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Who is Frog on The Masked Singer? Viewers think they know identity of mystery star

Surreal reality series will unveil remaining celebrities in a matter of weeks




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The Simpsons composer Alf Clausen fired for delegating his work to his son, claims Fox

Clausen previously alleged he was dismissed over his 'perceived disability and age'




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Normal People star Daisy Edgar-Jones had to 'awkwardly snog the air' during audition self-tape

Show has been praised for its representation of consensual sex




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I Think You Should Leave: the shortform sketch show breaking the rules of TV

TV has always been bound by rules, writes Isobel Lewis. But given our apparently decreasing attention spans, why has shortform not become the norm?




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Love Island: ITV boss feels 'uneasy' about filming in Mallorca with 'couples slathering all over each other'

Cornwall was considered as a new location for the 2020 series




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Laurence Fox reveals brother-in-law Richard Ayoade's furious reaction to Question Time race row

The 'IT Crowd' star did not agree with Fox's comments on 'Question Time' and ignored Fox's pleas to support him on social media




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Ricky Gervais interview: 'They think that every joke is a window to the comedian's soul'

Not much has changed for Ricky Gervais in lockdown. He didn't go out much anyway, and he's got enough booze in the house for a nuclear winter. Dave Itzkoff took the chance to speak to him about targeting celebrity culture at the Golden Globes and the new series of 'After Life'




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Hollywood on Netflix: Who are the real-life stars of the 1940s-set series?

Ryan Murphy's latest series reimagines the golden age of Hollywood




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The Big Night In: BBC receives 180 complaints over 'offensive content' amid Little Britain backlash

David Walliams and Matt Lucas's comedy comeback proved controversial




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BBC could quarantine casts and crews of shows including Peaky Blinders and Line of Duty together if lockdown continues

The casts of the company's top dramas could soon be isolating together




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'Unhealthy' BBC show The Restaurant That Burns Off Calories receives 1,200 complaints

Experts accused programme of being 'triggering' for people who struggle with eating disorders




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Lennie James: 'The Tories have been dishonest about coronavirus – it's a dangerous game'

The creator and star of 'Save Me Too' talks to Ellie Harrison about government failings, growing up without his father, and why he's not ready to write about racism




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Gordon Ramsay allegedly leaves neighbours furious after ignoring coronavirus lockdown rules: 'He's out all the time'

TV chef is said to have been seen 'multiple times in several places'




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Normal People's Paul Mescal: 'I was really nervous portraying Connell's depression – there were three suicides at my school'

The actor bringing Sally Rooney's smash-hit novel to life talks to Ellie Harrison about experiencing tragedy at a young age, how Normal People's depiction of sex is the antidote to porn and Hollywood, and what it's like to promote the biggest role of his life in lockdown




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Gangs of London viewers outside UK call for subtitles as they can't understand British accents

'Without subtitles and the British accent, its a no from me'




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Jimmy Fallon's daughter gatecrashed her father's video interview with Jon Hamm

Mad Men actor played along as Winnie Fallon showed him her new colouring book




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The Apprentice's Lottie Lion apologises after impersonating fellow candidate in 'racist' Instagram video

Lion says she meant it as 'light entertainment for fans during these difficult times'




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The Witcher: Two Hollywood stars 'turned down role of Vesemir' in season 2

Hit Netflix show expected to return in 2021




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Gogglebox's Malone family defend themselves from viewer complaints over social distancing

Many are confused as to how show can continue despite lockdown




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Tiger King: Louis Theroux says he 'liked' Joe Exotic

'Joe may have started with good intentions but he lost his way'




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John Oliver on coronavirus testing in the US: 'What the f*** happened?'

TV host went into a detailed analysis of the low testing rate in the US amid the coronavirus pandemic




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How I Met Your Mother: Cobie Smulders defends show's controversial ending

The show ran for nine seasons from 2005 to 2014




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Killing Eve's Harriet Walter: 'Male writers and producers have their fantasy of what an awful woman is'

The actor has joined Phoebe Waller-Bridge's acclaimed spy thriller for its third season. She talks to Alexandra Pollard about the joy of not wearing a corset, the limitations of Shakespeare's heroines and why she thinks people should think carefully before changing their pronouns




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The Last Dance: Obama on-screen description updated after it was dubbed 'disrespectful'

Former US president described as merely 'Former Chicago Resident' in previous episodes of series




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Race Across the World finalist Jo reveals her cancer has returned

Physiotherapist competed on BBC series with her son, Sam




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The Last Dance: Kobe Bryant makes posthumous appearance in new episode

NBA star filmed scenes weeks before his tragic death in January




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Last Dance viewers left 'emotional' as Kobe Bryant raves about 'big brother' Michael Jordan

Archive footage shows Jordan tell Bryant 'I'll see you down the road' after first match together




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Homeland: Who the makers originally wanted to play Carrie and Brody (and why they rejected Damian Lewis several times)

Show's creators were told 'he will never play this role – please do not bring him up ever again'




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American Horror Story star Leslie Jordan claims Lady Gaga 'rode him and howled at the moon' before filming

Actor alleged singer wanted to 'sexualise' him ahead of their scene




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Star Wars actor Anthony Daniels 'fell deeply, deeply asleep' watching Rise of Skywalker for the first time

