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fromJezebel
1 day ago

Getting 'Cancelled' Only Takes a Couple Years to Wear Off, Apparently

Cancel culture is ineffective as evidenced by Louis C.K.'s return to comedy after allegations of sexual misconduct.
#television
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days ago
Television

We got cancelled and we're still here!' Michael Patrick King on The Comeback and why And Just Like That will age well

Michael Patrick King announces the return of The Comeback, a beloved yet underwatched show co-created with Lisa Kudrow.
fromVulture
2 weeks ago
Television

Valerie Cherish at Television's End (Again)

Valerie Cherish's character reflects significant shifts in the television industry, highlighting the impact of reality TV and the rise of prestige programming.
Television
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days ago

We got cancelled and we're still here!' Michael Patrick King on The Comeback and why And Just Like That will age well

Michael Patrick King announces the return of The Comeback, a beloved yet underwatched show co-created with Lisa Kudrow.
Television
fromVulture
2 weeks ago

Valerie Cherish at Television's End (Again)

Valerie Cherish's character reflects significant shifts in the television industry, highlighting the impact of reality TV and the rise of prestige programming.
#bill-maher
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 week ago

Bill Maher Taunts Trump Over Prize Trump Tried To Block Me From Getting': Thank You!'

Bill Maher humorously addressed President Trump's attempts to block his award, suggesting a compromise where he would receive it and then give it to Trump.
LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
2 weeks ago

Bill Maher calls Trump administration the "gayest" ever - LGBTQ Nation

Bill Maher humorously describes Trump's administration as both macho and gay, citing shoe gifts and decor changes as evidence.
Humor
fromConsequence
1 week ago

Bill Maher "Honored" to Receive Mark Twain Prize After Reaching "Compromise" with Trump

Bill Maher will receive the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor and plans to give it to Donald Trump as part of a compromise.
Humor
fromVulture
1 week ago

Prepare for Unbearable Levels of Smugness

Bill Maher is the first recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, despite recent criticism from Trump.
fromwww.npr.org
1 week ago

'The Comeback' is back. That's something to Cherish

Valerie's journey reflects a shift in her desires; she no longer just wants to be seen but now expects to be heard, showcasing her growth.
Arts
Humor
fromPsychology Today
4 days ago

Reflecting on Oversexed Characters in Television Comedies

Sitcom characters increasingly display hypersexuality, eliciting both sympathetic laughter and envy from audiences.
#documentary
Independent films
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 week ago

Directors of HBO Max's Neighbors': Doing whatever you want whenever you want to is the epitome of the conservative ideal'

Neighbors showcases absurd neighborhood conflicts in the U.S., highlighting individual interests versus community ideals post-Covid.
Independent films
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 week ago

Directors of HBO Max's Neighbors': Doing whatever you want whenever you want to is the epitome of the conservative ideal'

Neighbors showcases absurd neighborhood conflicts in the U.S., highlighting individual interests versus community ideals post-Covid.
London politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

John Oliver on police stings: might actually be doing more harm than good'

Police stings may cause more harm than good, disproportionately affecting low-income communities and minorities while creating crimes that wouldn't exist otherwise.
Television
fromVulture
5 days ago

The Comeback Recap: Nothing New

Dramedies can prioritize character and story over humor, allowing for richer emotional experiences in storytelling.
#sketch-comedy
NYC LGBT
fromVulture
2 weeks ago

Larry David Is Telling the Story of America

Larry David creates a comedy sketch series celebrating America's 250th anniversary with historical figures and events reimagined through comedic scenarios.
NYC LGBT
fromVulture
2 weeks ago

Larry David Is Telling the Story of America

Larry David creates a comedy sketch series celebrating America's 250th anniversary with historical figures and events reimagined through comedic scenarios.
Books
fromThe Atlantic
2 weeks ago

The 'Seinfeld' Principle of COVID Fiction

Andrew Martin uses annoying characters and irritation as literary devices to explore social norms and human behavior, particularly in his pandemic novel Down Time, which successfully captures the early pandemic period without merely documenting it.
fromSFGATE
2 weeks ago

'The Audacity' is the dark tech successor to HBO's 'Silicon Valley'

I was a massive fan of 'Silicon Valley.' Anybody who says that you're just doing 'Silicon Valley' part two, thank you very much. Fantastic compliment. But there is a darkness in this show that I think is offset by comedy.
Silicon Valley
Television
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Portobello: how can this TV show about the mafia and a mind-controlled parrot be so wildly dull?

