Television

Review: Showtime's 'Kidding' Starring Jim Carrey

7:14am September 10, 2018

by Eric Deggans

Carrey plays Jeff Pickles, a kids TV host coping with a personal tragedy. Carrey's Mr. Pickles is an icon whose dark personal journey is at odds with the happy-go-lucky public persona he maintains.

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NBC Announcement Of 'Law & Order: Hate Crimes' Sparks Online Debate

5:14pm September 07, 2018

by Eric Deggans

The long-running NBC show Law & Order has announced another spinoff. This time it will be Law & Order: Hate Crimes. Is this an attempt at dealing with reality or another way to glamorize violence?

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Deirdre (Catherine Keener) and Jeff (Jim Carrey) share a moment — and a deeper connection — in Kidding.

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In The Odd, Inscrutable 'Kidding,' Jim Carrey Is A Kids' Show Host In Meltdown

7:00am September 07, 2018

by Glen Weldon

Carrey tempers his reputation for broad comedy by playing a placid puppet-show host whose world is crumbling. The series can't settle on a tone, but it's weirdly fascinating — and just weird.

Oscars Drops 'Popular Film' Category

7:35pm September 06, 2018

by Vanessa Romo

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has dropped the widely criticized new award it introduced less than a month ago, saying the idea needs "further study."

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WarnerMedia Announces New Inclusion Rider Policy To Promote Diversity

5:54pm September 06, 2018

by Mandalit del Barco

The parent company of Warner Brothers, WarnerMedia, announced a new policy for including women and underrepresented groups in all areas of production. It's also known as an inclusion rider.

Comedian Sacha Baron Cohen (left) is facing a lawsuit from former Alabama Chief Justice and U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore over an embarrassing appearance on Cohen's Showtime TV program, Who Is America?

Alabama's Roy Moore Sues Over Embarrassing Appearance On Sacha Cohen Series

2:25pm September 06, 2018

by Scott Neuman

Moore appeared in a July episode of Cohen's Showtime series Who Is America? in which a character played by Cohen implies that Moore is a pedophile.

Arts

'Awkward' And 'Insecure' Get To The Root Of Writer Issa Rae's Humor

1:54pm September 03, 2018

by Terry Gross

A self-described "awkward black girl," Rae is now nominated for an Emmy for her starring role on Insecure, the HBO series she created. Originally broadcast Nov. 8, 2016.

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'The Crown' Creator Sees Britain's Royals As 'Just A Regular Family'

1:54pm September 03, 2018

by Dave Davies

In his Emmy-nominated Netflix series, Peter Morgan explores the shame, regret and "misdemeanors of the past" that haunt the House of Windsor. Originally broadcast Jan. 16, 2018.

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Trevor Noah Says He Grew Up 'In The Shadow Of A Giant' (His Mom)

1:54pm September 03, 2018

by Terry Gross

The host of the Emmy-nominated Daily Show revisits his childhood in apartheid-era South Africa in the memoir, Born a Crime. Originally broadcast Nov. 22, 2016.

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'Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan' Is One Of The Best New Series This Year

5:57pm August 31, 2018

by Eric Deggans

Amazon revives the Jack Ryan character with a massive TV series that plays like an action movie in multiple parts. John Krasinski stars as Ryan in a series that explores how he became a hero.

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