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August 12, 2014
Robin Williams' Death Is a Wakeup Call for Mental Illness
July 1, 2014
Stop Resurrecting Dead TV Shows!
Yahoo should have let 'Community' rest in peace
June 9, 2014
This Summer's Abortion Comedy May Save the Rom-Com
May 21, 2014
'Broad City,' TV's Best Comedy, Is a Post-Feminist Barrage of Bathroom Humor and Romantic Flubs
May 6, 2014
'Louie' Is Back, as Strange and Dreamlike as Ever
April 28, 2014
Some Advice for John Oliver: Stop Imitating 'The Daily Show'
April 4, 2014
No Excuses, CBS: Hire One of These Outstanding Women to Replace Letterman
April 1, 2014
'How I Met Your Mother''s Finale Was Infuriating
February 24, 2014
Make the Jump, Jesters
Five comedians who should be dramatic actors
February 21, 2014
The Legendary Awfulness of 'Anchorman 2' Continues
February 7, 2014
The Late-Night TV Monologue is Dull and Anachronistic—And Should Retire With Jay Leno
October 3, 2013
Why Are Critics So Squeamish About Rebel Wilson's Weight?
June 16, 2013
Betty White Is Not a Sex Machine
Our culture’s cruel obsession with dirty old women
May 31, 2013
Arrested Development, Indeed
It's time to say it: The Netflix format just isn't working.
May 16, 2013
'The Office' Is Ending, and Maybe the Mockumentary Sitcom Should Go With It
May 10, 2013
Not That Kind of Girl
Liz Meriwether is the anti-Lena Dunham
April 29, 2013
Conan O'Brien’s WHCD Jokes Were A Missed Opportunity
The comedian couldn't help making himself, not the media, the butt of his jokes
April 15, 2013
Rebel Wilson Wants You to Squirm
The rising Aussie comedienne is the anti–Melissa McCarthy
March 5, 2013
Late-Night Comedy, All Day Long
How Fallon, Kimmel, and other shows are adapting to the viral age
February 25, 2013
Dan Harmon and the Rise of the Woe-Is-Me Comedy Tour

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