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Last Week On Late Night, 6/12/15: John Oliver on torture, Seinfeld on political correctness, and Chris Pratt on our minds
Real comedy still happens on late night, we can prove it. If you like Conan comedy gold, Fallon friendliness, cutesy Corden, list-making Letterman, kneedy Kimmel, and all the rest, I hope you’ll enjoy this column too. Since Dave retired and the Summer weekly talk-show break eased into Summer talk-show down time, mostly occupied by a few […] More
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Last Night on Late Night, 5/19/15: Hanks talks to Letterman and Hugh Jackman teaches Fallon how to eat Vegemite
Last night on late night, Tom Hanks and Dave talked dodging drones with Ron Howard, a “sex mathematician” explained hormones to Conan, Hugh Jackman and Nick Offerman were on The Tonight Show, Mariah Carey went on Kimmel, and The Men in Blazers broke down Premier League relegation battle drama. More
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Bye Bye Li’l Sebastian: Remembering the Top Ten Recurring Characters of Parks and Recreation
During its rocky first season, Parks and Recreation faced much criticism for being too similar to The Office – Leslie was just a female Michael Scott, Ron Swanson was the new Dwight Schrute. Setting it in the vibrant and weird Indiana town of Pawnee instantly assuaged some of these fears. Even during that first season, it was clear from the town hall meetings where Leslie and company had to defend themselves against the many residents of Pawnee that Michael Schur and his writers had dreamt up one of the most vivid communities for a sitcom. So, in honor of Parks and Recreation’s final episode, here are the ten best recurring characters on the show. Here’s to hoping they all make cameos during the finale. More
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Sundance 2015: ‘Me & Earl & the Dying Girl’ an emotional, honest and hilarious experience
Alfonso Gomez-Rejon’s Me & Earl & the Dying Girl is a film that has perhaps garnered the most hype this year at Sundance, and you should believe every word of it. By the end of the screening, there was hardly a dry eye in the entire theater. Following a teenage outsider, Greg (Thomas Mann), who makes cheap and funny remakes of classic films with his friend Earl (RJ Cyler), as he befriends a classmate, Rachel (Olivia Cooke), who has just developed leukemia. With a logline like that, it’s hard to not understand where all the tears are coming from. It sometimes feels cheap for filmmakers to use cancer as a way to garner emotion from the audience, but trust that when the tears do come, every single one has been earned. More
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Nick Offerman Presents His Handcrafted Wood Emojis
Nick Offerman is a man of many talents, and among his many manly hobbies is woodworking. In fact, Offerman supposedly runs a carpentry shop producing high-end handmade goods. The Parks and Recreation star appeared on a recent episode of Conan and starred in this commercial parody for his series of handcrafted wood emojis. Enjoy! Parks and […] More
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Video of the Day: Nick Offerman Reads Some of Reddit’s Best Shower Thoughts
Nick Offerman channels his Ron Swanson Parks and Rec character in this short but sweet video by Mashable. Watch Offerman read some of Reddit’s best shower thoughts in all his deadpan glory; and if you haven’t yet seen his video in which he reads tweets from young female celebrities, we’ve also embedded that below. Enjoy! […] More
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My 2014 Emmy pipe dream: 5 long-shot Comedy nominations that should happen
Emmy nominations will be announced on Thursday, July 10 by Mindy Kaling and Carson Daly. The pundits and critics have come to a consensus on the most likely nominees out of the numerous television shows on the air: a showdown between Breaking Bad and True Detective in Best Drama Series, Modern Family accruing a number […] More
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’22 Jump Street’ is that rare anomaly of a great comedy sequel
In lesser hands, the overtly meta nature of 22 Jump Street could easily have become insufferably smug. Directing duo Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, though, have been proving themselves to be kings of manic, self-aware comedy, and their more consistently strong follow-up to 2012’s 21 Jump Street might be the best comedy sequel since Joe Dante’s Gremlins 2: The New Batch. More
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’22 Jump Street’, with Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum, releases a new trailer
While Channing Tatum rose to prominence with a filmography that included Step Up, Stop-Loss, and GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra, his supporting turn in 2011’s The Dilemma gave many a look at his comedic talents. His subsequent leading turn in the following year’s 21 Jump Street earned Tatum a new set of fans, all […] More
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‘The LEGO Movie’ is another fast-paced, exuberant delight from ’21 Jump Street’ directors
The LEGO Movie Written and directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller USA, 2014 The opening moments of Pixar’s last great film to date, Toy Story 3, depict an intentionally, increasingly goofy and outlandish fantasy scenario in which all of the toys in Andy’s bedroom play a part. There are the heroic Sheriff Woody and […] More
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’22 Jump Street’, the sequel to the 2012 comedy, releases a red-band trailer
The initial news of a movie reboot of the 80s tv series 21 Jump Street was met with skepticism by many. However, upon its release, the movie became a commercial and critical hit, and plans soon got underway for a sequel. Titled 22 Jump Street, the movie sees Phil Lord and Chris Miller once again […] More
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‘We’re The Millers’ a passably funny, up-and-down road-trip comedy
We’re The Millers Directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber Written by Bob Fisher, Steve Faber, Sean Anders, and John Morris USA, 2013 We’re The Millers is a mighty schizophrenic movie, sometimes shuffling from plot point to plot point as if you can literally see a committee of studio executives hovering next to the actors, offering notes […] More