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Will Ferrell goes to TV! The movie icon, 56, will star in a comedy called Golf for Netflix about a veteran golfer who joins a controversial new league
7 months, 1 week ago

Will Ferrell goes to TV! The movie icon, 56, will star in a comedy called Golf for Netflix about a veteran golfer who joins a controversial new league

Daily Mail  

Will Ferrell will be starring in his first TV show, a scripted comedy named Golf for Netflix. He will serve alongside Ramy Youssef and Josh Rabinowitz as one of the program's co-creators, according to Deadline. The actor - who is currently set to appear alongside Reese Witherspoon in You're Cordially Invited - is set to portray a veteran golfer who …

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Editor’s Note: Vaishna Roy: Power of political comedy
1 year, 1 month ago

Editor’s Note: Vaishna Roy: Power of political comedy

The Hindu  

When other forms of expression are suppressed, comedy becomes a beacon of dissent. Half a dozen TV mics are thrust at her face and the reporters ask: “But do you condemn Hamas?” The dark wit in that meme censures the Western media’s deeply problematic coverage of the Israeli assault on Gaza more sharply than any serious critique can. Oh yes, …

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Six showrunners on blowing the pitch, the WGA strike and Meryl Streep and Harrison Ford
1 year, 6 months ago

Six showrunners on blowing the pitch, the WGA strike and Meryl Streep and Harrison Ford

LA Times  

The timing couldn’t have been scripted any better. For Craig Mazin, who co-created HBO’s adaptation of the popular video game “The Last of Us,” the current juncture feels different from past standoffs with studios. “It’s almost like someone finally pointed it out to them and said, ‘You’ve just blown out the foundation of your own house, and now the whole …

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Mo on Netflix: what Mohammed Amer’s new show really means.
2 years, 3 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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The 75 best TV shows on Hulu right now, according to our experts
2 years, 4 months ago

The 75 best TV shows on Hulu right now, according to our experts

LA Times  

A GIF of images from shows “Reservation Dogs,” “Pen15,” “Only Murders in the Building,” “The Handmaid’s Tale” and “Abbott Elementary,” which are among the 75 best TV shows on Hulu right now. Moone Boy David Rawle, left, and Chris O’Dowd in “Moone Boy.” 2012 | TV-14 | 3 Seasons | British comedy Created by Chris O’Dowd Like it were planned, …

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Jon Stewart: Authoritarian governments a threat, not comedy
2 years, 7 months ago

Jon Stewart: Authoritarian governments a threat, not comedy

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Jon Stewart, accepting the Kennedy Center’s Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, warned Sunday night that speculation about the future of comedy amid increased audience cultural sensitivity was ignoring a true and enduring threat: authoritarian governments around the world. “When a society feels under threat, comedians are who gets sent away first.” Stewart pointed to Egyptian comedian Bassem …

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Ramy Youssef: ‘There’s no, “Yo, Muslims, here’s your show”’
3 years, 5 months ago

Ramy Youssef: ‘There’s no, “Yo, Muslims, here’s your show”’

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy As he collected the Best Actor in a Comedy Series award …

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A sweep for ‘Schitt’s Creek,’ ‘Succession’ tops Emmy Awards
4 years, 3 months ago

A sweep for ‘Schitt’s Creek,’ ‘Succession’ tops Emmy Awards

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — “Schitt’s Creek,” the little Canadian show about a fish-out-of-water family, made history at Sunday’s Emmy Awards with a comedy awards sweep, something even TV greats including “Frasier” and “Modern Family” failed to achieve. I know our TV show doesn’t always feel like a great example of that,” but young people are out there “doing the work.” “Succession,” …

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Our expert’s Emmy predictions: Who will win? And who could pull off an upset?
4 years, 3 months ago

Our expert’s Emmy predictions: Who will win? And who could pull off an upset?

LA Times  

Do you remember Kendall Roy dropping the mic in the season finale of “Succession”? SUPPORTING ACTRESS Helena Bonham Carter, “The Crown” Laura Dern, “Big Little Lies” Julia Garner, “Ozark” Thandie Newton, “Westworld” Fiona Shaw, “Killing Eve” Sarah Snook, “Succession” Meryl Streep, “Big Little Lies” Samira Wiley, “The Handmaid’s Tale” Should win: Streep Will win: Bonham Carter Could surprise: Snook In …

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