John Candy: I Like Me review – starry but treacly tribute to comedy legend
The much loved actor has no shortage of celebrity fans, but this documentary avoids his more complex traits in favour of his sweet-natured on-screen person
Colin Hanks on his John Candy documentary: ‘Inspiring for me as an actor’
Amazon’s John Candy: I Like Me looks back on the much-loved comedic actor’s life with contributions from Bill Murray, Steve Martin and Tom Hanks
Maintenance Required review – Amazon’s synthetic You’ve Got Mail rip-off
The beats of the 1998 romcom, which was itself a re-imagining of The Shop Around the Corner, are shamelessly regurgitated for this charmless copycat
Grow review – polished pumpkin growing caper stuffed with perky charm and comedy talent
Featuring the likes of Nick Frost, Jane Horrocks and Golda Rosheuvel, this family heartwarmer makes for perfectly serviceable seasonal fare
Rosie O’Donnell: ‘Meat Loaf’s mother wrote me and said, “You can’t be mean to my son”’
The beloved host and comedian on blubbering fans, scary kangaroos, her favourite Irish person and the strangest job she has ever had
Marc Maron is the rare comedian who shows us how it should be done
In a new documentary and as his WTF podcast ends, the US comic has shown a level of integrity and perspective that many of his peers could learn from
London Calling review – Tarantino-esque caper in which a hitman takes a kid on work experience
A washed-up killer-for-hire is charged with making callow gamer Jeremy Ray Taylor into a killer like his dad, but much of the humour fails to land
‘Supremely satisfying’: why Strictly Ballroom is my feelgood movie
The latest in our series of writers explaining their favourite comfort watches is a recommendation of Baz Luhrmann’s irresistible audience hit
Keeping Up Appearances actor Patricia Routledge dies aged 96
The actor was best known for her role as the pretentious housewife Hyacinth Bucket, and for the series Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
Post your questions for Paul Chuckle
The 77-year-old star of CBBC’s ChuckleVision – about to hit the big screen as drug-dealing gangster The Jackal in Fall to the Top – is here to answer your questions
13 Going on 30: The Musical review – Jennifer Garner romcom returns with goofy charm
The stage version of the 2004 film has bright choreography and a likeable lead performance by Lucie Jones, even if the songs are a bit underpowered
The Threesome review – sexy romcom deals with unexpected complications of a throupling
Plausible twists, engaging characters and a charismatic cast make three the magic number in this impeccably calibrated comedy
Play Dirty review – Shane Black’s action comedy comeback is a blast
The writer-director returns to the genre he knows best with a breezy winner led by Mark Wahlberg and a standout LaKeith Stanfield
Veep creator Armando Iannucci struggling to fund Trump project due to scared buyers
Iannucci has been trying to start project involving Trump speeches but has been told to expect retribution
Mr Blake at Your Service review – John Malkovich does worst French accent ever in baffling comedy misfire
Gilles Legardinier’s broad dramedy set in a chateau, co-starring Fanny Ardant and Émilie Dequenne, is an ordeal to watch. Sacré bleu!