As much as I would like to agree with you, his acting work is very good.

Fred Wedlock obituary - The Guardian
Fred Wedlock was part of the Bristol folk scene and had a natural ability to make audiences laugh. Photograph: LFI British folk clubs during the 1960s and 70s played host to the “folk comedians”, who combined a love of folk music with a natural

Crosstalk - A.V. Club
Scott: Last year s Oscar ceremony was, by and large, considered one of the best in recent history. I couldn t quite join the chorus of critical plaudits and I actually thought highly of such Oscar-hosting pariahs as David Letterman and Jon

Teacher Education, Partner Objection - BackStage.com
This is in response to your column of Feb. 18, in which you gave advice about dealing with a lousy studio teacher. My question is this: Couldn’t “Parent of Performer” have homeschooled the child? I realize that homeschooling isn’t for everyone, but

7 p.m. March 9, Lucas Theatre, 32 Abercorn St. The Savannah Children’s Choir presents Esperanza Spalding, their artist-in-residence, jazz vocalist and bassist in concert. General admission: $20; $5 students; $50 reserved seating; $75 reserved seating

Auburn football: It’s Pro Day on the Plains - Ledger-Enquirer
AUBURN, Ala. A half dozen Auburn football players will audition for a group of NFL scouts at the school s Pro Day this afternoon. The group includes six seniors from last year s roster running back Ben Tate, defensive end/outside

To B sharp and smart — twice blissed - Staten Island Advance
Jan Somma-Hammel/Staten Island Advance Although Michael Norberg, an eighth-grader at Morris Intermediate School, lives in Westerleigh, he will be attending LaGuardia HS in Manhattan so that he can pursue his passion — music. STATEN ISLAND, N.Y

Control4 CEO Will West wants one remote to do it all - USA Today
LAS VEGAS Will West wants to neaten up your coffee table. Specifically, he’s looking at the handful of remotes resting there. He has a master remote that can turn on the TV and Blu-ray player and dim the lights, lock the door, close the

‘Wonderland’ and ‘Little Britain’ star Matt Lucas picks up the pieces - Los Angeles Times Blogs
This is a longer version of my story on Matt Lucas that appears in Tuesday’s Los Angeles Times Calendar section. Lucas is a major star in his native England where the skit show Little Britain has made him one of the country s

Former area teen on Disney television series - Dayton Daily News
Austin Wells had a few minutes to talk by phone before an exam on his previous week s assignments. Homeschooled because he s an actor, the former Centerville High School student, 17, said conventional schools don t understand when you

School briefs: Auction set to roll at Harborside - News-Press
Today is the last day to register for Thursday’s ABC’s Auction for Education at Harborside Event Center, conducted by the Greater Fort Myers Chamber of Commerce. The event begins at 5:30 p.m. Cost is $55; for a $500 VIP reserved table of eight; and

EBE Ensemble Presents ELEPHANTS ON PARADE 2010 - Broadway World
EBE Ensemble (Eric Alba, Artistic Director; Montgomery Sutton , Executive Director) will present the third-annual installment of their award winning festival of new one-act plays, Elephants on Parade 2010. Performances will begin on Tuesday, March 9

The Trials of Simon Cowell - Daily Beast
Frank Micelotta / Getty Images In the U.K., between an X Factor backlash and the instability of spinster sensation Susan Boyle, scandal and PR nightmares have plagued the Cowell empire. Of all the fates, balancing twin international entertainment

Robert Pattinson has revealed that he wouldn’t mind if his acting career collapsed. Speaking to the Daily Mail , the actor admitted that he is worried about what will happen when he finishes filming the Twilight series. “It scares me a little,” he

Which Actress Is Now a Hooker with a Gay Boyfriend? - Gawker
Our actress is not even bothering to audition for acting jobs at this point. No one can understand how she maintains her lifestyle without acting. Now you know. Oh, the boyfriend doesn’t care because he is just not that into women.” [

How Helena Became a Freak - Daily Beast
Disney In the new movie Alice in Wonderland , Helena Bonham Carter plays the big-headed Red Queen her latest over-the-top role. How the British goddess began playing weirdos. She can’t bear to watch those movies now. There’s little trace in them of

Robert Pattinson: The man who stepped in from the Twilight - Daily Mail
If you ask Piers Morgan about Robert Pattinson, he’ll tell you he’s Britain’s fastest rising star. If you ask any teenage girl, she’ll scream. If you ask him, he’ll say - with complete honesty - he doesn’t know what all the fuss is about ‘I get a

Danniella Westbrook wants to make her kids proud in Dancing on Ice as - Daily Mirror
Danniella Westbrook wants to make her kids proud in Dancing on Ice as she celebrates being off cocaine for 9 years She famously fought a 400-a-day cocaine habit which nearly killed her. So picking up a few bumps and bruises in Dancing on Ice is

Nigerian models are least paid in the world -Geraldine Obi - Vanguard
Geraldine Obi is a chemical Engineering graduate of Enugu State University whose passion for modelling and acting has no equal. Borne out of the desire to actualise her childhood dream of achieving fame in life , Geraldine started her modelling

