The Long Late Night Goodbye
David Letterman will host his final "Late Show" one month from tonight, and the show has already turned into a squirm-fest as a parade of celebs come on to say how much he's meant to them. The praise looks like it makes Letterman uncomfortable, but he seems resigned...
DVR Alert
Neil deGrasse Tyson's popular weekly podcast, "Star Talk," will debut in TV form tonight on the National Geographic Channel at 10pm Central Time. I have some quibbles with the pacing and production of the podcast, but the content is compelling and whenever Bill Nye...
The Daily Burden
In a profile of Jon Stewart by Hadley Freeman, in which he explains why he's giving up "The Daily Show" anchor chair later this year, he's asked about having to watch cable news outlets to gather material... “Watching these channels all day is incredibly...
A Night To Let Freedom Laugh
Tonight, AXS-TV will air "Lewis Black and Friends: A Night To Let Freedom Laugh." It was produced by my friend Chris Bliss as a benefit for his Bill Of Rights Monument Project at the Warner Theater in Washington, DC, which is a great room for comedy -- as Chris...
It’s All Good, Man
I enjoyed the ten episodes of "Better Call Saul," the "Breaking Bad" prequel that wrapped up its first season last week. The writing and direction are just as solid as the parent show, and Bob Odenkirk has shown he can handle a lead role very well -- particularly with...
In The Company Of Legends
Tuesday night, TCM will air five documentaries about movie stars Katherine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy, Jimmy Stewart, Henry Fonda, and Humphrey Bogart. They were compiled by Joan Kramer and David Heeley, who also have a book (coming out 4/16) about their experiences...
The New Daily Show Host
With Jon Stewart planning to leave "The Daily Show" later this year, who will the new host be? We know it won't be Jason Jones or Samantha Bee, as they're leaving for projects on TBS that start this fall. It won't be any of the alumni, and the talent bench isn't very...
A Survivor Conundrum
Something occurred on "Survivor" last week that I've seen on several previous seasons, and I'm always confused about. One of the tribes won a reward of three live chickens -- two hens and a rooster. When they got back to camp, several members of the tribe (which...