John Cleese previously turned down a CBE in the New Year's Honours. The actor achieved global fame as a co-founder of the ...

John Cleese previously turned down a CBE in the New Year's Honours. The actor achieved global fame as a co-founder of the comedy troupe Monty Python, starring in all four feature films. He is also ...

Jack Lemmon was a jack of all trades. He could do it all: comedy—slapstick and romantic—and hard-hitting dramas. Then there ...

Quentin Tarantino has revealed the Monty Python scene that made him feel genuinely sick, and it wasn’t the famously gory ...

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When the Canadian comedian first arrived in the UK, she says she was instantly poor. But her career soon began to take off. She discusses provocation, perfectionism and telling people her secrets ...

This is the story of Great Britain in its defining decade of the 20th century, told with the help of remarkable photographs.

As King Charles III prepares to honour a host of celebrities in the King's New Year Honours 2026, we have taken a look back ...

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For those not going out to celebrate, you can still party with Harry and Sally, play cards with Jack Lemmon and make merry hell at the Overlook Hotel ...

Here are some of the celebrities who died in 2025, from acclaimed actors such as Prunella Scales to Ozzy Osbourne and boxer Ricky Hatton.

A host of famous figures, including several with Irish links, have quietly turned down, returned or publicly rejected New ...