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Recap: Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Episode 2 – Josh’s Girlfriend Is Really Cool!

October 19, 2015 StayTuned Staff

Recap: Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Episode 2: “Josh’s Girlfriend Is Really Cool!” The CW, original airdate Mon. 10/19/15 (For all Crazy Ex recaps, click here.) Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Episode 2 aired tonight, and the series continues to crack me up. Tonight’s episode, “Josh’s Girlfriend Is Really Cool” in a nutshell: Rebecca meets (and desperately tries to befriend) Josh’s girlfriend, Valencia, and we gain a little more insight into Rebecca’s relationship with Paula. Greg’s still, for whatever reason, into Rebecca, and Rebecca’s still crazy funny. Side note: Before I dive into the recap, can I just say how happy I am to have a […]

Amy Schumer continues hot streak with her first HBO standup special

October 17, 2015 Jeff Pfeiffer

If you loved her last Saturday guest-hosting SNL, or starring in and writing the summer comedy film Trainwreck, or in any of the myriad appearances she has made in recent years to become one of the hottest comedians out there, then you’ll want to tune in to Amy Schumer’s first standup comedy special for HBO this Saturday, Oct. 17. Called Amy Schumer: Live at the Apollo, the one-hour special was taped May 29 before a live audience at New York’s iconic Apollo Theater. Chris Rock directed the special, which features Schumer talking about her life in her own inimitable way. Amy Schumer: Live […]

5 Questions with Bresha Webb of NBC’s “Truth Be Told”

October 14, 2015 Kellie Freeze

NBC’s new sitcom, Truth Be Told, wants to make you think. The series focuses on two couples, who are best friends and also neighbors. The quartet, played by Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Vanessa Lackey, Bresha Webb and Tone Bell, do everything together and talk about everything. “Nothing is off limits,” explains Webb, who plays opinionated pediatrician and newlywed. Tracy. “We can talk about everything and anything and not get offended and if we do, we talk about it. Like friends do, there’s no curtain, we don’t have to mask our real emotions about things.” A close group of friends open to discussing […]

Donald Trump to host “SNL” in November

October 13, 2015 Jeff Pfeiffer

While NBC made it very clear a few months ago that Donald Trump would not be returning to The Apprentice, he apparently has not been cut off from all of the network’s properties. It was announced today that Trump — the real estate magnate who is currently the front-runner for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination — will host Saturday Night Live on Nov. 7. The appearance will mark Trump’s second time hosting the show, with his first being in April 2004 when he was plugging his then-new series The Apprentice. Looking back at some of his monologue from back then, one can see that Trump’s opinion […]

Recap: Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Episode 1 – Josh Just Happens to Live Here!

October 12, 2015 StayTuned Staff

Recap: Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Episode 1: “Josh Just Happens to Live Here!” The CW, original airdate Mon. 10/12/15 (For all Crazy Ex recaps, click here.) The long-awaited CW hourlong musical comedy Crazy Ex-Girlfriend premiered tonight, and in my humble opinion, it was fantastic. The show’s co-creator and star Rachel Bloom is hilarious — and I already can’t wait for next week. For those of you who missed the premiere and plan on watching it later, go no further in this blog, as I’m recapping the whole kit and caboodle. Spoilers abound! (But when you’re done watching, I beg you in my own […]

Jane the Virgin Chapter 23 recap: Jane the Miracle

October 12, 2015 StayTuned Staff

So, who else is thrilled to welcome Jane the Virgin back for its second season? I could go on and on about how amazing Gina Rodriguez is, but that might get a bit embarrassing. So lets say that winning a Golden Globe for her role as Jane and the show being nominated for another Golden Globe for Best Television Series, Comedy or Musical is proof enough how wonderful this show is. We start off “Chapter Twenty-Three” where we left off last season: Sin Rostro took baby Mateo! When a nurse steps into Jane’s room to let her know she’s ready to take Mateo for his hearing test, Jane tells her that […]

Gigi Does It: David Krumholtz is a 76-year-old woman in IFC’s new comedy

October 1, 2015 Ryan Berenz

Gigi Does It IFC Premieres: Oct. 1 Airs: Thursdays at 10:30pm ET/PT Who’s In It? David Krumholtz, Ricky Mabe ALSO SEE: IFC pucks around with new ice hockey buddy comedy Benders What’s It All About? “The show is about a woman coming into a great deal of money and essentially her new lease on life, making up for lost time,” Krumholtz says. He’s transformed by makeup and prosthetics into a 76-year-old, sharp-tongued Jewish widow who inherits a fortune and starts crossing things off her bucket list. She goes to rock concerts, tries online dating and poses nude for an art […]

IFC pucks around with ice hockey buddy comedy “Benders”

October 1, 2015 Ryan Berenz

Benders IFC Premieres: Oct. 1 Airs: Thursdays at 10pm ET/PT Who’s In It? Andrew Schulz, Lindsey Broad, Chris Distefano, Mark Gessner, Ruy Iskandar ALSO SEE: Gigi Does It: David Krumholtz is a 76-year-old woman in IFC’s new comedy Bar-league sports are a comedy gold mine, and IFC’s new scripted comedy Benders digs deep into the world of Boston buddies who are obsessed with their very amateur ice hockey team. Co-creator Tom Sellitti says Benders and its stories were inspired by his own experiences on the ice. “We had a jersey that we were getting, and it was supposed to be […]

Ken Jeong gives us the prognosis on ABC’s “Dr. Ken”

September 30, 2015 Ryan Berenz

Perhaps your first, um, exposure to the work of Ken Jeong came in The Hangover, when he, as the flamboyant gangster Mr. Chow, pounced out of a car’s trunk wearing nothing but socks. A select audience knows Jeong as Spanish instructor Señor Chang on Community. Still others may know Jeong as the doctor who gave them an annual physical exam. WHAT? Yes, Jeong is also a real-life physician (he keeps his medical license current during his screen career), and he’s the leading man in ABC’s sitcom Dr. Ken (premiering Friday, Oct. 2, at 8:30pm ET/PT), loosely based on his professional […]

Lena Dunham guest stars in The Simpsons Season 27 premiere

September 26, 2015 Ryan Berenz

The Simpsons FOX Returns: Sept. 27 at 8pm ET/PT Where We Left Off: Season 26 (!) wrapped up. Then came word that Harry Shearer (Mr. Burns, Smithers, Flanders, etc.) was not returning to the voice cast. D’oh! What To Expect: Woohoo! Shearer isn’t leaving after all! And The Simpsons is renewed through Seasons 27 and 28, though this will evoke a big “meh” from viewers who gave up on it after Season 13. In the Season 27 premiere “Every Man’s Dream,” Homer and Marge have a trial separation and Homer begins dating a 20-something (guest voice Lena Dunham). Also this season Patty […]