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Galifianakis' character, Chip Baskets, has moved back home to Bakersfield, Calif., after dropping out of clown school.

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Zach Galifianakis Says 'Baskets' Isn't For Everyone, 'And That Was The Point'

5:22am February 16, 2017

by NPR Staff

The comic plays a clown school dropout who finds work with a rodeo. He describes the show as "a weird mix" of drama and comedy. "It's an acquired taste," he says.

Beyoncé performs onstage during the 59th Grammy Awards at Staples Center in Los Angeles on Sunday.

Beyoncé Is Not The Magical Negro Mammy

8:55pm February 15, 2017

by Denene Millner

Just imagine Beyoncé, one of the world's most celebrated, recognized and highest-paid stars, being asked to "mother" Adele and Faith Hill. Not happening.

Rachel and Nick smooch in a highly realistic, tooooootally normal romantic situation on The Bachelor. Spoiler alert: He isn't going to pick her, because she's the next Bachelorette.

Arts

The Purely Accidental Lessons Of The First Black 'Bachelorette'

4:55pm February 14, 2017

by Linda Holmes

Television shows don't have to be good or smart to tell you something about the culture that spawns them, and you might be surprised how much The Bachelor has to say about power.

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Melissa McCarthy was back as White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer, demonstrating TSA procedures.

Melissa McCarthy's 'Spicey' And Alec Baldwin's Trump Return To 'SNL'

11:19am February 12, 2017

Melissa McCarthy got a lot of attention for her enraged impression of White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer last week. This week she was back, along with Alec Baldwin reprising Donald Trump.

What's Galentine's Day, you ask? It's only the greatest gift we've ever gotten from Leslie Knope, the unfailingly earnest bureaucrat at the helm of the NBC series Parks and Recreation

Arts

Galentine's Day: Celebrating Women, Waffles, And, OK, More Waffles

9:00am February 12, 2017

by Kristen Hartke

Monday's the day to celebrate the best unofficial holiday made just for women: Galentine's Day. And for that, we thank our lady of Parks and Recreation, Leslie Knope.

This is not a photo of Stephen Colbert answering the questions we planned to ask Lena Dunham, but rather, testifying before the House Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security and International Law subcommittee in September 2010. His face kind o

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Not My Job: We Ask Stephen Colbert 3 Questions Meant For Lena Dunham

12:14pm February 11, 2017

We planned to have the creator and star of HBO's Girls on the show this week, but when a snowstorm kept her from joining us, we quickly tracked down someone who didn't have any Thursday evening plans.

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Tom and Dick Smothers battled with CBS censors over the content of The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour.

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50 Years Later, The Biting Satire Of 'The Smothers Brothers' Still Resonates

2:42pm February 10, 2017

by David Bianculli

Before SNL and The Daily Show, The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour mixed entertainment and advocacy in a way that influenced a generation of satirical political shows. Critic David Bianculli looks back.

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Robin (Michael Cera), Alfred Pennyworth (Ralph Fiennes), Batman (Will Arnett), Batgirl (Rosario Dawson) in The LEGO Batman Movie.

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Pop Culture Happy Hour: LEGO Batman And Kids Who Cook On TV

9:34am February 10, 2017

by Linda Holmes

This week, we've got podcast cousins all over the place including Sam Sanders talking about 'The LEGO Batman Movie' and Kat Chow chiming in on 'MasterChef Junior.'

John Oliver speaks at Comedy Central's "Night of Too Many Stars: America Comes Together for Autism Programs" in New York in 2015.

John Oliver On Facts, Donald Trump And The Supreme Court For Dogs

9:08am February 10, 2017

by David Folkenflik

In an NPR interview, the comedian talks about why facts matter more to him as a comedian than the president he's about to lampoon. Oliver's Last Week Tonight returns for a new season on HBO Sunday.

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Director Catalina Aguilar Mastretta behind the scenes of "Everybody Loves Somebody."

Most Latino Films Still In No-Man's Land Despite Growing Audience

6:01am February 09, 2017

by Manuel Betancourt

"This is a group — a population — that supports and consumes the most entertainment. But yet they have no representation, almost. I mean, we have Jane the Virgin, but where are the movies?"