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Scotsman
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Scotsman
Comedy legend Bobby Davro returns to The Fringe following last year's sell-out success
Bobby is back! After last year's triumphant sell-out full debut run at the Fringe and following a rip-roaring national tour, comedy legend Bobby Davro returns with a brand-new show. With queues running round the block and raucous laughter echoing up George IV Bridge, Davro took Edinburgh by storm last August. Now he hits the city again with Funny Magnet… The title says it all! Sign up to our daily newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Edinburgh News, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Bobby says: "I was blown away by the audience's reaction to my debut Edinburgh Fringe show last year, so am very excited to be returning with more jokes, more impressions and more songs- if it's funny it's in the show!" Audience reviews 'Couldn't stop laughing from start to finish.' Bobby Davro 'Bobby's ability to ad lib and involve and react to audience is class' Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad 'Great to see Bobby live on stage – the gags kept on coming with perfect timing, and the audience loved them!' Bobby Davro has been one of the UK's top comics and best-known celebrity entertainers for over 40 years. Over the years, he has appeared on numerous TV shows from Live at Her Majesty's to many of his own, through to regular appearances on Eastenders and shows including Dancing on Ice. His popularity was at its highest during the mid-1980s with his own Saturday night ITV shows, Bobby Davro on the Box, Bobby Davro's TV Annual andBobby Davro's TV Weekly. He also made appearances on the popular comedy impressions sketch show a. He then went on to play Vinnie Monks in BBC's Eastenders in 2007 and has appeared on a host of reality type shows including Celebrity Big Brother, Dancing On Ice and Celebrity Come Dine With Me. He has headlined for over fifteen years in pantomime across the country and his live stand up shows are legendary. Bobby Davro Here he is, a comedian at the top of his game, back live on stage with a masterclass in stand-up comedy. BOBBY DAVRO - FUNNY MAGNET RUNS AT FRANKENSTEIN PUB, BIER KELLER, GEORGE IV BRIDGE AT 9pm FROM 1 TO 24 AUGUST. To book tickets +44 (0)131 226 0000
Scotsman
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Scotsman
Comedy legend Bobby Davro returns to The Fringe following last year's sell-out success
Bobby is back! After last year's triumphant sell-out full debut run at the Fringe and following a rip-roaring national tour, comedy legend Bobby Davro returns with a brand-new show. With queues running round the block and raucous laughter echoing up George IV Bridge, Davro took Edinburgh by storm last August. Now he hits the city again with Funny Magnet… The title says it all! Sign up to our Arts and Culture newsletter, get the latest news and reviews from our specialist arts writers Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Bobby says: "I was blown away by the audience's reaction to my debut Edinburgh Fringe show last year, so am very excited to be returning with more jokes, more impressions and more songs- if its funny its in the show." Audience reviews 'Couldn't stop laughing from start to finish.' Bobby Davro 'Bobby's ability to ad lib and involve and react to audience is class' Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad 'Great to see Bobby live on stage – the gags kept on coming with perfect timing, and the audience loved them!' Bobby Davro has been one of the UK's top comics and best-known celebrity entertainers for over 40 years. Over the years, he has appeared on numerous TV shows from Live at Her Majesty's to many of his own, through to regular appearances on Eastenders and shows including Dancing on Ice. His popularity was at its highest during the mid-1980s with his own Saturday night ITV shows, Bobby Davro on the Box, Bobby Davro's TV Annual andBobby Davro's TV Weekly. He also made appearances on the popular comedy impressions sketch show a. He then went on to play Vinnie Monks in BBC's Eastenders in 2007 and has appeared on a host of reality type shows including Celebrity Big Brother, Dancing On Ice and Celebrity Come Dine With Me. Bobby Davro He has headlined for over fifteen years in pantomime across the country and his live stand up shows are legendary. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Here he is, a comedian at the top of his game, back live on stage with a masterclass in stand-up comedy.
