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Powys County Times
18-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Powys County Times
Munya Chawawa to give Alternative MacTaggart lecture at Edinburgh TV Festival
Comedian and actor Munya Chawawa is to give the Alternative MacTaggart lecture at the Edinburgh TV Festival next month. Chawawa, who has become known for his satirical impressions, will make the case for 'why broadcasters underestimate digital creatives at their peril and will issue a call to arms for creative risk'. The annual Edinburgh TV festival, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary, will also feature multi award-winning actress and comedian Tina Fey in conversation with broadcaster Graham Norton. Audiences will be able to watch Black Mirror creator Charlie Brooker be interviewed, while Stephen Lambert, the chief executive of Studio Lambert, the independent TV production company behind some of the UK's biggest entertainment shows including The Traitors and Gogglebox, will discuss his career and work. Lambert will record a special edition of the podcast The Town, hosted by US entertainment journalist Matt Belloni. Creative masterclasses include deep dives into the making of the biggest scripted and unscripted UK shows of the year, featuring Netflix crime drama Adolescence and reality TV show Last One Laughing. There will also be a live script read of Disney comedy-drama Rivals, and 25 years of Big Brother will be marked with a session called How Big Brother Changed TV Forever. Previously announced speakers include Sir Lenny Henry, who will receive the outstanding achievement award; Michael Sheen, who will be in conversation with advisory chairwoman Jane Tranter; and James Harding, editor-in-chief of The Observer and founder of Tortoise Media, who will be delivering the prestigious MacTaggart Lecture. The festival's creative director, Rowan Woods, and Tranter said: 'This year's programme contains all the attributes and tonal variations of great TV: it's inspiring, thought-provoking, entertaining, attitudinal, glamorous, inclusive and actively relevant to our current challenging landscape. 'The 50th anniversary is a moment to look back and celebrate how far we've come, and the many people who've contributed to this remarkable legacy; but it's also an opportunity to look forward and ask what the future of British television looks like, how we define it, protect it and evolve it to meet the challenges ahead. 'We can't wait to see you in Edinburgh in August.'
Yahoo
20-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Rag'n'Bone Man joins Celebrity Gogglebox
Rag'n'Bone Man has joined the cast of Celebrity Gogglebox. The 40-year-old musician is set to star alongside Romesh Ranganathan on the Channel 4 show this summer. In a promotional video ahead of their Gogglebox debuts, Romesh said: "Hello, I'm Romesh and this is Rory. "We are gonna be on Celebrity Gogglebox, aren't we?" Rag'n'Bone Man - whose real name is Rory Graham - then said: "Yes we are, this Friday at 9pm." Rag'n'Bone Man has already enjoyed huge success as a musician, after being named the British Breakthrough Act at the Brit Awards back in 2017. However, his upcoming appearance on Celebrity Gogglebox will mark his first foray into the world of reality TV. The Human hitmaker previously admitted that he's struggled to cope with the pressures of fame. He told BBC 5 Live: "I'm quite a private person. I have a small group of friends and I don't like massive crowds. "I couldn't describe something that I felt more uncomfortable with than being on a red carpet and having people shouting at you and taking pictures of you. And then having to go to an after-party where you're paraded around as the new thing. "I remember closing my eyes at one point and wishing that one of my mates would come and rescue me. It just doesn't suit me." Earlier this month, meanwhile, Jamie Laing and Munya Chawawa were confirmed as part of the Celebrity Gogglebox line-up. Jamie admitted at the time that he was looking forward to being part of the hit TV show. The 36-year-old star - who first found fame on Made in Chelsea - said: "I usually watch Googlebox with Sophie, my wife, so Munya is taking her place this week! "I love Gogglebox, so it's been a brilliant experience to be a part of. When Munya came onto my podcast last year, we had a brilliant chat, and now we're watching TV together - what could be better?" Prior to that, Paddy McGuinness and Vernon Kay, Vicky Pattison and Pete Wicks, and Jennifer Saunders and Beattie Edmondson were announced as being part of the Celebrity Gogglebox line-up.
