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Tina Fey, Jamie Dornan and Riz Ahmed named as first hosts of Saturday Night Live UK

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Fey, who was previously the head writer and lead cast member on the sketch show’s US version, will host the UK series’ first episode on March 21

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How Sean Penn became Zelensky’s closest US ally after Trump’s latest snub

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Instead of attending Hollywood’s biggest award ceremony to pick up his Oscar, the ‘One Battle After Another’ star was heading to Kyiv. Katie Rosseinsky explores the star’s surprising friendship with the Ukrainian leader

Jane Fonda questions Barbra Streisand’s Oscars tribute to Robert Redford

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‘She only made one movie with him I made four,’ Fonda said

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Lizzo announces surprising new career venture

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‘Lil Lizzo meets Sasha B Flootin’’ will be released September 8

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Why Carol Vorderman is ‘taking over’ daytime TV tomorrow

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The 65-year-old will feature on a number of Channel 5 shows between 9am and 3pm on Tuesday

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Tate to feature first Monet exhibition as organisation announces 2027 exhibition programme

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Next year will also see the arts organisation celebrate David Hockney’s 90th birthday and the reopening of the Tate Liverpool

Good Morning Britain’s Ed Balls and Richard Arnold recreate Harry Styles’ SNL kiss live on air

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The ‘GMB’ stars gave Harry Styles’ viral SNL smooch a go themselves

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Jimmy Kimmel’s Oscars slap at Melania Trump sends White House into a meltdown

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White House communications director rages at ‘classless hack’ for joking about first lady’s costly Amazon film

Tommy Cannon shares prostate cancer update with fans and urges men to get tested

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The comedian also recalled a particularly distressing moment during an MRI scan when the machine ‘broke down’

Bridesmaids star Wendi McLendon-Covey shares surprisingly frank reason why she was forced to skip Oscars

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The original cast of ‘Bridesmaids’ reunited to present the award for Best Original Score and Best Sound — but McLendon-Covey was nowhere to be seen

K-Pop Demon Hunters star responds after Oscars speech was cut off during historic win

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Netflix film’s hit track won Best Original Song at the Academy Awards

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Marty Supreme star Kevin O’Leary bet $1,000 on Timothée Chalamet’s Oscar win – and lost

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‘Marty Supreme’ star lost out on the Best Actor award to ‘Sinners’’ Michael B Jordan

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Teyana Taylor ‘shoved’ backstage at Oscars: ‘You’re very rude’

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‘One Battle After Another’ star called out an unseen man for 'putting his hands on a female' backstage at the Academy Awards

Michael Sheen announced as House of Games’ surprise new host

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Welsh actor to take over from Richard Osman on BBC Two quiz show

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Jessie Buckley’s hometown celebrates after historic Oscar win

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Approximately 60 relatives and friends gathered in the Buckley family's hotel and bar to watch the Oscars

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Brigitte Bardot, James Van Der Beek and Eric Dane snubbed in Oscars’ In Memoriam tribute

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Academy Awards paid tribute to Rob Reiner, Catherine O’Hara and other stars in emotional segment

Oscars 2026: Moments not caught on television

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From drinks to after party planning

Javier Bardem hits out at ‘comfortable’ Hollywood over lack of activism after Oscars speech

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Spanish actor declared ‘no to war and free Palestine’ while presenting at the Academy Awards

What Timothée Chalamet really said about the opera and ballet – and is he right?

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The actor’s comments provoked swift rebuke from prominent individuals and opera and ballet companies worldwide

Salman Rushdie does not want to be seen as ‘free speech Barbie’: ‘Little frustrating’

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Author says he prefers conversations about him to focus on his books

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Harry Styles jokes about Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor in Saturday Night Live monologue

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Harry Styles returned for his second stint as guest host on Saturday Night Live

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The Other Bennet Sister review – Utterly charming Austen spin-off gives new life to classic characters

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The BBC’s new adaptation puts the beleaguered, bespectacled Mary of ‘Pride and Prejudice’ front and centre – and she makes for a delightfully awkward protagonist

Politically charged Oscars sees peace pins and protests

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The content of Sunday's ceremony proved more political than previous years

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The Sinners and One Battle rivalry exposed a big Oscar problem

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There may have been 10 nominees for Best Picture, but this year the overstuffed category was really a two-horse race, writes Adam White. It’s time for the Oscars to make a major change

KPop Demon Hunters makes Oscars history with animated feature and original song wins

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‘Golden’ becomes first K-pop song ever to win Academy Award for best original song

I was at the 2026 Oscars. Here’s how the most emotional ceremony in years unfolded backstage

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It was a night of high drama at the 98th Academy Awards as ‘One Battle After Another’, ‘Sinners’ and ‘Hamnet’ split the major awards. Backstage in the press room, Kevin E G Perry saw a history-making night up close