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Saturday Night Live arrives in the UK
The UK now has its own SNL, 50 years after the US original. But is it funny?

Review: La Grazia, the latest film from The Great Beauty director Paolo Sorrentino
Summerfolk at the National Theatre in London and epic novel The Tribe by Michael Arditti.

Sylvia Plath's final year, and Hue and Cry perform Labour of Love
Author Helen Bain on fictionalising Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath's year in Devon.

Gentleman Jack ballet, BTS reunited, Irish myths - a feminist retelling, Len Deighton remembered
Gentleman Jack ballet, BTS reunited, Irish myths - a feminist retelling, Len Deighton.

The Oscars, Ryan Gosling, Self Esteem performs
An Oscars roundup, Ryan Gosling on his new sci-fi film, and Self Esteem plays in studio.

Review: David Hockney in Normandy, and Asako Yuzuki's new novel
Butter author Asako Yuzuki's novel Hooked; The Tasters film, about Hitler's food tasters.

James McAvoy on his directorial debut, California Schemin'
Actor James McAvoy on turning director for his debut feature, California Schemin'.

Howard Jacobson's new book, Howl
Thea Gilmore's new music project and the popularity of micro-dramas.

Cillian Murphy on Peaky Blinders, plus Timothee Chalamet's opera backlash
Cillian Murphy talks to Samira Ahmed about new film, Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man.

Review: The Bride! Maggie Gyllenhaal's film about the bride of Frankenstein
Plus Bad Fiction by Rebecca Sarah Ley and award-winning film Sound of Falling.