Sean Spicer and the soullessness of Hollywood liberalismAt the Emmys Spicer mocked all the ideals Hollywood claims to hold in such high regard. Exactly who was the butt of the joke?
How political satire let Americans down in the U.S. electionSatire made in The Daily Show’s image made politics seem like entertainment, lulling viewers and voters into complacency
Jokes, shmokes, let’s talk about refugeesA new breed of celebrity comedians has had it with celebrities. Also comedy.
Stephen Colbert tries to reach Middle AmericaThe late-night innovator steps into the most innovation-resistant format in TV. Jaime Weinman on Stephen Colbert’s first Late Show
Q&A: Craig Ferguson on late-night TV and its latest shiftsAs Stephen Colbert and Trevor Noah prepare for their spin on the late-night carousel, an ex-host discusses the tricks of the trade
Larry Wilmore can keep calm. But can he carry the show?Jon Stewart’s mild-mannered ‘black correspondent’ is more than the new Stephen Colbert—and he’ll have to be, as he’s set to take his time slot
After the apocalypseEdan Lepucki’s California, though it got a boost from Stephen Colbert, doesn’t leave enough to the imagination
A requiem for an unlikeable couplingSix Ways to Sunday: We don’t have to like Gwyneth Paltrow or Chris Martin. But we owe it to ourselves to not be cruel