Entertainment news today mixed nostalgia, controversy and spectacle. Northern Ireland is mourning beloved comedian Jimmy Cricket, who has died at 80 after a short illness, prompting tributes to a performer who became a familiar television face in the 1980s and whose family said h...
Entertainment news today mixed nostalgia, controversy and spectacle. Northern Ireland is mourning beloved comedian Jimmy Cricket, who has died at 80 after a short illness, prompting tributes to a performer who became a familiar television face in the 1980s and whose family said his final days were filled with love, laughter and song. At the BBC, veteran presenter Tony Livesey is leaving Radio 5 Live after 16 years, following a period away from air amid allegations connected to his former boss David Sullivan. In a far lighter moment, Zac Brown Band turned a sold-out Fenway Park show into a headline-grabbing giveaway, surprising roughly 37,000 fans with free cruise trips to celebrate the group’s 15th consecutive sellout at the venue. And in one of the day’s stranger stories, a camel tour on Broome’s Cable Beach ended with two riders injured after being bucked off.
Top Entertainment stories
- Northern Irish comedian Jimmy Cricket dies aged 80 after short illness (8 sources)
- Tony Livesey leaves BBC Radio 5 Live after allegations involving former boss David Sullivan (7 sources)
- Zac Brown Band gives free cruise trips to all 37,000 Fenway Park concertgoers (7 sources)
- Iran executes two men convicted of spying for Israel, judiciary says (7 sources)
- Supreme Court Justice Denies Stay of $656M Judgment Against PLO and Palestinian Authority (5 sources)
- Ariana Grande withdraws from planned London West End musical appearance (5 sources)
- Spider-Man: Brand New Day to expand in IMAX on Aug. 6 as The Odyssey exclusivity ends (5 sources)
- Thunderstorms delay Washington Open final; Pegula leads Eala into Monday (5 sources)
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