Film & TV production
What Veep’s creators think about the US election imitating their sitcom
Veep star Julia Louis-Dreyfus says she will be “extra involved” in Kamala Harris’ campaign as interest in the HBO show soars.
- by Meg Watson
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‘Absolutely terrifying’: Why you’ll never catch Celia Pacquola stepping through the blue door
The comedian returns to host the second season of Thank God You’re Here, but actually doing improv fills her with dread.
- by Bridget McManus
How ‘the most pointless TV show ever’ became an Aussie hit
Dismissed as ‘uninspired’ before it even began, Gogglebox proved the naysayers wrong.
- by Michael Lallo
How Sam Pang became TV’s most likeable host
The “half Channel Seven, half Channel Ten” master of deadpan quips is donning the tuxedo to host the Logies for a second time
- by Debi Enker
Behind the scenes with Elizabeth Taylor, the woman who loved love
Plus: get ready for the weekend with these fresh diversions.
- by Louise Rugendyke, Barry Divola, Dani Valent, Nicole Abadee and Frances Mocnik
From promiscuous fairy wrens to troublesome lorikeets, this bird nerd has seen it all
Dr Ann Jones returns with another instalment of The Secret Lives of Our Urban Birds, but this one had her in tears.
- by Bridget McManus
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Could Deadpool & Wolverine have hit No.1 without an underage audience?
Deadpool & Wolverine has broken R-rated records box office records. But when it comes to R-ratings and movie tickets, almost anything goes.
- by Michael Idato
The daredevils who fell in love climbing the world’s tallest buildings
The vertigo-inducing spectacle of rooftopping is the backdrop for a budding romance in Skywalkers: A Love Story.
- by Lindsey Bahr
Deadpool & Wolverine breaks record as Kamala surprises at Comic-Con
The world’s biggest movie, America’s vice-president and a Penguin launch that almost went up in smoke.
- by Michael Idato
Harmless fun or bro culture gone bad? Why we’re still talking about Entourage
On its 20th anniversary, Entourage creator Doug Ellin defends the show’s legacy, the ‘idiotic revisionism’ it’s faced, and the prospect of a reboot.
- by Thomas Mitchell