Alan Cumming
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What Alan Cumming's role as a gay lead means for mainstream TVIn Instinct, the actor plays a spy-author-professor-detective whose sexuality is both irrelevant and groundbreaking
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Alan Cumming: 'If Donald Trump is the president, we are screwed'In an appearance at the New York Public Library, the actor talked about Elizabeth Taylor, Monica Lewinsky and, naturally, the rise of Donald Trump
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New flames: the Edinburgh festival shows that tell stories with torch songsTorch songs are lighting up the city this year, from Alan Cumming’s take on Adele’s Someone Like You to Lady Rizo’s anthem of a sleep-deprived mum -
4 out of 5 stars.
Alan Cumming Sings Sappy Songs! at Edinburgh festival review – heart, soul and a bit of cheekAlan Cumming Sings Sappy Songs! at Edinburgh festival review – heart, soul and a bit of cheek
4 out of 5 stars.There are no guilty pleasures at Club Cumming as the showman delivers a moving night of songs and stories
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Alan Cumming opens his cabaret of curiositiesIt began as a Broadway afterparty for guests including Monica Lewinsky. Now, the Good Wife star is taking his confessional one-man show to Edinburgh, with a sappy songbook that runs from Liza Minnelli to Avril Lavigne
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Edinburgh international book festival reveals 'bold, creative' lineupJonathan Safran Foer, Judith Kerr and Gordon Brown are among the scheduled appearances, which the event’s director says will be ‘about creative ideas and imagining a better world’
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Original Observer photography: April 2016Comedians, pop stars, artists and a wonderful pensioner feature in this showcase of the best photography commissioned by the ObserverGallery -
Alan Cumming: ‘Now I can play men in suits’His fizzing personality made him popular on screen – but it’s as a sharp-suited fixer in The Good Wife that Alan Cumming found global fame, says Aaron Hicklin
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Squaddies, goblins and sex with Macbeth: 10 years of the National Theatre of ScotlandFrom Alan Cumming performing a solo Macbeth, to shows in pubs, airports and cars, the National Theatre of Scotland has produced some of the UK’s most daring work. As they turn 10, we pick 10 of the best -
Alan Cumming to return to Edinburgh festival as cabaret singerLineup includes The Good Wife actor, who last graced EIF in The Bacchae in 2007, presenting Alan Cumming Sings Sappy Songs
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Why I love... The Good Wife’s Eli GoldHe is a slimeball, a bully and a master manipulator – but he is also a loyal friend. He is the friend I’d want if I were ever in a tight spot
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Alan Cumming: 'Being more vulnerable and authentic is part of my journey'The performer returns to cabaret for a series of shows in Melbourne and Sydney. While they may be sappy, he tells Van Badham, they will also be funny
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UK period drama scores Emmy nominee success with Downton and Wolf HallMark Rylance, David Oyelowo and Ricky Gervais competing for best actor as Downton Abbey continues US television awards success with three nominations
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Not My Father’s Son by Alan Cumming review – the actor on his tough childhoodRevelations about his relationship with his father are raw-edged and painful, yet Cumming proves determined to crush bad memories by living a good life -



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