Battle of the sexes: why this year's Oscars will be a gender war
From Little Women and Bombshell on one side and The Irishman and The Two Popes on the other, the Academy will have to tread a careful line picking this year’s nominations
August 2019
Welcome to the raptor pit! The truth about comedy writers' rooms
Grubby banter, sexless flirting and the smell of pizza and ambition ... writer Sarah Morgan reveals the funny business that goes on behind the scenes of your favourite shows
June 2019
Late Night review – talk show satire with Emma Thompson and Mindy Kaling
A comedy about a young Indian-American woman hired to write for a TV talkshow is likable but lacks real punch
Peter Bradshaw's film of the week
Late Night review – battle of words in the TV writers' room
Mindy Kaling stirs up the stale, male writing team behind Emma Thompson’s talk show in this warm and witty comedy
Steve Rose on film
How Mindy Kaling’s Late Night exposes TV’s women-less writers' rooms
US shows are filled with male hosts and production teams. The comic’s new film draws from her experiences in the industry
May 2019
Mindy Kaling: ‘I was so embarrassed about being a diversity hire’
Saturday Night Live recap
Saturday Night Live: Emma Thompson shines but audience mostly keeps mum
January 2019
First look review
Late Night review – Emma Thompson quips through so-so comedy
Hollywood A-listers and controversial documentaries head to Sundance
