Entertainment
TV & Radio
Why Dave Hughes wore a nappy on stage
The show must go on, as they say. But Hughesy has taken this attitude to extreme lengths.
- by Michael Lallo
Latest
Courts
Trump says FBI and Justice Department will look into Jussie Smollett case
President Donald Trump tweeted that the FBI and the US Department of Justice will review the Jussie Smollett case, calling it "outrageous" and "an embarrassment to our Nation!"
- by Megan Crepeau
TV ratings
'A worry': Footy Show sheds half its core audience in one week
"Clearly people came and visited and they didn't come back the second week."
- by Broede Carmody
Piers Morgan
Piers Morgan: Today show scrutiny highlights Australia's 'misogyny' problem
"I just thought, well there you go, that's an illustration that Australia, like other countries, has a long way to go."
- by Amy Croffey
Pay TV: The Order
The show's Canadian heritage, and the distinctive sense of humour that implies, are very much in evidence.
- by Melinda Houston
Breakfast TV
‘One for the history books’: ABC’s Get Krack!n bows out with a bang
The tag 'must-watch TV' gets bandied about often, but ABC satire Get Krack!n just gave Australian TV its most searing half-hour in living memory.
- by Robert Moran
You Can't Ask That's domestic violence episode is the kind of reality TV we need
Programs such as You Can't Ask That are the perfect antidote to the manufactured drama being pumped out by the commercial networks (shows, incidentally, that classify verbal abuse, gaslighting and bullying as ratings hooks and entertainment).
- by Louise Rugendyke
Green Guide letters: TV viewers bite back
Waleed Aly handled Prime Minister Scott Morrison's combativeness with such grace and dignity on The Project. Wouldn't that make him a perfect replacement for Barry Cassidy on ABC's Insiders?
Vampires cut teeth to bridge humour gap in What We Do In The Shadows TV remake
Kiwi filmmakers Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi have turned their hit 2014 vampire comedy into a sharp, hilarious American comedy.
- by Michael Idato
Coming-of-age story underpins thrill of the chase in Amazon Prime's Hanna
Amazon has transformed the 2011 action film Hanna into a cracking television thriller.
- by Michael Idato
Streaming
Our picks of streaming TV: Problematic with Moshe kasher
With so many entertainment options, it's easy to miss brilliant TV shows, movies and documentaries. Here are the ones to hit play on, or skip.
- by Brad Newsome