Hasan Minhaj Breaks Through Dunk Fatigue With 'Patriot Act'
The comic has a new news and current events comedy show on Netflix. There's no desk, no interviewing and no taped segments. There's just a guy off to a very good start.
Television
Tracking This Year's Negative Political Ads
In this vicious election climate, TV and social media are filled with — surprise, surprise — negative ads! Bowdoin College political science professor Michael Franz talks with NPR's Scott Simon.
Megyn Kelly Out At NBC's 'Today' Show
Megyn Kelly is out from the Today show, an NBC News spokesperson said Friday. This comes after she made offensive remarks earlier this week about blackface Halloween costumes.
'House Of Cards' Stands Without Spacey, As Claire Underwood Brings Closure
Frank Underwood is dead and his wife Claire is the country's first female president. Actor Robin Wright and showrunners Melissa James Gibson and Frank Pugliese talk about bringing the show to a close.
Interest In Shady Politicians Is Soaring. Can 'House Of Cards' Match It?
Robin Wright's character Claire Underwood ascends to the presidency in the series' final season. But the story arc has already begun to run out of steam, says critic Eric Deggans.
Getting Out The Youth Vote With A Dash Of Snark
In these videos, it's black people calling the cops on white ones who are behaving in a socially irresponsible manner: They're not voting.
Riz Ahmed On Rapping, Acting And Being His (Sometimes Shirtless) 'Most Complex Self'
He's the first South Asian man to win an acting Emmy. He's now starring in Venom. He's also known as Riz MC. And he's "not just being shackled to a two-dimensional idea" of his hyphenate identity.
Take Thrilling Comfort In 'Bodyguard,' Where The Malfeasance Is Just Fiction
A new BBC/Netflix series about terrorism and political chicanery delivers plenty of thrills — but ultimately lacks seriousness. Critic John Powers says Bodyguard is "awash in a timely cynicism."
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Of 'Veep,' 'Seinfeld' Fame, Receives Mark Twain Prize
The comic actress was presented with the humor award in a star-studded ceremony at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. on Sunday night.
Morning News Brief
Thousands of mostly Honduran migrants trek toward the U.S. Trump says the U.S. will withdraw from a nuclear treaty with Russia. And, why Georgia purges more than half a million voters from its rolls.