Daniels played the uptight robot C-3PO in all nine core Star Wars films




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This Is England creator Shane Meadows says he wants to do another series, set around the millennium

'I'd love to do a millennium one'




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Hollywood: Cast of Netflix series were fitted for prosthetic penises ahead of full frontal sex scenes

'Uber-salacious' scenes were ultimately not filmed, with star Darren Criss revealing the show chose to instead emphasise 'the heart and the hope'




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The Mandalorian: Spy Kids filmmaker Robert Rodriguez confirmed as season 2 director

Announcement followed a day of newly revealed Star Wars projects




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Ricky Gervais says he negotiated with 15 lawyers and executives over how to refer to Judi Dench's genitals at the Golden Globes

Comedian made the off-colour quip after the veteran actor starred in 'Cats'




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Sopranos creator David Chase writes coronavirus-themed scene in which Tony is alive

Character's fate was famously left ambiguous at the end of the seminal gangster drama




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The A Word review: The pioneering if understated drama returns at just the right time

This series' great beauty is that it's about relationships in all their unpredictability – perfect for locked-down viewers who are seeking out human interaction vicariously




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How I Met Your Mother: Cobie Smulders' finale defence reignites hatred for ending

'Is there anyone on Earth who enjoys the ending?'




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Coronavirus: The Masked Singer costume designer is making PPE for NHS staff

'I have just got to keep going, making sure other people are going to be alright,' said Tim Simpson




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The Simpsons writer concedes series really did 'predict 2020' after new double 'prediction' emerges

People have noted a certain timeliness in a clip from the 1993 episode 'Marge in Chains'




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For all its absurdity, Netflix's Dead to Me captures the grief, anger and sadness of losing a partner

The first season ended with a cliffhanger – did Jen kill Steve or not? But what is most poignant about the second season is not who killed him, but how well the show deals with grief, writes Charlotte Cripps




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Pete Davidson fan delivered drugs to comedian's mother's house during lockdown

Davidson is currently quarantining in his mother's basement




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David Attenborough: 15 of the naturalist's best quotes

In celebration of his 94th birthday




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Into the Night: New mystery Netflix series draws comparisons to Lost and Speed

High-concept drama is just waiting to be binged




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'Love in the Time of Corona': Coronavirus romance series filmed entirely remotely to air this summer

Show promises a 'funny and hopeful look at the search for love, sex and connection during this time of social distancing'




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The Eddy review: Damien Chazelle's jazz drama sounds wonderful but the plot feels like an afterthought

Director's new series stars Andre Holland as a once-famous American jazz pianist who has been unable to play since his son died




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June Bernicoff death: Gogglebox star dies at the age of 82

Channel 4 star came to fame alongside her husband Leon, who died in 2017




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From 'Glee' to 'The Eddy', why are TV musicals so few and far between?

In our current climate, we need the escapism of musicals more than ever, writes Isobel Lewis. So why haven't television networks jumped on the bandwagon?




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Car Seat Headrest: Making a Door Less Open review – Will Toledo in yet another guise

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The indie maverick is a purveyor of all styles on his studiously eclectic 12th album

There’s a strange psychological cross-pollination going on behind the mask that Will Toledo, the artist mostly known as Car Seat Headrest, sports on the cover of his 12th album. Indulging an alter ego called Trait, Making a Door Less Open seeks out deliberately eclectic hybrids of his wry, lo-fi indie rock style (heir to the likes of Beck, Lou Barlow and Eels) and the satirical EDM he and his drummer Andrew Katz make as 1 Trait Danger. The result is much better than anyone who’s heard the latter, who often veer perilously close to a Bloodhound Gang remix project, might expect: Can’t Cool Me Down has a sultry 80s electropop feel, while the roil of self-deprecation and naked emotion on There Must Be More Than Blood underlines Toledo’s debt to LCD Soundsystem.

The new styles don’t all gel. The sleazy, fuzzy synth-rocker Hollywood is pleasingly punchy, but brought down by facile lyrics (apparently Tinsel Town isn’t the dreamland it’s cracked up to be – who knew?). Two sister songs – the lumpen alt-rock Deadlines (Hostile) and the Hot Chip-with-extra-dour Deadlines (Thoughtful) – fail to charm, while What’s With You Lately is a wan, mopey strum that seems to have wandered in from an entirely different, very bad record. But on the likes of the pulsing, uplifting Famous and Life Worth Missing, Toledo finds new energy.

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Kemistry & Storm – the tragic story of the drum'n'bass originals

As a pioneering female DJ duo, the two best friends were integral to the rise of the 90s dance scene, before a car accident changed everything. Storm talks about the soul sister she lost

Storm remembers the sound of glass shattering, but not how many seconds or minutes had passed before she realised something awful had happened. A 4.5kg metal cat’s eye had been dislodged from the road ahead by a passing van, and had smashed through their car windshield on the passenger side. It left Kemistry – her best friend and partner in one of the UK’s most pioneering drum’n’bass outfits – with devastating injuries. Minutes later, she died.

“I’ve had some really dark times and really dark thoughts,” says Storm, 20 years on from the accident. “Thoughts about me not being here, about going to join her.”

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