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Join us for a brilliantly unfiltered, hilarious and heartfelt interview with Danny Dyer, Ryan Sampson, and Harriet Webb as they dive into the madness and magic of Mr Bigstuff Season 2.

The cast discusses everything from naked chase scenes and dominatrix dilemmas to the emotional depth and growing darkness in the show’s characters. Danny Dyer reflects on his iconic delivery of British slang, Ryan Sampson opens up about finding humour in bleakness, and Harriet Webb shares how 90s pop helps power her performance.

The trio explore how the second series raises the stakes, deepens the sibling drama, and leans further into the surreal and surprising. From musical influences to awkward cameos, from father-hunting plots to the delicate line between tragedy and comedy—this conversation is a wild ride. Expect revelations, banter, behind-the-scenes insight and a whole lot of heart.

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On Sunday 20 July 2025, Channel 4 broadcasts Sunday Brunch!

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The upcoming episode of “Sunday Brunch” on Channel 4 promises an exciting lineup. Rachel Riley will be in the spotlight as she discusses her new reality series. Fans of Rachel can look forward to hearing about her experiences and what viewers can expect from the show.

Ashley Roberts will also join the conversation, sharing insights about her new book. This segment will give fans a glimpse into her writing journey and the themes explored in her work.

In addition to Rachel and Ashley, the episode will feature guests Ryan Sampson, Harriet Webb, Geoff Norcott, Jim Sturgess, and Nectar Woode. Each guest brings their own unique stories and perspectives, making for a lively discussion. This mix of personalities is sure to create an entertaining atmosphere.

With a blend of engaging interviews and lively conversation, this episode of “Sunday Brunch” is set to...

Reneé Rapp returned to “The Morning Mash Up” on SiriusXM Hits 1 (Ch. 2) to talk about her upcoming album (“Bite Me”), tour, and spiders.

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During her conversation, the singer and actress recalled “freaking out” after seeing a Black Widow spider while she was high on mushrooms. Reneé told hosts Ryan, Nicole, and Stanley T that she tried spraying Raid on it and had to call her girlfriend, British singer-songwriter Towa Bird, who helped her calm down.

Related: Reneé Rapp Opens Up About Megan Thee Stallion, Tina Fey, and Frank Ocean

Reneé also shared how “Bite Me,” due out on August 1, is a departure from her previous music, particularly because she was happy while writing it.

“Typically I’m a ballad girl,” the “Mad” singer said. “A lot of the album is less ballady and...

BritBox and the BBC have announced the full cast for the ten-episode series The Other Bennet Sister, produced by Bad Wolf for BritBox in a co-production with BBC iPlayer and BBC One. The series is now shooting in Wales.

Ruth Jones and Richard E. Grant will co-star as Mary’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bennet. Indira Varma and Richard Coyle will play Mr. and Mrs. Gardiner, Mary’s worldly aunt and uncle.

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Laurie Davidson and Dónal Finn also join the stellar ensemble as Mr. Ryder and Mr. Hayward, respectively, in this adaptation by screenwriter Sarah Quintrell.

The new cast members will star alongside the previously announced Ella Bruccoleri as Mary Bennet.

The Gardiners take Mary under their wing as governess to their three children—Marianne (Roisin Bhalla), George (Reggie Absolom), and Rebecca (Jasmine Sharp)—introducing her to an exciting new social world that includes Mr. Hayward,...

BritBox and BBC’s The Other Bennet Sister — a 10-episode series based on the novel of the same name by Janice Hadlow and focused on Mary (played by Call the Midwife‘s Ella Bruccoleri), the often-overlooked middle sister in Jane Austen’s Pride & Prejudice — has added to its cast Ruth Jones (Gavin & Stacey) and Richard E. Grant (The Outlaws) as Mary’s parents.

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As for Mary’s sisters, Maddie Close, Poppy Gilbert (Stay Close, Chloe), Molly Wright (The A Word) and Grace Hogg-Robinson (Flatmates) will respectively play Jane,...

The Other Bennet Sister, the BBC and BritBox’s Jane Austen universe series, has added Ruth Jones, Richard E. Grant, and Indira Varma in major roles.

Jones (Gavin & Stacey) and Grant (Withnail & I) will co-star as Mr and Mrs Bennet in the adaptation of Janice Hadlow’s novel, which tells the story of Mary Bennet — the seemingly unremarkable and overlooked middle sister in Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice.

Housed at Doctor Who and Industry producer Bad Wolf, Game of Thrones star Varma and Richard Coyle (Heads of State) are set as Mr and Mrs Gardiner, Mary’s worldly aunt and uncle. Ella Bruccoleri (Bridgerton) leads the 10-part series as Mary Bennet. Filming is underway in Wales.

The Gardiners take Mary under their wing as governess to their three children, Marianne (Roisin Bhalla), George (Reggie Absolom), and Rebecca (Jasmine Sharp), introducing her to a new social world that includes Mr Hayward,...

