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The Scottish granny on Bear Grylls’ survival show

Image copyright Channel 4 Image caption Irene Cattanach was 51 years older than the youngest contestant on Treasure Island with Bear Grylls A Scottish great-grandmother who is afraid of water is the oldest contestant on a new reality show set on an uninhabited desert island. Irene Cattanach, 75, from Perthshire, faced boa constrictors and tarantulas […]

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Emilia Clarke Delivers Spine-Tingling Rendition Of ‘Last Christmas’ In New Trailer

Emilia Clarke sings her heart out in the newest trailer for “Last Christmas,” which opens with a powerful a capella rendition of the 1984 Wham! holiday classic the film is named for.  Clarke, last seen as Daenerys in HBO’s “Game of Thrones,” plays Kate, a woman who works as an elf in a British Christmas

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Little Mix’s Jesy Nelson praised for ‘inspiring’ documentary Odd One Out

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionJesy Nelson: ‘I felt like the whole world hated me’ Jesy Nelson has been praised for her “inspiring” documentary addressing the impact of online bullying. Odd One Out aired on Thursday on BBC One and revealed how comments from trolls had led the Little Mix star to

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Late Night Hosts Nail The Most Meme-able Moments From The Democratic Debate

Trust the comedians of late-night television to pick out the most meme-worthy moments from Thursday’s Democratic debate. Check out Colbert’s commentary on “The Late Show” here: “The Daily Show” host Trevor Noah here: Jimmy Kimmel of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” here: “The Daily Show” also live-tweeted the debate, below: BETO: We need to stop gun violenceBOOKER:

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PewDiePie cancels $50,000 donation to anti-hate group: ‘I messed up’

Image copyright PewDiePie / YouTube PewDiePie has changed his mind about donating $50,000 (£40,496) to a charity that campaigns to stop hate speech against Jewish people. Earlier this week, he told fans he would give the money to the Anti Defamation League – a group which has previously criticised the YouTuber. The gamer and comedian

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New ‘SNL’ Cast Member Shane Gillis Barely Apologizes For Racist Asian Jokes

Gillis, who is white, tweeted that he was “happy to apologize to anyone who’s actually offended by anything I’ve said.” Freelance comedy reporter Seth Simons posted footage Thursday containing offensive language in which Gillis mocks Chinese people, calling them “chinks,” and says it bothers him when Asian people try to learn English. In the video,

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Variant 31: ‘Pushing the boundaries’ of immersive theatre

Image copyright Tom Grace Image caption Variant 31 takes place under ground in seven interlocking buildings It’s being promoted as the biggest live immersive game yet. Variant 31 is theatre – there are 150 real-life performers involved. But its creator is hoping it will bring in video gamers – and people who like jumping out

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New ‘SNL’ Cast Member Spews Racist Asian Jokes, Slur In Resurfaced Video

NBC’s announcement of “Saturday Night Live’s” three new cast members, including its first Chinese-American comedian, quickly soured Thursday when footage surfaced showing another newcomer spewing racist jokes, including a slur, about Asian people. Caught in the act was Shane Gillis, a stand-up comedian who was recognized as the Just for Laughs festival’s New Faces of

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