Entertainment

There are certain shows on television that are, generally speaking, beneath the radar of Proper Reviewers. Good luck finding a printed opinion of Countryfile or Celebrity Juice. Well, two points to be made. First, such shows attract millions of viewers and second, the next time I'm called a Proper anything will be a first so let's press on. When I first moved to these storm-pounded and moss-covered British Isles five years ago I really wasn't sure what to watch on...

Where Can I See It?: Channel 5 (UK), FXX (US) Who's In It?:  Stars Chris Geere as Jimmy Shive-Overly; Aya Cash as Gretchen Cutler When Is It On?: Wednesday 9PM (US), current series TBA for C5 (UK) I suspect it was a very deliberate choice when Stephen Falk, the showrunner and head writer for You're the Worst, chose to make Jimmy Shive-Overly a novelist. Writers are handy characters for film and TV productions as they/we don't keep regular office hours,...

Where Can I Find It?: Netflix (UK), NBC (USA) When Is It On?: New episodes uploaded on Netflix weekly; Thursdays at 8:30PM (NBC) Who Stars?: Ted Danson, Kristen Bell Of all the sitcoms that have ever been presented on television, The Good Place has the biggest, juiciest, best of all plot swerves. This creates a wee bit of a problem in reviewing it. Because this is a recommended Binge Watch we'll be looking at the entire story arc of the show which is now in...

Porches a.k.a. Aaron Maine returns with new song 'Country'. The song features backing vocals by Dev Hynes and Bryndon Cook. The accompanying video was co-directed by Maine and Nick Harwood (producer on Blood Orange’s 'Augustine' and 'Sandra’s Smile') and shot in and around Maine’s childhood stomping grounds in upstate New York. Maine wrote this note to accompany the music: “i am happy to share this new song with you it's the last song i wrote for my new album in the context...

A report has discovered that the Grime4Corbyn campaign led to an unexpected surge in the youth vote for the Labour party. Over half of grime music fans voted for Labour, after Theresa May called the snap election. One in four voted labour simply due to the grassroots music campaign. Stormzy was very vocal, and still is, in favour of the Labour leader. The MCs huge following obviously trust his political opinion and also backed Corbyn. This was the first ever...

Like any man of a certain age, from the North, I hold Liam Gallagher in high esteem. He was the man we all wanted to be, but our mum's wouldn't let us. But I never thought Liam would make the most sense over Brexit than pretty much anyone about at the moment. He was speaking to in NME's free magazine last week when he made the comment. Lucky for his fans that his new album, As You Were, is earning...

If you are in charge of planning the works do and find your co-workers are tired of boozy parties which often end in drunken antics and raging hangovers, and then why not organize something a little different this year? Choosing an activity that is a bit different will make your team’s downtime more entertaining and is great for bonding. Before you choose an activity make sure that you consider everyone’s needs and interests. It can be challenging to think outside...

The last US election played out as some pollsters had warned - like a terrible game of scissors, stone and paper. People found Bernie Sanders more believable than Donald Trump, yet the Democrat Party refused to believe in anyone but Hillary Clinton, even though many warned that she should have a far harder time standing against Trump. All this was pretty obvious to everyone but never really acknowledged by mainstream TV hosts like Bill Maher who this week ribbed Russell...

As part of the British Tinnitus Association’s (BTA) Share Your Sound campaign which launches this week, the charity is encouraging people to share their tinnitus stories and seek support when they’re struggling. Here, Stephen Holt, original front man of the famous 90s Manchester band the Inspiral Carpets, explains his personal connection to tinnitus and why it is so important for people to talk about the condition to ensure no one suffers alone. When I re-joined Inspiral Carpets in 2011 I...