Television

Editors’ Note: With acknowledgment of the big-picture implications of a pandemic that has claimed thousands of lives, cratered global economies and closed international borders, Deadline’s Coping With COVID-19 Crisis series is a forum for those in the entertainment space grappling with myriad consequences of seeing a great industry screech to a halt. The hope is for an exchange
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Thank heavens for television. As we stay home to stay healthy during the coronavirus pandemic, it’s one of the few things keeping us sane. But if you’re experiencing the frustration of endlessly browsing queues, the annoyance of flipping through watchlists, or the tedium of asking a friend for a TV recommendation only to have them
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John Oliver joined us for another Last Week Tonight from his great white void and kicked off the episode by addressing a non-coronavirus related story — but it was still big news involving the White House and Donald Trump’s former national security adviser Michael Flynn. Last week, Attorney General William Barr’s Justice Department moved to throw out
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NBC’s Saturday Night Live last night wrapped its 45th season a little earlier than usual with its third “At Home” episode, featuring remote performances from self-isolating host Kristen Wiig, members of the cast and special guests. The kist included Alec Baldwin as Donald Trump in a graduation-themed cold open, appearances by Tina Fey, Martin Short, Danny
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Tina Fey returned to Saturday Night Live to lament the quarantine and dream about Governor Cuomo’s alleged nipple ring. The SNL alum and 30 Rock creator joined Michael Che on her old post on Weekend Update, where she famously appeared alongside Jimmy Fallon and Amy Poehler between 2000 and 2006. She joked about Zoom backgrounds,
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Some of the biggest names in comedy are coming together tonight on NBC for a Byron Allen-driven special to raise money for COVID-19 relief. The two-hour broadcast titled the “Feeding America Comedy Festival” will be co-hosted by Allen, Tiffany Haddish, Billy Crystal, and Kenan Thompson. The special will feature pre-recorded comedy segments from Kevin Hart,
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Bill Maher’s final “New Rule” on Friday’s Real Time With Bill Maher was, as usual, a doozie. “The liberal media and liberal party,” said Maher, “is doing…exactly what Republicans want: for us to go down the rabbit hole of ‘Joe Biden, sex monster.’” Maher was of course referring to allegations made by Tara Reade, who
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Axl Rose was upset with the Trump administration’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, more specifically the role of Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin. “It’s official! Whatever anyone may have previously thought of Steve Mnuchin he’s officially an asshole,” he wrote on Wednesday. It’s official! Whatever anyone may have previously thought of Steve Mnuchin he’s officially an
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Warning: This interview contains spoilers about the series finale of Star Wars: Clone Wars “Victory and Death” on Disney+. For Star Wars: The Clone Wars producer-scribe-supervising director-animator Dave Filoni, the animated series has represented a 15-year journey that began when he arrived at Lucasfilm from Nickelodeon’s The Last Airbender. He promptly found a mentor in
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