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New York Times
23-05-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
Explained: Gary Neville banned by Nottingham Forest in ‘unprecedented and unwelcome step'
Nottingham Forest have denied accreditation to Sky Sports pundit Gary Neville from working at their City Ground stadium for the final day of the Premier League campaign. Neville was scheduled to be involved in Sky's coverage for Forest's home match against Chelsea on Sunday, with both sides aiming to secure a top-five league finish and a place in next season's Champions League. Advertisement Sky have described Forest's denial of accreditation to former Manchester United defender Neville, who had been due to co-commentate on the match, as an 'unprecedented and unwelcome step'. The broadcaster have now decided to reverse their plan of presenting the match from the City Ground stadium and their studio analysts will instead film in their Sky Studios in west London, with Neville deciding he would not take part in the coverage — a decision Sky say they 'fully support'. Sky, who had planned for their 50-year-old pundit to have two security staff for the match, have said their commentary team of the match will be located at Forest's City Ground. Forest's decision is not in breach of Premier League rules, which allow clubs to decide who they allow media accreditation. Responding to the accreditation denial, Neville posted on his Instagram account on Friday: 'I've dished out my fair share of criticism and praise in the last 14 years of doing this job and have never come close to this unprecedented action. A post shared by Gary Neville (@gneville2) 'Personally, I think it's disappointing that a great club like Nottingham Forest have been reduced to making such a decision. Whilst they have every right to choose who they let into their own stadium, it's symptomatic of things that have happened over the last 12 months with the club.' In July last year, Sky apologised to Forest for 'any offence caused' after Neville accused the club of acting like a 'mafia gang' following a statement the club released after their 2-0 loss at Everton three months earlier. Forest sent Sky a legal letter following Neville's comments, which had followed the Premier League club publicly criticising the officiating on social media following that defeat at Goodison Park. Former England international right-back Neville also said the club were acting 'like a petulant child, it's embarrassing'. Advertisement Forest were later charged by the Football Association (FA) in relation to the post regarding the officiating in their side's loss at Everton. An independent panel, made up of three ex-players or coaches, a representative of the Professional Game Match Officials Board (PGMOL) and a Premier League representative, later unanimously agreed that Forest should have had one penalty during the Everton game, for Ashley Young's 55th-minute challenge on Callum Hudson-Odoi. Neville has not been involved in any coverage at the City Ground for Sky in the 2024-25 campaign. Neville was critical of Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis after he entered the pitch to confront the club's head coach Nuno Espirito Santo following a 2-2 draw at home to Leicester City earlier this month. The Forest owner could be seen having an animated conversation with the head coach on the edge of the pitch immediately following a frustrating 2-2 draw that put a dent in the club's hopes of securing Champions League qualification. Neville called on Nuno to consider leaving the club following the incident, which the Portuguese head coach described as a 'miscommunication' over Forest using their final available substitution with striker Taiwo Awoniyi remaining on the pitch despite colliding with a post. A frustrated mood at the final whistle was underlined when Marinakis appeared to rant at Nuno as he made his way off the pitch. 'Scandalous from that Forest owner,' Neville posted following the incident. 'Nuno should go and negotiate his exit tonight with him! The Forest fans, players and manager do not deserve that.' Additional reporting by Dan Sheldon and Paul Taylor. ()
Sky News
13-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Sky News
Everything you need to know about
In America, Saturday Night Live has been a television institution for the past 50 years – and now it's being given a makeover for its first foray over the Atlantic to the UK. Each Saturday night, a celebrity host will take to the stage in London to present a string of satirical sketches alongside the SNL team of stand-up comedians and improv comics. Through the sketches, the team tackle the latest political and pop culture news through a skewed, hilarious lens. Alongside each celebrity guest host will be a chart-topping star who will perform throughout the night as well. SNL creator Lorne Michaels is set to executive produce Saturday Night Live UK, in addition to continuing to executive produce SNL on NBC in the US. SNL UK will be produced by Broadway Video and Universal Television Alternative Studio's UK production team. Cecile Frot-Coutaz, CEO of Sky Studios and Chief Content Officer at Sky, said of the new project: 'For over 50 years Saturday Night Live has held a unique position in TV and in our collective culture, reflecting and creating the global conversation all under the masterful comedic guidance of Lorne Michaels. 'The show has discovered and nurtured countless comedy and musical talents over the years and we are thrilled to be partnering with Lorne and the SNL team to bring an all-British version of the show to UK audiences next year – all live from London on Saturday night!'
