Last Week Tonight with John Oliver’s HBO debut: Toward a more global union of satire
by Most everyone has the conventional wisdom backward on John Oliver. If anyone is wishing they could turn back time by about six months, it’s Comedy …
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Review: Billy Crystal’s “700 Sundays” on HBO
700 Sundays debuted on a Saturday night on HBO. Not that it matters. Because Billy Crystal’s one-man show spans seven decades and all seven days …
The strength to keep going and tell his story: John Leguizamo on his fifth HBO special, “Ghetto Klown”
“I reveal all these things about my career, to inspire. I read that 40 percent of Latin kids drop out of high school. And that’s …
Matt Walsh raises money for “A Better You,” talks about the funny freedom of improvised movies
Everything is connected by pizza. Or karma. Mostly karma. No matter what you believe in the nature of coincidences, karma and pizza, believe this: Matt Walsh …
Behind the scenes and trailer for HBO’s “Silicon Valley”
HBO unveiled a trailer and behind-the-scenes footage for its upcoming eight-episode first season of Silicon Valley, which stars Thomas Middleditch as a computer programmer living …
Veep, 30 Rock, Colbert Report among 2014 WGA Awards winners
The Writers Guild of America held their annual awards in both New York City and Los Angeles on Saturday night, with Colin Quinn hosting on …
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart carved out a Moment of Zen just for Tim Carvell
Tim Carvell, the head writer of Comedy Central’s The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, celebrated his last day on Thursday. Carvell left to join John …
Jon Stewart’s surprise farewell tribute brought John Oliver to tears on his final day at The Daily Show
You’d be nuts to think John Oliver’s final night on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart would pass by without an appropriate farewell tribute. And …
HBO to air Billy Crystal’s “700 Sundays” in 2014
If you feel like you’ve missed out already on Billy Crystal’s revival of his one-man show on Broadway, 700 Sundays, then don’t worry so long …
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Reviewed: Sarah Silverman’s “We Are Miracles” (HBO)
Sarah Silverman does not Google herself for reviews or critiques that twist her words around in or out of context. “I guess that could get …