Johnny Young insists Young Talent Time is longest running variety show not Hey Hey it’s Saturday

Johnny Young insists Young Talent Time should have the title of Australia’s longest running variety show – after Daryl Somers claimed that honour goes to Hey Hey It’s Saturday By Marta Jary For Daily Mail Australia Published: 10:15 BST, 7 May 2021 | Updated: 10:56 BST, 7 May 2021 Johnny Young has come out swinging … Read more

Hey Hey It’s Saturday’s Wilbur Wilde on how the variety show was a reflection of Australian viewers

Hey Hey It’s Saturday host Daryl Somers recently apologised to singer Kamahl for mocking his race and humiliating him on the show during it’s heyday. And on Friday, Wilbur Wilde – who was a saxophonist and regular on the now-defunct variety show – discussed how the show was a reflection of Australian audiences at the time. He explained … Read more

Issa Raestuns on Variety cover as it is revealed she signed massive $40MILLION deal with WarnerMedia

Issa Rae is beautiful in beige trench coat for Variety cover as it is revealed she signed massive $40MILLION deal with WarnerMedia: ‘They wifed me up’ By Justin Enriquez For Dailymail.com Published: 18:43 GMT, 24 March 2021 | Updated: 18:47 GMT, 24 March 2021 Her character on Insecure has done all she can to pay … Read more

Viola Davis and Stacey Abrams talk power, independence and representation in Hollywood for Variety

A-list actress Viola Davis and political power-player Stacey Abrams are both titans in their own fields. And the pair of high-profile women talked about their responsibility to fight for a better world while in conversation for Variety’s Black Women Of Awards Season issue. During the chat Viola, 55, explained how her awards season clout is just … Read more

Variety writer DEFENDS his ‘sexist’ review of Carey Mulligan’s movie Promising Young Woman

The writer behind Variety’s review of Carey Mulligan’s movie Promising Young Woman has spoken out in his won defence amid accusations of sexism. Dennis Harvey recently became the target of an online furore, after he referred to the actress, 35, as an ‘odd choice’ for the femme fatale role, while suggesting that producer Margot Robbie … Read more

Variety critic accuses Carey Mulligan of twisting words and says ‘did NOT say she is not hot enough’

Variety critic Dennis Harvey has accused Carey Mulligan of twisting his words and says he did ‘not say or even mean to imply she is not hot enough’ for her role in Promising Young Woman.  In his initial review of the new movie, Harvey had written that the actress was an ‘odd choice’ for the lead … Read more

Miley Cyrus slips into a variety of skin-baring outfits at New Year’s Rockin’ Eve

She’s known for her unforgettable stage looks. And Miley Cyrus stunned in three skin-baring costumes when she hit the stage at Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest on Thursday.  One look saw the 28-year-old singer get patriotic in a stars and stripes adorned jeans and jacket combo.  The looks: Miley Cyrus stunned in … Read more

Royal Variety Performance viewers irritated by ‘overused’ canned laughter and ‘miserable’ audience

Like many TV broadcasts this year, The Royal Variety Performance utilised a virtual audience in place of a real one, thanks to the effects of the COVID-19 crisis. But viewers of the annual event were left unmoved on Tuesday night, as it aired on ITV. While the seats of the Blackpool Opera House contained screens showing … Read more

Caroline Flack is left off Royal Variety Show’s memoriam tributes

‘Where was her name?’ Caroline Flack is left off Royal Variety Performance’s memoriam tributes leaving viewers confused as to why she ‘didn’t qualify’ By Rebecca Davison for MailOnline Published: 13:54 GMT, 9 December 2020 | Updated: 13:59 GMT, 9 December 2020 Viewers of the Royal Variety Performance were left confused on Tuesday night when the … Read more

Virtual audience on the Royal Variety Performance is compared to Black Mirror

‘I thought Black Mirror was supposed to be fiction?’ Virtual audience on the Royal Variety Performance is likened to the hit Netflix show as viewers brand it ‘the most dystopian thing they’ve seen’ Virtual audience on the Royal Variety Performance compared to Black Mirror TV screens lined seats of the Blackpool Opera House due to … Read more