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This New Mystery Comedy Is The Top Show On Netflix Right Now
4 weeks, 1 day ago

This New Mystery Comedy Is The Top Show On Netflix Right Now

Huff Post  

“A Man on the Inside” is currently the most popular show on Netflix, according to the platform’s public ranking system. The new mystery comedy stars Ted Danson as a retired engineering professor who takes a job with a private detective and goes undercover at a San Francisco retirement home in search of a missing ruby necklace. Created by Michael Schur, …

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Movie Review: Mark Wahlberg, Halle Berry lead a middling spy comedy in ‘The Union’
4 months, 1 week ago

Movie Review: Mark Wahlberg, Halle Berry lead a middling spy comedy in ‘The Union’

Hindustan Times  

“The Union,” an action comedy with Mark Wahlberg and Halle Berry, should have been more fun. Movie Review: Mark Wahlberg, Halle Berry lead a middling spy comedy in ‘The Union’ But it’s lacking a certain charm that could help it be something more than the Netflix movie playing in the background. “The Union,” streaming Friday, is a fairy tale — …

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Opinion: What did 'SNL' prove by inviting Shane Gillis back as host?
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Opinion: What did 'SNL' prove by inviting Shane Gillis back as host?

LA Times  

During Shane Gillis’ “Saturday Night Live” monologue, the band members behind him were stone-faced. The rest of his bit about his family felt like the comedy equivalent of the white person’s defensive lament, “Some of my best friends are Black.” Before his niece was born, said Gillis, his sister — who, he said, “didn’t know she could get pregnant” — …

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Kapil Sharma and Sunil Grover reunite after 6 years of feud for a Netflix show - watch video
1 year ago

Kapil Sharma and Sunil Grover reunite after 6 years of feud for a Netflix show - watch video

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Kapil Sharma and Sunil Grover’s fallout is no secret. Earlier, Netflix announced a laughter extravaganza with ace comedian Kapil Sharma with a statement - ‘Ghar Badla Hai, Parivaar Nahi’. Recently, the OTT giant dropped another video on December 2 to unveil the surprise for the fans who had been waiting to witness the magic the dynamic duo of comedian Sunil …

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Fans left devastated as two UK classic comedy shows are set to leave Netflix imminently
1 year, 3 months ago

Fans left devastated as two UK classic comedy shows are set to leave Netflix imminently

Daily Mail  

Fans have been left devastated as two UK classic shows are set to leave Netflix imminently. The streaming service announced on Thursday, that popular comedy series' Peep Show and Fresh Meat will be removed next month. Peep Show ran from 2003 to 2015 with 54 episodes across nine series and starred David Mitchell and Robert Webb as two dysfunctional flatmates. …

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Chris Rock roasts Will Smith over Oscars slap in live Netflix comedy special: ‘I’m not a victim, baby’
1 year, 9 months ago

Chris Rock roasts Will Smith over Oscars slap in live Netflix comedy special: ‘I’m not a victim, baby’

The Independent  

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Chris Rock will star in Netflix’s first-ever livestreamed comedy show in March
2 years ago

Chris Rock will star in Netflix’s first-ever livestreamed comedy show in March

LA Times  

Netflix helped bring streaming content to the world. A Chris Rock comedy special titled “Chris Rock: Selective Outrage” will be “the first-ever Netflix live streamed global event,” Netflix announced Sunday. Netflix has already been expanding its footprint in the live comedy world, holding its Netflix Is a Joke festival in Los Angeles in April. The special is Rock’s first since …

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"You have to outwork everybody": Mo Amer on his Netflix immigrant comedy about hustling in Houston
2 years, 3 months ago

"You have to outwork everybody": Mo Amer on his Netflix immigrant comedy about hustling in Houston

Salon  

Comedian Mo Amer's new critically acclaimed Netflix show, "Mo," is unlike any other TV show that has come before it. "Mo" marks the first time American audiences get an honest glimpse into the life of a Palestinian American family living in Houston, complete with all laughs, heartaches, struggles and joys that it entails. And on a personal note, also being …

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Mo on Netflix: what Mohammed Amer’s new show really means.
2 years, 4 months ago

Mo on Netflix: what Mohammed Amer’s new show really means.

