief and religion Eilidh Loan marked her arrival as a playwright with Moorcroft , a tremendous male-centred comedy inspired by her fa…
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