Larry Charles on Crystal, Dylan
From the premiere episode of "The Comedians" on FX Thursday, it would seem that Larry Charles, the extravagantly bearded director, had been fired from the show. But not from the…
Thursday TV: ‘Comedians’ Crystal vs. Gad
Yes, the combination of Billy Crystal, playing a sour version of himself, and Josh Gad, playing a similarly heightened version of himself as callow young comic, should be immediately more…
Wednesday TV: Bird Nest Architecture
It's so perfect a subject for public television it almost seems like a parody -- a three part series about animal dwellings beginning with the birds nests. As seen on…
Tuesday TV: Funny Girls and Housewives
On one hand the new "Funny Girls" (Oxygen, 9 p.m.) is like a lot of reality show, following around a half dozen women trying to make a living doing standup…
Monday TV: When the Churches Burned
"Little Hope was Arson," Theo Love's film about a spate of fires at churches in East Texas, makes its debut on "Independent Lens" (PBS, 10 p.m., check local listings). It…
John Oliver Meets Ed Snowden
As the Comedy Central news/comedy division remains in transition, “Last Week with John Oliver” has turned into a solid work of weekly political satire. In addition to a comedy staff,…
A Dazed Don in ‘Mad Men’ Return
The overly anticipated final half-season of “Mad Men” began with Don, the dog, Draper issuing orders to a woman wearing a chinchilla coat. She’s told to act out how it…
Theatre Review: ‘After the Revolution’
With a handful of plays and still in her mid-30s, Amy Herzog may be a slightly premature candidate for a festival of her work. But Baltimore’s Center Stage has forged…
Sunday TV: Way Too Much to Watch
The success of "Downton Abbey" has allowed "Masterpiece" (PBS, 9 p.m., check local listings) to invest in one of its biggest projects, a six-part adaptation of Hilary Mantel's "Wolf Hall" and…
Theatre Review: ‘G-d’s Honest Truth’
The cheery cast of the world premiere “G-d’s Honest Truth” promises, early on, a story that’s “Jewish but not too Jewy.” Theatre J at the DC Jewish Community Theatre would…