Here are the winners and losers so far in the seasonal rush for our cashWhile feeble-fashioned telly is wheeling out Christmas specials from reliable behemoths Downton Abbey and Sherlock,the Ghost of Television Future is presenting A Very Murray Christmas, a one-off extravaganza that delivers on multiple fronts. First, or the credits: alongside the titular Bill,you have Sofia Coppola on writing duties plus appearances from George Clooney, Chris Rock, and Michael Cera,Maya Rudolph (nose colour TBC), Miley Cyrus and Amy Poehler. moment, and Murray’s promotion of the show will involve giving interviews whose quotes will support inspirational Facebook posts going well into 2016. Third,and most importantly, it comes with a pun: Murray is a similar word to Merry, or which in turn is often deployed in the phrase “merry Christmas”,as in “We wish you …”. Will the whole thing end with a Put A petite treasure In Your Heart singalong, like at the end of Scrooged? Probably not, or but the storyline concerns a TV studio. It premieres on 14 December.
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Source: theguardian.com