Tara Ariano
Writer, editor, and snack enthusiast Tara Ariano is a co-founder of TelevisionWithoutPity.com (RIP). In addition to Cracked, her byline has appeared in New York, the New York Times magazine, Vanity Fair, GQ, Vulture, Salon, and Slate. She co-hosts, among others, the podcast Extra Hot Great. She has also co-authored three books, including A Very Special 90210 Book (Abrams 2020).
You’re Going to Want to Bow or Curtsy to ‘Fern Brady: Autistic Bikini Queen’
The ‘Taskmaster’ alumna’s special makes its American début. It should be the first of many
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‘The Big Door Prize’ Epitomizes Everything That’s Wrong with AppleTV+ Comedies
The sitcom about a fortune-telling device that remakes a town remains baffling in its second season
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‘Dinner With the Parents’ Leaves a Bad Aftertaste
Seasoned comic pros do what they can with VERY thin gruel in Freevee’s ‘Friday Night Dinner’ remake
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You Probably Won’t Have A Good Time Watching Netflix’s ‘Good Times’
An animated sequel fizzles where it doesn’t actively offend
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Conan O’Brien Goes the Distance to Make You Laugh in ‘Conan O’Brien Must Go’
The comedy travel genre is definitely overstuffed. This one is committed to the bit — to all the bits
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The 10 Best Co-Star Reunions in Sitcom History
As former ‘Community’ colleagues Ken Jeong and Joel McHale re-team on ‘Animal Control,’ we bring you a bunch more instances of old pals getting together on screen again
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‘Monsters at Work’ Is Here to Teach Your Kids About Ethics Under Capitalism
Disney/Pixar’s workplace sitcom delivers both laughs and dire warnings
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‘Loot’ Still Hasn’t Decided What It Wants to Do
In its second season, the philanthro-com keeps falling short of its mission
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Don’t Believe What You See on Sitcoms. You Really Don’t Have to Study That Hard for American Citizenship
Pop-culture trope: debunked!
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Justin Willman Wants to Use Pranks for Good
We talk to the comic and magician about his new Netflix series ‘The Magic Prank Show’ and about why he’s decided to use his skills to prank people who really deserve it
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‘Taskmaster’ Greg Davies Is Not Pretending to Be Angry at Alex Horne
On the eve of Series 17, the Taskmaster and his Assistant tell us (among other things) which new contestant was most competitive, how patient Greg is about Alex’s episode-opening comedy bits, and what inspiration future tournaments may take from ‘The Hunger Games’
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‘Palm Royale’ Is a Real Waste of Kristen Wiig
AppleTV+’s new country club dramedy strands us in a sand trap
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Meredith Scardino Makes Girls5eva Sing
We talk to the series creator about everyone’s favorite turn-of-the-millennium pop stars as they mount a Returnity on Netflix
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This Is A Joel McHale Appreciation Post
‘Animal Control’ has made it necessary. We’re as shocked as you are
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The 10 Funniest TV Presidents Ever
Hail to the Chiefs! (Not the football ones)
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The 5 Most Unappealing TV Partners Sarah Chalke Has Had to Pretend to Like
And one that kind of rules
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‘The Regime’ Seems Like A Terrible Place To Live
HBO’s new political comedy has famous faces, sumptuous sets and extremely bad vibes
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‘The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin’ Is Regrettably Limp
AppleTV+’s new highwayman sitcom doesn’t stand or deliver
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‘Late Night with Seth Meyers’ Couldn’t Take ‘A Closer Look’ at Politics Without Sal Gentile
As Seth Meyers celebrates his 10th anniversary as ‘Late Night’ host and we embark on another chaotic presidential election, the Closer Look creator describes how he makes jokes out of serious topics
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Laughter May Be the Best Medicine, But That Has Nothing to Do With ‘The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy’
Prime Video’s new adult animation show may cause upset stomach, dry mouth, drowsiness, loose stools….
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