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  • Ben Stiller Gets a Taste of His Own (Humor) Medicine While Rappelling With Bear Grylls

    Ben Stiller, 48, got a taste of his own (humor) medicine when he went rappelling for the first time with adventurer Bear Grylls.

    The Secret Life of Walter Mitty actor is the next celebrity exploring the wild with Grylls on the NBC reality series Running Wild with Bear Grylls, which airs tonight.

    Last week, Zac Efron had the time of his life jumping out of airplanes and dining on worms with Grylls in the Catskills Mountains.

    For Stiller’s first ever rappel down the face of a cliff, Grylls decided to try and use humor to help the visibly nervous Stiller conquer his fear.

    “Ben has never rappelled before, so I am going to try and make it a little bit fun,” says Grylls in a clip of the rappel. “I figured if he’s laughing, he’s not scared!”

    Not so sure his tactic worked since the Zoolander actor continues to have that nervous look on his face all the way down the side of the cliff.

    “This isn’t safe!” noted Stiller as the two rappelled into a ravine looking for food and shelter for the night.

    On the other hand, Stiller did succeed in scaling the face of the cliff despite his fears.

    Channing Tatum, Tom Arnold, Deion Sanders and Today show’s Tamron Hall will also try to beat the wild under Grylls‘ guidance in future episodes.

    “Running Wild is where I get to take some of our most loved Hollywood stars out on a great 48-hour adventure,” Grylls said in a promo for the series. ”And I think what has been powerful for me is seeing how the wild can transform people, and it can empower people, and it can reconnect them with who they are. I think the danger of fame is that it’s easy for people to go a little bit mad.”

    Running Wild with Bear Grylls airs Monday at 8 p.m. on NBC.

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  • Kristen Wiig Gives Thumbs Up to New ‘SNL’ Hires

    Kristen Wiig may not have a handle on online dating–as clearly depicted in the above video–but she does have a handle on the new SNL cast hires. In addition to new cast member Sasheer Zamata, who was just hired following criticism of the show for not having a black woman on board, Saturday Night Live has also hired on two new writers. LaKendra Tookes and Leslie Jones recently joined the gang at SNL and their debut work will air on January 18th.

    “I am excited about the new hire — it’s great,” Wiig said of Sasheer Zamata joining the cast. She also praised Lorne Michaels, the mastermind behind Saturday Night Live.

    “He’s incredibly smart, he changed my life, ” the Secret Life of Water Mitty star said. “He’s just an incredible man.”

    Spoils of Babylon, which Wiig presently stars in, was even created by former SNL writers. The show is definitely in her blood, despite having left her role as a main cast member.

    Kristen Wiig has performed on 136 episodes of SNL throughout the years. Fans–and the cast and crew–love it when she returns for guest appearances.

    Some of her other characters will live on in the memories of her devoted fans as well. Who could ever forget Gilly?

    “The lessons I’ve learned in how to write, perform in an ensemble, be a part of a group and have that sort of a family mentality is something that I feel very fortunate that I got to experience and take with me,” she says of her time at SNL.

    It no doubt gives viewers renewed faith in the show to know that Kristen Wiig approves of the new hires there–both those the fans will see on air and those behind the scenes as well. If even one of these new hires has the talent and tenacity Wiig has displayed during her career, then the coming seasons will continue providing late night laughs, for a long time to come.

    Unfortunately fans probably won’t look to Kristen for advice on online dating. Do you suppose that has improved any since her visit with Jimmy Kimmel?

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