Ratings: SmackDown Hits Fox Lows, Dick Van Dyke Leads Night in Audience

In the latest TV ratings, Friday Night SmackDown on Fourth of July Eve delivered 1.776 million total viewers and a 0.4 demo rating, slipping 18 and 20 percent week-to-week to mark the WWE program’s lowest numbers yet on Fox. That said, SmackDown landed in a three-way tie for the demo win on this very quiet […]

Mary Poppins Returns: How Dick Van Dyke fixed THAT ‘atrocious’ accent in sequel

The iconic actor, 93, has often been ridiculed for his ropey accent in the 1964 film, as he played Bert the chimneysweep. Now, he’s back – as Mr Dawes Jr. And in a new interview, he’s joked about having coaching in order to perfect his (non-Cockney) accent for his brief cameo, and how the jokes […]

Mary Poppins Returns: Dick Van Dyke reveals ‘MISGIVINGS’ over sequel

The entertainer is back for a small role in the new film, after his performance as Bert became legendary in the original. He’s playing Mr Dawes Jr – the son of Mr Dawes Sr, the second character he played in the first movie. And if fans’ first reaction to news of a new movie was […]

Dick Van Dyke: 'I can FINALLY put Mary Poppins accent behind me after winning Bafta'

The 91-year-old jokingly blamed Julie Andrews, who played Mary, and promised he has improved for the upcoming sequel, Mary Poppins Returns, due next year. The star, who played Bert the chimney sweep in the 1964 Disney classic, was honoured with the Excellence In Television award by Bafta Los Angeles – a branch of the British […]

Dick Van Dyke admits his Mary Poppins cockney accent was ‘atrocious’ ahead of sequel

The actor had a notoriously wobbly cockney twang when he played Bert in the iconic film, which has been treasured for decades. As he collected a BAFTA prize – the Britannia Award For Excellence In Television – he took the opportunity to poke fun at himself. “I appreciate this opportunity to apologise to the members […]

Mary Poppins: Dick Van Dyke praises Emily Blunt but 'nobody compares' to Julie Andrews

The 91-year-old star travelled to London last month to film a “song and dance number on a desk” for Mary Poppins Returns, which will be released on Christmas Day 2018. He praised modern filming techniques for taking the strain off his aging body. Van Dyke, who played chimney sweep Bert in the original 1964 movie, […]