Yahoo
27-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
BAFTA TV Craft Awards: ‘Baby Reindeer,' ‘Shogun,' ‘Slow Horses,' ‘Rivals' Among Winners
Baby Reindeer, Slow Horses, Rivals, Shōgun, and Bad Sisters were among the winners of the BAFTA Television Craft Awards 2025, which were handed out in London on Sunday. Supacell, Eric, and The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power were also part of the list of honorees. The craft award for best drama writer went to Richard Gadd for his Netflix hit Baby Reindeer, while Weronika Tofilska won the best director in fiction honor for her work on Baby Reindeer. More from The Hollywood Reporter Lux Pascal Is a Proud Sister: "Pedro's Taught Me There's No Reason to Hide Who I Am" Karla Sofía Gascón Gets Emotional Discussing Return to U.S.: "We're In a Difficult Time and I Feel Like One of the First Victims" Mike Myers Explains Origins of Recent Canadian Political Activism That meant two awards on Sunday night for the hit show, with Rivals and Slow Horses also earning two honors each. The ceremony, celebrating the best behind-the-scenes TV talent of 2024, was held at The Brewery in the British capital, an 18th-century brewery recast as an events venue. More U.K. TV awards are set to be handed out soon. The BAFTA TV Awards will be held on Sunday, May 11 at London's Royal Festival Hall, and also airing on BBC One and the BBC iPlayer in the U.K. Baby Reindeer led the nominations for the 2025 BAFTA Television Awards and the BAFTA Television Craft Awards with eight noms, followed by Disney+ series Rivals, AppleTV+ hit Slow Horses and ITV's Mr Bates vs the Post Office with six each. See the full list of 2025 BAFTA TV Craft Awards winners, highlighted in bold, below. BAFTA Television Craft Awards CHILDREN'S CRAFT TEAMGRANT ORCHARD, SANDER JONES, ROSS PHILLIPS, PHILLIP WARNER, MALCOM MOLE, TIN SOUNDS Hey Duggee – Studio AKA / CBeebiesPAUL TAYLOR, JEREMY HEWSON, RICHIE WEBB, LISA HALSTEAD, JEMIMA COTTER, DAVID BRYAN Horrible Histories – Lion Television / CBBCSIMON PARTINGTON, ALEX COPLEY, ANDY FARAGO, SANDY NUTTGENS, SIMON COUZENS BooSnoo! – Visionality, Mackinnon & Saunders / Sky KidsTOM BIDWELL, JENNIFER PERROTT, RICK THIELE, SARAH BREWERTON, ANNA RACKARD, JAMES MATHER The Velveteen Rabbit – Magic Light Pictures / Apple TV+ COSTUME DESIGNANNIE SYMONS, JASON AIREY Mary & George – Hera Pictures, Sky Studios / Sky AtlanticIAN FULCHER Black Doves – Sister, Noisy Bear / NetflixJÁN KOCMAN The Tattooist of Auschwitz – Synchronicity Films, Sky Studios, All3Media International / Sky AtlanticSUZANNE CAVE Eric – Sister, Little Chick / Netflix DIRECTOR: FACTUALCHARLIE HAMILTON JAMES Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story – Silverback Films / National GeographicCOLETTE CAMDEN Lucan – Five Mile Films / BBC TwoNATASHA COX Life and Death in Gaza (Storyville) – BBC World Service, BBC Eye / BBC TwoTOM GREEN, TOMMY FORBES Me and the Voice in My Head – Hungry Bear Media / Channel 4 DIRECTOR: FICTION sponsored by 3 Mills StudiosMOLLY MANNERS One Day – Drama Republic, Universal International Studios, Focus Features / NetflixNIDA MANZOOR We Are Lady Parts – Working Title Television / Channel 4PETER KOSMINSKY Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light – Playground Entertainment, Company Pictures / BBC OneWERONIKA TOFILSKA Baby Reindeer – Clerkenwell Films / Netflix DIRECTOR: MULTI-CAMERACHRIS COOK BBC General Election 2024 – BBC News / BBC OneDIRECTING TEAM D-Day 80: Tribute to the Fallen – BBC Studios / BBC OneJANET FRASER CROOK Glastonbury 2024 – BBC Studios Music Productions / BBC OneNIKKI PARSONS Strictly Come Dancing – BBC Studios / BBC One EDITING: FACTUALKATE SPANKIE Ukraine: Enemy in the Woods – Hoyo Films / BBC TwoOTTO BURNHAM Apollo 13: Survival – Insight TWI Films, Fee Fie Foe Films / NetflixSARAH KEELING Life and Death in Gaza (Storyville)- BBC World Service, BBC Eye / BBC TwoSEAN MACKENZIE, CHRIS NICHOLLS Miners' Strike 1984: The Battle for Britain – Swan Films / Channel 4 EDITING: FICTIONLUKE DUNKLEY The Day of the Jackal – Carnival Films / Sky AtlanticMIKE JONES Mr Bates vs The Post Office – ITV Studios, Little Gem / ITV1PETER OLIVER, BENJAMIN GERSTEIN Baby Reindeer – Clerkenwell Films / NetflixROBERT FROST Slow Horses (Episode 1) – See-Saw Films / Apple TV+ EMERGING TALENT: FACTUALANNA JOHNSTON (Director) Parole – RAW / BBC TwoJABER BADWAN (Director of Photography) Kill Zone: Inside Gaza – Basement Films / Channel 4LUCY WELLS (Shooting Director) 24 Hours in Police Custody: Murder on Prescription – The Garden / Channel 4 EMERGING TALENT: FICTION sponsored by Sara Putt AssociatesKYLA HARRIS, LEE GETTY (Writers) We Might Regret This – Roughcut Television, Village Roadshow / BBC TwoLUCIA KESKIN (Writer) Things You Should Have Done – Roughcut Television / BBC ThreeMITCH KALISA (Director) Letting Go (On The Edge) – BlackLight Television / Channel 4PHIL DUNNING (Writer) Smoggie Queens – Hat Trick Productions / BBC Three ENTERTAINMENT CRAFT TEAM sponsored by HotcamANDY DEVONSHIRE, REBECCA BOWKER, JAMES DILLON, DRU MASTERS Taskmaster – Avalon UK / Channel 4BEN ARCHARD, JAMES TINSLEY, SIGGI-ROSEN-RAWLINGS, MATHIEU WEEKES, MARTIN ADAMS, JIMMY BARNETT The Traitors – Studio Lambert / BBC OneDAVID BISHOP, JOE PHILLIPS, CATHERINE LAND, JEN TOWNSEND, DAVID ARCH, IAN MASTERSON Strictly Come Dancing – BBC Studios / BBC OneJON RICHARDS, ROBERT POUND, TOM ELDERFIELD, DARREN SARSBY, PETER TURNER, ADAM HUTCHINGS Miracles – Expectation TV, Seventeen / Sky Max MAKE UP & HAIR DESIGNERIKA ÖKVIST Bridgerton – Shondaland / NetflixJILL SWEENEY, ABI BROTHERTON, NATALIE ALLAN, TIFFANY PIERRE, FRANZISKA ROESSLHUBER, MARTINE WATKINS Rivals – Happy Prince, ITV Studios / Disney+NIC COLLINS Joan – Snowed-In Productions / ITV1PAUL GOOCH, ADAM JAMES PHILLIPS, JULIA VERNON, DEBBI SALMON Mary & George – Hera Pictures, Sky Studios / Sky Atlantic ORIGINAL MUSIC: FACTUALJESSICA JONES American Nightmare – RAW / NetflixNITIN SAWHNEY Tiger – Wildstar Films / Disney+NOOR KHALEGHI Rage Against The Regime: Iran – BBC Current Affairs / BBC TwoTANDIS JENHUDSON Israel & Gaza: Into the Abyss (Exposure) – Top Hat Productions / ITV1 ORIGINAL MUSIC: FICTIONCARLY PARADIS Until I Kill You – World Productions / ITV1DANIEL PEMBERTON, TOY DRUM Slow Horses – See-Saw Films / Apple TV+NATALIE HOLT, JACK HALAMA Rivals – Happy Prince, ITV Studios/Disney+TIM PHILLIPS, PJ HARVEY Bad Sisters – Merman, ABC Signature / Apple TV+ PHOTOGRAPHY: FACTUALCAMERA TEAM Life and Death in Gaza (Storyville) – BBC