Initially brought together by music marketing mastermind Simon Cowell, Il Divo blend traditional operatic techniques with popular songs. It seems to have worked for the foursome.

It is not only comedians who have an intimate relationship with the bottle. Alcohol is a prerequisite to career advancement in many New Zealand professions, reports Matt Nippert

The super troupers of Mamma Mia! return to Auckland next month - having learned a trick or two from the movie version.