Topic: Andrew Sachs

Humour can be tricky, walking a fine line between the funny and the -offensive.. . If a Muslim tells a joke about another Muslim we feel safe to...

STAY OUT OF THE TV KITCHEN

Cookalong Live" is discussed. Iceland Stands by Katona Iceland has shown its support for its brand spokeswoman Kerry Katona (pictured below).after the reahtyTV star slurred her wordsduringanintt: Thc supermarket chain has said it is working with the embattled Katona to ensure ...

Style Network backs fashion documentary

An advertising campaign promoting Style Network's fashion documentary series, " News Media The writing on the wallMedia Analysis, page 15 In brief Fox's Biscuits will sponsor Heart's mid- morning shows in a six- figuredeal spanning the radio network's 24 ...

Cineworld shifts focus to venues

The article reports on Cineworld Cinemas Ltd.'s brand relaunch of its 75 cinemas to create a strong identity based on its venues in Great Britain. It covers a fresh logo, promotions, foyer activity, food packaging, staff uniforms and its Web site ...

SOS at the BBC

The article reports on growing public resistance in Great Britain to paying the annual license fee owed by British television owners, which subsidizes the quasi-public British Broadcasting Corp. But two recent turning points in the Battle of the BBC came last fall ...

Ross under fire over 'gay' comments

Jonathan Ross is under fire again after suggesting parents should put their sons up for adoption if they wanted a Hannah Montana MP3 player.. Ross, 48, was involved in a light-hearted discussion about prizes in a competition themed around the fictional teen ...

Ross condemned over 'anti-gay' joke

Jonathan Ross is under fire again after suggesting parents should put their sons up for adoption if they wanted a Hannah Montana MP3 player.. Ross has not been far from controversy in the past year, only returning to the airwaves in January ...
The golden age of British TV comedy has passed, John Cleese said today.. The 69-year-old was reunited with the cast of Fawlty Towers - Connie Booth, Prunella Scales and Andrew Sachs - to unveil two documentaries about the making of the classic 70s sitcom ...

Thanks for the career boost: Sachs

Andrew Sachs has thanked Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand for helping his career with the obscene messages affair.. In an interview with the Guardian Weekend magazine, Sachs, 79, said it had been awful for his wife Melody and daughter Kate, but added ...

BBC fined over lewd phone call scandal

Britain's media regulator fined the BBC 150,000 pounds (220,000 dollars, 165,000 euros) on Friday for lewd phone calls made by its highest-paid presenter Jonathan Ross to a veteran actor.The broadcaster suspended Ross for 12 weeks without pay ...