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The comedian and food enthusiast shares what makes her laugh online. Unsurprisingly, there are two jokes about pasta

The Mel Brooks sequel “History of the World: Part II” premieres on Hulu March 6, but there’s room for more than one amateur sociologist / historian / gagmeister on the planet. To wit: the British mockumentary series “Cunk on Earth,” now on Netflix. It’s the funniest thing I’ve seen in…

From wondering if Beyonce's Single Ladies is more culturally significant than the Renaissance, to pondering if Jesus was the first victim of cancel culture, Cunk on Earth is baffling experts while blasting Pump Up the Jam.

New year, new stuff to binge

Any moments of flourish are rendered dreary by Florence Shaw’s one-note meanderings about gaming mouses, brain parasites and Arctic expeditions she isn’t on

Philomena Cunk is back with a spoof documentary series that homes in on the pyramids, the Great Wall and philosophy. It’s impeccably surreal and occasionally genuinely insightful

The anthology series was revolutionary for its time, but it's overstayed its welcome.

There are plenty of insider interviews in Margaret Thatcher’s authorised biographer’s uncritical, traditional-feeling documentary. But you can’t help chuckling at its dated format