POTD: “Play It Again, Bob”
For the Picture Of The Day, here’s the greatest sketch SCTV ever did — “Play It Again, Bob” — with perfect impressions of Woody Allen and Bob Hope by Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas.
POTD: SCTV’s “Taxi Driver”
For the Picture Of The Day, here are four-clips-in-one from SCTV circa 1980, with cast members doing impressions of Bob Hope, Woody Allen, Gregory Peck, and Dick Cavett in a scene from “Taxi Driver.”
POTD: “A Class Divided”
The Picture Of The Day is a PBS “Frontline” episode about a remarkable teacher named Jane Elliott who, in 1968, came up with a powerful lesson about racism for her third-grade students by making them the subjects of bigotry from their own classmates.
TV Review: “Unbelievable”
I finally got around to “Unbelievable,” the Netflix mini-series about cops trying to catch a serial rapist, starring three actresses who never disappoint: Kaitlyn Dever, Merritt Wever, and Toni Collette. Here’s my full review.
What ABC Should Do This Summer
Upon hearing that Jimmy Kimmel will take the summer off from hosting his ABC late-night program, I have suggestions for the next steps the network should take.
POTD: “Wouldn’t It Be Loverly”
Picture Of The Day: In 1956, Julie Andrews played Eliza Doolittle in the first Broadway production of “My Fair Lady.” Fifteen years later, Dick Cavett got her to sing one of the show’s signature songs on his ABC show, and it was perfect.
POTD: Are Medical Scenes Accurate?
For the Picture Of The Day, real-life surgical resident Annie Onishi checks the accuracy of dozens of medical scenes from movies and TV shows, including many you know.
Hasan Minhaj Continues To Impress
His Netflix show “Patriot Act” remains both compelling and amusing, which is a tough combination to pull off. A recent special episode on George Floyd was a standout. Watch it here.