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1+ hour, 14+ min ago (697+ words) The Stand, GlasgowThe one time Dancing On Ice contestant is hard not to like but his judgment of audience as "tepid" is wide of the mark " they did well to get through such slim pickings"Just jokes and you don"t have to think." That"s Josh Jones"s offer to comedy-goers, in his own words, and it"s fine in principle. But if there"s no food for thought, the jokes have to hit big. And tonight, they don"t. By the end, it"s clear even Jones doesn"t think he"s had a good gig, protesting to his audience that we"ve been the most "tepid" of his tour " and musing aloud about how little the Guardian critic will have enjoyed it. In fact, the Guardian critic enjoyed the Mancunian"s company well enough " camp and ebullient, he…...

1+ hour, 41+ min ago (215+ words) Gen Z have been left divided over the classic Christmas song by The Pogues, 'The Fairytale of New York', after calling out the lyrics' 'offensive' language. We're a few days into December now and a little under three weeks away from Christmas Day itself.No doubt, you'll have heard a relentless loop of all popular festive tunes as of late, with classics like 'Santa Baby', 'Last Christmas' and 'Jingle Bell Rock' blasted in your offices, work parties, bars, restaurants and just about everywhere else in between.But there are a few throwback songs in particular which don't seem to have aged as well as others, including none other than 'Fairytale of New York' - the 1988 track by British band The Pogues, featuring singer-songwriter Kirsty MacColl on vocals.Now, the duet's lyrics are about an Irish immigrant couple who moved to the…...

1+ hour, 44+ min ago (141+ words) The revival runs through summer 2026 A new national touring production of" Monty Python's Spamalot is officially underway across the US. Spamalot, the comedy musical that's inspired by the 1975 film Monty Python and the Holy Grail, kicked off its nationwide tour on December 1st in Cleveland, where it'll remain until December 6th. Get Monty Python's Flying Circus Ticket here The massive trek, which will visit 30 cities, will run throughout this winter, next spring, and next summer before finally wrapping up in Spokane on August 25th and 26th. Tickets to each show are available on Ticketmaster or StubHub. Check out the full tour dates for Spamalot below. A cast recording of the original Broadway prodution of Spamalot was recently reissued on vinyl in commemoration of its 20th anniversary. Monty Python's Flying Circus 2025-2026 Tour Dates...

1+ hour, 45+ min ago (554+ words) CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Monty Python's "Spamalot" is embarking on a quest to hit more than two dozen cities over the next nine months, and Cleveland is the first stop. Based on the cult comedy classic "Monty Python and the Holy Grail," the Tony Award-winning musical launches its new national tour at Playhouse Square's Connor Palace through Saturday, Dec. 6. Cleveland.com and The Plain Dealer caught up with Monty Python founding member Eric Idle, who wrote the book and lyrics, to share three reasons you'll want to see it. Twenty years after its Broadway debut, "Spamalot" still feels fresh. This tour builds on last season's acclaimed Broadway revival, directed and choreographed by Josh Rhodes. "Josh Rhodes is a genius," Idle said. "He knows where the laughs are." Rhodes also directed Steve Martin's musical "Bright Star," but Idle was so impressed with his…...

1+ hour, 53+ min ago (402+ words) Late-night hosts tore into Pete Hegseth's Venezuelan boat blame game, Donald Trump's cabinet meeting naps and the annual Spotify Wrapped lists. Jimmy Kimmel opened his Wednesday-evening monologue with an acknowledgement of a yearly tradition: the annual Spotify Wrapped list, documenting users' listening habits for the year. "This Spotify, they really have it figured out," he said. "They spy on you all year. It's what they do. And then December comes around and they're like, "We've been watching you.' And we're like, "Awesome! What did you find out?" "I don't know why other companies don't do this," he continued. "Like imagine getting this from Pornhub, you know? "You violated yourself for 6,322 minutes this year " up 5% from 2024! Your favorite genres are stepmothers and Dragonball Z." "If you sleep three hours or four hours a night, you're probably going to close your eyes, whether…...

2+ hour, 7+ min ago (318+ words) The Concept of Hatfishing: More Than Just a Trend Druski's character declares, "I need something with long curly hair, like an independent woman," showcasing the unrealistic standards often placed on potential partners. This line resonates with audiences, as it mirrors the common expectations society has for attractiveness. The Humor of Hair Loss and Self-Awareness The skit takes an amusing turn when Druski's character is confronted on Instagram by viewers demanding he remove his hat. His response, "You hatfishing" What that mean?" not only elicits laughter but also sparks a conversation about the expectations placed on men to appear a certain way. The Challenges of Hatfishing in Real Life As the skit progresses, Druski faces a significant challenge: entering a bar where hats are prohibited. This scenario serves as a metaphor for the vulnerability individuals experience when stripped of their protective…...

2+ hour, 7+ min ago (281+ words) The American Film Institute is out with its annual list of Top 10 outstanding TV programs, and this year's streamer-dominated model is as different as it could be: None of last year's recognized shows made the cut for 2025 " in fact, none has made the list before. All but one of the honorees are dramas, and nine are either freshman or sophomore series, following the AFI's usual pattern. Netflix and Apple TV lead with field with three of AFI's Top 10 apiece. Netflix has the Emmy-laden limited series Adolescence, Season 3 of The Diplomat and new drama Death by Lightning. Apple TV's offerings are Season 2 of Severance, freshman drama Pluribus and rookie comedy The Studio. Also making AFI's Top 10 this year are HBO Max's The Pitt, which won the Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series in its first season; Season 2 of Disney+'s now-wrapped Star…...

2+ hour, 22+ min ago (11+ words) Bert Kreischer's Netflix series 'Free Bert' to be released in January...

2+ hour, 47+ min ago (359+ words) 20 football tops coming up - can you tell us where on-screen they appeared? Today's football quiz doesn't actually test your football knowledge at all: we want to know if you recognise which films these football shirts feature in. QUIZ Can you get 100% in our expert-level odd one out quiz? Don't worry, we've not gone too obscure. Even we'd heard of these ones: and we choose to watch second-division Italian football rather than going to the cinema. You know what it's like, after all. Sometimes you recognise a football kit from the strangest of places. Including in fictional circumstances. So we've rounded up screenshots of some of the biggest TV shows and movies to have ever featured a scene with someone wearing a football shirt for this quiz: no time limit on this one, 20 films/TV shows to guess. Shouldn't be too…...

2+ hour, 54+ min ago (1195+ words) By MATT O'BRIEN, Associated Press Technology Writer A baby and his family dog sit across from each other in a podcast studio. "Welcome to the talking baby podcast," says the infant, wearing headphones and sounding like a deep-voiced radio broadcaster. "On today's episode, we'll be talking to the weird-looking person who lives at my house." So begins a series of humorous interactions between two characters animated by artificial intelligence that's attracted millions of views on social media. They're a nod to the 1989 movie "Look Who's Talking" but produced in a matter of hours and without a multimillion-dollar Hollywood budget. AI helped do all of that, but it didn't craft the punch lines. It's a relief to comedian Jon Lajoie, who made the videos, that AI chatbots just aren't "inherently funny." "It can't write comedy," said Lajoie. "It can't do any…...