Mrs Merton

Thursday, 04 November 2021

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Eternals review – Chloé Zhao’s indie nuance can’t power the Marvel machine

The Guardian 04 Nov 2021

The new diversity is welcome, but the Nomadland director’s socio-realist touches left me missing the brash humour and energy To paraphrase Mrs Merton ... ....

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Salma Hayek: ‘Weinstein would scream at me – ‘I didn’t hire you to look ugly!”

The Irish Times 04 Nov 2021

Salma Hayek is dreadfully jetlagged, which is one of the perils of having homes around the world and frequently hopping between them. “Let me tell you about my craziness,” she says by video chat from her home in west London ... It’s crazy ... Trying not to channel Mrs Merton too much, I ask what first appealed to her about mega-billionaire Pinault ... .

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Salma Hayek: ‘Let me tell you about my craziness...’

The Irish Times 04 Nov 2021

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Actually, Sinn Féin’s Matt Carthy was right to rewrite rules on use of Dáil privilege

Irish Independent 20 Sep 2021

The late comedian Caroline Aherne’s spoof chat show host, Mrs Merton, famously asked magician’s assistant and wife Debbie McGee. “What first attracted you to the millionaire Paul Daniels?” A similar question could be posed to Sinn Féin about their appointments to State boards. what’s the attraction with all your party cronies? ... .

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Actually, Sinn Féin’s Matt Carthy was right to call out Simon Harris as Cabinet leaker

Irish Independent 20 Sep 2021

The late comedian Caroline Aherne’s spoof chat show host, Mrs Merton, famously asked magician’s assistant and wife Debbie McGee. “What first attracted you to the millionaire Paul Daniels?” A similar question could be posed to Sinn Féin about their appointments to State boards ... You could hold a mini-ard fheis at the board meetings ... Read More ... .

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Yesteryears - Sept. 16, 2021

Scottsbluff StarHerald 18 Sep 2021

130 Years Ago. Married. A.P ... John Ray of Caldwell raised 60bushels of corn to the acre. Mrs. Nellie M ... and Mrs ... Mrs ... Mrs. Mabel Adams and Mrs ... and Mrs ... and Mrs ... Newly elected officers for the Golden Age Club were Merton Thompson, president; William Seivers, vice president; George Wells, secretary and Mrs ... Barkell, 51, Gering; Willard Whitney, 64, Minatare; Mrs.

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Henry Normal: ‘Comedy’s like sugar. It makes things better but I wouldn’t eat it on its own’

The Observer 01 Sep 2021

Comedians become actors, pop stars become TV presenters … we’re used to artists switching lanes ... But the siren call of spoken word proved impossible to resist ... I’ve done over 1,000 gigs in my life ... Co-starring Skinner and Jenny Eclair, the series gave rookie TV turns to Coogan and Normal’s soon-to-be co-writer on The Mrs Merton Show, Dave Gorman ... .

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Middle Eastern stand-ups: ‘People assume we only do terrorist jokes’

The Observer 27 Jul 2021

Every comedian expects rejection when they’re starting out. But an email mix-up convinced Jenan Younis that her jokes weren’t the problem. To research comedy nights on Facebook, Younis set up a new account, and to avoid colleagues finding it used an anglicised name. Janine Young ... Photograph. BBC ... It’s like ... Mrs Merton and the naughty nun ... Read more ... .

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Mrs Merton and the naughty nun: Caroline Aherne’s first comedy gigs

The Guardian 13 Jul 2021

“Caroline was naturally funny.” Aherne’s comic creation Mrs Merton, the elderly talk-show host treading the line between innocence and insult, had begun making appearances in the late 80s alongside Frank Sidebottom ... There were probably no strings.” ....

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Sex/Life review – they’re coming in their droves … and not for the dialogue

The Guardian 01 Jul 2021

This hot and heavy shagathon has raced to the top of Netflix charts, despite its plot being sparse and almost criminally silly. Wonder why To paraphrase the ever relevant Mrs Merton ... ....

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A View from the Top

The Independent 16 May 2021

F. ootballers talk about “work rate”. Cricketers have to “slog”. Rugby players glory in getting stuck in and sacrificing themselves for the team ... Rightly or wrongly, surfing is synonymous with pleasure ... Taylor worked in television for a while, as third assistant director (“ie dogsbody, mainly making tea”) on Caroline Aherne’s Mrs Merton and Malcolm ... .

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The Chase's Anne Hegerty Reveals Why Her Original Nickname On The Show Was Scrapped

Huffington Post 15 May 2021

Anne Hegerty has revealed she was originally given a very different nickname on The Chase, before becoming known as The Governess in households up and down the country ... “I remember saying I wanted her to be a sort of cross between Caroline Aherne as Mrs Merton and Daphne Fowler on Eggheads ... READ MORE. ... .

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Joanne Moyer: Spokane buildings by famous architects who are no longer with us are irreplaceable

The Spokesman-Review 07 May 2021

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world. Indeed it is the only thing that ever has.” – Margaret Mead ... Reugh and he was honest in saying, “Mrs. Moyer, I do not like old buildings.” The Merton Building, built in 1890, was the oldest intact structure downtown and the first that Reugh was to demolish ... .

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Susan Judy Watkins

Bossier Press Tribune 01 May 2021

Susan Judy Watkins. Plain Dealing, LA – Funeral services for Mrs ... Julia Farrell officiating ... Mrs. Watkins was born on July 16, 1944 to Merton and Susan Catherine Barbero Abington in Monroe, LA and passed away on Sunday, April 25, 2021 in Shreveport, LA ... She adored raising her children on the 20-acre farm in West Virginia surrounded by animals ... Mrs.

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Why Boris Johnson’s Sleazy-Does-It Water Torture Shows No Sign Of Ending Soon

Huffington Post 28 Apr 2021

You’re reading The Waugh Zone, our daily politics briefing. Sign up now to get it by email in the evening. Drip, drip, drip ... Conservative party funds are not being used for this.” ... Yet with the Downing Street refurb coming up unprompted on the doorsteps of Hartlepool, the Labour leader may well also ask, in true Mrs Merton style ... Related... .