25 h. ago Bret McKenzie’s new songs aren’t comedy, but ‘it’s in my DNA to be funny’

As half of Flight Of The Conchords and songwriter for The Simpsons, Spongebob Squarepants and more, Bret McKenzie has always been the funny guy. But now he’s getting serious sort of.

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40 h. ago Five stars for this funny, sad and bonkers British thriller that breaks all the rules

Created by Charlotte Coben, daughter of bestselling author Harlan, Dead Hot is not what you might expect.

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48 h. ago ‘You look fabulous in that suit’: The funny moment Zelensky won over Trump

English may not be his first language, but the Ukrainian president was a comedian before going into politics. In take two with Donald Trump in the Oval Office, he used those skills to his advantage.

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3 d. ago ‘I can’t do this forever’: Comedy festival boss considers handing over baton

After 30 years in the top job, Susan Provan is thinking it might be time for someone else to take the wheel. Maybe.

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3 d. ago ‘I can’t do this forever’: Comedy festival boss to hand over baton

After 30 years in the top job, Susan Provan is thinking it might be time for someone else to take the wheel. Maybe.

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5 d. ago What if the song of the year is a Ben Folds ballad from a Snoopy musical?

Because it just might be.

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5 d. ago The Age’s Nick McKenzie wins journalist of the year at Kennedy Awards

McKenzie’s award was among eight recognising the work of The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald’s journalists at the Kennedy Awards.

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6 d. ago Collett counting on Nashville Jack to be on song in Rosebud as he eyes another century

Jockey Jason Collett is hoping Nashville Jack can help him keep the momentum going from a stellar season in Sydney.

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6 d. ago What can we expect from Taylor Swift’s new album, The Life of a Showgirl?

Travis Kelce love songs? Blake Lively-inspired fury? Max Martin bangers? Let’s get excited.

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6 d. ago What to stream this week: A supernatural Australian murder mystery and five more picks

Picks include local thriller Playing Gracie Darling, an Eddie Murphy action comedy and a three-season binge of Reservoir Dogs. 

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8 d. ago A darkly funny look at artists – their egos, failures and bad behaviour

Murray Middleton’s short stories deals with filmmakers, musicians, actors, playwrights, photographers and writers in varying states of creative frustration.

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8 d. ago How actor Emily Browning learnt to embrace the funny side of failure

Lemony Snickett made her a dramatic star in her teens. Now in her 30s, the Melbourne-born actor is finally up for a laugh.

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8 d. ago How actress Emily Browning learnt to embrace the funny side of failure

Lemony Snickett made her a dramatic star in her teens. Now in her 30s, the Melbourne-born actress is finally up for a laugh.

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9 d. ago Australia’s recognition of a Palestinian state won’t stop the killing

Sanctions are the only measure that will stop Israel, writes Scott McKenzie.

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9 d. ago Joe’s dead, who’s going to make the gravy? Paul Kelly takes out funeral notice in The Age

Paul Kelly has published a death notice in The Age newspaper for Joe, the fictional hero of his track, How To Make Gravy, prompting speculation that a follow-up to the hit 1996 song may be on its way. 

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9 d. ago ‘My optometrist asked if I could bring it in!’: Kitty Flanagan on her Logies win

The popular comedian’s ABC comedy dominated the Logie Awards last week, but will there be a season four?

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1 week ago This song was written in a war zone on Australia’s doorstep. Now is your first chance to hear it live

Forgotten pianist Isador Goodman’s New Guinea Fantasy has never been performed in concert. Simon Tedeschi is bringing it back to life.

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1 week ago A song was written in a war zone on Australia’s doorstep. Now is your first chance to hear it live

Forgotten pianist Isador Goodman’s New Guinea Fantasy has never been performed in concert. Simon Tedeschi is bringing it back to life.

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1 week ago The extraordinary story behind a forgotten pianist’s wartime composition

Isador Goodman’s New Guinea Fantasy has never been performed in concert. Simon Tedeschi is bringing it back to life.

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1 week ago Comedy was just a hobby for Atsuko – then three years ago, ‘things happened’

The Japanese-Taiwanese-American comedian Atsuko Okatsuka on her family history, her husband’s vasectomy – and a buffet strategy.

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