Television

Arts

Carol Burnett On Her Signature Ear Pull And Accessing A Wide Audience

1:37pm November 27, 2020

The Carol Burnett Show, which aired from 1967-1978, recently started streaming. We listen back to Terry Gross' 2003 interview with Burnett, and TV critic David Bianculli checks in with her now.

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The big family in The Happiest Season includes Burl Moseley, Alison Brie, Kristen Stewart, Mackenzie Davis, Mary Holland, Victor Garber and Mary Steenburgen. (Whew!)

Arts

'Happiest Season' Is A Holiday Family Romcom With A Very Merry Cast

7:00am November 27, 2020

by Linda Holmes

Kristen Stewart and Mackenzie Davis play Abby and Harper, a couple headed home to Abby's parents' house for Christmas. Dan Levy, Victor Garber and Aubrey Plaza are among the terrific supporting cast.

Arts

From 'Dash And Lily' To Dolly Parton: These Holiday Specials Will Bring On The Cheer

5:04am November 27, 2020

Linda Holmes and Glen Weldon from NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour talk about their favorite 2020 holiday TV specials.

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Arts

Conan O'Brien On Late-Night TV: 'All I Ever Wanted To Do Was Make People Laugh'

12:01pm November 26, 2020

by Terry Gross

After 28 years of hosting late-night shows, O'Brien is moving to HBO. He spoke to Fresh Air in 2019 about getting his start and how late-night TV has changed over the years.

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Comedian Dave Chappelle at the 2018 Netflix FYSEE Kick-Off event in Los Angeles.

Arts

Netflix Removes 'Chappelle's Show' At Dave Chappelle's Request

6:18pm November 25, 2020

by Reese Oxner

The comedian said he was snared in an unfair contract years ago, which allows Comedy Central to profit off the show without compensating him.

L to R: Frank (Paul Bettany) Beth (Sophia Lillis) and Walid (Peter Macdissi) pull up to the bumper in Uncle Frank.

Arts

'Uncle Frank': A Melodramatic Meal, Undercooked And Over-Seasoned

5:00am November 25, 2020

by Glen Weldon

A great cast and good intentions can't overcome Alan Ball's rushed, thin story about a closeted gay man returning to his South Carolina hometown in 1974.

Ken Jennings, a 74-time champion of the popular quiz show, will be the first interim guest for the late Alex Trebek, and the show will try other guest hosts before naming a permanent replacement.

National

Ken Jennings: Who Is 1st 'Jeopardy!' Guest Host?

11:36am November 24, 2020

by Vanessa Romo

"There will only ever be one Alex Trebek, but I'm honored to be helping Jeopardy! out with this in January," said Jennings, one of the show's all-time top winners.

Books

Ta-Nehisi Coates On HBO Adaptation Of 'Between The World And Me'

4:06pm November 23, 2020

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with American author and journalist Ta-Nehisi Coates about the HBO adaptation of his book Between the World and Me and what it means in 2020.

Books

HBO Adapts Ta-Nehisi Coates' Best-Selling Book Into A Movie

10:29am November 23, 2020

by Eric Deggans

Our critic says the movie — like Coates' book Between the World and Me — reveals the story of Black survival within the ugliness of America's white supremacy.

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Off The Air Since 1998, Acclaimed Carton 'Animaniacs' Returns To Hulu

6:04am November 23, 2020

Over 20 years ago, animated TV series 'Animaniacs' went off the air. This month the reboot goes live with original voice actors Rob Paulsen and Jess Harnell, who talk to NPR's Noel King.

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