Television

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'The Nightly Show With Larry Wilmore' Debuts In Slot Vacated By Stephen Colbert

2:02pm January 20, 2015

by David Bianculli

On Monday night, Comedy Central premiered former Daily Show correspondent Larry Wilmore's new show. While Wilmore's sarcastic comments on clips were funny, the round-table discussion didn't sparkle.

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Missi Pyle plays cable TV host Ellen Abbott, a character that Gone Girl director David Fincher loosely based on Grace.

Arts

Nancy Grace Says 'Gone Girl' Satire Was Flattering, Made Her Laugh Out Loud

9:13pm January 19, 2015

by David Folkenflik

Gone Girl fictionalizes the controversial cable news star. "I did not go into this to win a popularity contest," says Grace, host of a true crimes and current affairs show on HLN.

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Actors Tituss Burgess and Ellie Kemper horse around on the set of The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt while filming in New York in March. Tina Fey's new TV series was developed for NBC, but will air on Netflix instead.

Arts

New Streaming Services Are Changing TV — And Viewers, Too

7:49pm January 19, 2015

by Eric Deggans

Streaming services like Netflix and the DISH Network's new Sling TV are helping consumers break free of cable subscriptions. That means TV shows must find new ways to connect with their viewers.

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Arts

Larry Wilmore's 'Nightly Show' Brings A New Voice To Late Night TV

1:22pm January 19, 2015

by Eric Deggans

The former Daily Show correspondent becomes the only black man to host an entertainment show on late night TV. And he starts on an important occasion; the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday.

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Yaya DaCosta as Whitney Houston in Lifetime's Whitney.

Can A 'Whitney' Biopic Beat Watching Whitney Houston?

5:26am January 17, 2015

by Linda Holmes

Angela Bassett directs the Lifetime movie about Whitney Houston airing Saturday, but the project lacks structure and especially subtlety.

National

'Critical Mass' Of Rape Allegations Prompted NBC To Cancel Cosby Project

6:08pm January 16, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

NBC Chairman Bob Greenblatt said it was "safe to say" there won't be any future projects with the comedian who starred in the network's iconic The Cosby Show.

Woody Allen poses for photographers backstage during the 74th annual Academy Awards on Sunday, March 24, 2002.

Arts

Amazon Gains Ground With Online-Only Shows

6:33pm January 14, 2015

by Eric Deggans

With the announcement this week that Woody Allen will write and direct a new television series for Amazon, the online retailer is now poised to be a major force in television.

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On Broad City, Abbi Jacobson (left) and Ilana Glazer play two single, 20-somethings living in New York City with dead-end jobs. They spend a lot of time hanging out, smoking weed and making each other laugh.

Arts

In 'Broad City,' Two Women Make Comedy From The 'Muck' Of New York Living

2:09pm January 14, 2015

The Comedy Central show is about single 20-somethings who sit around and make each other laugh. Stars Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer poke fun at New Yorkers' "sick, masochistic romance" with the city.

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Woody Allen Is The Latest Hollywood Star Director To Try TV

6:47pm January 13, 2015

by Eric Deggans

Allen says he's not sure how he got into this or what he'll do. His half-hour series is set for Amazon's streaming video service.

On Man Seeking Woman, Jay Baruchel plays Josh, who is getting used to dating again after a breakup.

Arts

'Man Seeking Woman' Examines How It Feels To Be Single, Dating And Rejected

3:47pm January 13, 2015

by David Bianculli

The new comedy series on FXX is a cross between an early Woody Allen comedy and a very edgy late-night comedy sketch. It's part literal, part impressionistic — even surrealist — and very different.

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