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Dennis Perkins

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Contributor, The A.V. Club. Danny Peary's Cult Movies books are mostly to blame.

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10/1/22

<i>Saturday Night Live</i>'s 17 best moments from season 47

Saturday Night Live's 17 best moments from season 47

Behold: the SNL sketches (and one performance) that impressed us the most during the show's 2021–2022 run

3/2/22

Stephen Colbert goes live to recap Biden's first State of the Union

Stephen Colbert goes live to recap Biden's first State of the Union

The Late Show actually lives up to its name to provide real-time commentary

3/1/22

Bob Odenkirk shows Stephen Colbert the lonely process of writing your autobiography

Bob Odenkirk shows Stephen Colbert the lonely process of writing your autobiography

Sometimes you just have to yell at your roomful of ghost writers until they shape the hell up

2/28/22

John Oliver tackles America's ludicrous hypocrisy surrounding sex work on <i>Last Week Tonight</i>

John Oliver tackles America's ludicrous hypocrisy surrounding sex work on Last Week Tonight

Turns out that actually talking to sex workers about their needs makes for better policy, strangely

2/27/22

Hosting his fifth <i>SNL</i>, John Mulaney joins a very crowded Five Timers Club

Hosting his fifth SNL, John Mulaney joins a very crowded Five Timers Club

Luckily, Conan O'Brien kicks down the door on behalf of all the fewer than five-time hosts

2/27/22

John Mulaney gets his jacket in a guest-filled, very funny <i>Saturday Night Live</i>

John Mulaney gets his jacket in a guest-filled, very funny Saturday Night Live

Even a preponderance of recurring sketches can't hold five-time host Mulaney down

2/25/22

John Mulaney prepares for <i>SNL</i> with a Five-Timers Club-worthy storm-off

John Mulaney prepares for SNL with a Five-Timers Club-worthy storm-off

Mulaney hosts Saturday Night Live for the fifth time this week, alongside LCD Soundsystem

2/25/22

On <i>The Late Show</i>, Thomas Lennon reveals the secret to becoming Weird Al's best friend

On The Late Show, Thomas Lennon reveals the secret to becoming Weird Al's best friend

Weird Al plays Ted Nugent in the once-more revived Reno 911!, premiering today

2/24/22

Late-night grapples with Trump, Fox News, and the GOP going full fascist cheerleader

Late-night grapples with Trump, Fox News, and the GOP going full fascist cheerleader

As Putin invades Ukraine, Tucker Carlson asks, "Yeah, but has Putin ever called you a racist?"

2/23/22

<i>Valhalla</i> reshapes <i>Vikings</i> as a century-later action movie, with entertaining results

Valhalla reshapes Vikings as a century-later action movie, with entertaining results

Jeb Stuart takes advantage of his clean slate to tell a story that’s as much Game Of Thrones as Vikings

2/23/22

John Turturro workshops a Stephen Colbert-starring <i>Double Indemnity</i> remake

John Turturro workshops a Stephen Colbert-starring Double Indemnity remake

The Batman's latest non-costumed nemesis thinks Colbert would make a good bad guy

2/23/22

March TV features the long-awaited debuts of <i>Halo </i>and <i>Moon Knight</i>

March TV features the long-awaited debuts of Halo and Moon Knight

Plus, get ready for more real-life scandals with The Dropout, Joe Vs. Carole, and WeCrashed

2/22/22

The internet eats itself as Stephen Colbert's AFT becomes an NFT

The internet eats itself as Stephen Colbert's AFT becomes an NFT

At least Colbert's entry into the non-fungible nonsense goes to charity

2/21/22

John Oliver returns to debunk the latest manufactured white panic in Critical Race Theory

John Oliver returns to debunk the latest manufactured white panic in Critical Race Theory

Yes, there are now state laws on the books criminalizing making white people feel bad

2/18/22

Adam Scott bets Stephen Colbert that the <i>Party Down</i> revival will out-draw the <i>Party Down</i> finale

Adam Scott bets Stephen Colbert that the Party Down revival will out-draw the Party Down finale

Nobody was taking the under on the cult comedy series' ridiculously low viewership numbers

2/17/22

Stephen Colbert turns Republicans' current purge of Black history into a party game

Stephen Colbert turns Republicans' current purge of Black history into a party game

Taboo: White Fragility Edition's buzzer censors Black History Month out of your next game night

2/16/22

John Oliver only hopes <i>Last Week Tonight</i>'s<i> </i>ninth season doesn't end by blowing up 2022 real good

John Oliver only hopes Last Week Tonight's ninth season doesn't end by blowing up 2022 real good

Oliver tells Stephen Colbert that some years just need a good explodin'

2/15/22

Jeffrey Wright drops some Lincoln-era wisdom into our present-day conversation about race

Jeffrey Wright drops some Lincoln-era wisdom into our present-day conversation about race

Oh, and Wright talks about being Jim Gordon in The Batman, too

2/11/22

Arnold Schwarzenegger learned that you really can't prank Danny DeVito with weed

Arnold Schwarzenegger learned that you really can't prank Danny DeVito with weed

The two, along with Tracy Morgan, are filming the Twins sequel this fall

2/10/22

<i>The White Lotus</i>' Murray Bartlett explains the intimate intricacies of that particular scene

The White Lotus' Murray Bartlett explains the intimate intricacies of that particular scene

You really do not want to piss off the staff of your resort hotel