This is an updated version of an article that first appeared in September 2021.
Whether on TV or at the movies, news and current affairs shows have proven to be a fertile ground for both drama and comedy.
To assist those left bereft by the end of pitch black media empire satire Succession, Stuff to Watch has come up with a list of another eight of our favourite examples of this sub-genre (and where you can watch them right now).
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Will Ferrell, Christina Applegate, Paul Rudd, and Steve Carell star in this cult 2004 comedy about a top-rating 1970s newsman whose career is threatened by the arrival of a new female employee.
The film that propelled Holly Hunter to stardom and was nominated for seven Academy Awards (but won none of them). James L. Brooks’ 1987 rom-com focuses on the love triangle between two rival reporters (William Hurt and Albert Brooks) and their high-flying producer (Hunter). A pitch-perfect pastiche and scathing satire of current affairs journalism that still holds up today, more than 25 years after it first debuted, this is one of Australia’s best exports and its greatest TV comedy of all-time.
Dominic West, Ben Whishaw and Romola Garai star in this Cold War-era England-set espionage thriller which centres on a journalist, a producer and an anchorman for an investigative news programme.
A show that divided audiences, particularly in America, but Aaron Sorkin’s audacious TV current affairs-set screwball romantic comedy hits all the right emotional notes during its three-season run from 2012.
The cast also includes Faye Dunaway, William Holden, Robert Duvall and Ned Beatty.
Credit: stuff.co.nz
