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That time of year has finally come again - it's Christmas Eve, meaning there's just one more sleep until the big day.

Fans of the popular TV series Beyond Paradise are familiar with Kris Marshall for his role as DI Humphrey Goodman. Set in the picturesque town of Shipton Abbott, this spin-off of Death in Paradise chronicles Humphrey's adventures as he navigates a variety of strange and captivating cases. Starring in films, television and on stage for more than 20 years, the actor has notably played Nick Harper in My Family, Colin Frissell in the 2003 film Love Actually, Gratiano in The Merchant of Venice, and Dave in the first series of Citizen Khan.

Brian Cox has been announced to voice Santa Claus in an upcoming Netflix film.The Succession actor has been announced as part of the cast for That Christmas, an animated film courtesy of Simon Otto (How To Train Your Dragons). That Christmas is reported to be an adaptation of the children’s book series written by award-winning director Richard Curtis (Love Actually, Bridget Jones).Starring alongside Cox will be Fiona Shaw, Jodie Whittaker and Bill Nighy.

Barbie‘s ‘I’m Just Ken’ for his final Comic Relief appearance last night (March 15) – watch it below.The Comic Relief co-founder announced he was hosting his final Red Nose Day earlier this year, telling the BBC it was “time to hand on to the new generation”.Now, he has officially said his goodbyes with his own version of the Barbie‘s hit song, which he dubbed ‘I’m Just Len’ . Henry donned Ryan Gosling’s unforgettable costume and referenced several iconic sketches from nearly 40 years of hosting the annual show: “I’m Just Len / Acting with Idris and a chicken / Is it my legacy to wear a giant red nose on my meat and veg?“In the sketch, he also pondered about his future ambitions, including starring in “a Marvel movie with Beyoncé”, running for Prime Minister (“You know I’ll win”) and turning Number 10 into “a great big dope ass Premier Inn” (but maybe not I’m A Celeb, according to the sketch).Watch Henry’s full performance here.Henry founded Comic Relief with screenwriter Richard Curtis (Love Actually, Bridget Jones) in 1985, establishing the charity in response to the famine in Ethiopia.Since 1986, Comic Relief has hosted Red Nose Day as an annual fundraising event.

On Friday 15th March, fund-raising TV spectacular Comic Relief will return for Red Nose Day with brand new sketches from legendary comedy stars, famous actors, and a host of epic challenges. Olivia Colman, Liam Neeson, Julia Roberts and Kate Winslet are just a few of the famous faces that will appear in new sketches for Comic Relief's Night of TV.

He's been a familiar face on our TV screens for decades but Sir Lenny Henry is about to host Comic Relief for the last time.

Sir Lenny Henry has announced the sad reason why he's quitting Comic Relief as he hosts his last-ever show.The actor and comedian, 65, has become the face of the charity after co-founding it with Love Actually director, Richard Curtis back in 1985.The TV star revealed that he would be stepping down from presenting the show after 39 years during an appearance on BBC Breakfast earlier this year. His last time hosting Comic Relief will be tonight (Friday, 15 March) as he hands it over "to the new generation." Sharing the news he said: "I'm not going to be hosting anymore Comic Reliefs after this but I will make special appearances.

Martine McCutcheon has given fans a peek inside her incredible home transformation after giving her entrance hall and living room a timeless makeover. The Love Actually actress, 47, who recently opened up about her “invisible” health battle, took to Instagram where she shared a video of the stunning project, which saw her show off the enviable monochrome space. As she opened up a set of glass doors that divided the living area from the entrance way, fans caught a peek of the grand hallway which features statement black and white checkerboard tiles.

Kate Winslet and Hugh Grant are back together on screen!

Julia Roberts has opened up about Notting Hill, sharing the part of it she found most “uncomfortable”.Roberts, who recently featured in Netflix movie, Leave The World Behind, famously played a Hollywood star in Richard Curtis’ 1999 romantic comedy, who falls in love with a clumsy bookshop owner, played by Hugh Grant.The movie was a huge success, making more than $360million at the box office, and becoming one of the highest-grossing British films of all time. Along with Golden Globe and BAFTA nominations, it won the Audience Award for Most Popular Film in 2000.However, in a new interview with British Vogue, the Pretty Woman star has shared there was something she didn’t like about the movie.Speaking with Curtis himself for the interview, she explained that she’d struggled with previous roles where there weren’t many similarities between them and herself.Due to her role as Anna Scott, a seemingly typical famous Hollywood movie star, she faced this problem again with Notting Hill.

Christmas can be a lonely time for some people, but Love Actually star Hugh Grant made sure to give a group of Londoners something to smile about. Hugh, 63, who features in newly-released film Wonka, helped out in the Big H&F Christmas Day Lunch earlier this week.The initiative helps over 500 locals in London's borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, who otherwise would have spent the festive period on their own.

The latest Mrs Brown's Boys Christmas special has left viewers feeling a bit queasy. Jennifer Gibney's character, Cathy Brown, attempted to prepare the Christmas dinner for her family's feast while trying to maintain peace and quiet, before Danny O'Carroll's Buster Brady made a surprise appearance, attempting to woo Cathy through with a scene reminiscent of Love Actually. However, after she didn't reciprocate his feelings, he found himself back in the kitchen alongside Mrs Brown.

Fans of the smash-hit 2003 Christmas movie Love Actually might be surprised to learn there’s a second title in the franchise!

