Tv & radio
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The Daily Show host mocked the president’s denial of a damning climate change report and networks’ coverage of the issue
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He’s made a secret video with Beyoncé, a documentary with Noam Chomsky and a cult classic with Kate Winslet. Now, the director has turned his wild imagination to TV in bittersweet comedy Kidding -
The TV version of Elena Ferrante’s great novel is faithful to the relationship at the book’s revolutionary heart, says Guardian columnist and author Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
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From Cary Fukunaga’s Maniac to Julia Roberts’ new Amazon show, television is exploring its darkest subject yet – the human brain – and it all started with Tony Soprano on a horse -
The actor has long mastered the role of the comedy sad sack – but in this new creation he’s eerily adept at playing a children’s show host in emotional freefall
What to watch
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3 out of 5 stars.
The Kominsky Method – Michael Douglas in patchy, poignant portrait of male friendship
3 out of 5 stars.Douglas and Alan Arkin are a delight as two old friends– pity the younger or female characters don’t get a look-in -
2 out of 5 stars.
The Final Table – big, bombastic and barely watchable
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4 out of 5 stars.
My Brilliant Friend – a beautiful adaptation of Elena Ferrante’s tale
4 out of 5 stars.
Episode recaps
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Bonds are broken as David Simon’s porn and cops drama ends with a resolution of sorts for Darlene and Larry, while Vincent struggles to adapt -
Fox News host Laura Ingraham (Kate McKinnon) slings conspiracy theories and bald-capped Carell plays Jeff Bezos -
On Last Week Tonight, the comic warned about the rise of authoritarian leaders and how people must remain vigilant
Videos
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Oprah Winfrey has lent her star power to Stacey Abrams, the Georgia Democrat aiming to become America's first black female governor in the midterm elections next week.
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Life imitates art … sort of. Meghan Markle has made her final appearance in the legal drama Suits, one month before her wedding to Prince Harry
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The actor debuts his take on Trump's former chief strategist in an interview alongside Fred Armisen as the Fire and Fury author Michael Wolff
Talking points
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Creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone have fine-tuned their satire – and the show is questioning its own place in society more than ever -
It’s MasterChef, but the contestants have Michelin stars and hard-won culinary empires of their own. Why are they debasing themselves like this? -
In its final season, the musical comedy series continues to skewer expectations and provide progressive thinking for women often patronized by the small screen
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After 55 years, it was about time the series faced up to its fairly un-PC record – much to the outrage of Jeremy Clarkson -
Flatlining after eight seasons of medical japes, the sitcom was rebooted for a med-school spin-off that should have been left for dead -
Whether it’s cult films or the mockumentary style perfected by The Office, why do we seek discomfort from our comedies?
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The television adaptation Elena Ferrante’s My Brilliant Friend is a reminder of Italy’s strong tradition in the coming-of-age genre, from Life Is Beautiful to Cinema Paradiso
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