Portobello tells the true story of Enzo Tortora, a TV host falsely accused of Camorra ties, exploring themes of celebrity, politics, and organized crime.
#political-commentary
Right-wing politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
3 weeks ago

Bill Maher Mocks Trump For Whitewashing' Things Like Slavery In Searing Table Bit

Bill Maher satirizes Trump administration policies and personnel, mocking military leadership decisions and Trump's unusual personal behaviors as contradictory to stated masculine values.
Right-wing politics
fromInsideHook
4 weeks ago

This Week Brought a Very Meta "Real Time With Bill Maher"

Bill Maher criticized President Trump for posting eight attacks about him on Truth Social within an hour while simultaneously addressing Iran policy, exemplifying misplaced presidential priorities.
fromInsideHook
3 weeks ago

Bill Maher Vented About the Oscars on This Week's "Real Time"

You've got to show [people] government can work. Shapiro made a straightforward but understandable case, arguing that not solving problems can lead to an increase in cynicism. He mentioned the evolution of the permitting system in Pennsylvania under his tenure as governor as one example of demonstrating governmental effectiveness and addressing constituent concerns through tangible policy improvements.
SF politics
Humor
fromThe Atlantic
6 days ago

The Bill Maher Effect

Trump's influence at the Kennedy Center has led to significant changes and controversies, including the awarding of the Mark Twain Prize to Bill Maher.
fromDefector
3 weeks ago

Netflix Has Trapped Pete Davidson In His Garage | Defector

The discoverability problem is that the medium still hasn't figured out a reliable, easily reproducible way to capture and hold a listener's attention. It's easier to stumble upon video curated and served via algorithm than it is to click several buttons in a dedicated app in order to listen to a piece of audio.
Podcast
#comedy
Television
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

The Comeback review Lisa Kudrow is back as Valerie Cherish but with no laughs

Valerie Cherish and Alan Partridge serve as satirical reflections of the changing entertainment industry through their comedic narratives.
Film
fromThe Independent
3 weeks ago

Judd Apatow claims Trump has made it 'harder to do comedy'

Trump administration's extreme political reality makes satirical comedy difficult because actual events surpass fictional exaggeration.
fromSFGATE
3 weeks ago

Overlooked Calif. university is the background for Steve Carell's new HBO show

Steve Carell was having to do some almost acrobatic type of climbing around on a rooftop. So he was right outside our window, and they're having a wind machine, so wind's coming at him ... That was pretty entertaining to watch close up.
Higher education
Left-wing politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
3 weeks ago

Bill Maher Slaps Schiff With Big 'Gotcha' Moment On Trump

Bill Maher caught Senator Adam Schiff criticizing an Obama administration statement on military force authority, which Schiff believed was from Trump, exposing inconsistency in his positions on presidential war powers.
Humor
fromVulture
1 week ago

Dream-Casting an American Version of Last One Laughing

Importing U.K. television shows like Last One Laughing could succeed in the U.S. market, following its international adaptations and popularity.
Podcast
fromQueerty
3 weeks ago

Tig Notaro on Cheryl Hines no longer talking to her: "Things shifted very severely" - Queerty

Tig Notaro ended her podcast with Cheryl Hines and their friendship after Hines' husband Robert Kennedy Jr. announced his presidential run and his views gained mainstream attention.
Television
fromVulture
1 week ago

The Comeback Season-Premiere Recap: The Old Razzle-Dazzle

The Comeback accurately predicted reality TV's rise and continues to reflect current entertainment industry trends.
Left-wing politics
fromCalifornia Post
3 weeks ago

Bill Maher sets humiliating trap for California Sen. Adam Schiff over Trump's Iran attacks

Bill Maher revealed that Senator Adam Schiff criticized an Obama administration statement about presidential military authority without initially knowing its source, exposing inconsistency in Schiff's position on executive power.
Television
fromSlate Magazine
2 weeks ago

One of the Wildest Shows on TV Is Back. It Somehow Does the Impossible.

Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat continues the prank format with a new cast and premise, focusing on a temp worker's comedic experiences at a fake corporate retreat.
fromLos Angeles Times
12 years ago

Larry David curbs his price in Pacific Palisades

Priced now at $12.995 million, the gated English country mansion sits on nearly an acre with a guest house, mature trees and a swimming pool. Used-brick fireplaces, half timbering and steeply vaulted ceilings bring the exterior vibe indoors. There's even a fireplace in a bathroom.
LA real estate
Television
fromIndieWire
2 weeks ago

Why Self-Proclaimed Comedy 'Snob' D'Arcy Carden Only Says Yes to the Good Stuff

D'Arcy Carden prioritizes working on quality projects, believing her choices reflect her high standards in comedy.
NYC LGBT
fromVulture
1 month ago

