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The mystery celebrity dressed as Poodle on “The Masked Singer Australia” has been revealed.

The show’s judges — Mel B, Abbie Chatfield, Dave Hughes, and Chrissie Swan — were visibly shocked on Wednesday’s episode after “Beverly Hills, 90210” star Tori Spelling was unveiled as the woman inside the costume.

Chatfield had already guessed Spelling, but changed her answer to Kyle Richards.

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Mel B, on the other hand, was convinced it was her fellow Spice Girl Emma Bunton behind the poodle mask.

The singer insisted, “Can I just say you had me, because I thought 100 per cent for real it was Baby Spice,” adding: “I swear to God, you sound like Emma Bunton! You do. You sound like a Spice Girl. You did!” the Daily Mail reported.

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What’s your favourite Australian film of the last decade?

That’s one of the questions Aacta is putting to the general public over the coming week as voting opens for its new Audience Choice Awards.

In contention for the film award are: Peter Rabbit, Red Dog, The Sapphires, The Great Gatsby, The Water Diviner, The Dressmaker, Lion, Ride Like A Girl and Mad Max: Fury Road.

While many of those nominated correspond to the Academy’s own ‘Best Film’ winners over the past 10 years, there are some notable exclusions – 2016’s Hacksaw Ridge, 2018’s Sweet Country and 2019’s The Nightingale.

The Favourite TV Drama of The Decade category sees each broadcaster score two nods – bar Sbs, who were snubbed. They include 10’s Offspring and Neighbours, ABC’s Mystery Road and Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries, Foxtel’s Top of the Lake and Wentworth, Seven’s Molly and Home and Away,...

Production of two TV shows, Ten’s “Masked Singer” and Nine’s “Millionaire’s Hotseat” has been halted in Australia due to resurgence of the coronavirus. The two shows were both filming in different parts of the Docklands Studio in Melbourne, Victoria.

“Masked Singer” shut down on Saturday after seven members of the crew were revealed to have given positive tests for Covid-19. The presenters and production team has now been put into isolation. They include the show’s host Osher Gunsberg, singer Dannii Minogue and comedian Dave Hughes, who are both judges.

“The entire production team, including the masked singers, the host and panellists are now in self-isolation. They are all being monitored closely and are in constant contact with medical authorities. Network 10 is working closely with the Victorian Government and the Victorian Department of Health and Human Services. Network 10 is providing all crew with all the support and assistance possible,...

Wil Anderson.

Stan has commissioned Guesswork Television to produce the Australian Lockdown Comedy Festival, a series which will see local comedians perform material from their planned 2020 shows – from their homes.

Signed on are Wil Anderson, Cal Wilson, Nazeem Hussain, Dave Hughes, Zoe Coombs Marr, Tommy Little, Geraldine Hickey, Dilruk Jayasinha, Steph Tisdell, Aaron Chen, Sam Campbell, Michelle Brasier and Nath Valvo, with more to be announced soon.

The series has been announced as a direct result of the cancellation of many of Australia’s comedy festivals and tours as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, including the Melbourne International Comedy Festival and Sydney Comedy Festival.

Filming will take into consideration all current health measures – including comedians setting up and operating their own cameras, with a director on hand via video conferencing.

Stan’s chief content officer Nick Forward said: “The brand-new Stan Original Australian Lockdown Comedy Festival will bring together some of our brightest talent,...

Much like the television networks and their re-runs before the season premieres, President Donald Trump was in a re-tweeting and re-quoting mood this weekend.

The Commander-in-Tweet had four re-tweets and several re-quotes on his Twitter agenda for Saturday. It was his rebuttal to a week that saw former President Barack Obama and an anonymously sourced editorial dominate the headlines.

Using his own pulpit, the President reminded his online following that there is another side to the unfolding story of his administration, as the empire struck back.

Today’s tweetstorm so far:

So nice, thank you both! https://t.co/IAskDJIILo

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 9, 2018

The Dems have tried every trick in the playbook-call me everything under the sun. But if I’m all of those terrible things, how come I beat them so badly, 306-223? Maybe they’re just not very good! The fact is they are going Crazy...

