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Food James Corden Goes From Late-Night Comedy to Kosher Butchering
When I watched James Corden host the Tony’s last weekend, I didn’t imagine that the next time I saw the British comedian he’d be wearing a kippa and an apron in a kosher butcher shop, ringing up sales and cutting up steaks. Then I saw this hysterical video. As part of a running sketch called…
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Life ‘UnREAL’ Is Back and More Biting Than Ever in Season 2
One minute you’re getting matching “Money. Dick. Power” tattoos with your boss-slash-best frenemy. The next minute, the last part of that mantra comes back to bite you after you both vie for it and lose. Just another day in show business, right? So begins the second season of “UnREAL,” which premieres today. The show smashed…
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Opinion New Comedy ‘Activist’ Tackles Israel Divestment on Campus — But Is It Funny?
Campus activists who work on Israel-Palestine — particularly Jewish ones — are both busy and tense. On one hand, Israel’s deepening occupation and the Israeli government’s current obsession with combatting BDS are natural fuel for the activist fire. On the other, the attempts by the Jewish community to marginalize those who don’t toe the party…
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The Schmooze Harvey Fierstein and Jennifer Hudson To Star in ‘Hairspray’ on TV
Jennifer Hudson and Harvey Fierstein have signed on to NBC’s “Hairspray Live!,” the network’s next live Broadway musical. Hudson will play Motormouth Maybelle, while Fierstein will play Edna Turnblad, the role he won a Tony for in the stage version. He will also write the teleplay. “We are beyond thrilled with this incredibly talented duo…
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Opinion ‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’ Is Jewish Comedy for the Truly Enlightened
The opening credits of the musical sitcom “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” now entering its second season, perfectly sum up the show. And it’s not just because they recap the story — Rachel Bloom’s character sings about leaving a job at a fancy New York law firm for West Covina, California, which “happens to be where Josh lives,…
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Opinion Anti-Semitism Is Alive and Well on TV — ‘Quantico’ Proves It
Earlier this year, the only show to catch my eye amid the lackluster Fall 2015 television season was ABC’s “Quantico.” Marketed as Grey’s Anatomy-meets-the-FBI, the hour-long soapy delight captured my attention largely because it features a non-white female lead (Bollywood star Priyanka Chopra) with an ensemble cast that sports a hodgepodge of gender and racial…
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Fast Forward Anti-‘Homeland’ Graffiti Artists Want Change on Hit Show
The artists who produced Arabic graffiti seen in the latest episode of the TV series “Homeland,” which accuses the show of racism, said on Friday they were surprised at the impact of their protest but hoped it would get the producers to change their scripts. The hit show is about U.S. intelligence efforts to thwart…
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Opinion When ‘Homeland’ Calls Itself Racist — in Arabic
Homeland, Homeland, Homeland. How many times do I have to tell you? You need to hire an Arabic speaker. Like, yesterday. Otherwise, you might end up in some pretty sticky situations. You might call your own show “racist.” In Arabic. By accident. Oops! In the most recent episode of the hit TV spy drama, a…
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