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Mickey Rooney began his career almost a century ago as a one-year-old performer in burlesque and stamped his mark in vaudeville, silent and talking films, Broadway, and television. He acted in his final motion picture just weeks before he died at age 93. He was an iconic presence in movies and the poster boy for American youth. Yet, by World War II, Mickey Rooney had become frozen in time.

Ever wanted to go for a drink with a top performer? Have a pint with a pop star, a whisky with a West End actor or a mojito with a magician? Join our host Graeme Rooney as he gets a round in and catches up with a variety of people in the entertainment industry from Hollywood to the West End! New episodes every Tuesday, where he chats to an actor, singer, magician, comedian, presenter or other fantastic performer all at different points of their career. Discussing where they’ve come from, career defining moments, awful auditions and guilty pleasures, all whilst having a laugh and getting a ...

Breaking down the 4th Wall - Discussing everything in the world of dance and theatre. Together with regular guest host Damien Lee Stirk or esteemed guests, we aim to dust off theatre and chat about everything from training, life on tour, body issues, performance mishaps and much more.

A deeply funny story by Kevin Rooney about his Father, Labor Day, and the politics of labor in America. KEVIN ROONEY was a writer on The Dennis Miller Show and a frequent guest on Politically Incorrect. This piece was recorded at Un-Cabaret's reading series Say the Word, featuring great comedy writers reading their own original first-person non-fiction at the Skirball Cultural Center in LA.

Mr Punch Presents: National Velvet, telling the story of Velvet Brown (Elizabeth Taylor), the idealistic English farm girl with a passion for horses, who wins the spirited steed ‘Pie’ in the local town lottery. Her infectious enthusiasm encourages the embittered jockey Mi Taylor (Mickey Rooney) to train the horse ‘Pie’ for the Grand National - England's greatest racing event.