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Keegan-Michael Key breaks down how he sets up a joke

2:40pm October 10, 2023

by Terry Gross

The Key & Peele and Schmigadoon! star explains why he loves sketch comedy — watching it, performing it and writing about it. His book, with writing partner Elle Key, is The History of Sketch Comedy.

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If your love for Edgar Allan Poe has been gently rapping, rapping at your chamber door, just embrace it and watch Netflix's The Fall of the House of Usher because it is a hoot and a half.

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How I learned to stop worrying and love Edgar Allan Poe

7:00am October 07, 2023

by Glen Weldon

If your love for Edgar Allan Poe has been gently rapping, rapping at your chamber door, just embrace it and watch Netflix's The Fall of the House of Usher because it is a hoot and a half.

John Oliver returned to TV with season 10 of his show.

'Utterly joyful': John Oliver tells NPR about returning after 5 months off the air

5:22pm October 06, 2023

Late night TV host John Oliver spoke to All Things Considered about the last few months off air, the tentative agreement for writers, and what he hopes for his writers in the future.

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In season 2, 'Loki' keeps its charm while reflecting on some of Marvel's problems

4:53pm October 06, 2023

by Eric Deggans

Loki, the Marvel universe's anti-heroic God of Mischief, has returned for a second season. How does it stack up against other Marvel streaming shows?

Roy Wood Jr. during election coverage on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah in 2016.

Roy Wood Jr. says he's leaving 'The Daily Show' but he doesn't hold a grudge

6:53am October 05, 2023

by Eric Deggans

Late night TV has seen a recent exodus of non-white stars — from Desus and Mero and Ziwe to Trevor Noah himself.

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Two writers, Kylie Brakeman (left) and Elise Brown (right), reflect on the strike and what lies ahead.

The Hollywood writers strike is over. What's next for the writers?

4:56pm October 03, 2023

by Manuela López Restrepo

After 148 days, two writers share what their plans are now, and what they think of the deal their union struck with the studios.

Patrick Stewart on his new memoir and playing Captain Picard

4:56pm October 03, 2023

by Rachel Martin

NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with Sir Patrick Stewart about his recent memoir and why he sees his time playing Captain Picard as a kind of spiritual calling.

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After 148 days of striking, Hollywood writers are going back to work

4:28pm October 03, 2023

After 148 days, television and movie writers are headed back to work. Many say they're happy the strike has ended for the Writers Guild of America.

Stephen Colbert returns to new episodes during Monday's Late Show program.

Arts

Late night TV is back! We rank their first episodes

1:44pm October 03, 2023

by Eric Deggans

The strike meant the hosts were sidelined for about five months and their return reminds us that satire helps us process the absurdities of modern life and politics.

All episodes of a pre-'Monty Python' comedy series have been found in a vault

7:23am October 03, 2023

For 54 years, the six episodes of A Complete and Utter History of Britain were in vaults of British channel ITV. The unarchived episodes are only available in the U.K. for now.

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