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Adam Hills says the real impact of 2012’s The Last Leg won’t be seen until 2020, adding it “accidentally” broke barriers about disability. Hills, who fronts the Channel 4 show, says it put the “awesome” Paralympic athletes centre stage, while getting laughs from moments like “the blind guy who misses the long jump and lands on someone”. “If all you’re ...

Brokeback Mountain was met with so much critical acclaim and commercial success, you would think any actor would have loved to star in it. But in fact, producers struggled to cast any major actors in the film while it was in development. Before the movie went to Ang Lee to direct, another director, Gus Van Sant, had been working on ...

Drake has united with the creator of the now-famous “In My Feelings” Dance Challenge, social media personality and comedian Shoker. The 31-year-old rapper took to Instagram on Tuesday to share a photo of himself with the creator of The Shiggy Show, who on June 29 showed off a new dance set to Drake’s latest single from his album Scorpion. “Met the ...

In the early days of Netflix, subscribers used the streaming service to binge-watch shows like Breaking Bad, which they’d missed when they were first broadcast. But as the company grew larger, it became even better known for making high quality content of its own. The subscription service took their venture to new heights when it began unveiling its own original ...

The former first lady attended Beyoncé and JAY-Z’s On the Run II tour show in Paris, France, over the weekend, where she was spotted dancing alongside the “Formation” singer’s mother, Tina Knowles. As seen in videos shared by fans on Twitter, Obama — chic in a white blouse top with shorts — seemed to pay no mind to the crowd, ...

The nominations for the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards were announced on Thursday in Los Angeles. And it could be the start of a new era for the ceremony, as Netflix broke HBO’s 17-year reign of being the most nominated network. This year’s Emmy nominations have also set a new record in recognising diverse talent.

Fans of Downton Abbey can breathe a sign of relief – a film of the hugely successful TV series has finally been confirmed after much speculation. The “original principal cast” will begin production later this summer, the film’s producers said. The show’s creator Julian Fellowes has written the film’s screenplay, and he is also going to co-produce as well. The ...

The top 12 earners on the BBC’s latest list of star salaries are all men. Match of the Day host Gary Lineker has overtaken Chris Evans as the best-paid person on the list, earning between £1.75m-£1.76m in 2017-18. Evans, Graham Norton, Jeremy Vine and John Humphrys are among those to have seen their pay drop since last year. Claudia Winkleman ...

Sacha Baron Cohen is to return to TV with a new satirical comedy series that will begin next week on Channel 4 in the UK and Showtime in the US . The Borat star has been secretly filming the seven episodes for a year. The show, which premieres on Showtime on Sunday, marks his first full series for TV since ...

Hollywood star George Clooney was taken to hospital after suffering minor injuries in a collision involving his motorbike and a car. The accident happened in Sardinia where the US actor is filming his latest TV series, Catch-22. An official at Sassari town hall confirmed to the BBC that Clooney had been involved in a ‘minor accident’ but had no serious ...