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  1. What’s on TV This Week: David Letterman Says GoodbyeIt’s a week of finales and a farewell. Monday, 2 Broke Girls ends season four on CBS followed by the season five finale of Mike and […]
  2. This Week in Comedy: Harry Shearer May or May Not Be Leaving ‘The Simpsons’-Harry Shearer announced that he is leaving The Simpsons after 26 seasons, but there’s still a chance he could sign on for another couple […]
  3. What’s on TV This Week: A Week of Season FinalesIt’s a big week for season finales: The Simpsons, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Family Guy, and Bob’s Burgers all end their seasons, while SNL ends […]
  4. This Week in Comedy: Amy Schumer’s ‘12 Angry Men’ Parody Blows Up the […]-We explained why 12 Angry Men Inside Amy Schumer was so perfect. -Check out the list of comedians getting Comedy Central Half Hour specials […]
  5. What’s on TV This Week: ‘David Letterman: A Life on Television’This week kicks off with Ray Romano taking a walk down memory lane Monday on CBS, when he hosts David Letterman: A Life on Television. The show […]
  6. This Week in Comedy: ‘The Last Man on Earth’ Ends Season 1-We reviewed the somewhat uneven first season of The Last Man on Earth . -We looked into how improv helps television’s best comedy […]
  7. What’s on TV This Week: ‘Last Man on Earth’ Ends Its First SeasonNew episodes continue this week: Louie, New Girl, Comedy Bang! Bang!, and many more are all new. Also, Last Man on Earth ends its first season […]
  8. This Week in Comedy: The Next Wave 2015-We talked to the experts and compiled our list of the best up-and-coming comics in New York, Los Angeles, and other cities. -A dozen Native […]
  9. What’s on TV This Week: ‘Inside Amy Schumer’ Is BackThis week it’s time to go back inside Amy Schumer’s world – the new season of Inside Amy Schumer premieres Tuesday on Comedy Central. In the […]
  10. This Week in Comedy: Live Shows for the ‘Mr. Show’ Reunion Bring It Ever […]-We got exclusive photos from the secret rehearsal show of With Bob and David, the Mr. Show reunion coming to Netflix. -With Denver’s thriving […]
  11. What’s on TV This Week: Showtime Debuts ‘Knock Knock, It’s Tig Notaro’ This week Sundance is back on Tuesday with another Behind the Story with the Paley Center, and this time the show gives an inside look at the […]
  12. This Week in Comedy: RIP Stan Freberg-Comedy legend Stan Freberg died at age 88. -Silicon Valley premieres Sunday on HBO, and Zach Woods talked with us about the intricacies of […]
  13. What’s On TV This Week: ‘Louie’ Is BackThis week, we say goodbye to another season of Workaholics, we get to go behind the scenes of Parks and Recreation, and we welcome back some of […]
  14. This Week in Comedy: The ‘Mr. Show’ Reunion Is a Go-Netflix ordered a new sketch series, With Bob and David, from Mr. Show creators Bob Odenkirk and David Cross. It tapes its live portions in LA […]
  15. What’s on TV This Week: Bieber Gets RoastedThis week Comedy Central has Bieber fever.  Monday the network premieres the Roast of Justin Bieber, and then will air re-runs all throughout […]
  16. This Week in Comedy: ‘Super Troopers 2’ Is a Go-Broken Lizard launched an Indiegogo Campaign this week to make Super Troopers 2 and it reached its $2M goal within a day. -We got a behind […]
  17. What’s on TV This Week: James Corden Takes Over ‘The Late Late Show’It’s quite a week for television. Tuesday, the Ellen Degeneres-produced One Big Happy premieres on NBC, The Mindy Project wraps its third […]
  18. This Week in Comedy: ‘Community’ Is Back-Dan Harmon spoke with us about the sixth season of Community, which debuted on Yahoo! Screen this week. -Watch Sarah Silverman’s tribute to […]
  19. What’s on TV This Week: A Week of FinalesIt’s a week of finales. On FXX Wednesday, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia wraps its tenth season, Man Seeking Woman finishes season one, and […]
  20. This Week in Comedy: RIP Sam Simon-The Simpsons co-creator Sam Simon died at 59 this week. A documentary on his life, Rebel with a Cause: The Sam Simon Story, airs Sunday on […]
  21. What’s on TV This Week: Lots of New EpisodesThis week in late night, The Late Late Show has hosts John Mayer, Kunal Nayyar, Sean Hayes, Whitney Cummings, and Adam Pally and guests Stephen […]
  22. This Week in Comedy: ‘The Last Man on Earth’ Is Here-We talked to Will Forte about the wonderful Last Man on Earth. -We looked at what it’s like working at SNL in the age of instant, widespread […]
  23. What’s on TV This Week: ‘Togetherness’ Wraps Up Season OneThere’s plenty new on this week, including the season finale of Togetherness as well as new episodes of The Mindy Project, Workaholics, and […]
  24. This Week in Comedy: ‘Parks and Rec’ Says Goodbye-Parks and Recreation ended its wonderful run, and we took a look at the idealism that defined the show and how it transcended its mockumentary […]
  25. What’s on TV This Week: The End of ‘Parks and Recreation’This week it’s all about late night. Comedy Central’s late night lineup is back, and The Late Late Show continues to pack in comedic guests. […]