BritBox and BBC are officially stepping back into the world of Pride and Prejudice as the spin-off novel adaptation, The Other Bennet Sister, is officially in production in Wales. With cameras now rolling, the streaming home for British TV unveiled the massive list of talent who will be joining Ella Bruccoleri's Mary Bennet on-screen. Leading the charge in starring roles are Ruth Jones (Gavin & Stacy) and Richard E. Grant (The Franchise) as Mr. and Mrs. Bennet, with Indira Varma (Creature Commandos) and Richard Coyle (Heads of State) playing Mr. and Mrs. Gardiner, Laurie Davidson (A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story) as Mr. Ryder, and Dónal Finn (The Wheel of Time) as Mr. Hayward. Additionally, other Jane Austen characters will appear throughout the story, as well as original characters never featured in the author's seminal novel.

The Other Bennet Sister is based on the novel of the same name by Janice Hadlow,...

Ruth Jones, Richard E. Grant, Indira Varma, Richard Coyle and more of the U.K.’s finest are set to take on iconic Jane Austen characters in the BBC and BritBox adaptation of “The Other Bennet Sister.”

Based on Janice Hadlow’s novel of the same name, the 10-part series “explores and expands the world of ‘Pride and Prejudice’ through the often-overlooked perspective of Mary Bennet,” according to its plot description.

Grant and Jones will star as Mr. and Mrs. Bennet. Varma and Coyle will portray Mr. and Mrs. Gardiner, Mary’s worldly aunt and uncle who take her under their wing as governess to their three children, introducing her to a social circle that includes Mr. Ryder, played by Laurie Davidson (“A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story”); Mr. Hayward, played by Dónal Finn (“The Wheel of Time”); and Ann Baxter, played by “Doctor Who” star Varada Sethu.

On today’s episode of “The Morning Mash Up” on SiriusXM Hits 1, special guest Whitney Leavitt from “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” opened up about her friendship with castmate Demi Engemann, who ended Season 2 on a contentious note.

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“Is anybody speaking to Demi right now?” host Nicole Ryan asked. “Because I keep seeing conflicting things online.”

“It’s confusing because when we watch the show, time has passed,” Whitney said. “On the show, I gave birth, and [now] I’m seven months postpartum.”

Related: The Smith Sisters Host a Town Hall with the Cast of “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives”

Whitney also revealed that she cried watching back the “beautifully edited” scenes of her giving birth to her third child, Billy Gene Leavitt.

Pivoting back to Demi, Whitney added, “I mean, Demi’s my ride or die.

After years of shutting rumors and fan-casting of a “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” reboot, Sarah Michelle Gellar shocked lifelong fans of the cult-favorite series by signing on to a sequel series at Hulu earlier this year.

Reflecting Tuesday on her reasons for deciding to revisit the iconic character over 20 years after staking her last vampire, the actress said on SiriusXM’s “The Morning Mash Up” that she wants the project to bring comfort to fans living in particularly divided times.

“You know, I hope that it brings comfort. I think for me that was like, the big thing is that when you realize all these years later that the show still translates, ’cause sometimes you watch a show that you loved and you see it now and you’re like, ‘Ok,’ but it doesn’t have the same meaning. ‘Buffy’ is still hitting people who are watching it for the...

On SiriusXM Hits 1’s “The Morning Mash Up,” special guests Sarah Michelle Gellar and Alyson Hannigan opened up about their hopes for the “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” reboot.

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“I hope that it brings comfort,” Sarah Michelle said. “I think for me … the big thing is that when you realize all these years later that the show still translates, because sometimes you watch a show that you loved and you see it now and you’re like, ‘Okay,’ but it doesn’t have the same meaning.”

She continued, “And ‘Buffy’ is still hitting people who are watching it for the first time, and they’re seeing themselves, and they’re seeing their friends, and they’re finding their chosen family. And I think more than ever right now, as we get more and more divided,...

On SiriusXM Hits 1’s “The Morning Mash Up” today, host Stanley T asked special guest Joe Jonas if the rumor that his brother, Nick Jonas, wanted his yet-to-be-released single “What We Are” featuring Luísa Sonza for his own album. Watch Joe’s response in the clip above.

Joe’s new album, “Music For People Who Believe In Love,” drops May 23.

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Related: Joe Jonas Shares How Nick Jonas Reacted to His New Solo Music

“The Morning Mash Up” hosted by Nicole Ryan, Ryan Sampson, and Stanley T airs weekday mornings on SiriusXM’s Hits 1 (Ch. 2). Stream full episodes on the SiriusXM app.

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Kesha chatted with “The Morning Mash Up” on SiriusXM Hits 1 about starting her own record label and teaching her Alchemy of Pop course, why she feels songwriting led her to end her engagement, and how the idea for the Tits Out Tour came from a hippie retreat.

