‘Hacks,’ Colbert, and the Case for an Independent Media
‘The Late Show’ and ‘PBS’ are casualties that we can’t afford
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Comedy
‘Very Important People’ Snubbed In Emmy Talk Series Category It Can’t Win
Groundbreaking improv show from Dropout.tv has no category, because there’s nothing like it
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Kaufman and The Stooges
Two new documentaries try to explain why certain things used to be funny
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Bill Burr Is On A Freakin’ Tear
The comedian is going hard in the paint against billionaires…while also promoting a Broadway show
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Is Anthony Jeselnik the new Dice Man?
When the offensive becomes predictable
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Little Ghosts
The latest Julio Torres project, ‘Fantasmas’ on HBO, is the creator’s singular vision of a sketch-comedy show
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Chappelle Goes There
Is ‘The Closer’ bigoted against trans people, just voicing an unspoken truth, neither, or both?
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‘Hysterical’ Tells the Truth About Women in Comedy
More female comics are thriving than ever, but the playing field is still uneven
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Kevin Hart Gives a Fuck
‘Zero Fucks Given’ on Netflix, the standup equivalent of an ‘Unplugged’ special
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