Entertainment

BBC"She's a phony, but I guess the public likes that…" This is the line that actress Joan Crawford is said to have declared about film star Bette Davis.The back-and-forth sniping…

The Susan Smith Blackburn prize for female, transgender and non-binary playwrights has been awarded to the US writer ak payne for their poignant and funny two-hander Furlough’s Paradise.The play has…

"What I've actually found is that whole myth that you can't be happy and still be funny is a myth," Bill Burr says. Hulu hide caption toggle caption Hulu Comic…

Actor and producer Noel Clarke has accused the publisher of the Guardian of having "smashed my life for years" as he gave evidence at his High Court libel trial.The star…

Rebecca SwashBBC NewsbeatGetty ImagesThe Daylight singer says he's "sorry for the disappointment"David Kushner has cancelled his gig in Manchester later saying the ''past week has been challenging''.On Friday night, the…

Painter Celia Paul has lived in the same flat in Bloomsbury – bought for her by her then lover Lucian Freud – for 40 years. To ascend to it, up…

Athol Fugard, who has died aged 92, was widely acclaimed as one of South Africa's greatest playwrights.The son of an Afrikaner mother, he was best known for his politically charged…

Ellen Wyoming DeLoy recalls a train conductor who looked out for her safety. Ellen Wyoming DeLoy hide caption toggle caption Ellen Wyoming DeLoy This story is part of the My…

NPR's It's Been A Minute...LIVE! On-Air Fest hide caption toggle caption On-Air Fest NPR's It's Been A Minute...LIVE! On-Air Fest When twitch streamers can sway elections and viral videos can…

Rebecca SwashBBC NewsbeatGetty ImagesTom Grennan has previously performed at Big Weekend in 2022 and 2024Tom Grennan will headline Radio 1's Big Weekend on the Friday of this year's festival.He will…