Television

Patty Tolan (Leslie Jones), Abby Yates (Melissa McCarthy), Erin Gilbert (Kristen Wiig) and Jillian Holtzmann (Kate McKinnon) are the Ghostbusters.

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Pop Culture Happy Hour: 'Ghostbusters' And 'Mr. Robot'

2:07pm July 22, 2016

by Linda Holmes

On this week's show, we bust some ghosts — well, we don't, but we watch those who do — and we address the beginning of the second season of USA's Emmy-nominated conspiracy thriller.

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Republican National Convention Parallels Reality Television

6:27pm July 21, 2016

by Eric Deggans

Conflict, betrayal, false words: The Republican National Convention is playing out like a reality TV show.

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Henry Winkler On Garry Marshall: 'He Was An Unstoppable Creator'

6:00pm July 20, 2016

NPR's Audie Cornish talks to actor Henry Winkler, who starred in Happy Days, about his memories working with writer and director Garry Marshall.

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Hollywood Legend Garry Marshall Dies At 81

4:40pm July 20, 2016

by Ted Robbins

Hollywood legend Garry Marshall died Tuesday at the age of 81. He was responsible for some of the biggest TV hits of the 1970s including The Odd Couple, Laverne & Shirley and Happy Days. He also made Julia Roberts a superstar with Pretty Woman.

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'Veep' Showrunner On Politics And The 'Thankless Task' Of Being Second In Command

1:48pm July 20, 2016

David Mandel, the Emmy-nominated writer, director and executive producer of the HBO series Veep, discusses the current season of the show, his work on SNL and the 2016 presidential election.

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Fresh Air Remembers Garry Marshall, Creator Of 'Happy Days' And 'Laverne & Shirley'

1:48pm July 20, 2016

Marshall, who died yesterday at the age of 81, was a noted writer and director of both television and film. He spoke to Fresh Air in 1991, shortly after the release of his movie, Frankie and Johnny.

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Garry Marshall, Director Of Big- And Small-Screen Projects, Dies At 81

1:44pm July 20, 2016

by Eric Deggans

Writer-director Garry Marshall, who had a string of TV hits that included Happy Days and Laverne & Shirley and the box-office smashes Pretty Woman and Runaway Bride, has died. He was 81.

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Director Garry Marshall, shown at the film premiere of New Year's Eve in Hollywood in 2011, has died at 81.

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Garry Marshall, A Master Of Comedy On TV And In Film, Dies At 81

1:37pm July 20, 2016

by Bill Chappell

The Odd Couple, Laverne & Shirley, Happy Days, The Flamingo Kid, Pretty Woman: If you had to live on a deserted island, you could do far worse than to take the work of Garry Marshall with you.

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Mike Birbiglia says his new film, Don't Think Twice, is like a "Big Chill-type comedy set in the world of an improv theater."

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Comic Mike Birbiglia On His Best Failure And The 3 Rules Of Improv

1:22pm July 20, 2016

Birbiglia says the failure of his sitcom pilot is the best thing that could have happened to him, artistically. His new film, Don't Think Twice, tells the story of an improv comedy group.

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Actors Henry Winkler (left), Penny Marshall, Writer/producer Garry Marshall, Cindy Williams and Dick Van Dyke pose for a portrait during the "TV Land Awards" in 2008.

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Remembering Garry Marshall, For Whom We Stayed Up Past 8 O'Clock

10:19am July 20, 2016

by Linda Holmes

Garry Marshall was the creator of Happy Days and the director of Pretty Woman and The Flamingo Kid. We look at his long career as a producer, director, writer and actor.