World Service, BBC Eye / BBC TwoCHARLIE HAMILTON JAMES, JOHNNY ROLT, BERTIE GREGORY Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story – Silverback Films / National GeographicMARCEL METTELSIEFEN State of Rage – Duskwater Films / Channel 4MILES BLAYDEN-RYALL, VIANET DJENGUET, SAM DAWE Silverback – Off the Fence Productions, France Télévisions / BBC Two PHOTOGRAPHY & LIGHTING: FICTIONBENEDICT SPENCE Eric – Sister, Little Chick / NetflixCHRISTOPHER ROSS Shōgun – FX Productions / Disney+NICK MORRIS Sweetpea – See-Saw Films, fanboy / Sky AtlanticSTEPHEN MURPHY Say Nothing (Episode 8) – FX Productions, Color Force / Disney+ PRODUCTION DESIGN sponsored by BENlabsASHLEIGH JEFFERS Breathtaking – HTM Television, Northern Ireland Screen, ITV Studios / ITV1CHRIS SEAGERS Masters of the Air – Apple Studios, Amblin Television, Playtone / Apple TV+DOMINIC HYMAN Rivals – Happy Prince, ITV Studios / Disney+RICHARD BULLOCK The Day of the Jackal – Carnival Films / Sky Atlantic SCRIPTED CASTINGISABELLA ODOFFIN Supacell – Netflix, New Wave Agency, It's A Rap / NetflixJILL TREVELLICK Mr Bates vs The Post Office – ITV Studios, Little Gem / ITV1LAUREN EVANS Lost Boys and Fairies – Duck Soup Films / BBC OneKELLY VALENTINE HENDRY Rivals – Happy Prince, ITV Studios / Disney+ SOUND: FACTUALBRIAN MOSELEY, ANGELA GROVES, PAUL FISHER, CHRIS WATSON, IOANNIS SPANOS Secret World of Sound with David Attenborough – Humble Bee Films, InField Fly / Sky NatureKURT HOWARD, CALUM THOMSON, EDWIN MATTHEWS Backstage with the London Philharmonic Orchestra – Love Monday TV / Sky ArtsPAUL DARLING, GREG GETTENS, GLEN GATHARD, REBECCA HEATHCOTE Apollo13: Survival – Insight TWI Films, Fee Fie Foe Films / NetflixSOUND TEAM Earthsounds – Offspring Films / Apple TV+ SOUND: FICTIONALASTAIR SIRKETT, DOUG COOPER, SIMON BISHOP, TIM HANDS, ADELE FLETCHER, BARNABY SMYTH House of the Dragon – Bastard Sword, GRRM, 1:26 Pictures Inc, HBO / Sky AtlanticANDREW SISSONS, MARTIN JENSEN, JOE BEAL, ALEX ELLERINGTON, DUNCAN PRICE, ABBIE SHAW Slow Horses – See-Saw Films/ Apple TV+HOWARD BARGROFF, STEPHEN GRIFFITHS, TOM JENKINS, ANDY SHELLEY, MARK TIMMS, MICHELE WOODS True Detective: Night Country – HBO / Sky AtlanticMATTHEW SKELDING, TOM JENKINS, MILOS STOJANOVIC, JAMES RIDGWAY, JACK WHITELEE Baby Reindeer -Clerkenwell Films / Netflix SPECIAL, VISUAL & GRAPHIC EFFECTSDAÐI EINARSSON, THOMAS HORTON, LEV KOLOBOV, MIKE DAWSON, ASA SHOUL, PIXOMONDO House of the Dragon -Bastard Sword, GRRM, 1:26 Pictures Inc. HBO / Sky AtlanticDANIEL RAUCHWERGER, RAPHAEL HAMM, STEFANO PEPIN, RICHARD STANBURY, IAN FELLOWS, PAUL BONGIOVANNI Silo – AMC Studios / Apple TV+JASON SMITH, RICHARD BAIN, RYAN CONDER, CHRIS RODGERS The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power – Amazon MGM Studios / Prime VideoNEIL CORBOULD, CAIMIN BOURNE, STUART HEATH, GLEN WINCHESTER Masters of the Air – Apple Studios, Amblin Television, Playtone / Apple TV+ TITLES & GRAPHIC IDENTITYFX GOBY, PAUL BAILEY, RUSSELL HENDRIE, NINA BEYERS, TOM ESPEZEL Paris 2024 Olympics – BBC Sport, Nexus Studios / BBC OneMATT CURTIS A Gentleman in Moscow – Paramount Television International Studios, Lionsgate Television / Paramount+PAUL MCDONNELL, HUGO MOSS, BEN HANBURY, TAMSIN MCGEE Ludwig – Big Talk Studios, That