Television

Adam West brings out his alter ego, Batman, for the filming of a 1967 road safety ad for children.

Arts

Adam West, Who Played The Dark Knight At His Brightest, Dies At 88

2:10pm June 10, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

The actor donned Batman's costume for TV in the '60s, giving an enduring rendition of the hero. Later in his career, West enjoyed a renaissance as a voice actor. His family says he died Friday night.

In his new special, Klepper tries to focus on activists who are working to reduce gun violence.

Arts

Comic Jordan Klepper On His New Gun Documentary And Leaving 'The Daily Show'

9:57am June 09, 2017

by Sam Sanders

In Jordan Klepper Solves Guns, the comedian dives into America's relationship with firearms. Klepper is also launching his own nightly show on Comedy Central this fall.

Giancarlo Esposito returns as the notorious Breaking Bad drug lord Gus Fring on the AMC prequel series, Better Call Saul.

Arts

'Better Call Saul' Actor Giancarlo Esposito On The Making Of An Iconic Villain

10:49am June 08, 2017

by Terry Gross

Six years after the demise of his Breaking Bad character, Esposito is back on TV as the vicious drug lord Gus Fring. He says the current role allows him to take the character "back in time."

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How Alan Alda Makes Science Understandable

2:04pm June 07, 2017

How do you communicate complex ideas effectively? How do scientists and doctors get their findings across to a needing public?

British actor Peter Sallis, who voiced the part of Wallace in the Wallace and Gromit clay animation films, posed in 2005 with a person dressed as that character at the movie premiere of Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit.

Peter Sallis Of 'Wallace And Gromit' Fame Dies At 96

8:28am June 06, 2017

by Doreen McCallister

Before the British actor voiced Wallace in the animated films, he starred in the long-running sitcom Last of the Summer Wine. He was the only actor to appear in all 295 episodes.

A scene from Lies That Bind, one of Kenya's most successful homegrown soap operas. Its creator was inspired by the Mexican telenovelas she watched as a kid.

Why East Africa Is Hooked On Telenovelas

5:43pm June 05, 2017

by Eyder Peralta

Both Latin American and homegrown telenovelas are booming in East Africa. It's a trend that reveals kinship between long-suffering countries an ocean apart.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks with Megyn Kelly in the debut broadcast of NBC News' Sunday Night with Megyn Kelly. Kelly interviewed Putin in St. Petersburg, Russia.

'Sunday Night With Megyn Kelly' Makes A Tepid Debut

10:57am June 05, 2017

by Eric Deggans

The former Fox News star's debut on NBC featured an interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Neither Putin, nor our television critic, was impressed.

National

No Cameras, No Phones: You Can't Watch Bill Cosby's High-Profile Trial

8:11am June 04, 2017

by Bobby Allyn

Bill Cosby's trial starts Monday but don't expect it to saturate the airwaves or your Twitter feed. The will be no cameras allowed and reporters who tweet during court are being threatened with jail.

Late night host Bill Maher, at a New York City comedy festival in November, is taking heat for using the N-word on his HBO show Real Time on Friday.

National

Bill Maher Apologizes After Using N-Word On His Show

8:33pm June 03, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

"The word was offensive, and I regret saying it and am very sorry," Maher said Saturday. HBO called his comment "completely inexcusable and tasteless" and said it would be edited from future airings.

Politics & Government

CNN Drops Kathy Griffin For 'Disturbing' Depiction Of Trump's Head

3:04pm May 31, 2017

by Miles Parks

The comedian said she went "way too far" in posing with a model of the president's head covered in blood. CNN announced Wednesday it was cutting her from its New Year's Eve coverage.