Daily Mirror
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
'Evil monster' killed disabled Eastenders star and two sons with axe in 'barbaric' way
Arthur Simpson Kent was given a whole life order after brutally murdering his partner, ex-Eastenders star Sian Blake, and her two young sons - but he tried to cover up his horrifying crimes with cold calculation Christmas was quickly approaching when former Eastenders star Sian Blake, 43, a mother of two, received some truly devastating news and learned that she had a terminal illness. Sian - who starred as soul singer Frankie Pierre in 56 episodes of EastEnders between 1996 and 1997 - had been diagnosed with motor neurone disease back in December 2015, after symptoms first began to appear two years earlier. But this heartbreaking news was only the start of an unbelievable tragedy that was about to unfold for her family. Sian, who had quit acting and working as a sign language interpreter and voiceover artist shortly after receiving her upsetting diagnosis, went to visit her mother in Leyton, East London. The ex-soap star asked her mum if she and her sons could move back in as she considered selling her own home in Erith, South-East London - in part to pay for care, but also because of her "unhealthy" relationship with her "controlling" partner, Arthur Simpson Kent. Sian was planning on leaving Arthur, but after going back to the home she shared with the part-time drug dealer, things took a terrible turn just a day after her visit home. Arthur learned that Sian was going to leave their relationship, taking sons Zachary, eight, and Amon, four, with her. In the kitchen, the family kept a "small axe" and Arthur - who later claimed "something snapped" - grabbed it while Sian was bent down and looking at the floor. He repeatedly hit her head, brutally taking the former actress's life. Due to her illness, she was also suffering from weakened arms and hands, which would have meant she was totally unable to fight him off. Arthur then used the same axe to kill the two little boys, who Sian was "besotted with" and said "completed her", her mum said later. The evidence showed that Arthur "killed each of them in turn with heavy, deliberate, repeated blows with a blunt instrument not since recovered, and then by cutting and stabbing them with a bladed weapon in a way that ensured their deaths." Despite claiming to have "snapped", Arthur was methodical and calculated in an attempt to cover up his brutal crimes. He moved all three of his family's bodies, carefully wrapping them in plastic, before burying them in shallow graves in the garden. He then cleaned his home in an attempt to hide the evidence of his violence, even going so far as "partially painting" the house to cover up blood. But Arthur's cover-up didn't stop there. He took Sian's phone and sent messages to her family pretending to be her, to try and buy himself some time, telling her sister Ava that she was going away for a few weeks. However, the police were contacted and visited the property in Erith, which saw Arthur come up with another lie to try and cover his tracks, claiming that his partner had "gone to Cambridge to see a friend" and was "fed up" with her family. After the police left, Arthur ran. He took Sian's car and ditched the vehicle in East London, before going to a pal's house where he tried to get a flight out of the UK - but wasn't able to. The friend of the former hairdresser refused to put him up, believing he was in some kind of trouble due to drug dealing. He turned to another friend, asking for help, writing in a message, "I can't go into details about what I have done but I only have 2 choices. Go to Ghana one way or die." A pal's card was used to book a coach to Glasgow, where Simpson Kent then travelled to Amsterdam on to Ghana. By December 19, just a few days after murdering his family, he was in Accra - and the picture painted by witnesses of Arthur whilst he was there isn't one of the grieving widower. Over New Year's Eve, he is said to have been "really partying" before taking two women for breakfast the following day. When someone he had met in Ghana recognised him from reports, Arthur tried to bribe them into staying quiet with an iPad and cash. Police finally caught up with him on 9 January, when he claimed to Ghanaian police that his actions had been a kind of 'mercy killing' and one that Sian had agreed to, with Arthur claiming she had "no meaningful life" left. Arthur, once brought back to the UK, pleaded guilty to all three counts of murder, though his legal team still used Sian's illness as a sick defence for his crimes. The murderer said he "felt as if I had just been pushed off a diving board and was falling". He said: "I grabbed hold of a small axe that was kept on a ledge in the kitchen. Sian's head was bent low down and she was bent over looking at the floor. I approached her from the side and hit her at the back of the head as hard as I could and she fell unconscious at the first blow. After that I hit her repeatedly on the head." "My mind was blank and I was focusing on doing and not thinking. It was like I was there but not there." He was handed down a whole life order for his crimes, with the judge rejecting his defences of mental health issues. Sian's mum said he was an "evil monster" and "It's difficult to put into words how much we have suffered as a result of their murder and how we will continue to suffer for the rest of our lives. "We are all living a life sentence, we are all living a nightmare. I would give my life for another moment with my daughter."
