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CANNES, France — Viewers have watched former Smallville and Beauty and the Beast star Kristin Kreuk grow up on television. The 35-year-old Vancouver native has spent half her life in the spotlight.

ON STAGE What : Snowed in Comedy Tour featuring Pete Zedlacher, Dan Quinn, Craig Campbell, Paul Myrehaug Where : Royal Theatre, 805 Broughton St. When : Saturday, 8 p.m. Tickets : $45 in person at the Royal McPherson box office, online at rmts.bc.

IN CONCERT What : Diderot String Quartet When : Saturday, 8 p.m.

What : Aventa Ensemble: The Undivine Comedy, by Michael Finnissy When : Sunday, 8 p.m., pre-concert talk at 7:15 Where : Phillip T.

OPENING The Commuter (Cineplex Odeon Westshore, SilverCity) An insurance salesman stumbles upon a deadly conspiracy during his evening train ride home. With Liam Neeson, Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson.

PASADENA, California — American Idol wants to get back in the business of making stars.

It all starts with the song. That’s the idea behind The Launch, a new star search series premièring tonight on CTV. It’s also the feature that will distinguish it from other TV talent search shows, according to the producers.

What: Ian Tyson and Corb Lund Where: Royal Theatre When: Tuesday Rating: 4.5 (out of 5) It was a cowboy kind of evening on Tuesday as Alberta favourites Corb Lund and Ian Tyson kicked up some dust for a Royal Theatre audience.

Scripted-show production in the era of so-called peak TV peaked again in 2017, according to the numbers compiled by FX Networks.

You have questions. I have some answers. Q: There has been a lot of Carol Burnett on TV lately. I loved the shows but I never seemed to see (and maybe I just missed it) anything about how she had broken into TV.