Tourette's Activist Group Calls SNL Sketch 'Not Acceptable'

Tourettes Action condemned SNL's sketch mocking Tourette's syndrome as unacceptable, emphasizing the disability is a serious neurological condition, not entertainment or a personality trait.
LA real estate
fromLos Angeles Times
24 years ago

'Frasier' Saying Cheers to Hollywood Hills

Kelsey Grammer listed his Hollywood Hills home for $715,000 after determining he and his wife were not using it frequently enough to justify ownership.
Film
fromSan Francisco Bay Times
1 month ago

New Comedy Idiotka Spoofs Fashion and Reality TV - San Francisco Bay Times

A struggling fashion designer in West Hollywood enters a reality competition show to win prize money and save her impoverished family while navigating her chaotic household and the show's demands.
Television
fromQueerty
2 weeks ago

EXCLUSIVE: Sexy 60s? Aging looks good-& messy-in second season of comedy The Disappointments - Queerty

The Disappointments season two follows three gay men in their 60s navigating mid-life crises, relationship breakups, dating challenges, and career transitions with humor and candor.
Television
fromJezebel
2 weeks ago

Lisa Kudrow Worries About the Whole 'Social Unrest' Element of AI Taking Everyone's Jobs

The Comeback's third season satirizes AI in Hollywood through Valerie Cherish starring in an AI-generated sitcom, exploring job displacement fears and societal concerns about artificial intelligence.
Television
fromIndieWire
2 weeks ago

'The Comeback' Season 3 Review: Lisa Kudrow's Brilliant Satire Confronts Hollywood's Collapse with a Smile

Valerie Cherish chooses to prioritize her professional recognition while ultimately demonstrating that personal relationships and career success can coexist when genuine values guide decisions.
fromQueerty
3 weeks ago

WATCH: Dan Levy is a not-so-celibate gay pastor making Big Mistakes in new Netflix comedy series - Queerty

Two deeply incapable siblings who are in over their heads when a misguided theft for their dying grandmother accidentally pulls them into the world of organized crime. Blackmailed into increasingly dangerous assignments, they clumsily fail upwards, sinking deeper into chaos they're ill-equipped to handle.
Television
US politics
fromAbove the Law
1 month ago

What Is This, A Louis C.K. Bit? - See Also - Above the Law

Recent developments span prosecutorial minimization of alleged sexual conduct, Defense Department limits on elite law school tuition aid, judicial restraints on ICE, and financial threats to law schools and students.
fromThe New Yorker
1 month ago

Chris Fleming Prances, Scuttles, and Undulates Onto HBO

A woman's relationship with Trader Joe's is abstract. It's like the way women see Trader Joe's, it's the way the aliens from 'Arrival' view time. Unlike most men—who make a beeline straight for the same blue-corn tortilla chips that have been there since pre-Obama—women swan dreamily through the store, guided by their foremothers toward the strangest possible products.
Humor
Television
fromInverse
4 weeks ago

Netflix's Best Dark Comedy Is Coming Back With A Clever Twist

Beef Season 2 shifts from road rage to workplace passive-aggression, exploring internal repression among a young couple, their bosses, and wealthy superiors at a country club.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Saturday Night Live Bafta sketch branded horrific' by leading Tourette syndrome charity

This is not acceptable. Mocking a disability is never acceptable. It would not be tolerated for any other condition, and it should not be tolerated by people with Tourette's.
Humor
fromJezebel
4 weeks ago

Beef goes to the country club in season 2 teaser

The golf, the courts, the exclusivity, the discretion. People need a place where they can feel safe, where they can pretend everything is okay. It's the land of make-believe. This opening statement establishes the country club as a sanctuary where members escape reality and maintain carefully constructed personas, setting up the central tension of the season.
Television
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago

Bill Maher and Adam Carolla Bash Exclusionary' Liberals for Sticking to Groupthink': They're Not That Bright!'

They are very exclusionary, Maher said on the Monday episode of his Club Random podcast. They really just don't want to breathe the same air if you're not exactly with the groupthink while they're not that bright! Carolla said he completely agreed and that he found that mindset to be counterproductive. The comic and podcast veteran said he is always amazed at how Democrats are incapable of seeing where they may agree with conservatives they speak with;
Left-wing politics
Film
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass review silly, scattershot Hollywood comedy

Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass is a scattershot, purely comic film that elicits laughter but remains uneven with too many jokes falling flat.
Television
fromJezebel
1 month ago

Valerie faces a new era's degradations in The Comeback season 3 trailer

The Comeback returns for a third season with Valerie Cherish navigating AI-written scripts and modern attention economy challenges in 2026.
fromKqed
2 months ago

'Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!' Is a Fitting and Funny Tribute

One of the cleverest tricks by directors Apatow and Michael Bonfiglio is playing some of Brooks' stories - like a memorable lunch with Cary Grant - across not just his sit-down interviews with them, but over multiple talk show appearances. He's been telling some of these jokes for decades. It doesn't matter. They're still good. That might sound like an odd answer for someone who has so unabashedly lived nearly a century in the public eye.
Film
fromEsquire
1 month ago

My God, 'Jury Duty' Did It Again

Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat is a documentary-style comedy that captures a corporate offsite event at a family-owned hot sauce company from the perspective of Anthony, a recently hired temporary worker.
Television
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago

Daily Show Roasts Howard Lutnick Over Epstein Family Outing

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick admitted a 2012 family lunch on Jeffrey Epstein’s private island after previously denying any social relationship.
US politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 months ago

Chevy Chase sparks backlash after telling documentary director she's not bright'

Chevy Chase told his documentary director she was 'not bright enough' to understand him, provoking uproar; he later described himself as complex and easily hurt.
Humor
fromInsideHook
2 months ago

Nate Bargatze Joined Bill Maher to Talk Comedy and Books

Stand-up comedy now offers broader pathways to success, with larger live audiences, generational career differences, and increased emphasis on mentoring younger comedians.
fromPsychology Today
2 months ago

The "Ins" and "Outs" of Comedy: Dealing With the Outflow

Readers who saw my previous post will recall its focus on a recurring pattern of laughter and humor found during my deep dive into the humor of the Seinfeld series. I wondered why we tend to laugh at various things going into our bodies and tried to explain why we might be so inclined using the Mutual Vulnerability Theory of Laughter.
Humor
Television
fromVulture
1 month ago

The White Lotus Finds Its Latest Alt-Comedy Queen

Sandra Bernhard joins the next season of Mike White's HBO series The White Lotus, continuing the show's pattern of casting iconic-but-underappreciated female comedians.
Television
fromScary Mommy
2 months ago

13 Shows That Will Make You Laugh, Even If You Aren't Giving It Your Full Attention

Short, character-driven, 23-minute comedies with self-contained episodes are ideal for casual, low-attention viewing while doing chores or hobbies.
Television
fromSlate Magazine
1 month ago

HBO and A24's Latest Is the Most Sobering Show I've Seen in a Long Time

Neighbors portrays escalating neighbor disputes that reveal a breakdown of communal norms and rising anti-communal ideology intensified by the pandemic.
fromVulture
2 months ago

Conformity Gate Is Real, But Only on SNL

It was a Stranger Things spinoff showcase on Saturday Night Livelast night. In the pre-taped sketch, the Duffer Brothers had some success getting the cast back together to film an internet-demanded ninth episode.
Television
Television
fromInsideHook
1 month ago

Bill Maher Had Gambling On His Mind

Episode covered the Super Bowl halftime controversy, John Mellencamp’s career and tour plans, and frank reflections on aging and longevity.
Television
fromVulture
2 months ago

Kal Penn Was Ready to Get Naked for Industry

Jay Jonah Atterbury transforms stoner charm into casual racism and entitlement, becoming a wealthy fintech co-founder betrayed by his partner and cast as a tragic figure.
fromJezebel
1 month ago

HBO Max makes streaming Schitt's Creek its bailiwick

This is also a great opportunity for those who missed Schitt's Creek during its initial run on the CBC in Canada and Pop TV in the U.S. Created by Eugene and Dan Levy, the series follows temporarily embarrassed millionaire video-store magnate Johnny Rose (Eugene Levy), his high-maintenance soap-opera star wife Moira (O'Hara), and their idiot kids David (Dan Levy) and Alexis (Annie Murphy).
Television
Television
fromRoger Ebert
2 months ago

Apple TV's Excellent "Shrinking" Continues to Find Humor in the Heartache | TV/Streaming | Roger Ebert

Shrinking evolves into an emotionally rich series about intimacy, grief, and the tensions between what people reveal and what they hide.
Television
fromThe Atlantic
2 months ago

'SNL' Satirizes a Politically Divided Family Trying to Talk

Ashley Padilla's performances on SNL transform ordinary maternal characters into revealing, eccentric studies, with 'Mom Confession' showing a politically surprising, emotionally nuanced turn.
Television
fromThe Nation
2 months ago

"The Paper" and the Return of the Cubicle Comedy

The Paper recycles The Office's comforts but fails to deliver a distinct, Toledo-specific portrayal of local journalism, feeling derivative rather than innovative.
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