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Discomfort Zone: 10 Great Cringe Comedies
The Office — which ends its nine-season run this week — is a great example of a TV genre that makes us both squirm and laugh
Louis CK Delays Louie Season 4 Until 2014
Comedian Louis CK, mastermind behind the FX show Louie, announced today that the series—the third season of which ended last month—would not return to television in mid-2013 as planned. Instead, having requested “more time to …

Louie Watch: Yin and Yangtze
Spoilers for last night’s season 3 finale of Louie follow:
Some sitcoms have ideas behind them. Some wind up episodes with little lessons or observations about life. But it’s a rare sitcom that has a philosophy—that sets itself up, not as a source of answers, but as an investigation into the question of how to live. It’s a rarer …

The 2012 Emmy Awards: My Not-Predictions
Sunday night the Emmy Awards will honor the best shows and performances on television (that the Emmy Awards are willing to nominate). Which means it’s time for Emmy predictions — from people other than me. Who will win Sunday? …

TCA 2012: Homeland, Louie Win Big at TCA Awards
Last night at the Beverly Hilton, the Television Critics Association gave out the annual TCA Awards for the best in television at our annual summer meeting. And it may not surprise you that, since critics like me were voting, the …

TCA 2012: FX Will Give You More Louie, and (Probably) a Lot More Charlie Sheen
Get used to seeing more of Charlie Sheen on your television. A lot more. Or, at least, get used to other people having a lot more opportunities to see Charlie Sheen on their televisions.

Louie Watch: Dad of Anarchy
Spoilers for last night’s Louie below:
In “Something Is Wrong,” the the season premiere of Louie, Louis CK’s alter ego protagonist bought himself a motorcycle. I’ve seen the first five episodes of the third season by now, and …
Denis Leary on Why Louis C.K. is the Future of Comedy
Comedian Louis C.K.’s will return to television on June 28 for the third season of his much-acclaimed stand-up-meets-single-dad sitcom Louie, on FX. But in the time between last season and this one, Louis C.K. has made more …

Louie Watch: The Waving Is the Hardest Part
I’ve been generous with the praise for the second season of Louie, so I’ll also be honest about last night’s finale, “New Jersey / Airport”: it was not one of my favorite episodes of the season. (If you’re wondering, I would …

Summer School Report Card: What's Been the Show of the Season?
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It’s probably going to be a slow couple of weeks for coverage of current TV here because (1) it’s fall-screener season, which means I’m spending much of my time watching shows that won’t air for weeks or longer; and (2) it’s late August, so whaddyagonnado?
So this is as good a morning as any, …

While I Was Out: Let Slip the Ducks of War
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My first day back at work, I’ve been catching up on some screeners and episodes I missed while I was away, which is another way of saying that I have no real problems. One of those was “Duckling,” the hourlong episode of Louie set in Afghanistan, and while it’s too late and time too short for …

The Morning After: A Louis CK Encore on Conan
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I’m not sure if I’ll get a chance to write up last night’s Louie this morning, but after it aired, former Late Night with Conan O’Brien writer Louis CK also showed up on TBS’s Conan to chat with his old boss. (It was also, you’ll recall, as a guest of Conan’s on NBC that Louis CK gave the …