Television

'Sesame Street' asks 'Ted Lasso' actor to talk about an F-word

7:27am April 19, 2022

Actor Brett Goldstein plays Roy Kent — a kind but crotchety British footballer with an exceptionally foul mouth. The word Sesame Street asked Goldstein to talks about: fairness.

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Encore: 'First Lady' series is compelling when it dramatizes the unseen moments

5:20am April 19, 2022

by Eric Deggans

Showtime's limited series, The First Lady, weaves together the stories of three of America's most distinctive presidential spouses. (Story first aired on All Things Considered on April 17, 2022.)

Arts

Comic Jerrod Carmichael bares his secrets in 'Rothaniel'

1:20pm April 18, 2022

by Terry Gross

The comic, actor and writer opens up about his name, his family tree and his sexual orientation in a new HBO special. "The more honest I am, the freer I am," Carmichael says.

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'First Lady' series compels when dramatizing the unseen moments

4:54pm April 17, 2022

by Eric Deggans

Showtime's new limited series, The First Lady, weaves together the stories of three of America's most distinctive presidential spouses.

Judges Rich Miller and Keith Brymer Jones with season 4 winner Jodie Neale.

Arts

Thank goodness, 'The Great Pottery Throw Down' is back

6:00am April 16, 2022

by Linda Holmes

Cousin to The Great British Baking Show, this pottery competition almost dares you to make fun of its aggressively earnest approach.

Arts

In Apple TV+'s 'Roar,' stories of womanhood are satisfyingly weird

8:48am April 15, 2022

by Linda Holmes

While the experimental series has a star-studded cast — including Issa Rae and Nicole Kidman — its directors meld the fantastical with the real.

Kim Kardashian during a family party in Hulu's The Kardashians.

Arts

Hulu's 'The Kardashians' continues a modern saga: a family famous for being famous

1:57pm April 14, 2022

by Eric Deggans

If you hated this family before, The Kardashians won't change your mind. But the show humanizes them.

Parade magazine has offered an apology to comedian Ali Wong; her soon-to-be ex-husband, Justin Hakuta; and actor Randall Park for incorrectly posting a picture of Park (seen here) in its story about Wong and Hakuta's divorce.

Arts

Ali Wong's divorce news causes another case of #wrongasian

6:39pm April 13, 2022

by Vanessa Romo

The comedian's husband has been a primary source of her popular specials. But when writing about the Asian American couple's split, some news outlets used photos of Asian American actor Randall Park.

Viola Davis as Michelle Obama in The First Lady

'The First Lady' is far from perfect—but its lead performances make it worth watching

3:46pm April 13, 2022

by David Bianculli

Showtime's new 10-part series dramatizes the lives of three presidential spouses: Eleanor Roosevelt, Betty Ford, and Michelle Obama, played by Gillian Anderson, Michelle Pfeiffer and Viola Davis.

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Molly Shannon, shown here in 2021, co-stars I Love That for You, a Showtime comedy series about shopping channel hosts.

Books
Arts

How 'SNL' alum Molly Shannon found profound healing after childhood tragedy

1:45pm April 11, 2022

by Terry Gross

Shannon's new memoir, Hello, Molly! opens with the car crash that killed her mother and sister when Shannon was 4. She says, for a long time, she was motivated by a desire to make her mom proud.

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