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Meet The Expert: Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

11:25am November 12, 2015

Meet the Expert is Ask Me Another's new segment! Executive producer of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, Amy Kule, joins us onstage to lead a game based on this iconic holiday event.

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SNL's Taran Killam On Recent Host Donald Trump

8:22pm November 11, 2015

Saturday Night Live cast member Taran Killam reveals what it was like working with Donald Trump when he hosted the show last weekend.

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Shonda Rhimes appears on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Sept. 24. Her new memoir is called Year of Yes.

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Shonda Rhimes On Running 3 Hit Shows And The Limits Of Network TV

5:44pm November 11, 2015

The force behind ABC's Grey's Anatomy, Scandal and How to Get Away with Murder says she has fought to get important images — like same-sex couple love scenes — on air.

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President Obama on the cover of Out Magazine.

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Obama Featured On The Cover Of LGBT Magazine 'Out'

3:21pm November 11, 2015

by Laura Wagner

Obama, pictured with the words "Our President: Ally, Hero, Icon," is the first sitting president to be photographed for the cover of an LGBT publication, according to Out.

Video: Lessons On First-Gen Life From Yvonne Orji Of 'Insecure'

11:07am November 11, 2015

by Jeff Yang

When Yvonne Orji told her parents she was going to be a comedian, they cried. Since then, her story has inspired "first gens" all over the world.

The team behind Mystery Science Theater 3000 could release new episodes in the summer of 2016, after creator Joel Hodgson launched a Kickstarter campaign.

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'Mystery Science Theater 3000' Creator Raises $500K Toward New Season

5:34pm November 10, 2015

by Bill Chappell

Hours after launching a Kickstarter campaign to revive a TV show that made horrible movies enjoyable, Mystery Science Theater 3000 creator Joel Hodgson raised a quarter of his $2 million goal.

Colin Jost and Michael Che co-anchor SNL's "Weekend Update" segment.

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'Weekend Update' Co-Anchors Dish On 'SNL' And Donald Trump

3:10pm November 10, 2015

As hosts of Saturday Night Live's news segment, Colin Jost and Michael Che are used to joking about hot-button issues. "Whoever is in a position of power, you're going to take shots at," Jost says.

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"I've always been an introverted person," Shonda Rhimes says, and she found the fame that came with her television successes to be "daunting."

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For A Year, Shonda Rhimes Said 'Yes' To All The Things That Scared Her

1:37pm November 10, 2015

by NPR Staff

The creator of Grey's Anatomy and Scandal says despite the success of her shows, her life "had gotten really small," so she decided to step out of her comfort zone. Year of Yes is her new memoir.

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Actor, writer and comedian Aasif Mandvi.

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Video: Aasif Mandvi Of 'Daily Show' Talks Islamophobia, Immigration And Comedy

1:15pm November 10, 2015

by Jeff Yang

Actor, writer, producer and comedian Aasif Mandvi traces the trajectory of his career, including what was like to be The Daily Show's first brown person.

ABC's Dr. Ken is based on the life and comedy of Ken Jeong.

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Fresh On The Screen: How TV Is Redefining Whom We Think Of As 'American'

3:11pm November 09, 2015

by Jeff Yang

After a century in the shadows, immigrants are stepping into the prime-time spotlight. Code Switch takes a look at the past and present of immigrants on TV.