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2015
Aug
6
 
 
Johnny Rock (Denis Leary) is offered a hefty paycheck if he and his band will reunite for one concert, with Johnny stepping in again as lead singer. The band’s against it, until they learn the amount of the fee, and then they’re all in – even though, to go play, they have to travel to a place where American dollars are not the local form of currency.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2015
Aug
6
 
 
SERIES FINALE: It ends tonight, the reign of Jon Stewart after 16 years as host of The Daily Show. This final program runs almost an hour, so set your recorders and schedules accordingly. And do savor this last installment, because Jon Stewart will be missed – especially as a comic commentator on politics in general and television news in particular.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2015
Aug
6
 
 

Like almost everyone else on the TV beat, I come here today to praise Jon Stewart, not to bury him. And I look back, with particular fondness, on one particular joke he said to me alone…

 
 
 
  
 
 
2015
Aug
5
 
 
Once in a while we have to admit the commercials are sometimes more entertaining than the programs — and that the ad men, much like their Mad Men forefathers, are the funniest guys in the room. Case in point is new Dr Pepper pitch character “Little Sweet"...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2015
Aug
5
 
 
SERIES PREMIERE: This new Hulu sitcom, starring Billy Eichner and Julie Klausner, tries to emulate Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasm by building a show around abrasive and essentially irredeemable characters (Seinfeld) who are played by exaggerated versions of real performers (Curb). The major difference between those shows and Difficult People – and it’s a major difference – is that those comedies were funny, and their characters, however outspoken, oddly charming. The Billy a
 
 
 
  
 
 
2015
Aug
5
 
 
SERIES PREMIERE: This is more warning than recommendation. Craig Robinson from NBC’s The Office, who has enough fans that they might be curious about this new sitcom, plays a substitute teacher whose students love him and his wacky sense of humor. (Clearly, this takes place in some educational alternate universe.) Consider this sitcom one of those late-summer network TV write-offs and burn-offs, because that’s what it is, with NBC scheduling its half-dozen episodes to air before Sept
 
 
 
  
 
 
2015
Aug
5
 
 
Let’s not expend all of our Comedy Central parting-is-such-sweet-sorrow sadness on Jon Stewart. Most of it, sure. But Key & Peele are leaving after this season, too – and it should be embraced, and watched, while it’s here as well. Tonight’s sketches include a sexually oriented political scandal, and how not to respond to it publicly.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2015
Aug
5
 
 
At the conclusion of last week’s prison breakout series, things took a turn for the unbelievable (it looked like the prison guards, from less than 100 yards away, paid no attention to Rami Malek’s Elliot and his “gang” as they waited for one escapee to come their way – and other prisoners were equally uncurious). But that same ending also took a turn for the very dark, and now Elliott has a corpse on his hands. Or, at least, in his trunk. And, no doubt, revenge on h
 
 
 
  
 
 
2015
Aug
5
 
 
This last week of The Daily Show hasn’t really covered any new ground in its interview segments – they’ve just allowed Jon Stewart to spend a few more on-TV minutes with some of his favorite guests. And he’s earned that, certainly, so enjoy as he indulges. Tonight, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart presents its penultimate guest: Louis C.K.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2015
Aug
5
 
 
It's just past the midway point of the summer Television Critics Association "press tour." Which also is far enough along for a second collection of quotes generated solely from questions by your friendly tvworthwatching.com correspondent...