New golden age in Australian comedy declared by journalist
Four Australians are shortlisted for comedy awards in the biggest, most unforgiving test of their industry: the Edinburgh Fringe. Though the
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Chris Hemsworth even good at being dumb: Ghostbusters co-star Melissa McCarthy
Australian Chris Hemsworth startled both director and cast with an unexpected talent for improvising on the set of Ghostbusters, director Paul Feig says.
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Sounds Australia could fall silent at the end of the year
Australian artists could miss out on lucrative international deals – and even Grammy nominations – due to a funding bungle
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Writer and eavesdropper William Boyd is coming to Australia: watch what you say
William Boyd admits he’s a huge eavesdropper. It’s not a failing. It’s something he finds essential to his work.
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New BBC TV drama brings Charles Dickens’ great characters together in whodunit
The lives of the main characters from the author’s best-loved works are combined in a 20-part series that even he
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