#norman-lear

#norman-lear

The show, which traced the depths into which two Angelenos descend after a road-rage incident, reintroduced Ali Wong as a dramatic lead, gave Steven Yeun a chance to go darkly comic, and shined a rare light on the issue of Asian American mental health.

"If you'd asked me that question a year ago, I'd have told you absolutely not. But in the last few weeks ... I'm considering it."

Catherine O'Hara's Moira Rose became an iconic sitcom mom, known for her unique style and memorable lines, ultimately winning an Emmy for her performance. Her character's journey from wealth to small-town life resonated with audiences, making her a beloved figure in popular culture.

Kanye West sold out Inglewood, California's SoFi Center and took in a reported $33 million less than a year since he released a song called 'Heil Hitler.' West's apology for his antisemitism was evidently enough for his LA fans, and no doubt some went because of the antisemitism.

Look at all these legendary movies, and now How's That?! can be the big TV hit for Stage 24. The documentary camera zooms in on the shows listed on the plaque under 'television,' including Mike & Molly, Full and Fuller House, and, most conspicuously, Friends.

Norm Macdonald once referred to Bill Maher as 'maybe the unfunniest person I've ever encountered that's called a comedian.' The White House just announced that Maher will be the first recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor under the newly appointed management of the newly renamed Trump Kennedy Center.

In Living Color was the brainchild of Keenen Ivory Wayans, supported by his brothers and a cast made up almost entirely of people of color. Americans had never seen anything like it before, and they loved it.

Peter Tork from the Monkees had a strange little quirk. Sometimes, when other actors were delivering their lines Tork would unthinkingly mouth their dialogue along with them, as seen in this YouTube compilation. Once you spot it, it makes the show (which was already kinda weird) weird in a whole new way.

"being forced to play a game that has no rules."

During a Q&A with Judd Apatow at the premiere of documentary Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!, Brooks said he was relieved Carl Reiner who died in July 2020 at the age of 98 wasn't alive to experience the murder, which grandson Nick Reiner, 36, is accused of committing on Dec. 14 at their Los Angeles home. Anyway, with Carl, with what's happened, I'm glad that he passed away when he did, comedy legend said.

Prior to our show, gay characters were seen either as clowns or eunuchs on shows, and they were very non-sexual, non-threatening, and either the goofy buddy or some tragic kind of figure. I think our show was able to dispel all that, and it was able to show them as three-dimensional human beings.

For multiple generations of Americans, Johnny Carson is closely linked with the concept of home. Whether his name conjures fuzzy memories of drifting off to the quiet soundtrack of television static and a parent's laughter, or brings to mind tuning in to hear his take on the news after a long work day, many remember Carson as a nightly ritual.