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February 10, 2016
Will Leitch
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
Alex Shephard
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee is exactly what late night needs.
January 29, 2016
Alex Shephard
What if Donald Trump was a cockney geezer?
January 7, 2016
Alex Shephard
Stephen Colbert’s Bernie Sanders impression is pretty good, but he (and Larry David) could learn a lot from Steve Coogan.
December 21, 2015
Esther Breger
President Obama reminds us what a cool guy he is by appearing on a Jerry Seinfeld show.
November 13, 2015
Sasha Belenky
Stephen Colbert points out that network TV's rules about art and nudity are completely ridiculous.
October 13, 2015
Jane Hu
'Nathan For You' Is So Dumb It’s Actually Brilliant
The Comedy Central reality series returns with more harebrain ideas
September 29, 2015
Esther Breger
Night One, With Trevor Noah
The new Daily Show host offered a tepid and crass first episode.
September 26, 2015
David Tobia
Trevor Noah Didn't Come From Nowhere
How being everyone and no one defines the new Daily Show host’s comedy
September 9, 2015
Esther Breger
Stephen Colbert Isn't Re-Inventing Late Night—He's Just Doing It Better Than Anyone Else
September 8, 2015
Jeet Heer
Donald Trump's Comedic Genius
Why liberals and conservatives alike find him so funny—if not for the same reasons
August 20, 2015
Jessica Luther
When Going Topless on HBO Is a Radical Act
In an interview about her new HBO special, Tig Notaro gets frank about her battle with cancer
August 19, 2015
Jason Guriel
A Hollywood Legend Returns With a Screwball Comedy. Will Anyone Notice?
July 16, 2015
Esther Breger
Amy Schumer's Old-Fashioned Family Values
'Trainwreck' is a classic rom-com, not a subversive statement
June 30, 2015
Silpa Kovvali
Not That There’s Anything Wrong With That
Amy Schumer and modern comedy’s victimhood complex
April 14, 2015
Jeet Heer
Don't Forget What Richard Pryor Taught Us: Offensive Comedy Can Be Liberating
April 8, 2015
Esther Breger
What Happened to the Weird 'Louie' of Last Season?
April 6, 2015
Phoebe Maltz Bovy
Your Sense of Humor Doesn't Have to Match Your Politics
March 31, 2015
Phoebe Maltz Bovy
Anti-Jewish Jokes Don't Get a Pass Anymore
Trevor Noah and Lena Dunham learned that lesson the hard way
March 30, 2015
Esther Breger
Trevor Noah Is the Latest Sign of Late Night's International Wave

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