Television

Nadia Manzoor and Radhika Vaz star in the Web sketch-comedy show Shugs & Fats. Season 3 of the show will premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 14 and will be available online on April 15.

Arts

A Web Comedy Series Is 'Walking The Line Between Hipsters And Hijabis'

5:17pm April 12, 2016

Comics Nadia Manzoor and Radhika Vaz play Muslim immigrants dealing with speed dating, catcalls and other aspects of life in secular New York in their sketch-comedy series Shugs & Fats.

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Al-Jazeera America Prepares Farewell Broadcast

8:26pm April 11, 2016

by Laura Wagner

Al-Jazeera America, the news network that was backed by the ruling family of Qatar and struggled to gain traction in the U.S., will sign off for good after a three-hour farewell broadcast on Tuesday.

Rob Delaney and Sharon Horgan in Catastrophe.

Arts

A Good Fit: Why The Best Thing About 'Catastrophe' Is People Laughing

11:28am April 11, 2016

by Linda Holmes

Catastrophe, starring Rob Delaney and Sharon Horgan, is a romantic comedy that wisely lets its lead characters consider each other deeply and enchantingly funny.

National

With Hollywood's Advanced Digital Face-Lifting, Do We Even Need Actors?

12:27pm April 10, 2016

You can now digitally replace just about anything on an actor's body — including the actor himself. Journalist Logan Hill explains this practice of often invisible digital retouching in media.

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Samantha Bee's political satire Full Frontal premiered in February.

Samantha Bee On 'Full Frontal,' Feminism And The Freedom Of Her 40s

9:39am April 08, 2016

Since leaving The Daily Show, Bee has been busy with two new TBS shows. "I knew that there was something else that I wanted to do," she says. "It's very good for me to be creating my own thing."

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Kelly Clarkson won the first season of American Idol in September 2002 over Justin Guarini, in front of co-hosts Ryan Seacrest and Brian Dunkleman, who almost looks aware that this would be his only season.

Arts

A Fond (No, Really!) Farewell To 'American Idol'

1:35pm April 07, 2016

by Linda Holmes

Built on telephone dialing and the sting of a British tongue, American Idol shuffles off this mortal coil on Thursday night, having provided just enough good moments to survive.

Nigel Bradham of the Buffalo Bills celebrates a touchdown in the October game against Jacksonville Jaguars in London. Yahoo's online stream of the event was one of the NFL's digital tests.

Twitter Wins NFL Deal To Stream 2016 Thursday Night Football

1:07pm April 05, 2016

by Alina Selyukh

The NFL hopes to reach a broader audience, including those who don't have cable, while Twitter is looking to attract and keep new users.

Almost famous, Seventies singer, Jobriath (born: Bruce Wayne Campbell). The latest episode of HBO's Vinyl has introduced a character seemingly based on his career.

Gay Glam Comes To HBO

4:34pm April 04, 2016

by Ann Powers

Is Vinyl's latest fictionalized New York music character a tribute to Jobriath, the post-Bowie 'space clown' who was rock's first openly homosexual performer?

Morgan Freeman Takes On Omniscient View To Explore Big Uncertainties In 'God'

7:58am April 03, 2016

by Tom Gjelten

The actor, who once played God in a Hollywood movie, takes a serious look at religion in a new television series called "The Story of God."

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Arts

Nurse Kellye Of 'MAS*H' Still gets Fan Mail For Breakthrough Role

7:58am April 03, 2016

After a blog post goes viral, Rachel Martin catches up with Kellye Nakahara of M*A*S*H, whose role was a favorite for many. Her fans still say she broke barriers and made them smile.

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