British Comedy Guide

Lulu

  • Scottish
  • Singer and actor

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Diane Keaton, Lulu and Patricia Hodge on making a film together in their 70s

The three stars are playing lovelorn women who get a chance to be girls once again. What did they learn? Our writer spends a day on set of Arthur's Whisky with the trio and their co-star Boy George.

Claire Armitstead, The Guardian, 3rd January 2024

Arthur's Whisky review

Diane Keaton and Lulu in enjoyable body-change comedy.

Leslie Felperin, The Guardian, 28th December 2023

Brian Cox returns as Bob Servant for two final Radio 4 specials

Succession star Brian Cox is returning to his Dundee burger van owner character Bob Servant for two specials in which the character announces his retirement from public life.

British Comedy Guide, 8th November 2023

Baldrick to read Blackadder Bedtime Story for Comic Relief

The BBC has revealed its plans for Red Nose Day, with Tony Robinson reprising his Blackadder character Baldrick for a Bedtime Story. Other Comic Relief sketches include one themed around Love Island and another around Eurovision.

British Comedy Guide, 9th March 2023

If I keep watching this, will I start to appreciate what everyone else sees in it? Or will I just start softly weeping? So far neither has happened; I just get annoyed.

This is the second week of Mrs Brown's new chat show where celebrities drop by Mammy's house to sit on the sofa and have a natter. Despite the show being crude and loud, Mrs Brown has managed to pull in some genuine celebrities - by which I mean "people who are obviously recognisable".

You can't shake your head at her guests and snort, "Celebrities? Never 'eard of 'em!"

Last week she had Pamela Anderson, for crying out loud! Someone who has actually been to Hollywood!

Tonight she welcomes daytime TV overlords Philip Schofield and Holly Willoughby, plus Lulu and Adam Woodyatt, the latter better known as Ian Beale from EastEnders, and, in the pub, Kaiser Chiefs play a few songs.

Julie McDowall, The National (Scotland), 1st April 2017

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