Telegraph
21-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Telegraph
Backlash: The Murder of George Floyd, review: the white middle-class guilt over Black Lives Matter
Why did the death of George Floyd spark a global protest movement? The LA riots didn't spread across the world after the beating of Rodney King. The fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin didn't cause much of a ripple outside the US. Yet the killing of Floyd outside a convenience store in Minneapolis was the catalyst for Edward Colston's statue, 4,000 miles away in Bristol, being torn down and dumped into the harbour, while celebrities and organisations fell over themselves to voice public support for Black Lives Matter. Backlash: The Murder of George Floyd (BBC Two) makes an attempt to answer the question, but its analysis only goes so far. The feature-length documentary speaks to people in the US involved in the case – the Minneapolis chief of police, a community leader who helped to organise the first protests – and to random British contributors. I say 'random', because while the likes of Adele and Harry Styles tweeted pro-BLM messages to their millions of supporters at the time, and Star Wars actor John Boyega risked blowing up his career by making an impassioned speech in Hyde Park, the contributors here are Great British Menu presenter Andi Oliver, her daughter, Miquita, and comedian Munya Chawawa. It begins with footage of Floyd's arrest in May 2020. His dying moments – an officer with his knee on Floyd's neck, and Floyd protesting, 'I can't breathe' – are played later. The footage went viral. Floyd's uncle, Selwyn Jones, watched it before realising the man on the ground was his nephew. 'That was the day the world changed. That video played every second of the day, all over the world,' he said. Viral video in the age of social media explains why everyone knew about George Floyd, but why did that translate into protests on British streets? The documentary highlighted incidents in the UK involving black men and the police, including the shocking – and under-reported – case of Julian Cole, left paralysed and brain damaged after an arrest outside a nightclub. Nathalie Emmanuel, an actor and BLM protester, said the uncertainty of the pandemic had contributed to a sense of hopelessness, while scenes viewed on mobile phones took on a new intensity because they were our only connection to the outside world. In the Forest of Dean, a young woman named Khady Gueye, who has a white English mother and a black Senegalese father, was prompted to confront the horrible racism she had faced at school. She pulled out her school leavers' shirt, signed by friends – friends, not enemies – with messages calling her racist names. The murder of George Floyd, Gueye said, suddenly felt 'like a really powerful moment to make change'. All of this made sense, and was difficult to hear. But beyond the personal stories, the documentary didn't stand back far enough to assess whether the changes have been lasting, or if corporations were cynically jumping on the BLM bandwagon. And in assessing the backlash to BLM, it gives us only Donald Trump telling voters that 'our country will be woke no longer', plus ex-GB News journalist Inaya Folarin-Iman speaking of the embarrassment she felt at watching middle-class white people tearing down the Colston statue. One of the most surreal bits of footage is of what also looks like a bunch of middle-class white people kneeling for eight minutes and 46 seconds – the time it took George Floyd to die – on the high street in Totnes. They're all taking it very seriously. But how many of those people give black lives much of a thought today?
BBC News
20-03-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Munya Chawawa auditions to be Brian Cox's understudy for Red Nose Day 2025
In an exclusive sketch for Red Nose Day 2025, Munya Chawawa heads to the West End to become Brian Cox's new understudy in his critically acclaimed play, The Score. But how will the famously no-nonsense, multi-award-winning actor take to Munya's ideas for the 'role'? Presenter, comedian and influencer Munya Chawawa is one of the UK's premier social media sensations, who has amassed over one billion views during the last two years. He's best known for his razor-sharp satire, viral comedy skits, and quick-witted social and political commentary. Best known for his iconic role as Logan Roy, the formidable owner of entertainment conglomerate Waystar Royco in HBO's hit series Succession, Brian Cox is a legendary Scottish actor with a career spanning over six decades across stage and screen. Read more: Red Nose Day 2025 - How to watch the Big Night of TV, sketches, challenges and everything you need to know The Score, written by Oliver Cotton and directed by Trevor Nunn, was originally presented at the Theatre Royal Bath before transferring to London's West End. Cox stars as Johann Sebastian Bach in the production. Munya Chawawa says: 'For years, Brian Cox has been looking for an understudy to match his contagious glee and cheeky banter – and that understudy, is me. It was pretty incredible being together on screen for Comic Relief – great laughs for a great cause that hopefully makes a difference in some way!' Money raised this Red Nose Day could help put food on plates and roofs over heads, keep little ones safe and help support families affected by conflict here in the UK and around the world. Watch Munya's bid as part of Red Nose Day 2025 on Friday 21 March from 7pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer. Red Nose Day 2025 is made by BBC Studios Entertainment Productions. OH
