It's an old adage that comedy doesn't travel well, but some shows definitely fare better than others. As a Brit, I've met many Americans with a creepy zeal for quoting sketches from "Monty Python's Flying Circus" at me. "Red Dwarf" is hugely popular where I live in the Czech Republic. And the bawdy BBC sitcom "'Allo! 'Allo!" sold to 56 countries -- the cast was reportedly greeted "like the Beatles" during a visit to Bulgaria. I once had the pleasure of dining at a pizza restaurant in the Serbian capital of Belgrade called 'Allo! 'Allo! where all the pies were named after the characters.
But one British sitcom that doesn't seem to travel well is also one of our most enduringly popular, "Only Fools and Horses." The show follows the fortunes of the Trotter family, headed by a dodgy wheeler-dealer whose dubious get-rich-quick schemes always go disastrously wrong. It aired from...
But one British sitcom that doesn't seem to travel well is also one of our most enduringly popular, "Only Fools and Horses." The show follows the fortunes of the Trotter family, headed by a dodgy wheeler-dealer whose dubious get-rich-quick schemes always go disastrously wrong. It aired from...
- 1/19/2023
- by Lee Adams
- Slash Film
John Challis has a heartwarming reference to Only Fools and Horses on his headstone.
Challis died in September 2021 of cancer. He was 79.
The actor was best known for portraying Terrance Aubrey “Boycie” Boyce in the long-running BBC sitcom.
His wife Carol Challis shared a photo of her late husband’s grave to Twitter, giving fans who wish to visit directions on how to get there.
Some people noticed that a touching tribute on the headstone is a reference to a one-liner famously spoken by his character in Only Fools and Horses.
The headstone reads: “John Challis – actor – 1942-2021.” Below are the words: “I am here.”
Fans will recognise the phrase from an episode of Only Fools in which a psychic named Elsie is hosting a seance with Boycie, Del Boy (David Jason), and Rodney Trotter (Nicholas Lyndhurst).
In the scene, Elsie claims to have made contact with an unknown man,...
Challis died in September 2021 of cancer. He was 79.
The actor was best known for portraying Terrance Aubrey “Boycie” Boyce in the long-running BBC sitcom.
His wife Carol Challis shared a photo of her late husband’s grave to Twitter, giving fans who wish to visit directions on how to get there.
Some people noticed that a touching tribute on the headstone is a reference to a one-liner famously spoken by his character in Only Fools and Horses.
The headstone reads: “John Challis – actor – 1942-2021.” Below are the words: “I am here.”
Fans will recognise the phrase from an episode of Only Fools in which a psychic named Elsie is hosting a seance with Boycie, Del Boy (David Jason), and Rodney Trotter (Nicholas Lyndhurst).
In the scene, Elsie claims to have made contact with an unknown man,...
- 12/11/2022
- by Annabel Nugent
- The Independent - TV
Viola Davis has recounted the horrific moment she accidentally locked her child in the car.
The Woman King star, shares her only child, 12-year-old daughter Genesis Tennon, with husband actor Julius Tennon. The couple have been married since 2003.
Appearing on Variety’s latest Actors on Actors episode, Davis traded stories of motherhood mishaps with fellow actor and mum Jennifer Lawrence.
“Jennifer, I locked my kid in the car, and it was sweltering hot outside,” the 57-year-old How to Get Away with Murder lead admitted.
While on a run to Target (a popular US grocery store), with her “daughter in the back [seat],” Davis recalled getting out of the car and shutting the door before realising she didn’t have her keys.
“I threw myself on the concrete, Jennifer. I screamed,” she remembered, comparing the scene to “a Greek tragedy”.
“And then I saw these two men. I grabbed their necks and said,...
The Woman King star, shares her only child, 12-year-old daughter Genesis Tennon, with husband actor Julius Tennon. The couple have been married since 2003.
Appearing on Variety’s latest Actors on Actors episode, Davis traded stories of motherhood mishaps with fellow actor and mum Jennifer Lawrence.
