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Patton Oswalt on "Colbert"

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John Mulaney to Host SNL on February 29

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View this post on Instagram 🚨 Coming up! 🚨 A post shared by Saturday Night Live (@nbcsnl) on Feb 6, 2020 at 1:03pm PST Details here:  http://www.brooklynvegan.com/john-mulaney-hosting-snl-with-david-byrne-as-musical-guest/

"Office Ladies" Cover "Performance Review"

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This week's episode of "Office Ladies" is all about Season 2 Episode 8 of The Office , with special guest Larry Wilmore.  

Hollywood Reporter Interviews Jeff Schaffer About "Curb Your Enthusiasm"

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Check out the interview here:  https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/curb-your-enthusiasm-boss-larry-davids-willingness-offend-1276219

Brian Posehn Interview on AL.com

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Check it out here:  https://www.al.com/life/2020/02/mandalorian-metal-and-comedy-brian-posehn-interview.html

Late Night Last Night 3/4/20

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Paul Reubens on "Kimmel" Andy Samberg on "Meyers"

Late Night Last Night 2/3/20

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Andy Samberg on "Fallon" Rob McElhenney on "Colbert" Fran Drescher on "Meyers"

The "Rick and Morty" Rift

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Adult Swim Not too long ago, I paid a visit to the Rick and Morty subreddit. I wanted to see what people thought about the first half of the recent fourth season of the show, which I really enjoyed. In doing so, I realized something very interesting about the fanbase, or at least the fanbase as it is represented on anonymous message boards. More than any other show, the  Rick and Morty  fanbase does not agree on what makes the show great. Not only do they not agree - at risk of oversimplification, they seem split into two diametrically-opposed sides. What really stuck out to me, as I looked through the online commentary, is that one side seems to love the show more for its dramatic elements, while the other seems to love the show more for its comedic elements. This presents an interesting dilemma for the  Rick and Morty  writers, and it will be interesting to see how they handle it moving forward. The first half of the  Rick and Morty  fanbase is what I’ll call the “pro-serio

NY Times Profiles John Mulaney

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Check it out!  https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/24/nyregion/john-mulaney.html

Preview's Interview with Eric Wareheim

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Preview interviews Eric in advance of his show in Houston:  https://preview.houstonchronicle.com/theater/comic-twosome-tim-eric-double-the-fun-15010985

New Stand Up from Caleb Synan

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Full set from last night. Retweet if you want! https://t.co/KHN9qn0tz2 — Caleb Synan (@calebsynan) February 1, 2020