Dave Hughes and Kate Langbroek co-host a radio show on Kiis FM in Sydney, Australia, and it was on International Woman’s Day back in March that she informed him that she made less money that him. A lot less. “I found out last year that you get paid 40 per cent more than I do for […]...

Exclusive: UK sales outfit bolsters Cannes slate.

UK sales outfit Independent Film Company has added a host of projects to its Cannes slate.

Among them is The Secret Of The Universe, the second feature from Guy Myhill, whose debut The Goob premiered in Venice Days. Produced by Mike Elliott of Emu Films, the circus-set feature follows a clown who tries to keep his heart cold but finds himself plunged into the depths of life.

Also on Independent’s slate is The Lemon Grove, the second feature from writer-director Helen Walsh, whose debut The Violators [pictured] played at Edinburgh and Karlovy Vary. Adapted from her own novel, her next film follows a husband and wife who return to the island of Mallorca annually for a summer holiday. One year, the arrival of the wife’s stepdaughter and her new boyfriend threatens to upset their equilibrium. Producers are David Moores, Dave Hughes and Kevin Sampson of Red Union Films.

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Mel Gibson on the set of Hacksaw Ridge.. . Mel Gibson's Hacksaw Ridge cleaned up at the 6th Aacta Awards ceremony last night, taking home five awards, including Best Film and Best Original Screenplay. . Gibson was honoured for Best Direction, while Andrew Garfield won Best Lead Actor and Hugo Weaving nabbed Best Supporting Actor. . .I need to thank Australia for making this film,. said Gibson in his acceptance speech. . He praised the "homegrown" film.s cast and crew, .the calibre of which is as good or better than anywhere in the world.. . .I.m not the only one who wants to make films here all the time, Ridley Scott said the same thing,. Gibson said. .I.m honoured to receive this.. . . The five awards add to the four Hacksaw Ridge already picked up earlier this week at the Aacta Industry Luncheon. The film was nominated in 13 categories overall. . Odessa Young...

Mel Gibson on the set of Hacksaw Ridge.. . Mel Gibson's Hacksaw Ridge cleaned up at the 6th Aacta Awards ceremony last night, taking home five awards, including Best Film and Best Original Screenplay. . Gibson was honoured for Best Direction, while Andrew Garfield won Best Lead Actor and Hugo Weaving nabbed Best Supporting Actor. . .I need to thank Australia for making this film,. said Gibson in his acceptance speech. . He praised the "homegrown" film.s cast and crew, .the calibre of which is as good or better than anywhere in the world.. . .I.m not the only one who wants to make films here all the time, Ridley Scott said the same thing,. Gibson said. .I.m honoured to receive this.. . . The five awards add to the four Hacksaw Ridge already picked up earlier this week at the Aacta Industry Luncheon. The film was nominated in 13 categories overall. . Odessa Young...

John Cornell and Paul Hogan on The Paul Hogan Show.

Paul Hogan will receive this year.s Aacta Longford Lyell Award, the Australian Academy.s highest honour.

First presented to Ian Dunlop in 1968, the Longford Lyell Award honours Australian film pioneer Raymond Longford and his partner in filmmaking and life, Lottie Lyell..

It recognises a person who has made a truly outstanding contribution to the enrichment of Australia.s screen environment and culture. Previous recipients include Peter Weir, Geoffrey Rush, Fred Schepisi, Jan Chapman, David Stratton and most recently, Cate Blanchett.

Hogan will be bestowed with the award at the 6th Aacta Awards Ceremony on Wednesday evening, in a presentation that will honour his 45 year career. It will feature tributes from Shane Jacobson, Michael Caton, former Tourism Minister John Brown, Peter Faiman, Dave Hughes, Adam Hills, Ernie Dingo and The Paul Hogan Show co-star Delvene Delaney..

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The Nine Network is channelling tens of millions of dollars freed up from the end of its output deal with Warner Bros. into a record investment in local content.

Spending on local production will continue to rise over the next three years to the point where the network invests $100 million more per year than currently, executives said at the upfronts presentation today.

While Nine retains the first-run rights to The Big Bang Theory, director of programming and production Andrew Backwell said the broadcaster decided to relinquish the re-runs (subsequently acquired by Seven) because it preferred to spend the money on local content.