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“I finally feel free. And I’m excited. I am the CEO of my own record label … and I have written every song, and I have produced every song, and I have chosen all of the artwork and every take, vocally — it’s all been up to me, and I love it,” Kesha said on-air. “I listen to it all the time. I listen to my own record when I need to pump myself up.”

Hear Kesha’s latest single, “Yippee-ki-yay” featuring T-Pain, on SiriusXM Hits 1. Her new album...

Exclusive: “It’s good to feel like you have range, which is something I’ve never been acknowledged for,” Danny Dyer told Deadline as he reacted to his first ever BAFTA nom and a double award win for Disney+ hit Rivals.

Known for portraying ‘hard men’ and for performances in the likes of The Football Factory and EastEnders, along with hosting a hit podcast with his daughter, Dyer has been in something of a purple patch of late.

He won Rts and Bpg awards for his role as Freddie Jones in Rivals and has been recognized by BAFTA for a different show, Sky’s Mr Bigstuff, where he is up for Male Performance in a Comedy against the likes of Kaos’ Nabhaan Rizwan and Smoggie Queens lead Phil Dunning.

“Arguably these two jobs were my best work to date,” said Dyer. “I’ve done films back to back that were...

Calling all telly addicts! This Wednesday, “Rob Beckett’s Smart TV” is back on Sky Max for another round of TV-themed trivia, and it’s bringing a stellar lineup of guests. Rob Beckett, along with team captains Josh Widdicombe and Alison Hammond, presides over the comedic chaos as four celebrities battle it out for quiz show supremacy. […]

Rob Beckett’s Smart TV: David Mitchell, Ryan Sampson...

Listen to the live Super Bowl Lix radio broadcast as the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles face off on February 9 at 6:30pm Et at Caesars Superdome.

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Chiefs-Eagles Super Bowl Lix Radio Broadcast How to Listen

Listen to your choice of the Kansas City Chiefs team broadcast, the Philadelphia Eagles team broadcast, the Westwood One national radio broadcast, or the Spanish-language broadcast, available on both car radios and streaming on the SiriusXM app.

Satellite Channel Numbers Home Team Radio Broadcast Philadelphia Channel 225 Away Team Radio Broadcast Kansas City Channel 226 National Radio Broadcast Channel 88

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SiriusXM listeners also have access to a dedicated Super Bowl pop-up channel and special exclusive sports and entertainment programming live from Media Row in The Big Easy in SiriusXM-enabled vehicles and on the SiriusXM app.

Hit Sky comedy drama Brassic will end after seven series it’s now been confirmed: here are the details.

Created by prolific writer Danny Brocklehurst and actor Joseph Gilgun in 2019, Brassic follows the misadventures of a group of friends and petty criminals in the North of England. But now, after a long run, the end for the show is nigh.

According to the British Comedy Guide, the producers said of the seventh series “This momentous return marks the last chapter for the unruly gang, who are promising to go out with a bang and with even more of the madness and mayhem that fans have cherished over the years. Fans of the franchise can expect one last whirlwind round of escapades, raucous adventure, and mischief from Vinnie and Co. The stories of this boisterous group will come to an end after an incredible seven series, since the show launched with...

While promoting his new film, A Complete Unknown, in which he plays iconic singer/songwriter Bob Dylan, Timothée Chalamet revealed who else he may like to portray one day. Chalamet appeared on SiriusXM’s The Morning Mash Up, and per Deadline, said he wouldn’t mind playing an Emmy-winning sports broadcaster in the future.

“What about the Ernie Johnson biopic, the host of Inside the NBA?" suggested the Wonka actor, referring to the 68-year-old host of TNT’s long-running basketball program, Inside the NBA, which seemed like an interesting pick if he was serious about it since at 28 years old, Chalamet is 40 years younger than Johnson.

Who is Ernie Johnson?

Johnson has won six Emmys for his work in sports broadcasting and is a member of the Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame, and is known as “The Godfather” by his co-hosts Shaquille O’Neal, Charles Barkley, and Kenny Smith.

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Timothée Chalamet is in no danger of being typecast.

Asked on SiriusXM’s The Morning Mash Up who would he like to play if he were to do another biopic, the actor, who plays Bob Dylan in A Complete Unknown, went deep with his answer on the sports-themed show.

Chalamet didn’t choose a legendary underdog like U.S. Olympic Hockey captain Mike Eruzione. He didn’t choose a colorful insider a la Ted Lasso. The 28-year-old didn’t even choose someone close to his own age.

“What about the Ernie Johnson biopic, the host of Inside the NBA?”

Johnson, for those who don’t know, is the 68-year-old longtime host of TNT’s Emmy-winning talker. Known more for colorful his bow ties and gentle demeanor than his cool factor, Johnson is nevertheless a very thoughtful choice, whether Chalamet was serious about it or not.

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While celebrating his fourth Golden Globe nomination, Timothée Chalamet admitted that writing acceptance speeches ahead of time made him feel like a “narcissistic prick.”

