Mountainhead: first trailer for Jesse Armstrong’s topical Succession follow-up
Billionaires, starring Steve Carell and Ramy Youssef, meet amid an international crisis in HBO’s of-the-moment satire
‘Aspirational in the silliest sense’: why The Lizzie McGuire Movie is my feelgood movie
The latest in our series of writers calling attention to their comfort watches is a look back at the frothy 2003 comedy
Alicia Silverstone to reprise Clueless role in sequel TV series
The actor will return for a follow-up series on Peacock rejoining the life of Cher Horowitz from the hit 1995 comedy
The Wedding Banquet review – muddled gay comedy remake plays it too straight
Fire Island director Andrew Ahn’s update of Ang Lee’s seminal 1993 film works hard to differentiate itself but it’s awkwardly stuck between serious and silly
Tom Gleisner: the 10 funniest things I have ever seen (on the internet)
The comedian and television presenter shares his subjective selections for laugh-out-loud moments, from stage fails and pollie pratfalls to on-air gaffes and priceless vintage TV clips
The Penguin Lessons review – Steve Coogan seabird comedy drama tries to sell feelgood mood
Coogan does his best, but there’s a tonal mismatch here: the animal-teaches-lonely-human narrative jars with a depiction of lives in totalitarian Argentina
Chosen Family review – fluid directing by Heather Graham ballasts enjoyable romcom
Graham denounces her toxic family and begins a new relationship, before discovering her beau’s preteen daughter to be a tiny psychopath in a tutu
‘Beautifully, awfully funny’: why Withnail and I is my feelgood movie
The latest in our ongoing series of comfort movies is a pick for Bruce Robinson’s cult British comedy
Julio Torres: ‘When I worked at SNL, I thought Shawn Mendes was an intern’
The comedian and absurdist on his favourite letters and colours and least favourite shapes
Ted Kotcheff, director of First Blood, Weekend at Bernie’s and Wake in Fright, dies aged 94
Prolific Canadian director also made one of the country’s first internationally successful films, The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz, starring Richard Dreyfuss
Babe review – tale of the talking sheep-pig a charming relic of its time
A startling novelty 30 years ago, the film’s now antique effects and strange anti-Orwell farmyard tale feel dated, but is still a quaintly comfortable place to visit
Chloe Petts: the 10 funniest things I have ever seen (on the internet)
The British comedian shares what makes her laugh, including Eddie Izzard, a spectacular burp and some small children saying the darndest things
A Minecraft Movie breaks records to become highest opening video game movie of all time
First-weekend takings of $163m in North America puts the adaptation of the wildly popular video game ahead of previous record holder The Super Mario Bros Movie
Fran the Man review – Irish football-coach mockumentary gets the fans onside
Spin off from Irish TV comedy doesn’t really raise its game for feature about plucky amateurs taking on a strong team
‘Unfailing ability to cheer me up’: why The Rebel is my feelgood movie
The next entry in our series of writers highlighting their go-to comfort watches is a look back to the 1961 Tony Hancock comedy