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Helen Mirren and Ian McKellen recently appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, where they acted out Trump's Ukraine call.

Award-winning comedian, actor and writer Jack Whitehall has announced four additional shows in Cheltenham, Hull and Bournemouth as part of his UK and Ireland tour, Stood Up. The additional shows are at Cheltenham Centaur on Tuesday 26th November 2019 at 5pm, at Hull's Bonus Arena on Sunday 8th December 2019 at 3pm and 7.30pm and at Bournemouth International Centre on Wednesday 8th January 2020 at 3pm. Tickets go on general sale at 10am on Monday 11th November 2019 at www.ticketmaster.co.uk/jack-whitehall and www.jackwhitehall.com.

The stars of the new film 'The Good Liar,' Helen Mirren and Ian McKellen, are holding out hope they may one day get to act across gender lines in Shakespearean classics like 'Romeo & Juliet' and 'Hamlet.'

Nationally syndicated morning talk show a?oeLive with Kelly and Ryana?? announces the lineup of guests appearing on the show the week of Nov. 11a?"15.

Dame Helen Mirren joins TODAY's Savannah Guthrie to talk about her new thriller a?oeThe Good Liar,a?? which she says a?oetakes amazing twists and turns.a?? She also talks about playing a?oeCatherine the Greata?? in a new HBO miniseries a?' and about her tattoo!

AARP The Magazine announced today that Annette Bening will receive the 2019 Movies for Grownups Career Achievement Award. Bening – a recipient of two Golden Globes®, a Screen Actors Guild Award® and four-time Academy Award®-nominee – will be honored at the 19th annual Movies for Grownups® (MFG) Awards ceremony on January 11, 2020, in Beverly Hills.

Sir Ian McKellen and Dame Helen Mirren stopped by Freestyle Love Supreme on Sunday night while in New York promoting their new movie The Good Liar.

Award-winning comedian, actor and writer Jack Whitehall has announced two dates at The SSE Arena, Wembley, London on 9th and 10th January 2020, plus an extra show at Nottingham Motorpoint Arena on 6th January 2020, for his huge live tour, Stood Up. Tickets go on general sale at 10am on Monday 4th November 2019 at www.ticketmaster.co.uk/jack-whitehall and www.jackwhitehall.com, and there will be a presale from 10am on Friday 1st November 2019, available by signing up at www.jackwhitehall.com.

Helen Mirren discusses what made Catherine the Great so extraordinary and her passionate love affair that changed the course of Russian history.

Award-winning comedian, actor and writer Jack Whitehall has added additional dates in Cardiff on 4th January 2020 at 2.30pm, and in Bournemouth on 8th January 2020 at 8pm, to his forthcoming UK and Ireland tour, Stood Up.

National Theatre Live broadcasts return to the McAninch Arts Center (MAC) with David Hare's a?oeI'm Not Running,a?? (Oct. 16 & 20), and concluding with a?oeSmall Islanda?? (March 3 & 8).

Award-winning comedian, actor and writer Jack Whitehall has added an additional date in Nottingham at the Motorpoint Arena on 5th January 2020 to his forthcoming UK and Ireland tour, Stood Up.

Filming is under way on series 3 of Sky original Riviera, with a new cast line up including the much-loved Rupert Graves (Sherlock) playing Gabriel Hirsch.

Roundabout Theatre Company announces its annual 2020 Gala will celebrate Tony Award winner and longtime friend of the theater Alan Cumming with The Jason Robards Award for Excellence in Theatre. Michael Kors & Lance Le Pere will be honored for their outstanding contributions to the theater with The Ovation Award for Excellence in Philanthropy.

Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw, available on Digital on October 15, 2019, as well as on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-rayTM, DVD and On Demand on November 5, 2019, amps up the high-stakes action and sharp-edged humor like never before, taking fans down an exhilarating new road. Unforgettable franchise favorites Luke Hobbs (Dwayne Johnson; “Skyscraper,” “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle”) and Deckard Shaw (Jason Statham; “The Meg,” “Spy”) forge an unlikely partnership that provides fresh insight into their backstories. Johnson and Statham's “sheer movie star charisma” (Scott Mendelson, Forbes) take the action, spectacle, thrills and humor to a new level and have already earned the film more than $680 million at the global box office.

It's back, BBC AMERICA's BAFTA-award-winning talk show­ features the biggest celebrities and the brightest conversation on television. 

L'Oréal Paris, the #1 global beauty brand, proudly announces actress, activist and humanitarian, Viola Davis as the brand's newest spokeswoman. In her new role, the 54-year-old joins an esteemed roster of diverse spokespeople including Celine Dion, Helen Mirren, Eva Longoria, Elle Fanning, Aja Naomi King, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Camila Cabello, among others, in representing the brand. The appointment builds on the brand's mission to reflect the diversity of the modern world through spokeswomen, encouraging beauty inclusivity, self-worth and empowering people everywhere.

Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw, available on Digital on October 15, 2019, as well as on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-rayTM, DVD and On Demand on November 5, 2019, amps up the high-stakes action and sharp-edged humor like never before, taking fans down an exhilarating new road. Unforgettable franchise favorites Luke Hobbs (Dwayne Johnson; “Skyscraper,” “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle”) and Deckard Shaw (Jason Statham; “The Meg,” “Spy”) forge an unlikely partnership that provides fresh insight into their backstories. Johnson and Statham's “sheer movie star charisma” (Scott Mendelson, Forbes) take the action, spectacle, thrills and humor to a new level and have already earned the film more than $680 million at the global box office.  

HBO has released the first official trailer for Catherine the Great, its upcoming four-part limited series starring Helen Mirren.