[ad_1] Not everyone wakes up to an avalanche of antisemitic tweets and then decides to attend a meeting of white nationalists in New York City. Because, well, not everyone is Alex Edelman, who has recounted the evening hundreds of times onstage in his hilarious and thought-provoking hit show “Just for Us.” And after spending six… Continue reading ‘Alex Edelman: Just for Us’ was an HBO special six years in the making
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Oprah left WeightWatchers to make weight-loss drug TV special
[ad_1] Oprah Winfrey has revealed why she left her nearly 10-year post as a WeightWatchers board member last month. Her resignation was motivated by her work on an upcoming TV special on the rise of prescription weight-loss drugs, she said during a Thursday appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” “An Oprah Special: Shame, Blame and the… Continue reading Oprah left WeightWatchers to make weight-loss drug TV special
Chris Fleming’s Peacock Comedy Special ‘Hell’
[ad_1] Photo: Trae Patton/Peacock In his Peacock special Hell, Chris Fleming more than once attempts to explain how he became the person he is now. It’s a good comedian’s device: the childhood story that illuminates the current onstage weirdo, an anecdote that’s part autobiography and part personality test. For Fleming, one version of this is… Continue reading Chris Fleming’s Peacock Comedy Special ‘Hell’
Why Republicans Are Complaining About the Hunter Biden Special Counsel That They Asked For
[ad_1] If you want to grasp just how cynical and performative Republican Party politics are these days, consider the reactions to Attorney General Merrick Garland’s decision to elevate the U.S. Attorney David Weiss, whose office has been investigating Hunter Biden for years, to the status of special counsel. In April of last year, more than… Continue reading Why Republicans Are Complaining About the Hunter Biden Special Counsel That They Asked For