Mitchell & Webb Company / BBC OnePETER ANDERSON STUDIO Sweetpea – See-Saw Films, fanboy / Sky Atlantic WRITER: COMEDYBRETT GOLDSTEIN Shrinking – Warner Bros. Television / Apple TV+NIDA MANZOOR We Are Lady Parts – Working Title Television / Channel 4PHIL DUNNING Smoggie Queens – Hat Trick Productions / BBC ThreeREECE SHEARSMITH, STEVE PEMBERTON Inside No. 9 – BBC Studios Comedy Productions / BBC Two WRITER: DRAMAGWYNETH HUGHES Mr Bates vs The Post Office – ITV Studios, Little Gem / ITV1MICKEY DOWN, KONRAD KAY Industry – Bad Wolf, HBO / BBC OneNICOLE TAYLOR One Day – Drama Republic, Universal International Studios, Focus Features / NetflixRICHARD GADD Baby Reindeer – Clerkenwell Films / Netflix Best of The Hollywood Reporter 22 of the Most Shocking Character Deaths in Television History A 'Star Wars' Timeline: All the Movies and TV Shows in the Franchise 'Yellowstone' and the Sprawling Dutton Family Tree, Explained
Yahoo
13-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
'F*ck Off' – Brits React To News Of A UK Saturday Night Live
A UK version of Saturday Night Live (SNL), a show which has been a staple of American channel NBC since its launch in 1975, will air in 2026, broadcaster-to-be Sky says. The show, which has helped to propel the careers of big-name comedy forces like Eddie Murphy, Tina Fey, and Norm Macdonald, will 'bring an all-British version of the show to UK audiences next year – all live from London on Saturday night!', CEO of Sky Studios Cecile Frot-Coutaz said. But fans don't feel that the UK adaptation will be quite up to the iconic standard of the venerated American original. 'I hope it feels distinctively British, as a lot of SNL humour doesn't translate,' TV critic Scott Bryan said. 'Also, as Richard Osman pointed out on Rest is Ents lately, locking in a cast for a while is hard as they will get offers elsewhere.' A few thoughts on this one.I hope it feels distinctively British, as a lot of SNL humour doesn't as Richard Osman pointed out on Rest is Ents lately, locking in a cast for a while is hard as they will get offers elsewhere. — Scott Bryan (@scottygb) April 10, 2025 Others speculated that the UK doesn't have the same tradition of improvised comedy, sometimes called improv, that's essential to the American show. I quite like SNL but agree with @restisents that UK doesn't really have a tradition of improv and sketch in the same way. That said, this could be a great opportunity to showcase the British improv community... as long as they do that and don't just cast already-famous standups — Jen Thornton (@jenthornton01) April 11, 2025 Others were more direct: 'having a good time coming up with reasons why this won't work. I'm up to fifty,' comedian Avery Edison said. actually having a good time coming up with reasons why this won't work. I'm up to fifty — Avery Edison (@aedison) April 10, 2025 Meanwhile on Reddit, a post shared to r/Fauxmoi led commenters to reply: 'UK TV is vastly different from the US, and I don't think format, nor the humour, would translate well.' 'Oh fuck off,' u/organic_soursop opined. 'Decades long, smug, painful, self-referential nonsense. Every time they share clips of sketches, they are just shiiiit. We'd have a main cast filled with Footlights alumni and Radio4 comedians and the latest wanker from Love Island presenting each week. 