The 2016 line-up includes the Matchbox Pictures drama Hide & Seek, Cjz.s previously announced two-part Alan Bond miniseries House of Bond and a new factual series, Prison: First & Last 24 Hours.

Daryl Somers will return to TV as the host of You.re Back in the Room, a FremantleMedia Australia...

The Chaser's Media Circus will return for a second season on September 10.

However, according to a statement from ABC TV, management has confirmed it hopes to replace the second series with cat videos.

.As soon as we can find enough left wing cats who instinctively hate Australia, they.ll be replaced,. said an ABC representative.

The game show about the news is hosted by Craig Reucassel with Fake Fact Checker Chas Licciardello.

It is produced by the creative team behind The Chaser and The Checkout, including Ben Jenkins, Zoë Norton Lodge, Scott Abbot, Andrew Hansen and Julian Morrow.

"ABC management confirmed that for the second series the show has been moved out of the news division to allow it to be more biased and have less rigorous vetting of the studio audience," according to a statement.

Filmed in front of a live audience each week shortly before broadcast, The Chaser...

The producers of Trouble Down Under have secured the backing of an American philanthropic and investment family for their $50 million 3D animated feature.

Donna Bennett and Mehal Rockefeller have agreed to fund the film and a sequel and to serve as executive producers.

Production is due to begin on September 2 in a new purpose built CGI animation studio in Sydney developed with consultants EngineRoom. The cost of the studio was factored into the budget.

The producers are Fastlane Entertainment.s Frank Miniaci (who.s La-based) and Tony Findlay. Aussie Steve Trenbirth (The Lion King II, The Jungle Book II) will direct.

The voice cast already recruited includes Rove McManus, Tony Bonner, Cameron Daddo, Dave Hughes, Gary Sweet, Andrew Daddo, Dan Mor and Josh Lawson. The role of Doc the Cattle Dog will be voiced by Us TV host Dr Mehmet Oz. Findlay is heading to Los Angeles to join Miniaci...

It.s not surprising that comedic actor Ed Kavalee.s debut telemovie Scumbus is about to hit screens. What is surprising is that he used his life savings to self-fund the project, which was strong enough to attract come of the biggest names in Australian comedy including Glenn Robbins, Tony Martin, Peter Helliar and Dave Hughes.

.What do they tell you not to do? Don.t put your own money in,. Kavalee says. .But I didn.t have a choice . what am I going to do? Ring up a funding body and say I have this idea for a comedy telemovie? They would have hung up straight away. You know you get to this point where you say .I.ve got to do something.....

Kavalee has been winning fans over the past six years on radio and as a host and performer on TV shows such Thank God You.re Here; TV Burp; Santo,...

It.s not surprising that comedic actor Ed Kavalee.s debut telemovie Scumbus is about to hit screens. What is surprising is that he used his life savings to self-fund the project, which was strong enough to attract come of the biggest names in Australian comedy including Glenn Robbins, Tony Martin, Peter Helliar and Dave Hughes.

.What do they tell you not to do? Don.t put your own money in,. Kavalee says. .But I didn.t have a choice . what am I going to do? Ring up a funding body and say I have this idea for a comedy telemovie? They would have hung up straight away. You know you get to this point where you say .I.ve got to do something.....

Kavalee has been winning fans over the past six years on radio and as a host and performer on TV shows such Thank God You.re Here,...

Comedian and film-maker Ed Kavalee is seeking a theatrical distributor for his second feature film Border Protection Squad, which takes aim at shows like Seven’s Border Security and the characters behind it.

Kavalee wrote and directed Border Protection Squad with producing duties shared between himself and Christian Clarke, who produced Scumbus, Nick Thompson and Rachel Millar.

Kavalee told Mumbrella’s sister title Encore: “The idea is what would happen if the guys who ran Border Security were more interested in the ratings than what actually came in and out of Australia.”

Last week Encore revealed that Kavalee’s first film Scumbus would be broadcast on Network Ten.

Kavalee said he hoped to talk to distributors about the opportunities of using Twitter to promote Border Protection Squad via his cast’s own followers. He said: “My question is going to be, ‘what’s the best way to get the most...