The Lion King and Mean Girls are among the Boxing Day film highlights on TV.In the aftermath of Christmas, the TV schedules are littered with family favourite films, between Disney classics and throwback adventures.Highlights this year include 2019’s live-action remake of The Lion King featuring the voice of Donald Glover, and Indiana Jones: Raiders Of The Lost Ark which airs on Channel 4 in the evening.If you fancy some comedy, Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa is on BBC Three and Mean Girls, which is set for a musical revamp next year, will be shown on E4.See all the films available to watch on Boxing Day below.If you want some new festive offerings, streaming services have added a bunch of new films in recent weeks.

Among the nation's favourite Christmas films sits classics like Home Alone, Love Actually, Elf and A Christmas Carol - but it would seem that Queen Elizabeth's favourite festive flick was far from traditional. It was revealed by one of the lead actors himself that the monarch used to sit down every year with her grandchildren to watch the film.

Ex-Strictly Come Dancing stars James and Ola Jordan have thrilled fans with their recreation of Hugh Grant's iconic dance scene from Love Actually in a hilarious new clip. James, 45, portrayed Hugh's character David while wife Ola, 41, took on the role of his unhappy receptionist - played by Meg Wynn Owen in the film.

Love Actually might have come out 21 years ago, but it's still a Christmas classic - with many of its characters instantly recognisable to many. Many of the actors from the film have gone on to star in other popular shows like Harry Potter, Game of Thrones and Bridget Jones' Diary. One actress that Love Actually fans might remember, however, is Mia, who ended up being the mistress to Harry, who was portrayed by the late Alan Rickman.

Die Hard and Fantastic Beasts are among the film highlights on TV for December 23.In the run-up to Christmas, TV channels will be showing a range of both festive and non-festive fare.Highlights for Saturday (December 23) include 2014’s Paddington, voiced by Ben Whishaw, and 2019’s How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World. Other family-orientated offerings include How The Grinch Stole Christmas starring Jim Carrey, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes Of Grindelwald and Home Alone 3.If you’re after an action classic, Die Hard is showing on Channel 4 from 9pm.

Hugh Grant and his partner Anna have donated tens of thousands of pounds to ‘Britain’s kindest plumber’.

Keane have shared a previously unreleased song, written two decades ago for Love Actually. Check it out below.Shared today (December 1), the track was originally written for the festive rom-com back in 2003, and is released in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the film.Titled ‘Love Actually’, the track was produced by the band before they were signed, and written in the hopes of getting it into the upcoming film.“In 2002 we were an unsigned band; and our friend and manager Adam was working for the producer of Love Actually,” Tim Rice-Oxley said.

comes during the film’s climax, features the character Mark (played by Andrew Lincoln) arriving at the home of his best friend, Peter (Chiwetel Ejiofor), to wordlessly declare his love for Peter’s wife, Juliet (Keira Knightley), using a boombox and handwritten notecards. “He actually turns up, to his best friend’s house, to say to his best friend’s wife, on the off chance that she answers the door, ‘I love you,'” Curtis, 67, told the Independent.

It was released 20 years ago, but watching Love Actually over the Christmas period has become as much of a tradition as snogging under the mistletoe and overcooking the turkey. Somehow, we never tire of seeing a distraught Karen (Emma Thompson) sob in her bedroom after discovering the necklace her husband Harry, played by the late, great Alan Rickman, bought her for Christmas was actually a gift for his beautiful new assistant Mia (Heike Makatsch).

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Owen Gleiberman Chief Film Critic Genies, at least in pop culture, have long been comic foils. Way back in 1940, in “The Thief of Bagdad,” Rex Ingram played Djinn, the movie’s larger-than-life genie — 100 feet tall in his ponytail and red diaper ­— as a sly, laughing soul man of lighthearted effrontery.

Netflix has just released the full list of movies and television shows being removed from the streaming service in December 2023.

Here they come again, those holiday perennials. Movies, both good and bad, that year after year find their way back into theaters, onto small screens and deep into stockings that still get stuffed with digital discs.

Naman Ramachandran “Christmas Actually,” a festive stage show curated by Richard Curtis (“Love Actually,” “Four Weddings and a Funeral,” “Notting Hill”), has unveiled its hosts and first tranche of guests. The Christmas show will be hosted by Jayde Adams (“Greatest Days,” “Alma’s Not Normal,” “Strictly Come Dancing”) and Sanjeev Bhaskar (“Yesterday,” “Goodness Gracious Me”) and directed by Daniel Raggett (“Accidental Death of an Anarchist”). The first guests announced are Olivier award-winning musical theater star Miriam-Teak Lee (“&Juliet,” “Hamilton”) and musical comedy duo Flo & Joan.

Peacock has unveiled a trailer, premiere date and first look photos for Genie, its previously untitled holiday fairytale comedy, starring Melissa McCarthy and Paapa Essiedu, which Love Life creator Sam Boyd directed from a script by Richard Curtis, the Oscar nom best known for Love Actually.

EXCLUSIVE: Sophie Cookson (Kingsman: The Golden Circle) and Lucien Laviscount (Emily In Paris) lead the feature rom-com This Time Next Year, for which we can share an official first look above. 

Screenwriter and director Richard Curtis has a few regrets when it comes to the jokes in several of his films — especially the fat-shaming ones made in the 2003 romantic comedy Love Actually.