Daily Mirror
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
EastEnders' Kojo star Dayo Koleosho's life away from soap including real name
Dayo Koleosho made his debut at Kojo Asare in BBC's Eastenders last year, having arrived in Walford alongside his brother Kobina Over the past few years, EastEnders has seen a flurry of new faces gracing Albert Square, along with some well-known names making a comeback. One of the major plotlines on the BBC soap last year revolved around George Knight (portrayed by Colin Salmon) discovering his biological family after being adopted as a child. The ensuing revelations led him to his two brothers, Kojo and Kobina, who eventually made their way to London. Kojo was introduced as a regular character, with actor Dayo Koleosho stepping into the role. He's since been embroiled in a fair share of drama, including an attack from Cindy Beale (Michelle Collins) and more recently, striking up a friendship with Harry Mitchell (Elijah Holloway). Let's delve into Dayo's life off-screen.... Who is Dayo Koleosho? Dayo, whose full name is Oludayo Koleosho, was born in 1984 in Stoke Newington, located in the London Borough of Hackney. The star is autistic, reports Belfast Live. Dayo is a long-standing member of Access All Areas, having been involved for over two decades. Access All Areas is a theatre group based in Hackney, specifically catering to adults with learning disabilities and is overseen by the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. He graduated from Access All Areas' Performance Making Diploma in 2014, but made his professional acting debut in 2010 in an episode of BBC's Holby City. What has Dayo starred in? After his television debut, Dayo secured a part in BBC's Doctors as Michael Dunham, with his Access All Areas classmate Yvonne Swift playing his on-screen wife. Dayo's first foray onto the stage came in 2014 with the UK tour of Eye Queue Hear. His theatre credits have since expanded to include roles in productions like Behind Closed Drawers, Elexion, Madhouse, Jitney, and Imposter 22. Beyond Holby City and Doctors, Dayo has graced our screens in Channel 4's Damned and the BBC drama Strike. In 2023, he joined the cast of Casualty, bringing to life the character Jay Henderson in the episode Tinderbox. Dayo's EastEnders role Come 2024, it was revealed that Dayo would become a regular face on BBC One's EastEnders, portraying Kojo Asare in the iconic soap. Kojo, along with his brother Kobina (Jonathan Nyati), entered the scene as the long-lost siblings of George Knight. After finding George in Walford, Kojo makes the decision to settle down in London. On his EastEnders gig, Dayo expressed: "It's been absolutely amazing - I'm loving every minute of working with the cast and crew. It's an incredible storyline for Kojo and his family." He added: "It is a dream that has become reality. They are many surprises and I'm taking every opportunity to work creatively with other talented actors."
Yahoo
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Joanna Bacon, British Actress Known for ‘Love Actually' and ‘Breeders,' Dies at 72
Joanna 'Jo' Bacon, the British actress best known for her roles in Love Actually, Breeders and the TV soap Eastenders, has died. She was 72. Bacon's death was announced by the Harlow Theatre Company, which said she died June 14 following a 'short and brave battle against cancer.' More from The Hollywood Reporter Skip Brittenham, Prominent Hollywood Attorney and Power Broker, Dies at 82 Annet McCroskey, CEO of Artistic Endeavors, Dies at 51 Debbie Nightingale, Hot Docs Festival Co-Founder, Dies at 71 'Many of our members will remember Jo and her force of nature, her wit, her fun, her passion and her natural ability as an actor. She became a member of Harlow Theatre Company at its inception in 1978. She appeared in many plays in iconic roles such as Portia in The Merchant of Venice, Maddie in Dirty Linen and Beverly in Abigail's Party along with reviews, musicals and pantomimes all at the Harlow Playhouse.' After training at The Actors Institute, Bacon left her job in publishing and ventured into showbiz. Her first job was the role of Jane in Nell Dunn's Steaming at Lancaster's The Dukes Theatre. She was perhaps best known for playing the mother of Martine McCutcheon's character, Natalie, in the 2003 Christmas movie Love Actually. Bacon went on to appear at, among others, the Hampstead Theatre, The Sheffield Crucible, Stratford East and the National Theatre, according to the HTC. Recently, she wowed as Jackie on the FX show Breeders as the mother of Martin Freeman's character. The HTC said her next job was in a Sharon Morgan TV show. 'Jo will be sadly missed and fondly remembered,' the tribute added. 'She continued to support HTC attending many of our productions. She would settle herself in the front row with a notebook and watched with a critical eye and her passion for theatre. She never forgot to praise our work.' Best of The Hollywood Reporter The 40 Best Films About the Immigrant Experience Wes Anderson's Movies Ranked From Worst to Best 13 of Tom Cruise's Most Jaw-Dropping Stunts Solve the daily Crossword
