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Gal Gadot was on top of the world. In 2026, she has become a laughing stock

Gal Gadot was on top of the world. In 2026, she has become a laughing stock

Gal Gadot is running out of road. Since rocketing to fame as a steely Amazonian superhero in 2017’s Wonder Woman, the 41-year-old Israeli actor has been unable to wrap that golden lasso of hers around a decent film role for love nor money. There were the despairing Wonder Woman followups – the cacophonously emo Justice League and gaudy scorn-magnet Wonder Woman 1984. There was the dopey Agatha Christie adaptation Death on the Nile (Whodunnit? Whocares!). The turgid espionage thriller Red Notice, which sandwiched Gadot between The Rock and Ryan Reynolds, all fizzing with the sort of wonderful tri-directional chemistry you’d normally only get to see by asking Grok to generate its own remake of The Philadelphia Story. That was 2021, and who’d have thought there was still some bottom left to this barrel? Last year brought Snow White, with Gadot slumping to new lows as an inhumanly creaky singing witch. Now, she’s hoofing it around London in The Runner, a trashy, garishly colourful piece of nonsense about a jogger blackmailed into committing a murder to …

Last One Laughing is the funniest show on TV – it shows what Brits do best

Last One Laughing is the funniest show on TV – it shows what Brits do best

**Warning: Contains MAJOR SPOILERS for Last One Laughing UK.** Who would have thought that Prime Video could’ve topped the utter hilarity of Last One Laughing UK season 1? Between Bob Mortimer and Richard Ayoade speed dating, to Danny Dyer giving the cast acting lessons and surprise appearances from Nick Mohammed and Alison Hammond, it seemed impossible to do any better. Enter the casting team of season 2. Affectionately dubbed the “deadpan daddies” by Roisin Conaty, this year’s cast include a true variety of comics, many of whom lasted longer than anticipated due to their deadpan nature, from Romesh Ranganathan to Diane Morgan. Were they any good at the game by making the other comics laugh or did they manage to stay so long because they have in their locker what Brits know and love: sarcastic and deadpan humour? Diane Morgan, for example, is beloved for her role as Liz on Motherland, a no-nonsense and unflinching mum who remains cool and under pressure after cutting off her finger. And then there’s Philomena Cunk. It’s interesting to …

Who won Last One Laughing UK season 2?

Who won Last One Laughing UK season 2?

**Warning: Contains MAJOR SPOILERS for Last One Laughing UK.** Last One Laughing UK season 2 began with 10 comedians and they all had just one job: don’t laugh! As audiences reached the final episode today (2 April), just four comics remained in the race to become the winner, but it was by no means an easy feat. David Mitchell, Mel Giedroyc, Sam Campbell and reigning champ Bob Mortimer remained in the running, and with just 40 minutes left, host Jimmy Carr announced they were now in sudden death, meaning whoever laughed next would be handed the red card. But for David Mitchell, he got the last laugh and was crowned the winner of Last One Laughing UK season 2! David Mitchell for Radio Times. Robert Wilson / Radio Times “That was quite insane because I think we disappeared into a place where there was no laughter,” David said following his win. He added: “I have to say, for all the bleakness at the end, I am delighted to win and I think that shows a want …

AOC’s Ignorance Is No Laughing Matter

AOC’s Ignorance Is No Laughing Matter

Authored by Stephen Soukup via American Greatness, Over the past week or so, many on the political Right have understandably enjoyed a laugh or two at the expense of Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D, N.Y.). AOC went to the Munich Security Conference to provide “balance” to the Trump administration’s presence and to burnish her own credentials on the global stage. Instead, she mostly just made a fool of herself. Not only did she stutter, stammer, and offer a Kamala Harris-esque non-answer when asked about American interests in and obligations to Taiwan, but she also demonstrated a comically poor grasp of geography and a righteously ignorant understanding of history. In an effort to rebut and embarrass U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, AOC embarrassed only herself, showing that historical facts mean far less to her than identity-inspired fiction. But while it’s inarguably fun to chuckle at and mock the ignorance of the smug congresswoman and presumed presidential aspirant, it is also important to acknowledge that her historical and political illiteracy extends beyond the superficial and touches on matters of real …