Television

John Oliver is filling in as the summer guest host of The Daily Show. His own stand-up show on Comedy Central is returning for a fourth season.

Arts

John Oliver Steps Into 'Adult Clown Shoes' On 'The Daily Show'

12:01pm July 29, 2013

by NPR Staff

Comedian John Oliver is guest-hosting The Daily Show this summer while Jon Stewart is away directing a movie. He says filling in for Stewart is "a pretty weird experience."

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Encore: 'Fosters' Puts A Twist On The Old Family Drama

7:07am July 29, 2013

by Neda Ulaby

A new show on ABC Family follows a family with one biological kid, two adopted kids and a new addition, a teenage foster kid. Given how fostering is such an inherently dramatic situation, why hasn't this ever been the premise of a TV show before?

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Pitbull and Jennifer Lopez recently performed on Univision's Premios Juventud.

In The Summer, Univision Is Numero Uno

9:32am July 24, 2013

by Mandalit del Barco

For three consecutive weeks, the Spanish-language TV network's prime-time ratings have dominated among young adult viewers.

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Arts

Comedian Hari Kondabolu On Diversity, Race And Burger King

3:20pm July 18, 2013

by Elizabeth Blair

An Indian-American comedian unafraid to joke politely about race and politics, Hari Kondabolu regularly challenges long-standing beliefs with his material. While his comedy is about being treated like an outsider, the jokes offer a sense of community.

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Arts

Maria Bamford: A Seriously Funny Comedian

3:05pm July 18, 2013

The comedian's routines tackle some of the really serious problems she has: OCD, bipolar disorder, suicidal thoughts. But you have to laugh, because she's that funny. Bamford talks to Fresh Air's Terry Gross about her parents and her Web-only programs.

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Jenny McCarthy, a regular guest host on The View, has been selected as a permanent co-host beginning in September. The appointment has sparked controversy because of McCarthy's anti-vaccination advocacy.

McCarthy's Vaccination Stance Complicates Job On 'The View'

8:59pm July 16, 2013

by David Folkenflik

The new co-host for TV chatfest The View is a vivacious and outspoken model, actor and activist for children, seemingly a perfect person to have at the table of the successful network talk show. But Jenny McCarthy is also one of the nation's leading skeptics about the safety of childhood vaccines.

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Taylor Schilling and Lin Tucci in the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black.

Arts

Laughs And Drama Behind Bars With 'Orange Is The New Black'

4:29pm July 16, 2013

by David Bianculli

Netflix recently unveiled its newest exclusive series: Orange Is the New Black, created by Jenji Kohan, who also created Weeds. All 13 one-hour episodes of the first season are available for streaming, and David Bianculli says the show is another Netflix success.

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Jeff Daniels returns to Aaron Sorkin's HBO series The Newsroom as cable news anchor Will McAvoy.

Arts

Back For More: Sorkin's 'Newsroom' Is A Serious Standout

2:44pm July 12, 2013

by David Bianculli

Aaron Sorkin's HBO series The Newsroom, starring Jeff Daniels as cable news anchorman Will McAvoy, returns July 14 for its second season. TV critic David Bianculli says some critics find the show preachy, but he likes that it tackles serious and complicated subjects.

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Tyler says as a kid she stood out because of her height, her glasses, and her vegetarian lunches.

Books

Comedian Aisha Tyler Talks About Flipping Off Failure

12:50pm July 12, 2013

by Shereen Marisol Meraji

In her new book, Self-Inflicted Wounds, Tyler writes about her dalliances with failure and humiliation on the long road to success. She says it wasn't easy being the geeky, tall, black girl who loves science fiction and video games. But it was worth it.

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Mexican homicide detective Marco Ruiz (played by Demián Bichir) must work with his American counterpart, Sonya Cross (Diane Kruger), to solve a murder on the U.S.-Mexico border in FX's new series The Bridge.

Arts

New Series 'The Bridge' Seeks An Audience In Two Languages

8:53pm July 10, 2013

by Hansi Lo Wang

The crime drama, which airs Wednesday night on FX, code-switches between American English and Mexican Spanish. The network is trying to lure viewers who speak both languages.

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