A Painful Hollywood Portrait Makes For Great TV On 'The Comeback'
We chat about the return of the terrific if little-seen Lisa Kudrow show The Comeback, which has resurfaced on HBO for a new season after almost 10 years.
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In NPR Interview, Bill Cosby Declines To Discuss Assault Allegations
The 77-year-old comic actor is weathering allegations by a former Cosby Show actress who says he drugged and raped her in 1985.
Holy Smokes 'Batman,' The '60s Series Is Out On DVD
Various rights issues kept the original Batman from home-video release until now. Young viewers may be surprised by its pop-art sensibility, vibrant colors — and that it was played for laughs.
Same Suit, Different Day For Australia TV Host
Karl Stefanovic, the co-host of Australia's Today Show, revealed that he's been wearing the same suit on TV every day for a year, and no one noticed.
'State Of Affairs': Television From The Precise Middle Of The Barrel
The new spy/political drama starring Katherine Heigl and Alfre Woodard isn't good, but it isn't bad either. That's a problem in television's very competitive landscape.
Producer Of 'Knight Rider' And 'Battlestar Galactica' Dies At 77
Glen A. Larson, who was responsible for some of the most iconic television shows of the '70s and '80s, succumbed Friday to complications related to cancer, his son says.
Jacobson And Glazer Take 'Broad City' On The Road
Real-life friends and comedians Abbi Jacobsen and Ilana Glazer star in Broad City, about two flawed women navigating New York City in their 20s. NPR's Rachel Martin caught up with them on tour.
'Getting On' With It: A New HBO Show Doesn't Tiptoe Around Death
Set in the geriatric extended-care wing of a California hospital, Getting On is a different kind of workplace comedy. Mark V. Olsen and Will Scheffer adapted the show from a BBC series.
Is America Ready To Fall In Love With The Telenovela?
The CW took a big risk when it adapted a Venezuelan telenovela for American prime time. Now, Jane The Virgin is being renewed for a second season.
The Color Of Politics: How Did Red And Blue States Come To Be?
The United States split into red states and blue as we know them just a few presidential elections ago. Some dislike the broad brush.