The actor, who is again nominated for his portrayal of Bob Dylan in the biopic “A Complete Unknown,” told SiriusXM host Nicole Ryan, “There’s nothing more uniquely hilarious and something you cannot share with anyone when you get home and you tear up the little thing that you never had to use and you think to yourself, ‘You narcissistic prick.’ On what planet did you think you were gonna use this?”

Chalamet previously earned Golden Globe nominations for his performances in “Wonka,” “Beautiful Boy” and “Call Me By Your Name,” none of which he won (he also received an Oscar nomination for the Luca Guadagnino movie).

Chalamet then asked Ryan and co-hosts Ryan Sampson and Stanley T if he could “say whatever I want” on the satellite radio station,...

British TV shows have gained audiences from around the world. Some have been given adaptations, while others are good enough to be left as they are for those across the pond and beyond. The variety provided is enough to suit almost everyone's taste, whether that's rooted in comedy or drama.

With so much to choose from, it's unsurprising that a few shows slip under the radar. Sometimes, they don't make it quite as big as other programs, even though they're as good as any other. Even though they may have gained some positive recognition, there are a few series that deserve to be at the top of TV buffs' lists.

Stath Hasnt Quite Grasped His Job

Greek, family-run lettings agency Michael and Eagle Lettings is the central hub for the main characters in one of the funniest British comedies, Stath Lets Flats. The titular character, Stath is calamitous. His sentences are never grammatically correct,...

“Avan [Jogia]’s my biggest fan,” Halsey told the “Morning Mash Up” on SiriusXM Hits 1 about her fiancé.

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“It was very funny, meeting someone in such a unique time of my life,” she said. “I’ve been dating since I was like a teenager, and then all of a sudden, I’m dating, and I’m dating as a single mom, and I’m dating as a person who has a lifetime illness — something that’s not just gonna go away — so I have to be really forthcoming about it when I meet people.”

In a post on X yesterday, Halsey confirmed their engagement. “***fiancé Avan Jogia,” she wrote, correcting a post that referred to Avan as Halsey’s boyfriend.

“I was really nervous, and I’ve been saying this for a while, but I’m...

Danny Dyer stars alongside creator and writer Ryan Sampson in Mr Bigstuff, which has now been recommissioned for a second series.

Danny Dyer may be better known these days as Mick Carter in EastEnders, but before that, he’d been a steady presence in British film for over two decades, from his debut in Justin Kerrigan’s Human Traffic through The Football Factory and Severance.

The one thing Dyer had never done was lead a sitcom – until now. Mr Bigstuff is created and written by Ryan Sampson, who’s perhaps best known for starring alongside Nicholas Lyndhurst and Celia Imrie in BBC sitcom After You’ve Gone, and for co-starring in ITV2 sitcom Plebs.

The synopsis for Mr Bigstuff reads as follows:

Mr Bigstuff explores broken families, fragile masculinity and carpet sales. It tells the story of two estranged brothers; Glen (Ryan Sampson), a nervy perfectionist striving to live the suburban...

Danny Dyer returns to our screens in the new Sky comedy series Mr. Bigstuff, playing mischievous troublemaker Lee Campbell. Lee suddenly reemerges in the life of his straight-laced brother Glen, played by creator Ryan Sampson, dropping his trademark chaos into the quiet suburban routine Glen has settled into.

Living with fiancée Kirsty and working at the local carpet shop, Glen’s world is turned upside down by the arrival of his long-estranged sibling. Lee seems to live by his own unpredictable code, gallivanting around in outlandish outfits one moment and picking fights with strangers the next. His motivations for seeking out Glen are initially unclear.

Across six half-hour episodes, the show follows the odd couple brothers as their personalities clash and lives collide in comedic fashion. Dyer leans into his rule-breaking reputation to play Lee as an unapologetic livewire, a stark contrast to Glen’s predictable nine-to-five existence. The chemistry...

Danny Dyer is a national treasure, with his own unique sensibilities as a performer – so it’s no surprise that Ryan Sampson wrote this role, in new comedy show Mr. Bigstuff, just for him. To mark the show’s launch – which is available on Sky Max and streaming service Now from July 17 – we had the pleasure in sitting down with the duo, who play brothers in this entertaining and thrilling new series.

Sampson talks about setting his comedic tone and on writing the role of his older brother for Dyer, while the actor speaks to the brilliance of the script and how pleased he is when scripts of this nature come his way. We then discuss him leaving Eastenders and how that has opened his career up again – and we can’t help but ask about the challenges in not swearing on the soap-opera.

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Danny Dyer is working-class actor with royal blood in his veins, a tough guy in a pink dressing gown, a tearaway who’s embraced family life… He talks about where it all went right

It’s a beautiful day in Essex and I’m making myself at home with the Dyers. Theirs is a neat house on a hill, furnished in white and grey with a vast marble kitchen island and a bulldog called Debbie. And, no offence, but my God Debbie is large. The width and girth of a coffee table, she lumbers affectionately across the tiles towards Jo, Dyer’s partner of more than 30 years, elegant in white as she mourns a missing T-shirt, and their teenage daughter Sunnie, who sweeps through to grab a bottle of water on her way to college. Artie, who’s 10, is at school and their eldest daughter, Dani, is in Germany with her three children,...