Ed Kavalee: writer, producer, actor of Scumbus

Network Ten has picked up first rights to a debut comedy feature by Ed Kavalee starring some of Australia’s best known comedians.

Scumbus is Kavalee’s first film, written, produced and funded by the comedian and directed by Luke Tierney.

The film, an idea of Kavalee’s and friend Josh Lawson, will be broadcast on Saturday 10 November at 9.30pm and later on Ten’s catch up service.

Kavalee told Encore: “It was conceived by myself and Josh Lawson before he got taken under the wing of Will Ferrell.”

“It was made for TV. No one is making comedy telemovies. So I thought let’s give this a go. Ten saw it, loved it and said they’d love to play it,” he said.

“It’s basically a little comedy about two life-long best friends who are also cops. One is a...

To Sydney’s Comedy Store and Ten’s storming showcase from the team on The Project.

And the loudest heckles came from an unlikely source – with The Biggest Loser trainer Michelle Bridges having apparently warmed up early for the event. At one point – when Tom Ballard showed off his pasty white belly – Bridges yelled out “Shit!” loudly enough to make The Project regular and Triple J morning presenter wince.

But Dave Hughes probably had the most honest line of the night, telling the audience: ‘Thank fuck The Voice has finished.”

But Charlie Pickering had the biggest confession, telling the audience that his dark secret since the show began is that at the end of each episode, he says goodnight, turns to his script and draws “a cock and balls”. He volunteered that it now comes so naturally, that on occasion he does it while maintaining eye contact with the night’s guest.

Dave Hughes has revealed that he finds parenthood very hard. The Australian comedian, who is best known for his role as one of the hosts of The Project, said that he respects his wife Holly Ife for taking care of their two children Rafferty and Sadie while he goes out to work. Hughes told The Age: "I swear to God, being at home with two kids is the hardest work as anything I've ever done. "When you get home and you've got an 11-month-old who is walking early, who is trying to kill herself every five seconds by putting something in her mouth or walking off the edge of a balcony - that is hard as well." Hughes added that he was not happy when Channel Ten decided to add an extra episode of The Project each week, making his schedule even more hectic. He said: "I remember where I...

Carrie Bickmore has revealed that she still cannot believe that she has been nominated for a Gold Logie award. The Australian television presenter, who fronts The Project alongside Dave Hughes and Charlie Pickering, admitted that it feels "surreal" to receive a nod for the prestigious prize because she never thought she would be considered. Bickmore told the Sunday Herald Sun: "I used to sit next to [former colleague] Rove [McManus] and he would get up and get the Gold and I used to think that was such an honour. I never thought I'd ever get a nomination, so I'm just enjoying it." Other nominees for the Gold Logie include comedian Hamish Blake, breakfast TV presenter Karl Stefanovic, Spicks and Specks host Adam Hills, actress Asher Keddie and Home and Away's Esther Anderson. (more)...

Titan Books provided the City of Films with a copy of David Hughes’ book “Tales From Development Hell: The Greatest Movies Never Made?”

Once in a great while I will come across a book that I can’t put down and end up finishing it over the course of hours or days, often forgetting to eat or sleep in the process. Luckily for me such a book recently took over my weekend and I’m here to share a review.

I don’t read a lot of fiction, just keeping to reference and guide books for the most part. My favorites of course are about films and filmmaking; Easy Riders, Raging Bulls, 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die, and more recently Scorsese by Ebert are great examples. I’m happy to say Tales From Development Hell fits nicely into my criteria to be entertained and educated at the same time.

Channel Ten bosses have said that they feel "positive" about The Project's viewer ratings. The Australian current affairs show, which is hosted by Dave Hughes, Carrie Bickmore and Charlie Pickering, was recently renamed and moved to an earlier timeslot in order to boost ratings, but was still beaten by Today Tonight, A Current Affair and the Seven and Nine Network news bulletins last night. The Project achieved less than half a million viewers, while all the rival programmes got audiences of over a million. However, Ten's programming chief David Mott said that they are pleased that The Project still gave the station a 22% audience increase in its 6pm to 7pm slot. Mott told (more)...

