Television
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'Bust Down' busts comedic boundaries with Neuqua Valley grad Chris ReddMar 16, 2022 11:00 pm - For almost 50 years, "Saturday Night Live" has afforded comedians many chances to test the boundaries of what's acceptable to NBC's audience. "Bust Down," a six-episode ...
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Apple TV+'s 'WeCrashed' recalls a start-up's meteoric rise and precipitous fallMar 16, 2022 6:00 am - "It's not what you can see. It's who can see you." That's the mantra repeated by Adam Neumann, one of the main characters in a limited drama series upcoming on Apple TV+...
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Broadcasting legend Merri Dee dies at 85
Mar 16, 2022 1:00 am - Merri Dee, a fixture on Chicago TV screens for decades as a reporter and anchor for WGN-TV, has died at 85, the news station reported Wednesday. A trailblazing broadcas...
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Court orders Smollett's release from jail during appeal
Mar 16, 2022 1:00 am - Jussie Smollett was ordered released from jail Wednesday by an appeals court that agreed with his lawyers that he should be released pending the appeal of his conviction...
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Feder: Broadcast technicians go on strike at WTTWMar 16, 2022 1:00 am - Broadcast technicians and other employees at WTTW-Channel 11 went on strike Wednesday shortly before the start of the nightly news program "Chicago Tonight." Local Union...
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New to streaming this week: 'Deep Water,' Charli XCX and 'WeCrashed'
Mar 15, 2022 6:00 am - Here's a collection curated by The Associated Press' entertainment journalists of what's arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week. Movies • ...
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Dylan McDermott reinvents modern gangster on 'Law & Order'
Mar 13, 2022 7:20 am - The DNA for Dylan McDermott to reinvent the modern-day gangster began at childhood and carried through to his struggling young actor days, when the "Law and Order: Organ...
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Elizabeth Holmes's sordid saga goes from trial to Hulu series with 'The Dropout'
Mar 13, 2022 7:00 am - SAN JOSE, Calif. - “I am expecting quite a show.” I didn't realize how prophetic my words would be when ABC News correspondent Rebecca Jarvis asked in early September wh...
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Smollett will serve jail time in protective custody
Mar 11, 2022 12:00 am - Actor Jussie Smollett will be held in protective custody at Cook County jail - alone in a cell monitored continuously by cameras and guards - while serving his sentence ...
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Widescreen: Special Oscar screenings in Downers Grove; 'West Side Story' shines at homeMar 10, 2022 5:00 am - The After Hours Film Society is back at the Tivoli Theatre, 5021 Highland Ave., Downers Grove, and presenting three Oscar nominees over the next three Mondays. On March ...