Television

Jim Carrey as Joe Biden and Maya Rudolph as Kamala Harris during the "Biden Victory" Cold Open on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020.

Arts

Here's The Deal, Folks: A POTUS Impression Is Harder Than It Looks

8:04am November 14, 2020

by Eric Deggans

As Jim Carrey works on his best Joe Biden for Saturday Night Live, we ask other impressionists how they've done it. Darrell Hammond says he wishes people understood how tough impressions really are.

Austin Abrams plays Dash, one of the book-loving leads in Netflix's Dash & Lily.

The Charming 'Dash & Lily' Is Sweet Holiday Goodness

5:00am November 14, 2020

by Linda Holmes

The Netflix adaptation of a novel about a couple of teenagers who communicate by writing in a shared notebook is a well-made limited series with old-fashioned appeal.

Princess Diana Makes Her First Appearance In Season 4 Of 'The Crown'

5:01am November 13, 2020

by Eric Deggans

Season 4 of Netflix's 'The Crown' dramatizes the royals' awful treatment of Diana Spencer in her marriage with Prince Charles, with Gillian Anderson in a masterful turn as Margaret Thatcher.

Queue Listen Now

There are three Vanessa Hudgens characters in the sequel The Princess Switch: Switched Again.

Arts

The Cider-Sipping, Mitten-Wearing Guide To 2020 Holiday Movies

5:00am November 12, 2020

by Linda Holmes

We've got the goods on a large number of movies coming to cable and streaming over the holiday season, complete with notes to help you find the ones that are right up your alley.

Emma Corrin plays Princess Diana in the latest season of The Crown.

Arts

Season 4 Of 'The Crown' Introduces Princess Diana — And More Juicy Drama

1:14pm November 11, 2020

by John Powers

The latest season of The Crown pulses with glamour and sizzle, as Elizabeth II greets the arrival of two women who threaten her preeminence: Margaret Thatcher and Princess Diana.

Arts

Remembering Long-Time 'Jeopardy!' Host Alex Trebek

2:08pm November 09, 2020

by Terry Gross

Trebek, who died Nov. 8, started hosting the quiz show in 1984 and went on to earn the Guinness World Record for most game show episodes hosted by the same presenter. Originally broadcast in 1987.

Queue Listen Now

Trebek said he hated to see contestants lose for forgetting to phrase their answers as questions. "I'm there to see that the contestants do as well as they can within the context of the rules," he told Fresh Air's Terry Gross in 1987. Above, Trebek poses

Arts

What Is The End Of An Era? 'Jeopardy!' Host Alex Trebek Dies At 80

5:07pm November 08, 2020

by Mandalit del Barco

"I love spending time with bright people," said the longtime game show host. Trebek began hosting the trivia show in 1984 and continued for nearly four decades, even through bouts of chemotherapy.

Houston, We Have A Problem: (L to R) "Cap" (John C. Reilly), "Skip" (Fred Armisen) and "Rook" (Tim Heidecker) kick moonrocks in Moonbase 8.

Arts

'Moonbase 8' Scrubs The Mission

5:00am November 08, 2020

by Glen Weldon

The Showtime comedy series about three NASA astronauts-in-training at a mock moonbase in the desert vibrates on its own singular wavelength, but never generates laughs.

Anya Taylor-Joy plays Beth in the Netflix series The Queen's Gambit.

We Talk 'Queen's Gambit' With Chess Expert And Tiny Desk Winner Linda Diaz

12:04pm November 06, 2020

by Linda Holmes

Linda Diaz, who won this year's Tiny Desk Contest at NPR Music, is a chess expert and international chess champion. She sat down to talk with us about the Netflix series The Queen's Gambit.

Queue Listen Now

Mayoral candidate Amara Enyia holds a press conference during the 2019 Chicago race.

Arts

In 'City So Real,' An Election Is Only The Beginning

9:21am November 03, 2020

by Linda Holmes

The Steve James documentary series City So Real is about the 2019 Chicago mayoral election. But its real message is that no one election determines the future.