Yada Yada Yada
Episode 1: “The E-mail.”
“Jerry is dating a publicist who accidentally reveals his e-mail address to Kenny Bania through a group e-mail . . . ”
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Posted on April 28, 2020
Jonathan Pie On Lockdown, Pt. 5: Madness Sets In
Not The Way He Pictured The End Of The World
“Sometimes I find myself changing out of my pajamas before going to bed because I don’t want to sleep in my work clothes.”
Posted on April 23, 2020
The John Oliver Coronavirus Chronicles Continued
By Last Week Tonight
The only coronavirus newscast you really need.
See Parts I through III here.
1. Coronavirus IV (April 13).
The unemployed, the essential and Larry Kudlow’s closet.
Posted on April 20, 2020
A History Of Canned Laughter
By Charlie Watts/The Conversation
I don’t know about you, but I could do with a laugh at the moment. Any opportunity to watch an entertaining television comedy show could prove the tonic we all need. It might be one of the crucial things to help us see through a very strange period.
However, there is a problem. TV shows and situation comedies are usually broadcast in front of studio audiences, and with this now denied, are the empty chairs and lack of atmosphere going to ruin the experience? “Canned laughter,” a divisive and often misunderstood tool, might just help.
Posted on April 16, 2020
Jonathan Pie On Lockdown, Pt. 4: A Trump Drinking Game
Trump Sues Wisconsin TV Station Over This Ad
‘Exponential Threat’
“President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign has filed suit against a Northwoods TV station over an ad using the president’s words to attack the administration’s response to COVID-19,” Wisconsin Public Radio reports.
“The Rhinelander-based station WJFW-TV is owned by the small broadcasting company, Rockfleet Communications, which also owns stations in Bangor, Maine. It has aired an ad produced by Priorities USA, a liberal advocacy group not directly affiliated with any candidate or the Democratic Party.”
Here is the ad:
Posted on April 14, 2020
24 Hours With Oxygen
“Oxygen is an American pay television channel that is owned by NBCUniversal, which is a subsidiary of Comcast. The channel primarily airs true crime programming targeted towards women.”
12:30 p.m.: Smiley Face Killers
1:30 p.m.: It Takes a Killer
2 p.m.: Method of a Serial Killer
4 p.m.: Murdered by Morning
5 p.m.: License to Kill
Posted on April 12, 2020
How Chinese TV Is Covering Chicago’s Coronavirus Crisis
State-Owned Media, Kind Of Like Fox
The China Global Television Network, or CGTN, is producing reports about the coronavirus crisis in America from Chicago. Here’s a look.
1. Chicago Businesses Struggle To Cope With COVID-19 Closure. (March 17)
“Some U.S. states are taking drastic steps to curb the spread of COVID-19. California, Ohio and Illinois have closed bars and restaurants, leaving owners and workers wondering how they’ll survive financially. CGTN’s Dan Williams reports from Chicago.”
Posted on April 9, 2020
Bubble Wrap TV
Trump’s Favorite Network (It Isn’t Fox)
By Last Week Tonight
“The whole selling point for OAN is that they are Fox News with even less shame and even fewer scruples.”
Posted on April 6, 2020