The Simpsons Made Its Own Long-Running Running Gag Backfire on Itself
The Simpsons made a meta joke referencing a production code that doesn't exist, but the writers say it was intentional.
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Tag: TV comedy
TV Reviews7.6/10
‘Alpha Males’ Review: Netflix Comedy Stretches Its Masculinity Jokes Across Five Seasons
Four forty-something men face a world where women hold the power in this Spanish comedy series.
TV Reviews7.2/10
Benny Hill’s Slapstick Sketch Comedy Runs 19 Seasons Before Thames Cancels It
A look back at Benny Hill's 1969 series, a global comedy hit with chase scenes, mime, and double entendres.
Colin Jost’s Simpsons Appearance Jabs At His Own Failed Startup
A man of wit and mirth, reduced to despair, writes a children's tale to promote a ferry, yet in truth the vessel becomes a hall of laughter.
TV Reviews8/10
Cells at Work! Turns Your Body Into a Workplace Comedy — and Mostly Pulls It Off
A review of Cells at Work!, the anime that turns the human body into a workplace comedy, with score and key facts included.
TV Reviews8.2/10
PEN15 Review: Maya Erskine and Anna Konkle’s Middle-School Comedy Earns Its 8.2
A review of PEN15, the cringe comedy about adult actors playing thirteen-year-olds in 2000, starring Maya Erskine and Anna Konkle.
McConaughey and Harrelson Were Already Best Friends Before This Apple TV Movie Made Them Brothers
A comedy wherein Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson, already brothers of spirit, may prove kin by blood.
‘Veep’ Deserves Its Place Among the Great Workplace Comedies
HBO's 65-episode comedy Veep deserves the same praise as NBC's hit The Office. Here's why.
How Heated Rivalry’s Queer Take on Hockey Made New Fans — and Made a Coming-Out Fantasy Possible
A tale of a queer Canadian comedy about gay hockey players that has made brand-new fans across the globe, and the player who dares name it his reason.
TV Reviews8.6/10
’31 Minutes’: Chile’s Worst Newscast Runs 68 Episodes and Never Stops Being Funny
A comedy of news that never quite succeeds, yet triumphs in its own failure — a chronicle of 68 episodes of the worst news show in Chile.
TV Reviews8/10
Flight of the Conchords Review: Two New Zealanders Sing Their Way Through Failure
A tale of two digi-folk musicians who journey from Wellington to New York, carrying jests and songs amid their wanderings.
TV Reviews8.1/10
Andy Millman Still Can’t Stop Being an Extra: Extras Review
A man who cannot stop being an extra chases fame, aspiration, and the elusive speaking part, in this comedy of humble failures.