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Sound check: Rocking with Laughter

06.11.09

Flight of the Conchords are part of a trend that proves it's possible to make a comedy song you can listen to more than once.... more

This US TV shrink will soon get you on the couch

06.10.09

Nowhere is the NY-LON divide greater than in attitudes to therapy. In London, it's not unheard of to have an analyst but many people keep their shrink's existence a secret... more

Little Dorrit steals the show with seven Emmys

21.09.09

The BBC's Little Dorrit won seven Emmy Awards for Britain at American television's equivalent of the Oscars... more

Matt Lucas' gay divorce

11.09.09

Matt Lucas may have slimmed down since separating from his husband, but his career’s ballooning, he tells Marianne Macdonald... more

The Queen through the ages is star of Channel4 autumn

26.08.09

Drama series about the life of the Queen is the highlight of Channel 4's autumn schedules... more

Bluffer's guide to The Wire

06.04.09

It’s tortuous, dark and utterly gripping. As cult series The Wire hits mainstream TV, here’s how you can be in the know about Barack Obama’s favourite show ... more

Is a mix of free and premium content the way forward for the media industry?

20.03.09

Whether it's the rise of Google, the creation of the Freeview digital TV service, or newspapers such as Metro, the power of free has been compelling... more

It got ugly for Brad Pitt at Globes party

13.01.09

Brad Pitt was left dumbstruck when a drunken guest at a party laid into him — for being ugly. ... more

Parent trap with harpoons thrown in

05.01.09

If the recession doesn't kill you, parenthood will. That has been my experience over the New Year... more

Best DVDs of 2008

19.12.08

From The Dark Knight to Curb Your Enthusiasm, here are DVDs not to be without.... more

CDs of the week

05.12.08

Akon's third album drops most of the hip-hop, you can almost smell the dope in Neil Young's 1968 concert and David Byrne is unfussy. ... more

DVDs of the week

28.10.08

Without Robert Downey Jr's winning charm Iron Man would be a disaster. ... more

Uh-oh, now I'm in love with a vampire

20.10.08

Back before the fall of Lehman Brothers and the global economic collapse, I had a dirty little secret: my weekly addiction to the TV series Gossip Girl, about the absurdly rarefied lives of a fictional group of wealthy New York teenagers. Now ratings for the show are soaring: more than ever, people want cheap escapism. ... more

Brace yourself for Wire Weekender

19.09.08

Curzon Soho in Shaftesbury Avenue is hosting a two-day screening of all 10 episodes of the last ever series of The Wire.... more

A rescue deal we all need

17.09.08

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Ray Winstone dons 70s moustache for new U.S. police drama

23.08.08

No, it's not Ray Winstone at a 70s themed party. It's the British actor on the set of his latest role where he plays a tough-talking New York police officer.... more

Coming to America: Introducing Little Britain's new crop of outrageous characters

23.07.08

The comedy duo's six-part series, Little Britain USA, will see the return of some of familiar faces, including Vicky Pollard, as well as fresh creations.... more

Dame Judi Dench and Ricky Gervais lead British nominees at Emmy Awards

17.07.08

BBC costume drama Cranford has received eight Emmy nominations, while Ricky Gervais's Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale got six, it was announced today.... more

Carrie on up the aisle

29.05.08

It's as light and fluffy as the TV series, but who would miss Carrie Bradshaw's big day with Mr Big and the reunion of the Sex and the City ladies?.... more

Off the record

02.05.08

When a 20-year-old is murdered just for looking different, surely we must broaden the definition of 'hate crime,' says David Smyth.... more

Paramount plan for film channel

21.04.08

Paramount studios owner Viacom is taking direct aim at Time Warner's HBO... more

Soaks And The City: Sarah Jessica Parker gets drenched as a BIG wave engulfs her

08.03.08

Sarah Jessica Parker and co-star Chris Noth were drenched as waves engulf a photoshoot with celebrity photographer Annie Leibovitz to promote the upcoming movie version of the hit comedy ... more

Not-so naked ambition

22.01.08

The star of David Hare’s controversial new play tells Claire Allfree how she swapped the steaminess of Kama Sutra and Basic Instinct 2 for passion of a political kind.... more

Off the record

18.01.08

With album sales falling and EMI in trouble, David Smyth says its time we got our big names out for a Brit Awards ceremony to remember.... more

The gift of laughter - the best comedy DVDs

21.12.07

After groaning at the cracker jokes, raise some real belly laughs with the best of this year's comedy DVDs.... more

DVDs of the week

06.11.07

George Clooney stars in Ocean's Thirteen, which leads the line-up of the best DVD releases this week.... more

DVDs of the week

04.09.07

The week's top DVDs are led by an example of British film at its best in This Is England.... more

Into the imagination

21.08.07

Tales of the insane: take the plunge into the boundless wilds of quirky Brooklyn comic Kristen Schaal's imagination.... more

Big screen for Little Britain

15.09.06

Little Britain: The Movie is on its way. Stars David Walliams and Matt Lucas revealed they are developing a film in the US.... more

DVD reviews: Squids in

15.08.06

In this week's DVD releases, Noah Baumbach plays the traumatic subject of divorce for laughs, and the Dardenne brothers offer another riveting slice of realism in Palme d'Or winning film, The Child.... more