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Murder, he wrote: Huge stars join Steve Martin’s whacky whodunnit

Murder, he wrote: Huge stars join Steve Martin’s whacky whodunnit

In the hands of stars Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez, Only Murders in the Building has become one of the great stayers of the streaming era.

  • by Debi Enker

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Two dishwashers? It’s time we all lowered our standards

Two dishwashers? It’s time we all lowered our standards

Why have we allowed our lives to become so dominated by domestic drudgery?

  • by Richard Glover
Denise Scott, star of Mother and Son reboot, diagnosed with cancer

Denise Scott, star of Mother and Son reboot, diagnosed with cancer

The comedian worked 12-hour days on set, while undergoing treatment for an aggressive form of cancer. “I was thinking, I don’t want to shut this whole production down.”

  • by Nell Geraets
It began as a funny coincidence. Somehow it became my greatest work stress
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It began as a funny coincidence. Somehow it became my greatest work stress

I’ve been thrust into a more unorthodox, though not entirely unwelcome, workplace pattern.

  • by Thomas Mitchell
How this comedian turned her TikTok fame into a role in a musical

How this comedian turned her TikTok fame into a role in a musical

Gabbi Bolt first found fame with her song for the unofficial Ratatouille musical and TikToks about Australian politics. Now she’s taking on a new challenge.

  • by Hannah Story
My kid’s favourite picture book keeps me awake at night

My kid’s favourite picture book keeps me awake at night

This widely accepted children’s classic is absolutely terrifying, so why can’t I stop reading it?

  • by Thomas Mitchell
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Cal Wilson: ‘I had terrible taste in men in my 20s. I was attracted to the bad boys’

Cal Wilson: ‘I had terrible taste in men in my 20s. I was attracted to the bad boys’

The stand-up comedian met her now-husband and thought, “He could be a great fling.” Twenty years later, they are still together with a 14-year-old son.

  • by Jane Rocca
As a comedy about the modern workplace, Utopia hits all the KPIs

As a comedy about the modern workplace, Utopia hits all the KPIs

From diet fads to “respectful behaviour” workshops, the latest season of Working Dog’s comedy delivers refreshing insights into the contemporary world.

  • by Debi Enker
Have you scattered ashes before? It’s harder than you think
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Have you scattered ashes before? It’s harder than you think

Saying goodbye to Grandma was tough, but disposing of her was even tougher.

  • by Thomas Mitchell
I have many skills, but it’s time to admit packing is not one of them

I have many skills, but it’s time to admit packing is not one of them

As it turns out, I am quite good at unpacking my issues but terrible at packing a car.

  • by Thomas Mitchell
Hopeless crooks go for big laughs in Tom Davis crime caper The Curse

Hopeless crooks go for big laughs in Tom Davis crime caper The Curse

The most-watched comedy of the past two years on Channel 4, The Curse has spawned a second season in which the bumbling crooks decamp to Spain’s “Costa del Crime”.

  • by Ben Pobjie