“Jennifer, I locked my kid in the car, and it was sweltering hot outside,” the 57-year-old How to Get Away with Murder lead admitted.
While on a run to Target (a popular US grocery store), with her “daughter in the back [seat],” Davis recalled getting out of the car and shutting the door before realising she didn’t have her keys.
“I threw myself on the concrete, Jennifer. I screamed,” she remembered, comparing the scene to “a Greek tragedy”.
“And then I saw these two men. I grabbed their necks and said,...
- 12/7/2022
- by Inga Parkel
- The Independent - Film
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A longstanding boxing rivalry is getting a trilogy fight today as Tyson Fury and Derek Chisora clash for the third time. It’s a massive fight for both British heavyweights, but Fury stands to lose the most should Chisora win: Besides his Wbc heavyweight title, Fury is putting an undefeated 32-0-1 record on the line, as well as a 2-0 record against Chisora.
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A longstanding boxing rivalry is getting a trilogy fight today as Tyson Fury and Derek Chisora clash for the third time. It’s a massive fight for both British heavyweights, but Fury stands to lose the most should Chisora win: Besides his Wbc heavyweight title, Fury is putting an undefeated 32-0-1 record on the line, as well as a 2-0 record against Chisora.
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- 12/3/2022
- by Oscar Hartzog
- Rollingstone.com
The famous Only Fools and Horses scene where Del Boy falls through the bar has been named the funniest sitcom moment of all time.
The BBC programme won the top spot in a poll revealed by TV channel Gold to celebrate 30 years of the comedy channel.
In the scene, Del Boy – played by Sir David Jason – goes to lean back on the bar that he had been resting on. However, he hadn’t noticed that the bar was a liftable slot for waiters to move through.
As he goes to lean back on it while saying “play it nice and cool son, nice and cool” the bar slot is lifted, causing him to fall straight onto the ground. Meanwhile, his friend Trigger turns around to look for him.
In a poll commissioned by Gold to determine the results, 2000 British adults and children voted for their favourite scene.
The series was...
The BBC programme won the top spot in a poll revealed by TV channel Gold to celebrate 30 years of the comedy channel.
In the scene, Del Boy – played by Sir David Jason – goes to lean back on the bar that he had been resting on. However, he hadn’t noticed that the bar was a liftable slot for waiters to move through.
As he goes to lean back on it while saying “play it nice and cool son, nice and cool” the bar slot is lifted, causing him to fall straight onto the ground. Meanwhile, his friend Trigger turns around to look for him.
In a poll commissioned by Gold to determine the results, 2000 British adults and children voted for their favourite scene.
The series was...
- 11/1/2022
- by Megan Graye
- The Independent - TV
Tyson Fury is to record and release a cover of the Neil Diamond song “Sweet Caroline” in partnership with the mental-health charity Talk Club.
The song, originally released in 1969, has become a staple singalong at boxing events in the UK, and it grew even more popular during the England football team’s run to the final of Euro 2020 last summer.
Fury’s version is due to be released on 11 November, 10 days before England begin their World Cup campaign in Qatar.
Wbc heavyweight champion Fury, who is known to sing in the ring after his fights, said: “Sweet Caroline is a record I’ve always loved and I’m excited to record and release it.
“And thanks to the folks over at Warner Music, they’ve given me the opportunity to do that, and what better time to release it than around the World Cup.
“If it helps England along the way in the World Cup,...
The song, originally released in 1969, has become a staple singalong at boxing events in the UK, and it grew even more popular during the England football team’s run to the final of Euro 2020 last summer.
Fury’s version is due to be released on 11 November, 10 days before England begin their World Cup campaign in Qatar.
Wbc heavyweight champion Fury, who is known to sing in the ring after his fights, said: “Sweet Caroline is a record I’ve always loved and I’m excited to record and release it.
“And thanks to the folks over at Warner Music, they’ve given me the opportunity to do that, and what better time to release it than around the World Cup.
“If it helps England along the way in the World Cup,...
- 10/26/2022
- by Alex Pattle
- The Independent - Music
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