Mr Bigstuff makes its debut with the first two episodes, introducing us to the quirky world of carpet salesman Glen, played by Ryan Sampson (who also writes the series), and his fiancée, Kirsty (Harriet Webb). Their lives are far from ordinary, with Glen grappling with erectile dysfunction and Kirsty hiding a secret shoplifting habit. However, […]

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“It was the best time,” Gracie Abrams told “The Morning Mash Up” on SiriusXM Hits 1 about writing her song “us.” with Taylor Swift. “It was super spontaneous, and so that part just made it 10 times more fun and also less stressful.”

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The Secret of Us

Gracie’s second studio album, “The Secret of Us,” dropped on June 21, 2024. While most songs on the 13-track album feature Gracie, Aaron Dessner, and Audrey Hobert as writers and producers, “us.” includes Taylor, Gracie’s longtime influence, as a featured artist, writer, and producer.

“I think if I had ever known going into any day of my life that, like, ‘Oh, we’re gonna sit down and write together,’ I would probably clam up or something, get freaked, just solely because I have admired her writing the most for my entire life,...

As buyers touch down at Lax for the annual LA Screenings, it will be a case of a return to the norm following the unusual circumstances of last year. The Hollywood labor strikes not only threw confusion on what would be a realistic purchase, but also stopped acquisitions executives getting face time (and a quick selfie) with acting and writing talent — something many value as part of their buying process.

There will be no such issues this year, and the studio sales bosses are relishing a return to the norm. “We’re really excited, it feels like we’re really back after the strikes and firing on all cylinders,” says David Decker, President of Content Sales for Warner Bros. Discovery (Wbd). “We have an abundance of titles that run the gamut of broadcast and streaming in drama and comedy. We’ll be showing the best of what Wbd stands for.

Danny Dyer stars alongside creator and writer Ryan Sampson in Mr Bigstuff, and here’s the trailer for the new sitcom.

Danny Dyer may be better known these days as Mick Carter in EastEnders, but before that, he’d been a steady presence in British film for over two decades, from his debut in Justin Kerrigan’s Human Traffic through The Football Factory and Severance.

The one thing Dyer had never done was lead a sitcom – until now. Mr Bigstuff is created and written by Ryan Sampson, who’s perhaps best known for starring alongside Nicholas Lyndhurst and Celia Imrie in BBC sitcom After You’ve Gone, and for co-starring in ITV2 sitcom Plebs.

The synopsis, per the British Comedy Guide, reads as follows:

Mr Bigstuff explores broken families, fragile masculinity and carpet sales. It tells the story of two estranged brothers; Glen (Ryan Sampson), a nervy perfectionist striving to live...

"We don't run from our problems." Sky TV has revealed an official UK trailer for a comedy series titled Mr. Bigstuff, arriving to watch in the UK starting this July (though no US launch yet). The series stars actor Danny Dyer, best known for his various "tough guy" roles like Moff in Human Traffic, Tommy Johnson in The Football Factory, and Mick Carter in Eastenders. When two estranged brothers Glen (Ryan Sampson) and Lee (Danny Dyer) find themselves under one roof in "idyllic" suburbia, their lives start to unravel faster than a cheap carpet. Glen is a nervy perfectionist and carpet salesman striving to live a suburban ideal and Lee is an alpha male with a prescription drug addiction and a tin full of their dad's ashes. Written & created by Ryan Sampson, this "relatable, irreverent comedy about brotherhood, manhood and carpet sales" is set in Essex. Also with Harriet Webb,...

Adam Levine joined the “Morning Mash Up” on SiriusXM Hits 1 (Ch. 2) to talk about Maroon 5’s upcoming music plans.

“I would say, of all the times I’ve had to say exactly what I’m about to say about making a music and making a record — we’re definitely making a record, we’re definitely making new music,” Adam revealed. “And the cool thing is that I really, after 12-13 years of doing co-writes, I finally have shut everybody out, and it’s just me and the band making the songs. So there’s no more of that.”

The new record will be the band’s first since Jordi (2021), which debuted at No. 8 on the Billboard 200 chart and included the singles “Memories” and “Beautiful Mistakes.” This year, Maroon 5 continues their “M5LV” Las Vegas residency throughout May, June, September, and October.

“I feel more like the floodgates have kind of just opened again,...

Russell T Davies' second era of Doctor Who seems to be repeating many of the original era's successes, which could be a problem for the show. While Doctor Who is embracing the new era of streaming and has cast an exciting young actor as the Doctor, there are signs that it could be stuck in the past. When he revived Doctor Who, Russell T Davies oversaw the show's most popular era for decades, swiftly dismissing any criticisms of the classic series' wobbly sets and unconvincing monsters. While the show became a global success under Steven Moffat, Doctor Who was rarely as popular in the UK as it was in the mid-to-late 2000s.

