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Fringe venues get public funding rescue

The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is to get a public funding lifeline to help the event reboot if social distancing rules are still in place in the city over the summer. However the Fringe Society has made it clear that the Scottish Government will still need to relax the current social distancing restriction on live events for the Fringe to return in significant form in August.

Brian Ferguson, The Scotsman, 20th June 2021

Noel Fielding brings hacking claim against Mirror owner

Court cases involving various big names continue 15 years after scandal broke, with total costs expected to reach £1bn.

Jim Waterson, The Guardian, 31st May 2021

Paddington 2 no longer perfect on Rotten Tomatoes

How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is to have a thankless critic. While no one will compare the 2017 comedy Paddington 2 to Shakespeare's King Lear, the film recently suffered its own version of the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, as its Rotten Tomatoes rating was dinged by a lone negative critic crying in the wilderness.

Bruce Haring, Deadline, 28th May 2021

Life according to... Pursuit Of Love star Shazad Latif

Romantic drama star Shazad Latif on going to the pub with Emma Thompson and trying everything - even veggie haggis.

Stevie Gallacher, The Sunday Post, 26th May 2021

New play about Williams and Fielding debuts

A new play examines the strained professional relationship between Carry On legends Kenneth Williams and Fenella Fielding. Carry On! Screaming Queens has been written by comedy historian Robert Ross, who has penned several books about the film franchise.

Chortle, 25th May 2021

Susannah Fielding joins The Cockfields

Susannah Fielding has joined the cast of The Cockfields. She will play new girlfriend of Simon in the second series of Gold's sitcom. Gregor Fisher, Michele Dotrice and Greg McHugh also join the cast.

British Comedy Guide, 14th May 2021

Life according to... Tom Allen

Comedian on new game show Quizness and returning to live shows.

Stevie Gallacher, The Sunday Post, 13th May 2021

Susannah Fielding interview

It takes an actress with impeccable comedic timing and a distinct knack for realism in drama to play a TV morning show host - Susannah Fielding does more than fit the bill.

Kelsey Barnes, 1883 Magazine, 29th April 2021

Life according to... Susannah Fielding

Susannah Fielding, who plays Alan Partridge's co-host Jennie Gresham on spoof This Time answers our questions on the new series and her comedy career.

Murray Scougall, The Sunday Post, 28th April 2021

Interview: Susannah Fielding on This Time's return

"Getting paid to make other people laugh is a wonderful way to make a living."

Jen Crothers, Good Housekeeping, 28th April 2021

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