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Larry David has called time on the misanthropic cult TV comedy classic after 12 seasons and 120 episodes.
The 90s sitcom featuring Jerry Seinfeld influenced the type of cinematic television we are so familiar with nowadays.
Members of the key 18-to-34 demographic finds the format stale, the hosts unrelatable and the topics patronizing.
The famed US satirist recently released decades of his work for reuse free of copyright.
Donald Trump’s bizarre interview with journalist Jonathan Swan went viral this week. While some regard the US president as beyond parody, satire may be starting to bite as he slides in the polls.
If it’s escapism you’re looking for, watch Schitt’s Creek or The Good Place. But if you want a dirty dive that makes the real world look good by comparison, try It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia.
In times like these, sometimes having a good laugh is the only thing to do.
Jon Stewart insists he is just a comedian, but his comic barbs have always had a political edge.
A new film tells the moving story of the twilight years of comedy’s most successful double act.
The comedian hired to do the ‘roast’ at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner has been criticised for going too far. Here’s why she didn’t.
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