It's because of that success that Russell T Davies' return for the 60th anniversary and beyond has been hailed by critics of the recent Chris Chibnall era as Rtd "saving" Doctor Who. Davies' return is definitely something to be celebrated,...

To mark the release of Plebs: Soldiers of Rome on 12th December, we’ve been given a copy to give away on DVD.

Plebs follows the lives of three hapless young men from the suburbs as they try to get laid, hold down jobs and climb the social ladder in the big city… of Rome in 23Bc. Penned by Sam Leifer (How Not to Live Your Life) and Tom Basden (After Life) and starring Tom Rosenthal (Friday Night Dinner), Ryan Sampson (Brassic) and Jonathan Pointing (London Kills) alongside a stellar cast and inspired guest stars Including a host of TV favourites: Amanda Holden, Danny Dyer, Maureen Lipman, Simon Callow, Shaun Williamson, Lauren Socha, Tim Key, James Fleet, Michelle Keegan, Miriam Margolyes, Ellie Taylor and David Bamber.

In Plebs: Soldiers Of Rome Marcus, Grumio, Jason and Aurelius join the army in peacetime in the hope of gaining respect, to succeed in their ongoing search for romance,...

ITV has unveiled a slate of new comedy commissions, most of which will premiere on Itvx, its upcoming free streaming service.

New comedy titles include “Plebs: Soldiers of Rome,” “Deep Fake Neighbour Wars,” “Ruby Speaking Count,” “Abdulla” and “Significant Other.”

“The arrival of Itvx gives us more opportunities to commission a broad range of comedies and a dedicated place for the genre to call home,” said Nana Hughes, ITV’s Head of Comedy. The executive added that ITV aspired to showcase a “huge cross section of contemporary, diverse and inclusive comedy.”

“We want to take risks but most importantly we want our audiences to find shows that reflect them and make them laugh,” Hughes continued.

“Plebs: Soldiers of Rome” is a a feature-length special based on the award-winning comedy series “Plebs” which has had five successful seasons. “Plebs” is directed and written by Sam Leifer and co-written by Tom Basden.

Filming of Comcast-owned Sky’s comedy show “Brassic” has been temporarily halted after a crew member exhibited coronavirus symptoms, a Sky spokesperson has confirmed to Variety.

“Throughout this time, the safety of our colleagues and customers remains our number one priority,” said the Sky spokesperson. “The ‘Brassic’ production has paused with cast and crew now self-isolating. We will return to production as soon as it is safe to do so.” The cast and crew is expected to quarantine for at least two weeks.

Produced by Calamity Films, “Brassic” is a comedy drama series for Sky One and ITV Global co-created by Danny Brocklehurst and Joseph Gilgun and written by Brocklehurst and Alex Ganley. It stars Gilgun, Michelle Keegan, Damien Molony, Aaron Heffernan, Parth Thakerar, Ryan Sampson, Tom Hanson, Ruth Sheen and Dominic West.

The first season, which aired in 2019, was one of Sky One’s highest-rated comedies of the last decade.

Welcome to our monthly guide to the spoils of Now TV, where you can stream the cream of the Sky crop for a reasonable monthly subscription fee.

This month, Now TV has a couple of big movies from 2019, along with plenty of new series and complete box sets to binge through.

Let’s take a look…

TV This Month

Brassic Season 2

We rejoin Joe Gilgun’s Vinnie as he’s on the run. What will the bipolar Lancashire boyo get up to this time around? Michelle Keegan, Dominic West and Ryan Sampson have all returned for this second season.

I Know This Much Is True

A limited series adapts the acclaimed book. Mark Ruffalo plays identical twins Dominick and Thomas as they recount their complex lives for you, the viewer.

Bad Education

Arriving to scorchingly good reviews, this Hugh Jackman and Allison Janney comedy drama sees the pair riding high...

Taylor Swift will perform stripped-down versions of songs from her forthcoming album, Lover, on SiriusXM Friday, August 23rd, the day the record comes out.

Swift will also host a Q&a session with a selected group of SiriusXM subscribers, as part of the radio format’s Town Hall special. The program will air at 5:00 p.m. Et on SiriusXM Hits 1 (channel 2) and be rebroadcast throughout the weekend.

“This is now the third consecutive time Taylor Swift has visited with SiriusXM on the same day as her new album release...

From ‘This Is England’ to ‘Preacher’ Joe Gilgun has always kept it real and relatable in the characters he has portrayed. Now, co-creator and star of the new Sky One comedy ‘Brassic’, Gilgun goes grassroots in the depths of Northern England with edgy hilarity.

