Nov 3rd, 2008 · Tina Fey's impersonation of Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin helped draw record audiences to Saturday Night Live this fall. Now, the former head writer for SNL opens up about politics, satire and her Emmy Award-winning sitcom, 30 Rock.
Oct 29th, 2008 · The NBC comedy returns tonight. Critic David Bianculli has a preview.
Oct 9th, 2008 · Comic and actor Louis C.K. sends up middle-aged American life — including his own difficulties raising his four-year-old daughter — in the new Showtime special, Chewed Up. C.K. previously played a part-time auto mechanic struggling to be a family man in the HBO sitcom Lucky Louie.
Aug 20th, 2008 · Acclaimed actress Phylicia Rashad is perhaps best known for her role as Clair Huxtable in the groundbreaking hit sitcom, "The Cosby Show." Now, she's up for an Emmy award for her performance in the television production of "A Raisin in the Sun." Rashad speaks about her legendary work on stage and screen, the influence of the arts on African-American communities and the significance of playing "Mom."
Aug 11th, 2008 · Comedian and actor Bernie Mac died on August 9 due to complications from pneumonia. Mac was one of the original Kings of Comedy, and he starred in his own sitcom. In tribute, Mac's friend and co-star Don Cheadle says, "He will be missed but heaven just got funnier."
Aug 1st, 2008 · Everything may seem to go wrong for the villainous Dr. Horrible, but life's peachy for Neil Patrick Harris, the actor who plays the bumbling baddie in the eponymous Internet musical. He's moved on from life as Doogie Howser, M.D., and was recently nominated for an Emmy for his role in the sitcom How I Met Your Mother.
May 26th, 2008 · Dick Martin, co-host of Rowan and Martin's Laugh In, a TV comedy staple of the 1960s, died Saturday. Zany, frenetic, and daring in its references to sex and drugs, Laugh-In challenged the more tame TV sitcoms of the era with a fast-paced sketches, monologues and catch phrases, like "sock it to me."
May 25th, 2008 · Propelled by a catchy first single called "Boston" (featured on the NBC sitcom Scrubs), Augustana has released its second album, Can't Love, Can't Hurt. Three of the band's members perform in NPR's studio 4A.