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John Oliver Will Bravely Test How 'The Daily Show' Works Without Jon Stewart Starting on June 10
Yes, once upon a time -- in the '90s -- "The Daily Show" was hosted by Craig Kilborn, but for the past decade plus, the incisive, hilarious fake news show has been defined by and identified with Jon Stewart.
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Comedy Central Says the New Season of 'Futurama' Will Also Be the Last
"Futurama," Matt Groening's animated sci-fi series about the adventures of the employees of an interplanetary delivery company, has had a lifespan almost as convoluted as that of its defrosted 20th century protagonist Philip J. Fry -- and he's his own grandfather.
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Comedy Central Gives a Season Order to Web Series Adaptation 'Broad City,' Produced by Amy Poehler
"Broad City," the web series adaptation for which Comedy Central ordered a pilot in October, has been greenlit to series by the network.
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Jon Stewart Will Be Taking the Summer Off From 'The Daily Show' to Make His Directorial Debut
Jon Stewart will be taking the summer off from "The Daily Show," according to Deadline, with John Oliver filling in for eight of the 12 weeks he'll be out. Why? Well, because Stewart's off to make his feature directorial debut.
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5 Best Bets on TV This Week: Revisiting a Notorious Murder Case and Saying Goodbye to 'Delocated'
Sure, Sunday tends to be overcrowded with high-end TV, including "Shameless," "Girls," "Californication" and "The Walking Dead," but what to watch the rest of the time? Every Monday, we bring you five noteworthy highlights from the other six days of the week.
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Watch: 'Futurama' Offers a Look Into the Future... Or the Second Half of Season 7
With new TV programming running year-round now with no real breaks anymore, and networks frequently splitting seasons of series in half and emphasizing "mid-season" or "winter" premieres when they return, it can be tricky just figuring out just what a show's run entails.
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Comedy Central Renews Nick Kroll's Sketch Series 'Kroll Show'
"Kroll Show," the new sketch series from comedian Nick Kroll ("The League), has been a sizable enough hit after only two episodes for Comedy Central to order a second 10-episode season. According to the network's president of content development and original programming Kent Alter...
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5 Best Bets on TV This Week: Carrie Bradshaw as a Teen, Archer as an Amnesiac
Sure, Sunday tends to be overcrowded with high-end TV, including "Downton Abbey," "Shameless," "Girls," Californication," "Enlightened" and more, but what to watch the rest of the time? Every Monday, we bring you five noteworthy highlights from the other ...
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Faux Real: Reality Shows Get Skewered by BET, Comedy Central and SpikeTV at the TCA Winter Press Tour
Most reality shows are, to some extent, fake, frankensteined together in the editing room or herded along by producers if not outright staged. But a trend emerging from TCA is that of the mock unscripted series -- the reality parody that pulls together the snap zooms and the "next ons" and...
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'Key & Peele' and 'Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell' Get Renewed By Comedy Central and FX
"Key & Peele" and "Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell," two recent comedy series that have built a following for their funny, sharp takes on race, politics and other ripe topical subjects, both received renewal notices from their respective networks today.
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