Slate  

Over the phone recently, I told Mohammed Amer—the comedian whose first scripted series, Mo, debuts on Netflix today—that I had a theory about an emerging flavor of Muslim comedy. Labeling Mo a “Muslim show” might do the same thing U.S. popular media usually does to Muslims, putting pressure on the work to stand in and speak for all of America’s …

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Sanya Malhotra to play cop in Netflix comedy film Kathal
2 years, 9 months ago

Sanya Malhotra to play cop in Netflix comedy film Kathal

India TV News  

Highlights Kathal is backed by Netflix, producer Guneet Monga’s Sikhya Entertainment and Balaji Telefilms Ltd Kathal is a quirky tale set in heartland India Sanya Malhotra will play a cop character for the first time in upcoming movie Kathal Streaming platform Netflix on Saturday announced they have roped in Bollywood actor Sanya Malhotra for their next film “Kathal”. The film …

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Kapil Sharma's Netflix special 'I'm Not Done Yet' trailer out; excited fans say 'tussi chaa gaye' | WATCH
2 years, 11 months ago

Kapil Sharma's Netflix special 'I'm Not Done Yet' trailer out; excited fans say 'tussi chaa gaye' | WATCH

India TV News  

The trailer of 'I'm Not Done Yet' - star comedian and TV host Kapil Sharma's maiden special comedy show - has been launched by Netflix on Monday. With the trailer of this upcoming Netflix stand-up special, Kapil will be seen talking about his desire to keep reinventing himself, pushing his creative genius and openly admitting that "He's Not Done Yet". …

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New On Netflix December 2021: 'Emily In Paris,' 'Queer Eye' And More
3 years, 1 month ago

New On Netflix December 2021: 'Emily In Paris,' 'Queer Eye' And More

Huff Post  

If you can’t get enough cheesy holiday movies this time of year, we’ve got good news for you. While the streaming service debuted lots of Christmas content in November, next month’s holiday slate includes even more, like the gay romantic comedy “Single All the Way” and “A California Christmas: City Lights,” a sequel to 2020’s “A California Christmas.” And if …

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Emmy Awards 2021: Streaming outperforms cable TV with wins for Netflix, Apple
3 years, 3 months ago

Emmy Awards 2021: Streaming outperforms cable TV with wins for Netflix, Apple

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From 2013 to 2020, Netflix earned a whopping 30 nominations in best drama, comedy, and limited series, but had never pulled off a win in those categories, often losing out to HBO, the perennial Emmys heavyweight. From 2013 to 2020, the streaming service earned a whopping 30 nominations in best drama, comedy, and limited series, but had never pulled off …

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How 'The Upshaws' Netflix tops 'Dad Stop Embarrassing Me'
3 years, 7 months ago

How 'The Upshaws' Netflix tops 'Dad Stop Embarrassing Me'

LA Times  

Multicamera comedy is typically regarded as the less sophisticated, even less serious cousin of cinematic single-camera sitcoms, though there are plenty of single-camera shows that are not much good at all, while multicamera can lay claim to “I Love Lucy,” “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” “Cheers,” “Seinfeld” and others too numerous to name. For reasons unrelated to quality, however, relatively …

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New Movies And Shows On Netflix December 2020
4 years ago

New Movies And Shows On Netflix December 2020

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Netflix adds over 50 films to the service this month. These additions include new Netflix movies such as “Mank,” “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” and “The Midnight Sky.” You can watch the trailers for all three of those below. The service also adds non-Netflix movies such as “Chef,” “E.T.,” “Jurassic Park” and “Nocturnal Animals.” I’ll note that “Jurassic …

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Lockdown: The 50 best Netflix UK and Amazon Prime shows to watch while staying indoors
4 years, 1 month ago

Lockdown: The 50 best Netflix UK and Amazon Prime shows to watch while staying indoors

The Independent  

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11 of the most controversial films and TV shows on Netflix
4 years, 3 months ago

11 of the most controversial films and TV shows on Netflix

The Independent  

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With Eurovision Song Contest 2020 cancelled due to coronavirus, Will Ferrell's Netflix comedy releases on 26 June
4 years, 6 months ago

With Eurovision Song Contest 2020 cancelled due to coronavirus, Will Ferrell's Netflix comedy releases on 26 June

Firstpost  

The Eurovision Song Contest was due to take place in Rotterdam in May after the Netherlands won the 2019 contest, but was cancelled as the coronavirus pandemic spread. With the coronavirus pandemic forcing cancellation of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, actors Will Ferrell and Rachel McAdams hope fans can get their fix by watching their madcap Netflix comedy about a …

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Rebel Wilson defends Matt Lucas after he issues apology for his use of blackface on Little Britain
4 years, 6 months ago

Rebel Wilson defends Matt Lucas after he issues apology for his use of blackface on Little Britain

Daily Mail  

Rebel Wilson has defended her close friend Matt Lucas after he came under fire for his portrayal of blackface on his comedy series Little Britain. Scroll down for video 'He's the kindest person': Rebel Wilson has defended her close friend Matt Lucas after he came under fire for his portrayal of blackface on his comedy series Little Britain Rebel, who …

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