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Playing Shooter McGavin in Happy Gilmore made Christopher McDonald a household name. With the long-awaited sequel just around the corner, the actor is eyeing a new role.

Choke on that, baby! Shooter McGavin fancies a stay at The White Lotus

Playing Shooter McGavin in Happy Gilmore made Christopher McDonald a household name. With the long-awaited sequel just around the corner, the actor is eyeing a new role.

  • Thomas Mitchell

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This week’s picks (from top left): The Stolen Girl; Brett Goldstein; Careme; and The Four Seasons.

What to stream this week: Tina Fey’s new Netflix comedy, plus five more

This week’s picks include Tina Fey and Steve Carell in a comedy about 50-something angst, a French drama about a pastry chef and Brett Goldstein swaps Ted Lasso for stand-up.  

  • Craig Mathieson
Penn Badgley in the final season of You.

This Netflix hit sold us a likeable serial killer. Now it’s pointing the finger at you

Romance-thriller You had many of us rooting for a monster for five seasons. It turns out that was the point all along.

  • Nell Geraets
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex on her Netflix show With Love, Meghan.

I love my flower sprinkles even though they were mocked, Meghan says

The Duchess of Sussex has defended her passion for edible sprinkles, joking that she had been portrayed like a “little fairy tossing them around all the time”.

  • Daniel Bates and Victoria Ward
The story of Lyle (left) and Erik (right) Menendez has captured the attention of millions worldwide.

Could the Menendez brothers walk free? Here’s everything you need to know

After two Netflix series put the Menendez brothers back in the public eye, they could finally walk free after spending 35 years in prison for the murder of their parents.

  • Cindy Yin
Kevin Spacey has revived his House of Cards character Frank Underwood for a skit with comedian Tim Dillon.

Kevin Spacey’s Frank Underwood is back on Netflix. But there’s a catch

Eight years after Netflix cut ties with the House of Cards star, Spacey has revived his character for the streamer ... sort of.

  • Alexander Larman
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George Xanthis the Australian actor who stars in The Chosen, a prestige drama about the life of Jesus Christ, has been watched by more than 280 million unique viewers worldwide.

Bingeing The Bible: How a low-budget TV series about Jesus Christ inspired streamers to look to the heavens

As an out-of-work actor, George Xanthis never imagined that a crowdfunded TV series about the life of Jesus would be his break. Five seasons and 280 million viewers later, his prayers have been answered.

  • Thomas Mitchell
Billy McFarland was handed a six-year term.

Fyre Festival 2 postponed with no new date set

Tickets ranged in price from $2206 to $1.7 million, with no acts confirmed. Now there’s no location.

  • Nell Geraets
John Mulaney has twisted traditional late-night shows with Netflix’s Everybody’s Live with John Mulaney.

Can John Mulaney’s absurdist Netflix masterpiece save late-night TV?

If late-night TV is a sinking ship, this wild show is keeping the party going all the way down.

  • Patrick Lenton
Black Mirror has a lot to say about advancing technologies

From bestiality to AI Miley Cyrus: The best, worst and weirdest episodes of Black Mirror

As a new Back Mirror season lands, we look back at more than a decade of the genre-flipping anthology TV series. It’s a wild ride.

  • Nell Geraets

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