Some Showbiz Stuff

Jun 5, 2019 | Comedians, Television

After seeing Wanda Sykes do such a good job as Louise Jefferson on ABC’s recent live re-enactment of an episode of “The Jeffersons,” I watched her newly-released Netflix special, “Not Normal.” It’s rare that a standup comedian has...

James Holzhauer Finally Loses

Jun 4, 2019 | Television

After James Holzhauer’s winning streak on “Jeopardy!” came to an end yesterday (well, technically in March, when the episode was recorded), several idiots on Twitter claimed — without evidence, of course — that he had thrown the game...

Movie Review: “Always Be My Maybe”

Jun 3, 2019 | Movies, Television

Ali Wong made a big splash a couple of years ago with her Netflix standup special, “Baby Cobra,” which she recorded while eight months pregnant. Last year, she was back with another hour-long solo show, “Hard Knock Wife,” performed while...

Best Thing I’ve Read Today: Norman Chad

Jun 2, 2019 | Television

Like me, Norman Chad can’t understand why people are rooting against James Holzhauer, the dominant “Jeopardy!” champion who tomorrow (Monday) is likely to surpass Ken Jennings’ record of $2.5 million in regular-season winnings: This is...

That Live Retro Sitcom Hour

May 23, 2019 | Television

Random observations on last night’s re-creation of classic episodes of “All In The Family” and “The Jeffersons” on ABC: Rather than creating their own versions of Archie and Edith and George and Louise, the star-filled cast did imitations...

As I Tweeted

May 7, 2019 | As I Tweeted, Television

I don’t know if any of the rumors about squabbling inside CBS News are true, but I am sure the changes to their morning show and evening newscast personnel will rocket them to third place in the...