‘No other show looked so fun to work on’: how Curb Your Enthusiasm is a joyous homage to friendship
From helping out with a buddy’s sex life to becoming an accomplice to graffiti, there’s almost no lengths that Larry and his pals wouldn’t go to for each other – and it was a pleasure to watch
Baby Reindeer – features the most chilling TV episode of the entire year
Fallout
An absolute blast of a TV show
Inside San Quentin’s marathon club: ‘For that day they are runners, not criminals’
‘A very odd and ugly worldview’: the dark side of fast fashion brand Brandy Melville
‘Unfurling tension and menace’: how slow TV like Ripley makes for a truly gripping watch
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The Regime – Kate Winslet is wasted in this mess of a satire
The actor’s performance in her new political comedy-drama is superb. But it's a deeply confused show that leaves viewers baffled as to what it’s actually trying to say
Curb Your Enthusiasm finale – an absolutely perfect ending
Sugar – Colin Farrell’s private detective drama is a disaster
Ripley – Andrew Scott is absolutely spellbinding
A Gentleman in Moscow – Ewan McGregor is almost as fantastic as his outrageous moustache
Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV – how on earth was this stuff ever broadcast?
3 Body Problem – the creators of Game of Thrones have done it again
Palm Royale – finally, a proper outlet for Kristen Wiig’s talents
The Gentlemen – a daft Guy Ritchie story, spattered with blood
Episode recaps
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live: Ryan Gosling brings the Kenergy in a strong episode
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: episode by episode
John Oliver on UFOs: ‘There needs to be room for honest inquiry’
The Last Week Tonight host looks into speculation, study and cover-ups about unidentified flying objects in the US
Late-night TV roundup
Jordan Klepper on campus protests: ‘You’re not going to resolve tension by adding violence’
Late-night hosts discuss the crackdown on, and Republican criticism of, college campus protests against Israel’s war in Gaza
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Videos
Carl Weathers' most memorable film and TV roles – video obituary
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Matthew Perry's best moments on screen – video obituary
The Canadian-American actor best known for playing Chandler Bing in the international hit series Friends has died at the age of 54
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A look back at the career of TV host Jerry Springer – video obituary
The TV host will be remembered for his role as the host of The Jerry Springer Show
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Opinion
Best of frenemies: why Tom Ripley is a psychopath made for social media
Peter Bradshaw
Sex and the City is on Netflix. Perfect – gen Z are a bunch of Charlottes
Alaina Demopoulos
We all know self-proclaimed Samanthas, Mirandas and Carries. I predict my generation will claim the most maligned character
Netflix’s 3 Body Problem is sci-fi. But beyond the alien threat lies the trauma of modern China
Tania Branigan
Though Liu Cixin’s revered trilogy has been westernised for TV, it dares to trace the scars of the Cultural Revolution, says Guardian foreign leader writer Tania Branigan
‘Accidental style icon’: how Larry David became the older man’s fashion idol
Shōgun: why the English samurai’s life and legacy still grip Japan 400 years on
‘Flat and shallow’: Netflix’s 3 Body Problem divides viewers in China
‘This is so weird’: the awkward truth about watching your parents have sex on screen
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‘Shagging and shoes’: why Gen Z has fallen in love with Sex and the City
Outdated attitudes aside, the friendship, fashion and sex proves an eye-opener for a new generation of viewers as the show reruns on TV
The Regime: Kate Winslet is funny every time in this bizarre political drama
The actor puts in a huge performance as the Chancellor of a fictional European nation. The moral seems to be: ‘Kate Winslet’s being a bit weird, isn’t she?’
‘Larry’s secretly a lovely man’: Curb Your Enthusiasm stars spill the beans – for their final ever episode
‘Ten hours of being waterboarded’: Hannah Waddingham says Game of Thrones left her with chronic claustrophobia
Joe Flaherty, Freaks and Geeks actor and SCTV star, dies at 82
Chance Perdomo, star of Gen V and Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, dead at 27
