Television
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Both Showtime and HBO to show Joshua-Klitschko fight
Apr 17, 2017 7:00 am - Anthony Joshua's heavyweight title defense against longtime champion Wladimir Klitschko will be broadcast on both Showtime and HBO in the United States. The two premium ...
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HBO's 'Girls' goes out as the one thing it always wanted to be: A good TV showApr 16, 2017 7:32 am - On their last, long publicity lap, the cast and producers of HBO's "Girls," which airs its final episode at 9 p.m. Sunday, April 16, after six seasons, stuck to a clear ...
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Showtime's 'Guerrilla' shines light on 1970s British racismApr 16, 2017 7:00 am - We tend to think of racism and its related violence as something that afflicts only this country, but a drama series premiering this weekend on Showtime shows how our ne...
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Former Naperville resident Danielle Panabaker to meet 'Flash' fans at Chicago's C2E2Apr 16, 2017 6:00 am - Appearing at pop-culture conventions is all but mandatory these days for the stars of movies and television shows about superheroes. Danielle Panabaker, a former Napervi...
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What happens to political comedy when the real world goes beyond satire? 'Veep' is about to find outApr 15, 2017 7:24 am - On Nov. 8, as the nation picked its 45th president, Julia Louis-Dreyfus spent the night observing a fake election. The scene, filmed for an upcoming episode of the polit...
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Jay Pharoah says he had rocky relationship with 'SNL'
Apr 15, 2017 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Jay Pharoah said he had a rocky time on "Saturday Night Live" because he refused to keep quiet and follow orders. Pharoah, who was dropped from "SNL" ...
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'Survivor' contestant who outed competitor loses his job
Apr 15, 2017 7:00 am - GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) - "Survivor" contestant Jeff Varner who outed fellow competitor Zeke Smith as transgender on Wednesday night's episode of the CBS reality competiti...
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UK actor leaves behind TV version of acclaimed stage role
Apr 15, 2017 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - British actor Tim Pigott-Smith left behind a TV adaptation of one of his most acclaimed stage performances, the title role in "King Charles III." The ...
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'Guerrilla': drama of love, revolution in '70s London
Apr 14, 2017 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - John Ridley's projects always have something to say, and it's always worth considering. The writer, director and producer works a big canvas and does ...
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CNN commentator Lord defends his likening of Trump to King
Apr 14, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - CNN commentator Jeffrey Lord tweeted clips of speeches from the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in the overnight hours Friday, capping a strange day where he...