light entertainment

But the television production department, which specialises in light entertainment and comedy programming, is set to be closed following an internal review.

A natural-born crowd-pleaser, Dennis will always be the cheery, cheeky face of light entertainment.

“After spending four years at what is considered one of the finest institutions of higher education in the world, they apparently feel that perhaps some light entertainment will get you all to the final realization, ‘You know, I think I’ve really had enough of this place,’” Seinfeld said.

Throughout his long career, Jewison combined light entertainment with topical films that appealed to him on a deeply personal level.

When Parkinson was recruited to present his eponymous show on BBC One, the corporation's head of light entertainment, Bill Cotton, envisaged a variety programme along the lines of America's Ed Sullivan Show.