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Is John Oliver's Show Journalism? He Says The Answer Is Simple: 'No'

7:44pm February 12, 2016

by NPR Staff

"Everything we do is in pursuit of comedy," Oliver says. But to get the comedy right, you have to get facts right: "You can't be wrong about something, otherwise that joke just disintegrates."

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It was recently announced that Aaron Sorkin will be adapting To Kill A Mockingbird for Broadway. Above, Scout's legs are tired after a particularly long "walk and talk." (Not really.) Above, Gregory Peck as Atticus Finch with Mary Badham as Scout and Phil

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To Sorkin A Mockingbird: Screenwriter Will Adapt Novel For Broadway

6:40pm February 12, 2016

by Lynn Neary

How will Aaron Sorkin's rapid-fire dialogue fit with Harper Lee's tale of racism and justice in the South?

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Arts

'Better Call Saul' Breathes New Life Into 'Breaking Bad' Characters

1:17pm February 12, 2016

The show's co-creator says it was a writers' room joke that if something didn't fit on Breaking Bad, it would go on the Saul Goodman show (now Better Call Saul). Originally broadcast March 9, 2015.

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Arts

Bob Odenkirk Mixes Laughter And Law In 'Breaking Bad' And 'Better Call Saul'

1:17pm February 12, 2016

The actor's fast-talking, sleazeball character Saul Goodman has been known to bend the law — and to break it. The second season of Better Call Saul begins Feb. 15. Originally broadcast Aug. 6, 2013.

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Singer-songwriter Sam Smith, winner of Record of the Year and Song of the Year, Best Pop Vocal Album and Best New Artist, poses in the press room during the Grammy Awards in 2015.

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Pop Culture Happy Hour: The Awards Show Problem And Product Placement

10:10am February 12, 2016

by Linda Holmes

On this week's show, we break down what entertainment industry awards are for (if anything) and consider the highs and lows of product placement.

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Politics & Government

Talking Politics With Late-Night Host Seth Meyers

2:59pm February 11, 2016

David Greene talks to Seth Meyers, the host of Late Night With Seth Meyers on NBC, about the presidential campaign, politics and the view from the late night stage.

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Unlike other late night shows, Full Frontal doesn't have guests, and it doesn't put host Samantha Bee behind a desk.

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'Full Frontal' Showrunner: 'It's A Feminist Show Because We Are All Feminists'

2:51pm February 11, 2016

by NPR Staff

"But it's not a show about women stuff," Jo Miller says. Full Frontal with Samantha Bee covers refugees, mental health, prison and climate change, among other things.

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Jay and Mark Duplass are the co-creators of the HBO series Togetherness, which begins its second season later this month.

Arts

Duplass Brothers On Filmmaking, Siblings And Parenting's 'Fugue State'

4:37pm February 10, 2016

The brothers' latest project, Togetherness, is about four people in their late 30s who live in Los Angeles. Mark Duplass describes it as a "deeply personal television show."

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'Baskets' Takes Zach Galifianakis From French Clown School To The Rodeo Ring

1:39pm February 10, 2016

The comic, who plays a rodeo clown in his new FX comedy series, says he is "not creeped out by clowns." Galifianakis is also the creator of the Emmy Award-winning web comedy series Between Two Ferns.

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TV Review: Samantha Bee's 'Full Frontal' Debuts On TBS

12:26am February 10, 2016

by Eric Deggans

The Former Daily Show correspondent kicked off her own show — Full Frontal With Samantha Bee — on TBS Monday night — making her the only woman with a news satire show on U.S. television.

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