TaraAriano Austin, TX

Real Name: Tara Ariano

Member Since: December 28th, 2022

About Me:
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).

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‘Unfrosted’ Isn’t Unwatchable, It’s Just Unnecessary

By Tara Ariano

Pop-Tarts get a business biopic. It doesn’t pop

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‘Baby Reindeer,’ ‘The Contestant’ and ‘Hacks’ Expose the Scary Side of Comedy

By Tara Ariano

Five ways these new and returning TV projects dramatize the stress and possible peril comics can face while doing their jobs

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In Season Three, the ‘Hacks’ Love Story Gets Sweet, Salty and Sick

By Tara Ariano

Are Deborah and Ava sabotaging their relationships, or have they just already found what they need in each other?

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You’re Going to Want to Bow or Curtsy to ‘Fern Brady: Autistic Bikini Queen’

By Tara Ariano

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

By Tara Ariano

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

By Tara Ariano

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’

By Tara Ariano

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’

By Tara Ariano

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

By Tara Ariano

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

By Tara Ariano

Disney/Pixar’s workplace sitcom delivers both laughs and dire warnings