Comedian Kevin Hart joins an elite group honored with the Mark Twain Prize for American humor

Comedian Kevin Hart joins an elite group honored with the Mark Twain Prize for American humor

WASHINGTON (AP) — Kevin Hart, who rose from the open mics and comedy clubs of his native Philadelphia to become one of his country’s most recognizable performers, is receiving the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in a gala performance at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Celebrities and prominent comedians filed into the … Read more

Farmer Wants a Wife favourites Jess Nathan and Andrew Guthrie married

Farmer Wants a Wife favourites Jess Nathan and Andrew Guthrie married

Farmer Wants A Wife fan favourite couple Andrew Guthrie and Jess Nathan are married. Three years after meeting on the Channel 7 dating show, the lovebirds tied the knot recently, 7NEWS.com.au can confirm. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Andrew and Jess share a post-engagement update. Stream Farmer Wants a Wife free on 7plus The couple alluded … Read more

Ryan Gosling’s stellar ‘I’m Just Ken’ Oscars performance inspires huge jump in streams

Ryan Gosling’s stellar ‘I’m Just Ken’ Oscars performance inspires huge jump in streams

LOS ANGELES — Can you feel the Kenergy? Ryan Gosling’s Oscars performance of the “Barbie” power ballad “I’m Just Ken” stole the show earlier this month. The popularity of his star-studded, Slash-soloing, “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes”-channeling set is still being felt. Luminate, the industry data and analytics company, found that on-demand U.S. audio and video streams … Read more

Isabelle Huppert: ‘I was never the woman behind the man… the only place I could take was the main place’ | Isabelle Huppert

Isabelle Huppert: ‘I was never the woman behind the man… the only place I could take was the main place’ | Isabelle Huppert

Isabelle Huppert is a force of nature. Two days before we meet, she has arrived in Stockholm from New York via Paris. Two hours after she touched down, she was on stage rehearsing. The next evening, she opened in Mary Said What She Said, an extraordinary one-woman portrait of Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots. Then … Read more

Princess Catherine cancer diagnosis: The sad reason it took so long for Kate to come clean

Princess Catherine cancer diagnosis: The sad reason it took so long for Kate to come clean

Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, reportedly only learned of their sister-in-law Catherine, Princess of Wales’ cancer news along with the rest of the world. Kate, who has been diagnosed with an undisclosed form of cancer, reportedly chose not to tell her estranged relatives because they “can’t be trusted”. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Princess … Read more

The ‘Aladdin’ stage musical turns 10 this month. Here are the magical stories of three Genies

The ‘Aladdin’ stage musical turns 10 this month. Here are the magical stories of three Genies

NEW YORK — NEW YORK (AP) — James Monroe Iglehart’s mom took him to see the animated Disney movie “Aladdin” as a high-school graduation gift in 1992. He fell in love with the Genie, naturally. Fast-forward more than two decades and Iglehart found himself playing the first Genie on Broadway, killing it, and on his … Read more

Robot Dreams review – bittersweet buddy movie is one of the best animations in recent years | Animation in film

Robot Dreams review – bittersweet buddy movie is one of the best animations in recent years | Animation in film

It’s an almost entirely dialogue-free animation, captured with pleasingly simple, almost naive 2D character design. The warm and disarming storytelling is bolstered by the film’s unassuming use of humour. But come to Robot Dreams well stocked with tissues: Pablo Berger’s exquisite, bittersweet, Oscar-nominated buddy movie about the bond between a dog and a robot matches … Read more

Australian Idol finalist Amy Reeves recalls tear-jerking family reunion after performance

Australian Idol finalist Amy Reeves recalls tear-jerking family reunion after performance

Amy Reeves’ emotion-filled Australian Idol performance landed her in the coveted top three of the music contest — and it was tears all round as she closed out her song. Her rendition of the Jackson 5’s I’ll Be There was fuelled by the arrival in Sydney of her family, who had made the journey from … Read more