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'No justice or trust as police let off the hook and Black and Asian Brits forgotten'

As Richard Pryor, Terry Pratchett and the Ruthless Rap Assassins said, there is no justice, only us. And Darren Lewis says Black and Asian Brits deserve better from the people who should be protecting them

Daily Mirror

EastEnders star Richard Blackwood says Celebrity MasterChef gave him 'nightmares'

Richard Blackwood, who is well-known for playing Vincent Hubbard in EastEnders, has said taking part in Celebrity MasterChef has given him 'nightmares' and 'sleepless nights'

Daily Mirror

Never made, destroyed, in a locked safe for 100 years: with Batgirl cancelled, here are 5 other films we will never get to see

Batgirl has become the latest film to be added to a growing list of movies we will never get to see. The US$90 million film had been shot and largely edited, but now the whole thing will be consigned to the cutting room floor.

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Unmade, destroyed, locked away: With Batgirl cancelled, here are five other films we’ll never see

The US$90 million film had been shot and largely edited, but now the whole thing joins other films in being consigned to the cutting room floor.

The New Daily

My worst moment: Tommy Davidson bet a TV version of ‘Coming to America’ would make him a star. He bet wrong

“I do a little bit of everything,” Tommy Davidson says of his stand-up act. “It’s a little bit political. It’s a little bit of storytelling. It’s a little bit autobiographical. It’s a little bit of improv. The only thing that’s on my mind when I get on stage is that…

Chicago Tribune

‘Right to Offend’: How generations of Black comedians turned hot-button issues into hilarity

A&E documentary looks back with classic footage and comments from artists and experts.

Chicago Sun-Times

11 "History Of The World, Part I" facts

According to Mel Brooks, the Moses scene was a last-minute addition

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Toasting not roasting: these comedians would surely mock Netflix’s hall of fame

Richard Pryor, George Carlin, Joan Rivers and Robin Williams are given their dues in The Hall but the event is oddly sanctimonious

The Guardian - UK

Trump won't run — but Ron DeSantis will

Republicans and the Trump cult want to create a "medieval-technological" regime. But in the end, reality bites

Salon

Jerrod Carmichael’s coming out breaks a cycle of Black queer shame

The comedian is living freely for those who couldn’t.

Mic

Oscars 2022: The 5 worst and 5 best Academy Awards hosts of all time

From Jon Stewart to Seth MacFarlane, the quality of Oscars hosts has fluctuated immensely

The Independent UK

Oscars 2022: The 5 worst and 5 best Academy Awards hosts of all time

From Jon Stewart to Seth MacFarlane, the quality of Oscars hosts has fluctuated immensely

The Independent UK

Joe Rogan $100 million. Richard Pryor $0. What comedians’ suits against streamers say about a deeply flawed model

Last month, comedian Bill Engvall got a very nice email from Sirius XM-owned streamer Pandora, congratulating him on reaching over 600 million streams of his work on its platform from 227,000 monthly listeners. It sounded like a noteworthy milestone for a major headlining comedian, especially one who has been in…

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