NBCUniversal Debuts 'Peacock' Streaming Service
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Television
Colin Jost Of 'SNL' Knows You're Laughing At His 'Very Punchable Face'
SNL "Weekend Update" co-anchor Colin Jost acknowledges that his clean-cut image sometimes rubs people the wrong way. "When I get hurt or hit on camera ... the audience really loves it," he says.
'Mythbusters' Star Grant Imahara, Electrical Engineer And Robotics Wiz, Dies At 49
Imahara was best known as a member of the "Build Team" on the Discovery Channel's Mythbusters. A constant tinkerer, he was undaunted by even the most outlandish technical challenges.
'Glee' Actor Naya Rivera's Body Recovered From California Lake
Rivera was best known for her role as Santana Lopez, a take-no-prisoners cheerleader/singer on Glee for six seasons. That character was also an inspiration for young LGBTQ viewers.
In 'Perry Mason,' Matthew Rhys Lives Out His Boyhood Noir Fantasies
Welsh actor Matthew Rhys says his version of the iconic criminal defense attorney is more hardboiled than the one Raymond Burr played on TV: "He's a man who kind of lives on whiskey and cigarettes."
Comedian Chelsea Handler On White Privilege
Last year, Chelsea Handler made a Netflix documentary called Hello, Privilege. It's Me, Chelsea, in which she explored white privilege. She asks how to be a better white person to people of color.
Fresh Scrutiny For Fox's Tucker Carlson As Top Writer Quits Over Bigoted Posts
A top writer for Fox News' Tucker Carlson resigns after CNN revealed his racist and sexist posts, reviving criticism of Carlson's commentaries. Carlson is set to address the controversy Monday.
TV Review: 'P-Valley'
P-Valley is a new drama on Starz about black strippers working a club in the Mississippi Delta. It's one of the year's most provocative dramas.
New Looney Tunes Series Hits HBO Max, With New Music
Looney Tunes turns 90 this year and HBO Max is launching a new series of cartoons, along with a new soundtrack composed by Joshua Moshier.
World War II Naval Drama 'Greyhound' Charts A Trim, Efficient Course
Tom Hanks stars in, and wrote the screenplay for, this familiar but effective tale of a Navy captain leading a convoy of merchants ships through U-boat-infested seas.