PLUS: Shadow and Bone S2 is an action-filled fantasy, but fans of the original books may be annoyed.

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Six years later, it's hard to imagine streaming your favourite show without Netflix's 'Skip Intro' button - we take a look at how it came about and how it's changed the game of binging below.
Also in today's Entertainment Flash: Belgium's royal family are in SA, there's a new Real Housewives set in the Cape Winelands coming soon, Lesley-Ann Brandt gives her fans Capetonian slang lessons, and Dineo Ranaka returns to social media with a new perspective.

BRONWYN MCKAY, LOCAL NEWS EDITOR

Trevor Noah's comedic talents are making the South African a historical figure.

The former Daily Show host has won Europe's Erasmus Prize, making him the first comedian to win the prestigious prize since Charlie Chaplin in 1965.
 

The Praemium Erasmianum Foundation announced Noah as the winner of the Erasmus Prize on Thursday. 
 

"He receives the prize for his inspired contribution to the theme In Praise of Folly, named after Erasmus' most famous book, filled with humour, social criticism and political satire," reads a press statement.
 

The foundation revealed that "only once before in its 65-year history has a humourist won the Erasmus Prize: Charlie Chaplin received the award from His Highness Prince Bernhard in 1965".
 

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Belgian royals kick off state visit to South Africa in Johannesburg

The Belgian royals began their state visit to South Africa at the University of Pretoria, they will then travel to Cape Town for the weekend.

New Real Housewives set in the Cape Winelands coming soon

Die Real Housewives van die Wynlande, set in Stellenbosch's upper-crust wine estate community, will debut on kykNET in April.
For subscribers

How Netflix's 'Skip Intro' button has saved subscribers 195 years in cumulative time

According to Netflix, statistics show that skipping the intro has had more influence on viewers than just allowing them to cut to the chase when glued to the screen.

Get your notepad and dala what you must, Lesley-Ann Brandt is giving Capetonian slang lessons

Lesley-Ann Brandt was reminiscing about her Cape Flats roots as she taught her more than three million Instagram followers slang from her hometown.

Dineo Ranaka returns to social media, shares new perspective on 'what anxiety is'

Dineo Ranaka, who returned to social media this week with a cleared-out timeline, has opened up about her changed perspective on anxiety.

REVIEW

"If you are looking for a fun, action-filled fantasy series to pass the time, this is definitely it, as long as you don't get too bogged down in the details. From the romances to Alina's epic quest to save the world to the Crows' Ocean's Eleven-esque heists, Shadow and Bone season 2 is incredibly entertaining."

- Shadow and Bone S2 by Caryn Welby-Solomon

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