In the Ambulance, Comedy on Life Support
Rainn Wilson stars in the black comedy ‘Code 3’
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Comedy
Super Fun Pan-Generational Comedy
‘Freakier Friday’ may be the freakiest yet of the body-swapping series
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Mining for Gold in a River of Panic
Marc Maron’s new comedy special ‘Panicked’ both hits and misses
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Son of a (Naked) Gun, Drebin’s Back!
31 years on, the Los Angeles Police Squad is as dumb as ever
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Don’t Mention the Anniversary
Britain’s best ever TV show ‘Fawlty Towers’ turns 50
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The Somewhat Triumphant Return of Lena Dunham
Does ‘Too Much’ have too much for a successful rom-com?
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‘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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‘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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