Hey SNL, we're ready for Maya's Kamala
Social media is crying out with calls for Saturday Night Live veteran Maya Rudolph to bring back her Kamala Harris impression.
Television
'Sunny' is a robot buddy comedy about loss
In the new Apple TV+ series Sunny, Rashida Jones stars as a woman living in Kyoto, whose husband and young son go missing in a plane crash. To help console her, her husband's electronics company gives her a robot companion. The show is an interesting mix of styles and genres – it's a buddy comedy, a crime thriller and a drama about loss. But at the center of it all is the mystery of what happened to her husband and son – and why.
'House of the Dragon' Season 2, Episode 6: A blind date goes down in flames
Aegon catches on to Aemond's power plays. Plus: Alicent shows symptoms of maternal instinct.
Netflix ends its cheapest ad-free subscription
Netflix says it will no longer offer its basic plan for U.S. and French subscribers, which had already been phased out of other markets.
'Omnivore' offers a fresh take on the history of the food on your plate
From tuna to chili peppers to salt, each episode of this new Apple TV+ docuseries focuses on a unique ingredient. But there’s an additional element that runs throughout the show: passion.
A reboot of a TV show that was a worldwide hit returns to its roots
Twenty-five years on, "Ugly Betty" is back in a new series in Colombia -- the country where she first came to life on the small screen.
'I've lived in an incredible time': Comic Bob Newhart dies at 94
Best known for an everyman persona that powered two classic TV sitcoms, Newhart managed to be the funniest guy in the room while playing unassuming characters.
LeVar Burton has portrayed the Black experience "from our enslavement to the stars"
LeVar Burton has three roles he'll forever be known for: Kunta Kinte on the TV series Roots, Geordi La Forge on Star Trek: The Next Generation and host of Reading Rainbow. Those roles have had profound impacts on people and he now understands, as he puts it, "my job is to be LeVar Burton." He talks to Rachel about the tension of that job, his changing definitions of success and learning to embrace the chaos.
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FX miniseries 'Shogun' nominated for a whopping 25 Emmy awards
Unlike the 1980s miniseries version, the new adaptation of Shogun features fully-formed Japanese characters. NPR's Scott Detrow talks with the creators, Rachel Kondo and Justin Marks.
We unpack the 2024 Emmy nominations
The nominations the Emmy Awards were just announced, and it was a good day for The Bear, which set a new record in the comedy category. And plenty of our favorites also got Emmy nods, including Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Shōgun, Reservation Dogs and What We Do in the Shadows. We'll help you unpack this year's the notable nominees and snubs.
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