The Project will now air at 6pm on weeknights in Australia. Channel Ten bosses have reportedly decided that the current affairs chatshow - hosted by Dave Hughes, Carrie Bickmore and Charlie Pickering - should be shown earlier in order to appeal to a wider audience. According to the Herald Sun, chief of programming David Mott hopes that The Project will provide a lead-in to reality series The Biggest Loser and MasterChef and target a demographic of 18 to 49-year-olds. He said: "The Project is the perfect choice for a younger audience who still wants news, but not in the traditional sense." He also revealed that he was content with Ten's decision to axe George Negus's current affairs programme last year, saying: "I think it was a strong show and a good alternative (more)...

Channel Ten has said that it is "hopeful" of launching a new sports show starring Dave Hughes. Bosses at the Australian television network have said that they are confident that they can retain the rights to Before the Game, despite the Seven Network's alleged attempts to poach its stars. The football panel series will feature The Project's Hughes, along with Mick Molloy, Anthony 'Lehmo' Lehmann, Ryan Fitzgerald, Andrew Maher and Samantha Lane. A Ten spokesperson told the Herald Sun: "[We are] very hopeful. It's looking very good." > George Negus TV show axed as 'The Project' extended by Channel Ten An industry insider has claimed that Seven executives have tried to steal celebrities from the programme in order to re-create (more)...

Organisers of the Adelaide Festival have joined the hordes of people against Melbourne Festival's plan to change dates. Melbourne Festival bosses want to hold their arts event in March instead of the usual October, which will cause clashes with other events in the Australian calendar. Adelaide Festival chief executive Kate Gould told the Herald Sun: "It would be better if they found another slot in the year. There are a number of festivals in that early part of the year in Australia." Organisers of the Melbourne Comedy Festival are especially upset about the date change. Comedians such as Dave Hughes and Wil Anderson said that they don't want the move to overlap with their event and have appealed to Arts Victoria to (more)...

Charlie Pickering has proposed to his girlfriend of one year. The Australian television personality and comedian, who is best known for hosting The Project alongside Carrie Bickmore and Dave Hughes, asked Sarah Krasnostein to marry him on Sunday. According to the Herald Sun, Krasnostein showed off her new engagement ring at the GQ Awards in Sydney last night. Pickering, Bickmore and Hughes recently had The Project renamed and extended by 30 minutes when George Negus's current affairs show was axed by Channel Ten. Former Home and Away actress Sharni (more)...

Carrie Bickmore is rumoured to be in the running for a new daytime TV role. The Australian television personality, who currently hosts weeknight comedy current affairs panel show The Project alongside Charlie Pickering and Dave Hughes, is believed to be the top contender to host Channel Ten's new morning chatshow Breakfast. According to The Daily Telegraph, Bickmore would join former colleague Dr Andrew Rochford and New Zealand TV star Paul Henry on the series. Broadcasters such as Magdalena Rose and Sarah Murdoch were recently linked to the coveted role, and Melissa Doyle was even rumoured to be quitting her job on (more)...

A number of Australian comedians have started a protest against Melbourne Festival being rescheduled. Stars such as Dave Hughes, Wil Anderson and Charlie Pickering said that they are angry at the event organisers' decision to move the festival from October to February or March, meaning that it will be on during the same period as Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Melbourne Festival has cited the better weather in March as the main reason for rescheduling the event. Arts Victoria has now called a meeting today with representatives of 23 arts events and venues in the city to discuss the idea. Anderson told the Herald Sun: "They don't have the Afl Grand Final the same weekend as the Australian Open. It just doesn't make sense. It might be a good idea for the Melbourne Festival, but it's only going to hurt the Comedy Festival." (more)...

Dave Hughes has revealed that he is considering suing Stonnington Council after falling into a hole while out running. The Australian comedian, who is best known as a presenter on current affairs show The 7pm Project alongside Carrie Bickmore and Charlie Pickering, said that the unconcealed hole in Chapel Street in South Yarra is "dangerous" and he is in shock that it has not been covered up. After being photographed by the hole, Hughes told listeners on his radio show: "I fell into this at 2pm yesterday afternoon in bright sunlight. There [were] about 30 witnesses around me and I yelled, 'This is dangerous'. "I staggered off and I cannot believe nothing has been done. This hole is still there, there's no tape (more)...