'Fuck off, no. It's doomed.' It's not actually the first time SNL has (indirectly) reached UK screens. Channel 4′s Saturday Live, which included Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie, ran on the channel in the '80s and, while unaffiliated with the US show, many connected it to the NBC hit. It was resurrected in 1996 but did not stick around. Here's hoping the real thing goes a little better than some Brits expect... Saturday Night Live Comedian Kenan Thompson Breaks Silence On Country Singer's Abrupt Walk-Off 7 Stand-Out Moments From Lady Gaga's Jam-Packed Saturday Night Live Episode Aubrey Plaza Subtly Honours Late Husband Jeff Baena During Saturday Night Live Special
Buzz Feed
12-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Buzz Feed
'F*ck Off' – Brits React To News Of A UK "Saturday Night Live"
A UK version o f Saturday Night Live (SNL), a show which has been a staple of American channel NBC since its launch in 1975, will air in 2026, broadcaster-to-be Sky says. The show, which has helped to propel the careers of big-name comedy forces like Eddie Murphy, Tina Fey, and Norm Macdonald, will 'bring an all-British version of the show to UK audiences next year – all live from London on Saturday night!', CEO of Sky Studios Cecile Frot-Coutaz said. But fans don't feel that the UK adaptation will be quite up to the iconic standard of the venerated American original. 'I hope it feels distinctively British, as a lot of SNL humour doesn't translate,' TV critic Scott Bryan said. 'Also, as Richard Osman pointed out on Rest is Ents lately, locking in a cast for a while is hard as they will get offers elsewhere.' A few thoughts on this one. I hope it feels distinctively British, as a lot of SNL humour doesn't translate. Also, as Richard Osman pointed out on Rest is Ents lately, locking in a cast for a while is hard as they will get offers elsewhere. — Scott Bryan (@scottygb) April 10, 2025 Others speculated that the UK doesn't have the same tradition of improvised comedy, sometimes called improv, that's essential to the American show. I quite like SNL but agree with @restisents that UK doesn't really have a tradition of improv and sketch in the same way. That said, this could be a great opportunity to showcase the British improv community... as long as they do that and don't just cast already-famous standups — Jen Thornton (@jenthornton01) April 11, 2025 Others were more direct: 'having a good time coming up with reasons why this won't work. I'm up to fifty,' comedian Avery Edison said. actually having a good time coming up with reasons why this won't work. I'm up to fifty — Avery Edison (@aedison) April 10, 2025 Meanwhile on Reddit, a post shared to r/Fauxmoi led commenters to reply: 'UK TV is vastly different from the US, and I don't think format, nor the humour, would translate well.' 'Oh fuck off,' u/organic_soursop opined. 'Decades long, smug, painful, self-referential nonsense. Every time they share clips of sketches, they are just shiiiit. We'd have a main cast filled with Footlights alumni and Radio4 comedians and the latest wanker from Love Island presenting each week. 'Fuck off, no. It's doomed.'
