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The people who rejected or gave back their honours including Prince Philip, two Beatles, and Michael Sheen

Some big-name celebrities have turned down knighthoods and peerages for a number of reasons

Wales Online

Actor Iona Stewart-Richardson, who has clown training, to play Matt Hancock in live show

The actress told us her clown training will ‘come in handy’

Evening Standard

Helen Lederer says young women today 'would be aghast' at sexism in TV in 80s and 90s

Comedian and actress Helen Lederer found fame on our screens in the 1980s and 90s in shows including Naked Video, Bottom, The Young Ones and Absolutely Fabulous

Daily Mirror

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Joanna Lumley predicts King will put green issues high on his agenda ahead of Coronation

Dame Joanna, who has been personally invited to join King Charles and Queen Camilla at the event on May 6, is devoting next week to finding the perfect outfit

Daily Mirror

TV tonight: David Schwimmer and Nick Mohammed’s silly comedy special

Jennifer Saunders also guest stars in the pair’s show about cyberterrorism. Plus: In With A Shout is ITV1’s fun new gameshow. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

Piers Morgan apologises to Kathy Burke after blocking her on Twitter in 2017

‘Shall we have a mutual de-blocking?’ Morgan asked the comedian

The Independent UK

Jennifer Saunders says Suella Braverman has blocked her on Twitter: ‘I’ve never done nothing!’

‘I’ve never googled her before,’ comedian said

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‘I got blocked for laughing at his stupid mistake’: Kathy Burke shares reason Piers Morgan blocked her on Twitter

‘This man calls himself a journalist?’ Burke said

The Independent UK

Jennifer Saunders reveals unexpected feud with Home Secretary Suella Braverman

Absolutely Fabulous star Jennifer Saunders says she has 'never done' anything to Home Secretary Suella Braverman but was still blocked by her on Twitter

Daily Mirror

BBC EastEnders new family: Who are the cast members taking over the Queen Vic?

James Bond star Colin Salmon, Absolutely Fabulous' Harriet Thorpe, Strictly Come Dancing finalist Molly Rainford and actress Francesca Henry have joined the cast of the BBC soap opera

Wales Online

Allelujah review – starry but jarring film of Alan Bennett’s hospital play

Judi Dench, Jennifer Saunders, Derek Jacobi star in this faithful yet uneven adaptation

The Guardian - UK

Comic Relief raises over £34m as stars parody The Traitors and Eurovision

Hosts of BBC fundraiser include AJ Odudu and Paddy McGuinness but Lenny Henry is absent for first time

The Guardian - UK

Comic Relief 2023 raises huge £31million as donation total revealed on air

Comic Relief's Red Nose Day returned on Friday night for 2023 with a host of names teaming up to help raise money for big causes

Daily Mirror

‘You can’t beat the old one’: Jennifer Saunders admits to feeling ‘slight dread’ at Fawlty Towers reboot

‘Why don’t you write a new thing?’ comedian asked, following John Cleese announcing revival

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‘You can’t sort out the NHS without sorting elderly care’: Richard Eyre on his new geriatric ward film and the government’s state of ‘panic’

The great stage director talks to Louis Chilton about taking on Alan Bennett’s ‘Allelujah’ and the crisis of morality at its heart

Wales Online

Dawn French fans confused as star shares snap from inside the Winkleverse

Fans said she looked 'more like Claudia than Claudia'

The Guardian - UK

‘The funniest stuff is just chatting’: Jennifer Saunders on coping with modern life and why family comes first

For years, Jennifer Saunders’ silliness, zaniness and gleeful vulgarity has made her one of our most brilliant comedians. But now she finds herself doing ‘active acting’. She talks about postboxes, puzzling and why she couldn’t be happier

Evening Standard

Jennifer Saunders slams Madonna as she insists she’s ‘not fighting’ ageing

The comedian has said she wants to grow old gracefully in a new interview

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The Guardian - UK

Kathy Burke: Growing Up review – the perfect example of ‘if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’ TV

The actor takes an amusing look at ageing, meeting Jennifer Saunders and a septuagenarian dominatrix. It will make you yearn to go to the pub with her – but don’t expect anything life-changing

Daily Record

The Traitors returning with Celebrity Red Nose Day sketch after season two announcement

The special episode will involve Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders and Claudia Winkleman for Comic Relief, and will air on Friday March 17 for Comic Relief.

The Guardian - UK

Best podcasts of the week: The makers of Serial are back with a cold case killing in deepest Wyoming

In this week’s newsletter: Reporter Kim Barker explores an unsolved murder in her ‘mean’ hometown, in The Coldest Case in Laramie. Plus: five of the best podcasts about friendship

The Guardian - UK

‘We fetishised being young – it’s just stupid!’: Judi Dench and Richard Eyre on ageing, Covid and saving the NHS

Shot in 2021, a film of Allelujah, Alan Bennett’s 2018 play set on a geriatric ward, is released next month. How relevant does it remain? Its stars, including Jennifer Saunders and Bally Gill, share their thoughts during production – and more than a year later

Evening Standard

The rising stars of stage and screen 2023

Keep an eye out for these about-to-be-famous faces

Wales Online

Celebrities who have turned down knighthoods, OBEs and MBEs

Not everyone who is offered an honour has accepted them

The Independent UK

From Skepta to David Bowie – the celebrities who turned down New Year’s Honours

Whether for political, personal or professional reasons, not everyone considers the annual awards an 'honour'

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