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For James Corden, 'Carpool Karaoke' Has Been An Incredible Ride

2:08pm August 04, 2016

The Late Late Show host talks about belting out songs with celebrities like Elton John, Steve Wonder and Adele. He tells Fresh Air's Terry Gross he doesn't know what he did to deserve this great gig.

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Actor Bob McGrath has appeared on 45 seasons of Sesame Street.

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C Is For Contract: Longtime Actors In Grown-Up Dispute With 'Sesame Street'

6:16pm August 03, 2016

by Andrew Limbong

Bob McGrath, who has worked on the show since 1969, says he and two other original cast members have been let go. Sesame Workshop is calling it a "misunderstanding."

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Ali Wong taped Baby Cobra, her stand-up special for Netflix, while 7 1/2 months pregnant.

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Marriage And Motherhood Are A 'Source Of Power,' Says Comic Ali Wong

11:02am August 03, 2016

Wong was 7 1/2 months pregnant when she filmed her first comedy special, Baby Cobra. She says that the birth of her daughter changed her career for the better.

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Batman's gun from Batman v Superman is displayed with a batarang and other weapons.

TSA Reminds Passengers: No 'Batarang' Superhero Weapons On Flights

2:57pm August 02, 2016

by Rebecca Hersher

The TSA has repeatedly reminded air travelers to put sharp Batman and other superhero paraphernalia in checked baggage.

Issa Rae stars in the new HBO series Insecure.

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At TV Press Tour, Actors And Producers Of Color Speak Of Hollywood Struggles

2:30pm August 02, 2016

by Eric Deggans

More faces of color are turning up on TV, but at this year's Television Critics Association summer press tour, actors and producers spoke out about how hard it still is to get a foot in the door.

Jane Lane and Daria Morgendorffer from the MTV series Daria.

MTV Looks To Capitalize On Nostalgia With New 'Classic' Channel

7:18pm August 01, 2016

by Stephen Thompson

MTV turns 35 Monday, and is marking the occasion with a channel called MTV Classic, which will air MTV programming from the 1990s and 2000s.

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Great Performances series executive producer David Horn, Tony Award-winning actor Daveed Diggs and filmmaker Alex Horwitz at the 2016 Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour.

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Upcoming PBS 'Hamilton' Documentary Puts Us In the Room Where It Happens

7:00am July 29, 2016

by Linda Holmes

Linda Holmes' latest dispatch from the Television Critics Association meeting focuses on Hamilton's America, which combines history, performance and the making of the Broadway smash.

MTV's Rewinding The '90s With A New Channel

5:52am July 29, 2016

The '90s are back! Pokémon has taken over the world again. A Clinton is running for president. And now, MTV is reviving '90s favorites like Beavis and Butt-head on a new channel, MTV Classic.

Mike Wheeler (Finn Wolfhand) and Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown).

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Pop Culture Happy Hour: 'Stranger Things' And Onscreen Weddings

5:00am July 29, 2016

by Stephen Thompson

The panel tackles the Netflix horror thriller Stranger Things before discussing favorite weddings from movies and TV. Then, as always, it's on to What's Making Us Happy this week.

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A cover for Mad magazine by artist Jack Davis.

Jack Davis, Cartoonist Who Helped Found 'Mad' Magazine, Dies At 91

5:54pm July 28, 2016

by Bill Chappell

Money from a job illustrating a Coca-Cola training manual became a springboard for him to move from Georgia to New York.