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Cinco by Jim Gaffigan

6.8 (8 Ratings) Rate It

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A dry and clever standup comedian who's hateful toward Hot Pockets and proud to be pale, Jim...

Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast

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Comedian and actor Gilbert Gottfried, a man Stephen King once called “a national treasure,”...

WFO Radio Podcast

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The award winning WFO Radio NHRA Nitro podcast, hosted by Joe Castello, features interviews with...

Ethics Talk: Philosophy, Flourishing and The Good Life

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Socrates said that talking about virtue and the good life is one of the most important things a...

Lenard (726 KP) rated Late Night (2019) in Movies

Aug 26, 2019

Late Night (2019)

2019 | Comedy, Drama

6.4

(12 Ratings)

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Late Night is a well-written comedy about a non-white female hired to add diversity to the writing staff of a late night talk show. Katherine Newbury (Emma Thompson showing the comic skills developed during her university days as Hugh Laurie's girlfriend) is a older sophisticated woman who hosts a show whose audience is dying off, literally in some cases and figuratively. If things do not improve, she will no longer be host of her eponymous talk show. So, in an unexpected but obvious hiring decision, Molly Patel is hired to join the writing staff. At first, seen as an interloper with little comedy or writing experience, Molly uses her Mindy Kaling charm to win over her co-workers and her boss. As Katherine starts to see a way to take advantage of her uniqueness and the youth of Molly, she challenges the status quo of late night.
The movie is charming. The characters are developed and not cardboard cutouts of caricatures thanks to the writing, Max Casella, Reid Scott, Denis O'Hare, Hugh Dancy, Amy Ryan, and John Lithgow have backstories and motivations. However, the movie never really goes after the boys' club landscape that late night television inhabits nor does it go after the concept of diversity hires. It simply turns Molly into some sprite who sprinkles enthusiasm into the mundane lives of the people she encounters. Late Night also begins the campaign for John Lithgow as this year's Best Supporting Actor, Not for this role as the mentor for Molly's transformation to strong woman and devoted husband of Katherine who learns the meaning of karma, but for his role later this year as Roger Ailes.

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Talk to and play with your friend Pocoyo, with Talking Pocoyo! Pocoyo wants to play with you! And...

Smashbomb (4687 KP) created a post in Friends of Smashbomb

May 21, 2019

The Patron Saints of Pop-Culture

We are excited to announce our latest Podcast Partner: 'The Patron Saints of Pop-Culture' run by Smashbomber @Miguel Covarrubias

You can visit the podcast here: http://www.patronsaintsofpopculture.org/

'The Patron Saints of Pop-Culture' is a really fun and fresh podcast. They over analyze pop-culture so that you don’t have to. If you’ve ever wanted to talk about nerdy things with actors or maybe a married couple, well this show is for you!

Social links:

Smashbomb: @Miguel Covarrubias
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/patronsaintsofpopculture
Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/realhonestfaith
Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/PatronSaintsofPopCulture
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_pBhcV5iJjbrSwB-QAuYUQ?view_as=subscriber