The comedian, 62, on growing up shy in Middlesbrough, losing his dad, meeting Vic Reeves, and the deep contentment of fishingI was quite a shy boy. Growing up in Middlesbrough, I felt a bit of an outsider. My three elder brothers are funny and boistero…
Fingerbobs and Play School presenter Rick Jones dies aged 84
Children’s TV host appeared on variety of BBC shows in 1970s and was frontman for country rock band Meal TicketTributes have been paid to the former children’s TV presenter Rick Jones, best known for hosting Play School and Fingerbobs, who has died fro…
Jodie Comer: ‘I’ve had to know my own worth. ’Cos there’ll always be someone to question that’
From Killing Eve’s assassin to Help’s broken care worker, the home-grown superstar has proved she can do anything. As she hits Hollywood, can she keep it real?Fist bump? Quick, slappy handshake? Standoffish salute? After a brief hesitation, the actor J…
Netflix’s Squid Game owes its popularity to anxieties of modern life
It’s the first South Korean drama to top the US TV charts and its core message is ‘can I ever repay this debt?’Squid Game, a Netflix series made in Korea by Hwang Dong-hyuk, was released on 17 September and within 10 days was the platform’s highest ran…
From The Addams Family 2 to Andy Warhol: a complete guide to this week’s entertainment
Whether it is a live gig, a new film or a game to play at home, our critics have your plans for this week coveredThe Addams Family 2Out nowHaving started life as a comic strip, the Addamses have come full circle with their latest incarnation in an anim…
Madonna: Madame X review – tour doc prostrates itself before queen of pop
This film lays out the impressive staging of a dramatic tour but is intent on capturing its subject from only the best anglesThis documentary opens with the old James Baldwin quotation about artists being here to disturb the peace, alongside a montage …
Warnings distinctly British children’s TV could vanish if subsidy ends
Government weighing whether to continue fund that covers costs of kids’ shows for public service broadcastersBritish children could miss out on the next Peppa Pig or Bob the Builder if the government decides to stop subsidising television shows for you…
BBC payout for designer ‘scapegoated’ over Bashir’s Diana interview
Matt Wiessler receives substantial compensation after he was made ‘fall guy’ following Panorama scandalA graphic designer has received a substantial financial settlement from the BBC after he was made the “fall guy” for Martin Bashir’s decision to use …
Reservation Dogs: the trippy teen comedy you’ll want to rewatch immediately
Hollywood’s weirdo-in-chief Taika Waititi serves up a fresh take on teens desperate to ditch their dead-end town with this strange, astounding show No more satisfying a setting for a TV show than “scratched-out craptown peopled by criminal-leaning ecce…
The Guide #3: How Squid Game took over the world
In this week’s newsletter: a combination of Netflix’s marketing nous and an all-too-relatable dystopia has prove impossible to resistDon’t get the Guide delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereSquid Game. When did you first encounter that strange pairing …