Television

Emmy Awards: 'Fleabag' And 'Game Of Thrones' Win Big

5:48am September 23, 2019

by Eric Deggans

Game of Thrones won the best TV drama series Emmy Award. Fleabag won for best comedy series. The win for the Amazon Prime series added to an already huge night for show creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge.

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Gina Yashere is a co-creator of the new CBS sitcom Bob Hearts Abishola. She speaks above at the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival in New York City.

Arts

There Was 'No Chance Of Me Going Into The Arts,' Says Comedian Gina Yashere

5:06pm September 22, 2019

by Elizabeth Blair

When a teacher suggested Yashere become an actor, her mom said: "Actor? No, no, no. You can act like a doctor when you become a doctor." Yashere is now a co-creator of the sitcom Bob Hearts Abishola.

Arts

'Downton Abbey' Actresses On Recapturing Their TV Roles In New Film

8:31am September 22, 2019

NPR's Melissa Block speaks with Michelle Dockery and Elizabeth McGovern from the movie "Downton Abbey," based on the award-winning series about the owners and workers at a great English estate.

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Arts

'Downton Abbey' Creator Julian Fellowes And Star Maggie Smith

1:49pm September 20, 2019

by Dave Davies

In honor of the Downton Abbey movie, which opens in theaters Sept. 20, we listen back to interviews with series creator Julian Fellowes and star Maggie Smith, who plays the Dowager Countess.

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Deggy Awards Honor Overlooked TV Shows And Actors

7:26am September 20, 2019

by Eric Deggans

The 71st prime-time Emmy Awards will be handed out on Sunday. But first there are the Deggys. Our TV critic's awards go to performers and shows that he thinks the Emmy Awards should honor.

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Arts

'Downton Abbey' Movie Brings You Up To Speed With The Crawleys

4:38pm September 19, 2019

by Bob Mondello

The Crawleys are back, and the big screen has them this time, in a story that picks up a few years after the TV show ended.

Journalist Andrea Mitchell: Asking Tough Questions Is 'Very Empowering'

2:03pm September 18, 2019

by Terry Gross

Mitchell, the chief foreign affairs correspondent for NBC News and anchor of her own MSNBC show, looks back on her career in journalism. She's receiving a lifetime achievement Emmy on Sept. 24.

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Along with pastry chef Jacques Torres, comedian Nicole Byer hosts Nailed It!, a show that celebrates great failures in cake-making.

Arts

'There Isn't Just One Type Of Black,' Says Comedian Nicole Byer

12:07pm September 18, 2019

by Audie Cornish

The rising comedy star and host of the Emmy-nominated baking competition Nailed It! has gone to therapy weekly, escaped grief onstage and taught herself to do her own makeup for television.

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'SNL' Fires Comedian Shane Gillis For Racist Remarks

6:52am September 17, 2019

by Eric Deggans

Just days after he was named as one of the newest Saturday Night Live cast members, comic Shane Gillis has been fired. Recordings surfaced of Gillis saying racist and homophobic things.

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Arts

Remembering Tony Winner Phyllis Newman

4:25pm September 16, 2019

Tony Award winner Phyllis Newman died Sunday at age 86. She won the award for her role in 1962's Subways Are For Sleeping. She also appeared on TV, as an actress and quiz show panelist.

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