Aasif Mandvi s Comic Talents Shine in Today s Special - Indiawest.com
In the new romantic comedy Today s Special, Samir (Aasif Mandvi), a talented young chef in a hip, hot Manhattan restaurant, comes to know that he s not quite hip and hot enough to satisfy the whims of his PR-savvy boss. In a huff, Samir

Patricia Heaton returns to motherhood - San Jose Mercury News
Patricia Heaton is a wife and mom again. Of course, much is changed on “The Middle,” her freshman ABC domestic comedy, after “Everybody Loves Raymond,” where for nine hit seasons she played a frazzled hausfrau opposite Ray Romano. “It’s not normally

Chariots of Fire beat Raiders of the Lost Ark, Gandhi beat E.T. and Tootsie. The English Patient beat Jerry Maguire. Occasionally right back at cha! the commercial movie would win, such as Forrest Gump or Braveheart or Silence of the

Brochu’s Zero Hour Opens at Off-Broadway’s DR2 March 7 - Playbill
Jim Brochu’s tribute to late stage legend Zero Mostel, Zero Hour , officially opens at Off-Broadway’s DR2 Theatre March 7 following a recent limited engagement at Theatre at Saint Clement’s. Zero Hour played its final performance at Theatre at Saint

Danniella Westbrook wants to make her kids proud in Dancing on Ice as - Daily Mirror
Danniella Westbrook wants to make her kids proud in Dancing on Ice as she celebrates being off cocaine for 9 years She famously fought a 400-a-day cocaine habit which nearly killed her. So picking up a few bumps and bruises in Dancing on Ice is

How Helena Became a Freak - Daily Beast
Disney In the new movie Alice in Wonderland , Helena Bonham Carter plays the big-headed Red Queen her latest over-the-top role. How the British goddess began playing weirdos. She can’t bear to watch those movies now. There’s little trace in them of

Which Actress Is Now a Hooker with a Gay Boyfriend? - Gawker
Our actress is not even bothering to audition for acting jobs at this point. No one can understand how she maintains her lifestyle without acting. Now you know. Oh, the boyfriend doesn’t care because he is just not that into women.” [

What sort of woman tames the funniest man in London ? A clever one, of course. But that’s not necessarily a guarantee of wit or intellect. Often long legs or a generous cleavage will do for a comedian. When literary agent Katie Davies, 31, published

Danniella Westbrook wants to make her kids proud in Dancing on Ice as - Daily Mirror
Danniella Westbrook wants to make her kids proud in Dancing on Ice as she celebrates being off cocaine for 9 years She famously fought a 400-a-day cocaine habit which nearly killed her. So picking up a few bumps and bruises in Dancing on Ice is

White House advisers are nearing a recommendation for President Barack Obama to choose a military trial for self-professed Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammed and fou Rep. Delahunt says he won’t run for re-election , Andrew Miga

Idol needs to boot the pathetic group sing first - MSNBC
American Idol said farewell to four more semifinalists on Thursday, and unlike a week ago, there wasn t anyone who had reason to be upset at the results. But there remains one huge issue for the show in the coming weeks, one that has become

Stone Soup - Valdosta Daily Times
The flower girls dance around Camden Joiner as King Fleawig and Chelsea Ramirez as Queen Fleawig in Little Actors Theatre s Stone Soup, playing this weekend. Little Actors Theatre s Stone Soup plays this weekend at Valdosta High

Maybin gets his shot at the top of the order - Asheville Citizen-Times
Wednesday was the start of a two-week audition at the top of the batting order for Florida Marlins’ outfielder Cameron Maybin. So far, so good. The Asheville native started the Marlins’ exhibition opener vs. the University of Miami in centerfield and

‘American Idol’ - ‘Four Finalists Eliminated’ Recap - Tvsquad.com
We’re getting rid of another four people this week, getting us ever closer to a Top 12. Are we going to lose who you think we are, or is Vote for the Worst going to come in again and skew the results? These are the questions we have to answer. Well

Bad news for 2 local Idols - Chicago Tribune
What began as a promising journey on “American Idol” ended abruptly Thursday night for Northbrook’s John Park and Jermaine Sellers of Joliet. Park, a student at Northwestern University and a member of the campus a cappella group Purple Haze, was the

“American Idol” Sends Home Four Competitors - ABC News
NEW YORK (Billboard) - “American Idol” viewers sent four more contestants packing on Thursday, as Haeley Vaughn, Jermaine Sellers, Michelle Delamor and John Park were eliminated from the competition. After the entire “Idol” top 20 performed the Black

Music department scheduling auditions - Brazoria Facts
LAKE JACKSON Auditions for music scholarships in the Department of Music at Brazosport College will be Saturday and May 1. New students wishing to audition for scholarships should have a prepared piece and be ready to sight read. Scholarships are

‘Second City 50th Anniversary Tour’ brings improv-artist Dana - Cleveland Plain Dealer
Second City Chesterland native Dana Quercioli returns to her hometown as part of the cast of “The Second City 50th Anniversary Tour.” Quercioli also performed with the short-lived Second City Cleveland, and “played” regularly with the improvisational