Here’s that ironically meta message from Bill Cosby from a 1984 “Fat Albert” episode about people in prison
by “All of those people who are in prison right now were kids once, just like you. They went to school. They had girlfriends, boyfriends. They …
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Review: Ramy Youssef, “Feelings” on HBO
If you haven’t yet watched comedian Ramy Youssef’s semi-autobiographical series on Hulu, Ramy, then now is a perfect time to binge it. Even if you …
HBO sets “A Black Lady Sketch Show” for late-night Fridays starting Aug. 2, 2019
In a month, HBO’s late-night Friday slot, currently occupied by Los Espookys, will host A Black Lady Sketch Show. The sketch comedy series stars Robin …
Episode #260: “My Dad Wrote a Porno”
Jamie Morton was working behind the scenes of British television when his father emailed him a link under the name Rocky Flintstone, a link that …
Review: “My Dad Wrote a Porno” on HBO
The marketplace always has left room for junk art. Whether it’s the B movie, pulp fiction or velvet Elvis paintings, we’ve maintained a soft spot …
Episode #247: Dane Cook
In 2019, Dane Cook is heading out for his first full national tour in six years, and he’s calling it his Tell It Like It Is …
Review: Amanda Seales, “I Be Knowin'” on HBO
In the early 2010s, HBO focused on very particular types of Girls: Young, white, privileged, hipster. By the end of the decade, the not-TV cable network …
HBO orders up A Black Lady Sketch Show from Issa Rae starring Robin Thede
A Black Lady Sketch Show will premiere on HBO in 2019. Robin Thede, last seen hosting a weekly talk show for BET, and before that …
Episode #233: Orlando Leyba
Orlando Leyba was born in Puerto Rico but deported to the Dominican Republic with his mother when he was just a small child. Leyba and …
Review: Flight of the Conchords, “Live in London” on HBO
Flight of the Conchords have reunited. And it feels as if nothing has changed in the decade since HBO viewers first saw the New Zealand …