2+ hour, 57+ min ago  (489+ words) Why do we watch politicians on late-night TV? Not always to get their positions on major policy topics. Viewers want to have some unexpected talk. Or entertainment. Perhaps politicians do as well. Sometimes we want to see them make fools…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (587+ words) With the arrival of the new year, we are now in the final months of traditional late-night TV on CBS as Stephen Colbert's "Late Show" makes its way to its finale in May. When Colbert leaves, CBS will exit the…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (530+ words) A new sitcom coming this weekend to HBO Max is the second one this year that comes across as "Friends" with a hard R-rating. This one has the unimaginative title "I Love L.A." Inevitably, Randy Newman's 1983 song of the same name…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (412+ words) Visit Iceland wanted to let skygazing travelers know that the country is the best place to view the Northern Lights. So Iceland's destination marketing group created a fictional group of aurora borealis aficionados called the "A.U.R.O.R.A.S" (the "Alliance of Ultra…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago  (388+ words) It is no wonder that the DMV in the new CBS sitcom "DMV" is in such disarray -- the six principal characters in the show, all workers in the place, never do any work. Instead, as the facility fills up with…...

5+ mon, 1+ day ago  (370+ words) The Taylor Swift brand continues in high gear with the in-theater limited-release film "Showgirl" taking in $33 million in domestic box-office revenue, according to IMDb's Box Office Mojo. The limited release (October 3-5) -- officially named film "Taylor Swift: The Official Release Party…...

5+ mon, 5+ day ago  (470+ words) All eyes will be on "Saturday Night Live" this weekend to see how the show will adapt -- or defiantly not adapt -- to the new age of late-night censorship ushered in by President Trump and his weaponized FCC. Among Lorne Michaels…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago  (321+ words) David Letterman walked onto the stage with the crowd expecting mischief and stories. Instead, they got a bracing warning. Letterman spoke with a seriousness that surprised even longtime fans, defending political satire as a vital civic space -- one now under…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago  (835+ words) Who would have ever thought the day would come when late-night comedians would have to adopt the courage of Russian dissidents to parody the President of the United States? Of the three network late-night hosts still standing -- Stephen Colbert, Jimmy…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago  (561+ words) TV news organizations -- real ones, the ones that report on the news and then issue corrections or even regrets -- always need to have accountability. Should commentators who hold strong opinions do the same? Maybe even comedians? And digging deeper, should…...