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'The Daily Show' guest hosts (so far): Why Leslie Jones soared and D.L. Hughley sank

2:09pm February 27, 2023

by Eric Deggans

Who will permanently fill Trevor Noah's chair on Comedy Central's news satire show? Guest hosts include Leslie Jones, Sarah Silverman, Chelsea Handler, Wanda Sykes, D.L. Hughley and Hasan Minhaj.

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'Hello Tomorrow!' seals the deal with a decidedly retro vision of the future

2:02pm February 24, 2023

by David Bianculli

Billy Crudup plays a traveling salesman, hawking new homes on the moon in this Apple TV+ series. Hello Tomorrow! is a colorful fantasy world, populated with characters real enough to care about.

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Now in its 10th season, John Oliver's 'Last Week' is still as fresh and funny as ever

2:21pm February 21, 2023

by David Bianculli

Oliver rarely has guests, so the HBO show relies on him to sell both the jokes and the facts — which he does, always counter-punching with a punchline whenever things start getting too serious.

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Jonathan Frakes as Will Riker and Patrick Stewart as Jean-Luc Picard.

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'Star Trek: Picard' soars by embracing the legacy of 'The Next Generation'

5:00am February 16, 2023

by Eric Deggans

With a nod to the past and a reassembling of an old crew, 'Star Trek: Picard' is finally able to boldly go into a new adventure worthy of its legacy.

Connie Britton plays Dee Dee, a wealthy woman who has lost her husband, in Dear Edward.

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'Dear Edward' tugs — and tugs, and tugs — at your heartstrings

5:00am February 04, 2023

by Linda Holmes

If you enjoyed having a good cry over This Is Us, then Dear Edward, about the aftermath of a plane crash, is for you. But it's a Very Sad Show and your heartstrings should know what they're in for.

Ill-informed TV correspondent Philomena Cunk (Diane Morgan) travels around the world in Cunk on Earth.

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Clunky title aside, 'Cunk on Earth' is a mockumentary with cult classic potential

1:33pm February 03, 2023

by David Bianculli

An ill-informed TV correspondent travels the world — with hilarious results — in Netflix's new oddball show. Diane Morgan's delivery is deliciously dry, and her improv skills are formidable.

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Luke Tennie and Jason Segel star in Apple TV's Shrinking.

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'Shrinking' gets great work from a great cast

2:55pm January 31, 2023

by Linda Holmes

The new comedy series Shrinking shares some DNA with Ted Lasso. But it's a smaller-scale piece with one of the strongest across-the-board casts that's been assembled in recent memory.

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A therapist stumbles on a whole new way to treat patients in 'Shrinking'

1:36pm January 31, 2023

by David Bianculli

Jason Segel and Harrison Ford play therapists who're sometimes too honest with their patients — and not honest enough with themselves — in this winning new Apple TV+ comedy series.

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'The Last of Us' creates a dystopian landscape that feels human — and hopeful

1:26pm January 27, 2023

by John Powers

HBO's new show, which draws from a video game of the same name, is replete with apocalyptic landscapes and zombies. But what makes the series truly groundbreaking is the emotion that runs throughout.

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Natasha Lyonne shows off her 'Poker Face' in a clever series inspired by 'Columbo'

1:24pm January 25, 2023

by David Bianculli

Lyonne plays a cocktail waitress with an odd psychic power: She can sense when people aren't telling the truth, which makes her a great (accidental) detective in this delightful new Peacock series.

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