Recognition at last for male divas. But if Elton John qualifies, why not...
A new V&A exhibition sweeps aside connotations of misogyny and scorn. Let’s hope the diva’s joyful silliness survivesWho do you think of when you hear the word diva? A trailblazing punk singer? A...
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View ArticleDreamland review – Lily Allen’s TV acting debut is nothing to write home about
This six-part, misty-eyed comedy-drama was adapted from a darkly hilarious Sharon Horgan short. Now, it’s paler, flabbier, and much less funny – but it does have the Smile singer in itIn 2017, Sharon...
View ArticleBest podcasts of the week: How feminists and a porn baron built an iconic...
In this week’s newsletter: Discover the wild 1970s tale of the revolutionary Viva in Stiffed. Plus: five of the best podcasts for Succession fansDon’t get Hear Here delivered to your inbox? Sign up...
View ArticleWellmania review – this wellness-spoofing comedy is incredibly watchable
This Netflix series from Instagram star Celeste Barber is absorbing, amusing, no-nonsense TV. It’s the perfect way to unwindThere have been few better satirists of the Instagram age than Celeste...
View ArticleTunnock’s tea cakes, Depeche Mode and non-stop smoking – how TV is bringing...
From specialising in retro criminal lingo to buying 100-year-old Christmas decorations, a batch of new dramas are obsessively reincarnating the 80s. Not that they always get it right…It’s all too easy...
View ArticleComic James Acaster on his plunge into experimental music: ‘I don’t know what...
Could the celebrated standup knock out an album of his own tunes? Yes, he says, with the aid of a dusty old drum kit, 40 musicians – and a novelty animal costumeIt started off, as many great creative...
View ArticleThe anti-hibernation culture guide: something to enjoy for every day in January
You can spend the next few weeks under the duvet and in front of the telly, or enjoy world-class art, theatre, music, film and standup – here’s an event for each of the next 31 daysMUSIC Floating...
View ArticleYule love it: the best culture of the festive season
From magical ballet to adult panto, Arthurian exhibits to a touring troupe of comics, we present December’s hottest remaining ticketsThe Muppet Christmas Carol (30th Anniversary)Out nowYou can bang on...
View ArticleEdinburgh fringe 2022: 10 comedy shows you shouldn’t miss
More picks from this year’s festival, including Jordan Brookes, The Delightful Sausage, plus dance from Circa and theatrePhil Wang: The Real Hero in All ThisThe British-Malaysian comic’s routines about...
View ArticleThe Resort review – like The White Lotus, with added menace
This luxury hotel-set dramedy about a bored married couple who unearth clues about a missing boy is wildly entertaining – and puts you in mind of Mike White’s smash-hit 2021 seriesVisit any luxury...
View ArticlePop iconoclast Rina Sawayama: ‘Drag is turning trauma into entertainment....
The British-Japanese pop star’s genre-mashing second album is the product of her hard-won self-knowledge. She talks about reckoning with her Asian identity, forgiving her mother and her determination...
View ArticleThe Newsreader review – why is this 1980s TV newsroom drama so dismissive of...
This otherwise classy Australian series doesn’t just depict women being written off in the workplace – by focusing on a less interesting male character, it’s also guilty of itThese days, difficult...
View ArticleBetter Things series five review – a life-affirming final outing that will...
Pamela Adlon’s relatable, uplifting autobiographical dramedy about motherhood is creatively confident, gripping entertainment – and will be sorely missedSince having a child, there has been one...
View ArticleBeabadoobee: Beatopia review – stylish but unmemorable pop nostalgia
(Dirty Hit)Londoner Beatrice Laus’s second album trips down a well-travelled path of sweet 90s indie-rock‘I’m not sure if I’ve seen you before,” croons Beatrice Laus on recent single Talk. “You looked...
View ArticleSneakerhead review – Big Zuu’s character has zero personality traits
A great cast, led by People Just Do Nothing’s Hugo Chegwin, battle valiantly against this comedy’s contrived script – and loseCommending a sitcom for its authenticity might sound a bit like damning...
View ArticleLaura Veirs: Found Light review – folk-rocker’s sexual reawakening
(Bella Union)The Portland singer-songwriter’s first album written after splitting from her husband and longtime producer is a candid confessional filled with headily intimate imagesThe last album from...
View ArticleHarry Hill on making TV Burp: ‘Watching every EastEnders omnibus was bloody...
‘I get recognised by people in their early 20s who tell me, “You were my childhood.” That’s really chilling’When the Sun’s TV critic Garry Bushell went on holiday, I covered his column and thought it...
View Article‘An old strain of English magic had returned’: stars on why they fell in love...
As a new generation continues to discover her via Running Up That Hill, musicians including Sharon Van Etten and Brian Molko reveal how the singer changed their livesI was a late bloomer when it came...
View ArticleRae Morris: ‘I want to be a national treasure, but the things I like are...
The Blackpool-born artist talks about why the music industry doesn’t get her, how she’s reclaiming her sexuality, and why she’s written a lush concept album about the northRae Morris’s house is so nice...
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