Aisling Bea is a performer in the old vaudeville tradition, a Lucille Ball for modern times — she writes, she acts and she does stand-up.

Suzanne Harrington reads Richard Burton’s just published diaries — and reveals what they expose about one of Hollywood’s most notorious marriages.

Oprah Winfrey’s quarter-century run on US daytime TV may be accompanied by a TV film dramatising her life.

Brittany Murphy’s family and friends have celebrated her life at a private funeral in Hollywood.

Victoria Wood has beaten other queens of comedy to be named the funniest woman of all time.

Jennifer Lopez and Geena Davis triumphed at the Women In Film Crystal Awards in Los Angeles on Tuesday night where they were honoured for their strong portrayals of women.

The Beatles’ enduring appeal was confirmed today when they were named the most important entertainers of the past 100 years.

THE FBI deemed John Lennon too high on drugs to be a real revolutionary, according to secret files which have just been released.

Ann Miller, the raven-haired, long-legged actress and dancer whose machine-gun taps won her stardom during the golden age of movie musicals, has died. She was 81.