Comedy
‘Do it’: Funny girl Julia Louis-Dreyfus on the serious step she took with her mum
From Seinfeld and Veep to a hit podcast and new choices with her 87-year-old mother, Julia Louis-Dreyfus is rolling with a fast-changing industry – and world.
- by Lulu Garcia-Navarro
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Opinion
Coffee
You can’t order hot chocolate as an adult, and other unspoken coffee rules
Your daily beverage sends a message about who you are as a person, and it can’t be: “I want a cute sweet treat in a cup.”
- by Thomas Mitchell
Roisin Gallagher shines in this darkly comic ‘Irish Fleabag’
In the vein of This Way Up and Derry Girls, The Dry is a female-driven comedy that celebrates the uncomfortable and brittle edges of family life.
- by Debi Enker
‘Just gave money to a Jew’: Seinfeld faces more pro-Palestine hecklers in Melbourne
The US comedian didn’t back down when hecklers targeted his Melbourne show, days after his Sydney performances were also interrupted.
- by Cameron Woodhead
Jerry Seinfeld calls out pro-Palestine heckler in Melbourne
US comedian Jerry Seinfeld was targeted by pro-Palestine activists at Rod Laver Arena.
Opinion
Air travel
The unexpected downside of finally experiencing business class
How am I supposed to go from proper cutlery and a flatbed to arguing over an armrest?
- by Thomas Mitchell
Jerry Seinfeld tells activists they’re in the wrong place at his Australian shows. Here’s why they persist
The comedian has become the target of pro-Palestinian protesters over what has been interpreted as his support for Israel’s response to the October 7 attacks by Hamas.
- by Karl Quinn
‘She wrote the first draft in a week’: Patrick Brammall on his wife striking TV gold
“She hadn’t written a show before,” admits the Colin from Accounts star who created the hit series with his wife, Harriet Dyer.
- by Jane Rocca
Pope Francis hosts Jimmy Fallon, Stephen Colbert, 100 other comedians in Vatican
“All of us were thinking, how did this happen?” said comedian Conan O’Brien. “Why are we here, and when are they going to throw us out?”
- by Giada Zampano
Dumb and dumber: These characters are why TV is sometimes called the idiot box
Deliberate stupidity has fallen out of fashion on TV, but we can still celebrate the brilliance of these seven buffoons.
- by Ben Pobjie
Opinion
Consumer confidence
My breaking point? Being on hold for 2 hours and 27 minutes
After hours of agonising hold music, I really should hang up, and yet a single thought keeps me on the line: what if I’m next?
- by Thomas Mitchell
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