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The Knockout

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Initial release USA
Directors Mack Sennett
Charles Avery
Screenplay Charlie Chaplin
Producers Mack Sennett
Production companyKeystone Studios
Cast Mack Swain
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A group of tramps organise a fake boxing match and try to pass off a good-hearted simpleton as the boxing champion Cyclone Flynn. Hilarity ensues when the original Cyclone shows up at the match.

Eurovision 2023: Rita Ora and Rebecca Ferguson amongst semi-final interval acts

Nov 28,2022 6:40 am

By Daniel RosneyEurovision reporter

Rita Ora will perform a medley of some of her biggest hits As One of The Interval acts at next month's Eurovision semi-finals.

Rebecca Ferguson will also be performing, in her home city of Liverpool.

Speaking on the She Said : " It's a celebration of Liverpool and Ukraine through music".

She will sing a duet with Ukrainian artist Alyosha.

One of this year's hosts, Julia Sanina will open The First semi-final performing with her band The Hardkiss .

Other Ukrainian artists who will perform include Mariya Yaremchuk , OTOY and Zlata Dzyunka, as the UK is hosting The Song contest on behalf of Ukraine.

The Bbc said it will symbolise how the UK is " United by Music" - this year's slogan for The Competition .

" I'm hoping to squeeze into some kind of dress, " Ferguson joked to The Bbc , eight weeks after she gave birth.

" I'm Looking Forward to it because it'll Be My first work event where I get to dress up because I've just been mummy for The Past few weeks".

About 160 million people are expected to watch The Competition , Making It one of the biggest TV audiences in The World .

" I'm going to treat it like I treated X Factor because when I'd go On Stage all I'd imagine was the studio audience, " Ferguson, who has four Top 10 albums in the UK said. " That's the only way you can get through a performance, otherwise you'd never get on the stage".

Kate Phillips , BBC's director of Unscripted, which includes Focus On entertainment and big events, said: " There won't be a moment to miss during these very entertaining and very tense semi-finals. "

The knock-out stages will take place on Tuesday 9 and Thursday 11 May.

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