Television

On Stewart's Final 'Daily Show,' Parting Was Standing-Room-Only Sorrow

7:23am August 07, 2015

by Eric Deggans

How do you say goodbye to TV's smartest satirist, especially when he seems determined not to get too sentimental? You invite everyone who's ever been a correspondent, and a surprise guest or two.

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Jon Stewart and Ben Karlin, executive producer of The Daily Show from 2004 to 2006, won Emmy Awards for their work on the show in 2005.

Arts

Jon Stewart On His 'Daily Show' Run: 'It So Far Exceeded My Expectations'

5:32pm August 06, 2015

As Stewart says goodbye, Fresh Air replays parts of interviews with the host. "I don't know that there will ever be anything that I will ever be as well-suited for," he said.

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Jon Stewart's last show with The Daily Show is August 6.

National

Newseum Will Acquire Set Of 'The Daily Show With Jon Stewart'

12:12pm August 06, 2015

by Lucy Perkins

The set tells "an important story about how political satire and news as humor made 'The Daily Show' a trusted news source for a generation," the D.C. museum devoted to news said.

Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry, left, former Sen. Rick Santorum, center, and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker on stage before a candidate forum in New Hampshire earlier this week.

Here's What The GOP Candidates Would Ask Each Other

10:14am August 06, 2015

by Amita Kelly

Ahead of Thursday's debates, some presidential hopefuls posted videos asking their rivals some tough — and not so tough — questions.

Viola Davis, Kerry Washington, Shonda Rhimes and Ellen Pompeo at the ABC panel discussion during the 2015 Summer TCA Tour.

Arts

5 Things We Learned From ShondaLand

11:46am August 05, 2015

by Linda Holmes

We know that Shonda Rhimes doesn't want to talk about her legacy, that Olivia Pope is a questionable role model, and a few other things about Thursday nights on ABC.

Cover art from Friday Night Lights, 25th Anniversary Edition.

Books
Arts

Reflecting On Football And Addiction As 'Friday Night Lights' Turns 25

10:22am August 05, 2015

A quarter-century ago, Buzz Bissinger wrote about the big-time stakes of small-town high school football in Friday Night Lights. Now he talks about the impact the book had on the players and himself.

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Love Is Dead: Ms. Piggy And Kermit Call It Quits

8:35am August 05, 2015

Despite the end of their tempestuous 30-year relationship, the Hollywood power couple will continue to work together on the new prime-time Muppets show.

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Kermit the Frog and Gonzo return to television in ABC's The Muppets.

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A Pig, A Frog And Two Producers: 'The Muppets' Talk About Returning To Prime Time

2:24pm August 04, 2015

by Linda Holmes

At the Television Critics Association press tour, the producers and stars of the new Muppet comedy talked about romance, fighting, and being owned by Disney.

Betty White (left) stands alongside actor Eddie Albert in front of the a KLAC-TV camera during a broadcast of the live talk show, 'Hollywood on Television,' in 1952.

Arts

Betty White, The Golden Girl From The Golden Days Of Television

11:41pm August 02, 2015

by Daniel Hajek

The Hot in Cleveland actress got her start over 60 years ago on a live TV show called Hollywood on Television. Now she's 92 years old, but she says that's no reason to quit show business.

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Alfonso Ribeiro (from left), Will Smith and Karyn Parsons on the set of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air in 1991.

How'd Karyn Parsons Get Her Gig On 'Fresh Prince'? Brattiness

11:40pm August 02, 2015

by Priska Neely

Parsons played Hilary Banks on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. The role first called for a model type, but Parsons says she couldn't do that. So, she says, she made Hilary self-centered: a "real brat."

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