The 6 episode Sky Original series will spearhead comedy at Sky sees Gilgun team up with BAFTA award-winning writer, Danny Brocklehurst to deliver an authentic, challenging and razor-sharp show. The series focuses on a group of working-class friends finding unconventional ways to win at life in northern suburbia. What lay at the very heart of the series is irreplaceable, lifelong friends, loyalty and the things that come between them.

What the show aims to deliver is not just first-class comedy which is outrageous every step of the way but a look at how the forgotten working-class people have to deal with day in and day out. Struggling to make ends meet,...

The global TV drama market is booming with international networks and worldwide Svod platforms moving into original, local scripted production in an unparalleled way. Foreign dramas and comedies are increasingly starting to play in the U.S., on a variety of cable networks and digital platforms, in addition to broadcasters and studios scouring the globe to find the most interesting ideas to translate to North American audiences.

This year’s development season has already seen ABC working up a legal drama with Daniel Dae Kim based on Korean format My Lawyer, Mr Jo., and romantic drama Until The Wedding, based on the eponymous Israeli series, while Fox handed a script commitment to British comedy Sunny D.

The Svod services are also getting involved; Amazon is piloting a Las Vegas-set remake of DJ mockumentary People Just Do Nothing and Apple is finalizing a deal for a Richard Gere-fronted drama based on Israeli drama Nevelot.

Viacom is ramping up its slate of digital originals with three new series from Comedy Central International.

The digital studio is launching female focused series Bad Cramps and Laughing at Salad and scripted series Waiting.

Bad Cramps comes from the mind of Georgie Fuller and Danni Jackson, stars of Comedy Central’s digital short Bad Snappers. The duo are back with a sexy, raucous and completely inappropriate take on everything from one-night stands to heavy periods. The series, which consists of six, five-minute episodes, launch today on Comedy Central UK’s YouTube and Facebook pages, with more regional releases in the coming weeks.

Laughing at Salad, which will launch in January, is a nine-part sketch series that features an all-female line up, including Maddie Rice, Beth Rylance, Bronwyn James, Danielle Vitalis and Elinor Lawless. Each sketch is written by different female writers, including Harriet Kemsley, Sarah Morgan, Gemma Arrowsmith, Kat Butterfield...

This Is England star Joe Gilgun, Ripper Street’s Damien Molony and Our Girl’s Michelle Keegan are to front a new working class comedy for Sky produced by Calamity Films, the company behind Renée Zellweger’s forthcoming Judy Garland biopic.

Brassic has been co-created by Gilgun and Danny Brocklehurst, the writer behind Netflix’s Michael C Hall-fronted thriller Safe.

It stars Gilgun as Vinnie, a man from the north of England with bipolar disorder and his best mate Dylan, played by Molony, whose girlfriend Erin, played by Keegan decides to leave town. Dylan is faced with the impossible decision between a fresh start with the love of his life or staying behind with his inseparable gang of mates that he can’t live without.

Tom Hanson, Aaron Hefferman, Ryan Sampson, Parth Thakerar also star in the Shameless-esque comedy, which starts production in September.

The show is exec produced by...

Is Inspector John Marlott still on top of his game during the second season of The Frankenstein Chronicles TV show on Netflix? Usually, the Nielsen ratings play a big role in determining whether TV shows are cancelled or renewed. Netflix and other streaming platforms, however, collect their own data. If you've been watching this TV series, we'd love to know how you feel about The Frankenstein Chronicles season two episodes. We invite you to rate them for us, below. A Netflix horror-crime drama inspired by Mary Shelley's Frankenstein novel, The Frankenstein Chronicles stars Sean Bean, Laurence Fox, Tom Ward, Richie Campbell, Ed Stoppard, Vanessa Kirby, Ryan Sampson, and Robbie Gee. The story centers on Inspector John Marlott. After stumbling upon an oddly sutured corpse, Marlott is recruited to investigate and finds something worse than he had dared to imagine. In the...

Vulture Watch In Inspector John Marlott still on the case? Has The Frankenstein Chronicles TV show been cancelled or renewed for a third season on Netflix? The television vulture is watching all the latest TV cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of The Frankenstein Chronicles, season three. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?   What's This TV Show About? A Netflix horror-crime drama, The Frankenstein Chronicles stars Sean Bean, Richie Campbell, Vanessa Kirby, Eloise Smyth, Elliot Cowan, Tom Ward, Ryan Sampson, Laurence Fox, Paul Kennedy, Martin McCann, Charlie Creed-Miles, Stuart Graham, Jessie Ross, Ed Stoppard, and Lucy Cray-Miller. The story centers on Inspector John Marlott. After stumbling upon an oddly sutured corpse, Marlott is recruited to investigate whether it was planted there as a...

