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    White House Plumbers: The wild true story behind the new mini-series

    White House Plumbers takes a satirical and comic look at one of the darkest moments in American politics - but the true story at its core is wilder than any work of fiction.

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    Peter Capaldi nearly appeared on Veep as Malcolm Tucker

    While Peter Capaldi is primarily known as the twelfth incarnation of Doctor Who, for some he’ll always be remembered as Malcolm Tucker, the gloriously fiery, sweary spin doctor from ‘The Thick Of It’ and ‘In The Loop’. Between 2005 and 2012 Capaldi appeared in 24 episodes over four seasons as Malcolm Tucker, and deliciously delivered the unique mix of wit, expletives and threats that made the show just so funny and entertaining. The final season made it look as though Malcolm Tucker’s time in

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    5 TV shows to look forward to in 2017

    Of course, even if that weren’t exciting enough, there’s the fact that this show is building off of a very rich and compelling source material – Neil Gaiman’s American Gods novel is possibly the best fantasy book I’ve read in years, if not ever, and I’m hugely excited to see that story adapted for the screen. American Gods is set to be released on Amazon Prime, at an as of yet unannounced date in early 2017. Including new characters played by Lenny Henry, Sarah and Charlie Higson, alongside al

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    Veep’s writers are aware that the comedy is becoming too real

    ‘Veep’ has got quite the task on its hand to somehow match the absurdity of Donald Trump’s impending presidency, while at the same time finding humour in a political landscape that’s now so fraught and divisive. It turns out that ‘Veep’s cast is very much aware of just how large their task is, too, as Tony Hale admitted last week that the line between comedy and real-life politics has never been greyer. The ‘Arrested Development’ veteran, who plays Selina Meyer’s put upon but endlessly loyal a

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    Hugh Laurie: ‘Julia Louis Dreyfus is the greatest actress I’ve ever seen’

    Hugh Laurie hasn’t just worked with some of the greatest television acting talent to ever step in front of