  26. This Week in Comedy: RIP Harris Wittels-Harris Wittels, standup and writer/co-executive producer of Parks and Recreation, was tragically found dead at age 30. -The stars came home […]
  27. What’s on TV This Week: ‘The Jack and Triumph Show’ DebutsThe Jack and Triumph Show along with The Odd Couple premieres this week, and Tosh.O is back with season seven. About a Boy has its second […]
  28. This Week in Comedy: ‘SNL’ Celebrates 40 Years -It’s an end of an era as Jon Stewart announced this week he’s leaving The Daily Show. -The SNL 40th anniversary special added 30 more […]
  29. What’s on TV This Week: The ‘SNL’ 40th Anniversary SpecialLove is on the airways this week.  It starts with Valentine’s Day episodes from shows like Marry Me, The Mindy Project, and more. Even Scott […]
  30. What’s on TV This Week: ‘Fresh Off the Boat’ PremieresThis week, TV is in full swing with shows like The Mindy Project and Brooklyn Nine-Nine back from hiatus. Also in store, ABC adds Fresh Off the […]
  31. This Week in Comedy: Louis C.K. Released a New Special and the […]-What do Kristen Wig, Leslie Jones, Kate McKinnon, and Melissa McCarthy all have in common?  Well, they’re reportedly your new […]
  32. What’s on TV This Week: Key and Peele’s Super Bowl SpecialIt’s Super Bowl week, and fans of football are in for a real treat. Andrew Luck and Drew Brees stop in for some late night fun on Letterman and […]
  33. This Week in Comedy: The Winter TV Season Gets Into Full Swing-The Birthday Boys was canceled by IFC. -We talked to Simon Rich about his new sitcom, Man Seeking Woman. -We delved into the newly minted […]
  34. What’s on TV This Week: ‘The Nightly Show’ Is HereThis week Comedy Central launches two new show – The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore and This is Not Happening. The Nightly Show has confirmed […]
  35. This Week in Comedy: ‘Parks and Rec’ and ‘Kroll Show’ Kick Off Their Final […]-We talked with Mike Schur about his thoughts on the end of Parks and Recreation, NBC’s Thursday night comedies, and more. -Nick Kroll spoke […]
  36. What’s on TV This Week: The Final Seasons of ‘Parks and Rec’ and ‘Kroll […]What a week for TV! Monday kicks off the action with Kathy Griffin taking the reins of E!’s Fashion Police. The season five premiere marks the […]
  37. This Week in Comedy: ‘Mr. Show’ and ‘Wet Hot American Summer’ Are Coming […]-Netflix confirmed that it’s ordered a limited eight-episode Wet Hot American Summer series. -A Mr. Show reunion will tape in March for HBO, […]
  38. This Week in Comedy Podcasts: Adam McKay Becomes ’70s Movie Producer Alan […]The comedy podcast universe is ever expanding, not unlike the universe universe. We’re here to make it a bit smaller, a bit more manageable. […]
  39. What’s on TV This Week: ‘Portlandia’ and ‘Girls’ Kick Off Their New SeasonsIt’s the new year, and many of TV’s best shows are back on the roster. Portlandia premieres its fifth season Thursday with a flashback to 1991, […]
  40. This Week in Comedy: A North Korean-Dictated Week in Comedy-Sony cancelled the release of The Interview after violence was threatened. -We talked to standup Dan Soder aboutthe importance of […]
  41. This Week in Comedy Podcasts: Jenny Slate Delights On ‘WTF’The comedy podcast universe is ever expanding, not unlike the universe universe. We’re here to make it a bit smaller, a bit more manageable. […]
  42. What’s On TV This Week: The End of ‘The Colbert Report’The biggest event on TV this week is a sad one: the end of The Colbert Report and a goodbye to the “Stephen Colbert” character. The final […]
  43. This Week in Comedy: Reggie Watts Is Headed to ‘Late Late Show’-Reggie Watts was named the bandleader for James Corden’s Late Late Show. -Tom Scharpling talked with us about the new Best Show. -We dove […]
  44. This Week in Comedy Podcasts: Chris Rock and John Cleese Hit the ‘Bullseye’The comedy podcast universe is ever expanding, not unlike the universe universe. We’re here to make it a bit smaller, a bit more manageable. […]
  45. This Week in Comedy: Bill Burr’s Netflix Special Debuts-We talked to Bill Burr about his standup career and new Netflix special. -We got dark and weird with Amy Sedaris and Scott Adsit from The […]
  46. This Week in Comedy Podcasts: Marc Maron Chats with Norman LearThe comedy podcast universe is ever expanding, not unlike the universe universe. We’re here to make it a bit smaller, a bit more manageable. […]
  47. What’s on TV This Week: ‘The Heart, She Holler’ ReturnsThis week Comedy Central is back full throttle with new episodes of The Daily Show, Colbert Report, @midnight, South Park, and a Sneak Peek […]
  48. What’s on TV This Week: The All-Star Non-Denominational Christmas SpecialForget Thanksgiving, it’s already Christmas time at Comedy Central – and of course, there’s something for everyone. Thanksgiving night the […]
  49. This Week in Comedy: Some Cancellations, Some New Shows Born-CBS canceled The Millers, AMC passed on its first comedy pilot We Hate Paul Revere, and TV Land’s Hot in Cleveland will end after season […]
  50. What’s on TV This Week: Thanksgiving Specials to Be Thankful ForThis week the Thanksgiving festivities begin. Tuesday’s Marry Me has Annie trying to host Thanksgiving dinner for the first time while […]
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