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UK DOCUMENTARY: MY DOMINICA STORY – MISS WORLD 2013 (TEASER)

September 8, 2013

Travel to the beautiful island of Dominica as one man documents his journey of discovery, of identity, of the birthplace of his father and of a legacy for future generations. This inspirational film will celebrate a small and unknown island and place it firmly on the map. Follow Richard’s progress at www.mydominicastory.tumblr.com where you can also make a donation. iD presents Leslassa Armour-Shillingford – the current Miss Dominica 2013 and now the first Dominica representative in the Miss World pageant in 35 years.

UK BLACK FILM: HARD TIME BUS (TRAILER)

September 6, 2013

After a rude awakening, Mark Bishop`s carefree womanising lifestyle comes crashing back to reality, forcing him to make hasty plans to marry devoted girlfriend, Denise. His decision opens his eyes to the life he leads and the friends he thought he knew, but will the years of complacency finally catch up with him before he makes it to the altar. Starring Neil Reidman, Roger Griffiths, Naomi Ryan. Also featuring Michael Ellis, Bailey Patrick, Anthony Warren, Martin Edwards, Tashan Sinclair-Doyle, Nicholas Beveney, Aren Devlin, […]

BLACK BRITISH COMEDY: FELIX DEXTER – ‘THE REAL MCCOY’ (CLASSIC MONOLOGUES)

September 5, 2013

I cannot believe that stand-up comedian/actor Felix Dexter recorded the comedy monologues below almost 20 years ago and they are still hilarious/relevent in 2013 I agree with my friend’s response to this post  that “not many of today’s crop of comedians  are insightful or intelligent enough to do this brand of humour”. Or BRAVE enough. There are also a number of black British comedians on the circuit today who in my opinion are just not funny. Forgive me if I don’t find material […]

UK NEWS: ‘THE REAL McCOY’ COMEDIAN DIES

September 3, 2013

The Voice reports that comedian/actress Collette Johnson has died of cancer of the spine, after being diagnosed with the illness earlier this year. She was 52 years old. Collette was one of the original performers on the hit 1990s BBC comedy sketch show ‘The Real McCoy’ and starred in many sketches alongside fellow comedian Llewella Gideon. Llewella told The Voice, “I last saw Collette a couple of years ago,” Gideon said of her former colleague, who had also suffered from multiple sclerosis. […]

UK MUSIC: PhoneShop – NEW MAN TING PRODUCTIONS

August 31, 2013

Check out the hilarious “hood” video from the hit E4 comedy PhoneShop. Parts of the video are featured in the last episode of series 3, which aired on Thursday night. CLICK HERE to watch the full episode on 4oD – A chance encounter with a bully from his Sunday school days puts Jerwayne into a tailspin of doubt and self-denial that forces the whole PhoneShop team into a world of flash cars, posh boys and very dodgy videos.