Who pays for the prize pot and how much can contestants really win on quiz shows? Food - are the judges on MasterChef eating reheated dishes? And what is behind the success of Mrs Brown's Boys?

Those and more of your questions answered by Richard and Marina in this episode. 



How many jackpots can quiz shows really payout?

The Rest Is Entertainment pulls back the curtain on television, movies, journalism and more with Richard Osman and Marina Hyde using their years of knowledge, enviable contact book and wit to bring you what’s hot, and what’s not in the world of entertainment.

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Do all actors have to audition and what is the modern audition process? How do you translate a book to a film or even a theatre production? Can it be a simple copy and paste? Plus how do shows such as Mr Bates vs. The Post Office avoid law suits from those that are shown in what could be described as, an unfavourable light?

Those questions and more tackled by Richard and Marina on The Rest Is Entertainment. 

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Producers: Neil Fearn + Joey McCarthy
﻿Executive Producers: Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport



Auditions, Adaptations and Law Suits

The Sunday Times rich list has been revealed but which are the names from the world of entertainment, and how have they made their money?

Cannes Film Festival is underway, and the world has seen for the first time Francis Ford Coppola's Megalopolis. A film long talked about and self-financed by the man himself, why has he had to put his hand in his own pocket, like Kevin Coster with Horizon: An American Saga, is it all vanity?

Plus, Have I Got News For You is soon to be on US screens. Does the history of UK formats trying to make it in American show it will be a success?

Twitter: @restisents
Instagram: @restisentertainment
YouTube: @therestisentertainment
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Producers: Neil Fearn + Joey McCarthy
﻿Executive Producers: Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport

Recommendations: 
Marina - Inside No.9 (iPlayer)
Richard - Triangle Of Sadness (Netflix) / We Are Secrets & Spies: A Nuclear Game (iPlayer)



How to make a billion in showbiz

Who has the hardest job in TV? Can stars tell when they're in a flop? What happens on quiz shows when contestants object to getting a wrong answer?

Join Richard and Marina for The Rest Is Entertainment questions (and answers) edition. 

Twitter: @restisents
Instagram: @restisentertainment
YouTube: @therestisentertainment
Email: therestisentertainment@gmail.com

Producers: Neil Fearn + Joey McCarthy
﻿Executive Producers: Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport



The Hardest Job In TV

It was Eurovision at the weekend so Richard & Marina reflect on all that happened plus Richard provides some excellent trivia. The Fall Guy had an average box office opening weekend, does it reflect the current health of Hollywood and the star power of Ryan Gosling & Emily Blunt? Lastly Doctor Who returned with Ncuti Gatwa as the new Doctor and the first taste of the BBC & Disney co-production.... how will this impact the franchise in the future?

Twitter: @restisents
Instagram: @restisentertainment
YouTube: @therestisentertainment
Email: therestisentertainment@gmail.com

Producers: Neil Fearn + Joey McCarthy
﻿Executive Producers: Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport

Recommendations:
Marina - William Goldman - Adventures In The Screen Trade (read)
Richard - The Sixth Commandment / Black Ops (iPlayer)



Eurovision Secrets & New Doctor Who

Are sub-editors the unsung heroes of the news room and what are the secrets of  creating a brilliant headline? On shows such as World's Most Dangerous Roads, how much danger are the celebrities really in? Plus, why is to so hard to recreate sport in films? 

These are just some of your questions Marina Hyde and Richard Osman answer on this episode. 

Twitter: @restisents
Instagram: @restisentertainment
YouTube: @therestisentertainment
Email: therestisentertainment@gmail.com

Producer: Neil Fearn
﻿Executive Producers: Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport



How many jackpots can quiz shows really payout?

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