Live from New York: Maya Rudolph’s chops can’t save this week’s disappointing ‘SNL’
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The roster of sketches was unfortunately — and unusually, even judging by the season standard so far — lacking.
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‘Saturday Night Live’ stumbles in its 46th season premiere
There is potential for a return to form for future episodes, but if the quality of the premier is a sign of things to come, then buckle up, folks — because we are in for a long season.
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Who should have been hired to host the 2020 Oscars?
Our list of people who should have hosted the 2020 Oscars ceremony includes actors, actresses, musicians and potent personalities who have the right amount of skill and charisma to do the job.
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Political impressions, comedic chaos: ‘Saturday Night Live’ in Democratic primaries
What becomes increasingly clear throughout these sketches is the show’s emphasis on screen time for some candidate impressions over others.
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2019-20 TV season pilot watch, the rankings: Fox
The network seems to be responding by doubling down on its animated comedies and poaching literally the entire cast of “Parks and Recreation.”
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2019 Academy Awards walks shaky line between diversity and tradition
Though the show featured some pleasantly surprising wins and an impressive number of awards given to artists of color, the moments we could champion were quickly snuffed out by those that disappointed.
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Everything is not awesome in ‘The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part’
In a key moment that demonstrates this in “The Second Part,” the characters joke about how the “Everything Is Awesome” track from the original film “never gets old,” even though every viewer that has been watching since 2014 would, hopefully, disagree.
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11 reasons why ‘The Good Place’ deserved more Emmy nominations
Awards shows snubbing great art is nothing new, so rather than sit with the ennui, here are 11 random things from season two of “The Good Place” that made us think, “Wow, what a good forking show that should be nominated for every category that it qualifies for.”
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Netflix shows to get you through Valentine’s Day
The following shows might spice up your evening, make you laugh or spark an existential crisis, but they’re all enjoyable alone, with dates or with friends.
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‘CHIPS’ is buddy-cop comedy gone stale
But it’s this frustratingly juvenile tone and repeated employment of a low-brow, penis-joke brand of comedy that make “CHIPS” such a formulaic, exhausting experience.
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