As a contentious US election cycle draws to a close, it seems even those skewering Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are sick of all of the vitriol.

A low budget Kiwi TV show landed a cameo from Oscar-winning actress Emma Thompson just by asking the question.

When TV3 started cutting shows and presenters, Samantha Hayes considered leaving too. Here's why she stayed instead.

Seinfeld's ex-girlfriend was a modern young female with unfettered sex needs.

To celebrate the Simpsons being renewed for an unprecedented 30th season, Matt Groening reveals the show's best moments.

A few words with actress Elizabeth McRae.

Are Breaking Bad and The Walking Dead linked?

Stranger Things is back in production and Netflix has released the first cast photo featuring one fan favourite's return.

Producers of Filthy Rich have been forced to do a revamp of the opening episode of series 2 after an NZ on Air assessment deemed it wasn't up to scratch.

NZ On Screen's Nicky Harrop revisits some of our favourite characters to have found love on (and occasionally off) screen.

I'll give Netflix's new series Designated Survivor this; it opens with one hell of a bang, writes Karl Puschmann

The Breakfast team went to extreme measures to make a squeamish Hilary Barry look away from her screen and declare, "No!"

Aubrey Plaza says she almost married her Scott Pilgrim vs. the World co-star Michael Cera in Las Vegas, the Daily Mail reports. The

Gold Coast playboy Gable Tostee will receive a six-­figure sum for a tell-all interview about his fatal encounter with Warriena Wright.

COMMENT: No one has more respect for women than Paul Henry.

COMMENT: Reducing a woman you've never met to her physicality is not a compliment; it's weird and inappropriate.

The first trailer for Netflix's adaptation of Lemony Snicket's series of children's books, Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, has been released - giving viewers a glimpse of Neil Patrick Harris in a far more ominous guise.

COMMENT: If anything, the second series of Humans could turn out even better than the first.

Lucy Lawless and Anika Moa have recreated the "magic moment" when Donald Trump called the Xena star's hotel room to ask her out.

Mike Myers and Dana Carvey form one of the most beloved comic duos of all time, but behind the scenes, the pair have had a distant, difficult relationship.

The Culture Club star has a Dennis Conner moment - walking out on Seven Sharp's Toni Street and then later cancelling his Christchurch show.

Kellyanne Conway, Donald Trump's campaign manager quarreled with Whoopi Goldberg over what's "nasty" - Hillary Clinton's tactics or those of the GOP nominee.

A business claiming it is "backed up" by MediaWorks is taking on Sky and entering the streaming box market.

Talk show host Jimmy Kimmel has once again inspired parents across America to lie to their kids and make them cry.

New revelations in the JonBenet Ramsey case suggest a mysterious 911 call days before the murder foreshadowed the sickening crime.

It's the news that's bigger than a big salad. For the first time, ever, Jerry Seinfeld will perform in New Zealand. With this exciting news in mind let's look at Seinfeld's Top 5 moments, baby!

A man who sparked headlines for his awkward reality TV date has thanked his "serious life partner" for putting up with his antics on the show.

Jerry Seinfeld, one New Zealand show, yada yada yada....

COMMENT: Though it endorses the lunacy of the monarchy, most will enjoy Victoria for the high grade and sharply constructed period drama it is.

After a nearly month-long retreat from the public eye, Kim finally took a step toward the social media spotlight - but then quickly stepped back into the shadows again.