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June 24, 2016
Forward with Britain into the next step. (Or, British comedy that almost, but not quite explains the Brexit.)
June 3, 2016
John Oliver has left “The Bugle,” the world’s best podcast.
May 21, 2016
Neighbors 2: Equal Opportunity Idiocy
The progressive themes of 'Sorority Rising' can't save this uninspired sequel.
May 20, 2016
Welcome to Maria Bamford’s Neighborhood
In Netflix's 'Lady Dynamite,' Bamford mines comedy from mental illness.
March 10, 2016
David Wain and Michael Showalter have made the perfect 1970s movie trailer.
March 9, 2016
Remembering George Martin’s best non-Beatles production work.
March 8, 2016
Watch Stephen Colbert and Samantha Bee react to Donald Trump talking about his penis on national TV.
March 2, 2016
The Daily Show’s Super Tuesday tweets have been absolutely terrible.
March 1, 2016
Steve Martin did not want to do The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon.
February 26, 2016
Lindsey Graham’s got jokes.
February 10, 2016
Zoolander 2: The Return of Dumb and Dumber
Ben Stiller and company go through the paces without adding anything new to an iconic character.
February 9, 2016
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee is exactly what late night needs.
January 29, 2016
What if Donald Trump was a cockney geezer?
January 7, 2016
Stephen Colbert’s Bernie Sanders impression is pretty good, but he (and Larry David) could learn a lot from Steve Coogan.
December 21, 2015
President Obama reminds us what a cool guy he is by appearing on a Jerry Seinfeld show.
November 13, 2015
Stephen Colbert points out that network TV's rules about art and nudity are completely ridiculous.
October 13, 2015
'Nathan For You' Is So Dumb It’s Actually Brilliant
The Comedy Central reality series returns with more harebrain ideas
September 29, 2015
Night One, With Trevor Noah
The new Daily Show host offered a tepid and crass first episode.
September 26, 2015
Trevor Noah Didn't Come From Nowhere
How being everyone and no one defines the new Daily Show host’s comedy
September 9, 2015
Stephen Colbert Isn't Re-Inventing Late Night—He's Just Doing It Better Than Anyone Else

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