What do you think of Inspector John Marlott in the first season of The Frankenstein Chronicles TV show on Netflix? Usually, the Nielsen ratings play a big role in determining whether TV shows are cancelled or renewed. Netflix and other streaming platforms, however, collect their own data. If you've been watching this TV series, we'd love to know how you feel about The Frankenstein Chronicles season one episodes. We invite you to rate them for us, below. A Netflix horror-crime drama inspired by Mary Shelley's Frankenstein novel, The Frankenstein Chronicles stars Sean Bean, Tom Ward, Richie Campbell, Ed Stoppard, Vanessa Kirby, Ryan Sampson, Robbie Gee, Anna Maxwell Martin, Charlie Creed-Miles, Eloise Smything, Samuel West, Mark Bazeley, Elliot Cowan, Katie Dickie, Steven Berkoff, and Deirdre Mullins. The story centers on Inspector John Marlott. After stumbling upon an oddly sutured corpse, Marlott is...

Network: Netflix. Episodes: Ongoing (45 mins). Seasons: Ongoing. TV show dates: February 20, 2018 — present. Series status: Has not been cancelled. Performers include: Sean Bean, Richie Campbell, Vanessa Kirby, Eloise Smyth, Elliot Cowan, Tom Ward, Ryan Sampson, Laurence Fox, Paul Kennedy, Martin McCann, Charlie Creed-Miles, Stuart Graham, Jessie Ross, Ed Stoppard, and Lucy Cray-Miller. TV show description: A reimagining of Mary Shelley's novel, Frankenstein, The Frankenstein Chronicles TV show comes from creators Benjamin Ross and Barry Langford. Set in Georgian England, the horror-crime drama centers on Inspector John Marlott (Bean). In London, in 1827, standing upon the riverbank, Marlott stumbles upon a body. When he touches its hand, the hand grabs him back. At first, it appears to be...

Catherine Pearson Jan 25, 2018

11 recommended TV comedies streaming on Netflix UK that feel like a much-needed warm hug…

It’s that time of year again. It’s cold and miserable outside but instead of the luxury of having chocolate coins and mulled wine for breakfast, you’re back to grabbing a swift bowl of cereal before heading out the door to work.

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January may go on for absolutely bloomin’ ever, but luckily we’re on hand to help. Here is a run-down of cosy comedies old and new streaming on Netflix UK to put a smile on your face and a skip in your step. So, get yourself a nice warm cuppa, throw on a blanket and indulge in the pure silliness of some of these great shows.

Toast Of London

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The Frankenstein Chronicles feat. Sean Bean sets up some juicy complications in this week's murky William Blake-themed episode...

London, 1827 – Day

Officer John Marlott and his boss Sir Robert Peel are standing by the capital’s latest crime scene: another mutilated and stitched body has washed up on the bank of the Thames.

Sir Robert Peel

I don’t want any mistakes on this case, Marlott. I’m gonna be watching you so close you’ll think we’ve been stitched together.

Peel stalks away, leaving Marlott gazing into the grey city gloom.

John Marlott

Okay, Sir Robert…

Marlott turns and puts on an era-appropriate hat.

John Marlott

…suture self.

The Who

*Yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh*

The 19th century London locale still doesn’t look like CSI: Miami’s beaches, and John Marlott – seeking the one “out there doin’ murders” – sure ain’t Horatio Caine. It’s all grit in this cop show/Frankenstein riff,...

Naughty Plebs favourtie Ryan Sampson is going to spend autumn pulling off some crazy pranks for ITV2.

Sampson and an ensemble of rising comedy stars will rope the public into taking part in bizarre (and totally fake) reality shows for the new sketch series Glitchy.

Unsuspecting passers-by on the streets will become the stars of phoney competitions like Britain and Ireland's Next Top Hand Model, Date My Daughter and 24 Hours in a Phone Box - and surely embarrass themselves along the way.

An unlucky few might even have an unwelcome encounter with Memzo, a petty thief-turned-creepy street magician.

"I'm beyond excited that ITV have let us loose, giving our own twisted take on all of our favourite TV shows," Sampson said. "It's going to be brilliant. And weird. And weirdly brilliant!"

His revolving cast of co-conspirators includes Ellie White (House of Fools), Gabby Best (Top Coppers), Colin Hoult (Derek), Mona Yousefi...

ITV2 hit comedy Plebs will get a repeat run on the main ITV channel this summer.

The show was ITV2's highest-rating scripted comedy and its 14 episodes from series one and two will be shown across 10 weeks on ITV from Monday, June 29 at 10.40pm.

ITV's Director of Television Peter Fincham said: "We are thrilled with the response to the first two series of Plebs.

"It really is a wonderful thing - and we're really proud to have this comedy as part of our ITV family."

Plebs stars Joel Fry, Tom Rosenthal, Ryan Sampson, Sophie Colquhoun, Lydia Rose Bewley, Doon Mackichan and Karl Theobald.

The series featured cameos from Danny Dyer, Shaun Williamson, Jim Rosenthal and Simon Callow.

It centres around Marcus, Stylax and their slave Grumio and is billed as "a modern comedy in an ancient setting".

A third series of Plebs has already been confirmed for ITV2.