George Negus's current affairs series has been axed by Channel Ten. The television host said that 6.30 with George Negus, which debuted in January this year, was too "ahead of its time" for the Australian public. Carrie Bickmore, Dave Hughes and Charlie Pickering programme The 7pm Project has now been extended by half an hour to take over Negus's slot and will be renamed The Project, but Negus will return to being a regular panelist on the show. Negus told Sky News: "Though sadly 6.30 has come to an end, I'm looking forward to getting back with my mates at The Project. (more)...

Dave Hughes has revealed that he thought The 7pm Project would ruin his career. The 40-year-old Australian comedian, who joined the panel for the daily comedy news show when it premiered in 2009, admitted that he and his co-stars Carrie Bickmore and Charlie Pickering aren't "breaking any records" with ratings. Hughes told National Features: "My manager rang me three months before the show started and told me about the concept. He said Channel Ten was going to back it in [but] I was wary of it [thinking], 'can that work?' "On the first night, every time I opened my mouth I thought I was ruining my career. We were coming off the back of MasterChef Australia, being at seven o'clock, so there were unrealistic expectations." > Dave Hughes becomes dad for second time

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Dave Hughes has dressed up to impersonate the newly "slender" Shane Warne. The Australian comedian, who is best known for his roles on Nova radio and TV show The 7pm Project, was photographed yesterday with sprayed yellow hair and wearing the same clothes as Warne in a recent picture. After the images were published, Hughes joked to the Herald Sun: "I'm sick of everyone having a crack at Warnie. Both of our new looks are all natural." Warne recently hit back at reports that he has had cosmetic procedures and likes wearing eyeliner, saying: "Questions (more)...

Aussie MasterChef winner Kate Bracks has explained that she decided not to thank God in her victory speech. The 36-year-old from New South Wales, who beat fellow finalist Michael Weldon in a three-part challenge to be crowned the winner of the cooking reality television show on Sunday night, said that she didn't want to be too "corny". Bracks told Dave Hughes on his radio show: "[I considered mentioning God] but then I thought, everyone then goes, 'Oh great, it just sounds like the Logies.' It sounds corny and that is not the type of Christian I am." She also said despite the fact that she is "always talking to God", she didn't "actually pray" to help her win MasterChef because she thinks that God probably has better things to do. Bracks continued: (more)...

Dave Hughes has become a father for the second time. The Australian comedian and TV star, who is best known for appearing on current affairs series The 7pm Project and Rove McManus's former chatshow, welcomed daughter Sadie May at 10.25am on Saturday. According to The Daily Telegraph, Hughes's wife Holly and baby girl are both doing well in a Melbourne hospital. The 40-year-old thanked fans for their support on Twitter, writing: "She was delivered the old-fashioned way, mum light on the drugs, heavy on the screaming." The couple already have a son called Rafferty, (more)...

Celebrities such as Dave Hughes and Ruby Rose have joined an Australian electoral campaign. The Australian Electoral Commission has enlisted some of the country's most famous stars in order to encourage young people to enrol to vote. The campaign follows the Commission's discovery that there are 1.4 million people still not on the electoral roll ahead of this year's federal election. According to Aap, comedian Hughes and TV presenter Rose are joined by swimmer (more)...

Happy Stephenie Saturday! Were back again this week with another edition of Stephenies Playlist and weve got an awesome song for you straight from Stephenie Meyers Twilight playlist. For this weeks playlist highlight Ta Staffer Rebecca brings us a video for the song Dreaming by Omd. In addition to the video Rebecca gives us a little background information on the band their music and how exactly they fit into the Twilight universe. As always with Stephenie Saturday weve added some questions for consideration for you to think about and respond to.Dreaming OMDQuestions Where do you think this song fits into Twilight? Are you a fan of Omd? If so were you a fan before Stephenie included them on her playlist for Twilight or did you become one after? Why do you think Stephenie included Dreaming on her playlist? Whats your favourite Omd song? What did you think of this video?...