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1970s TV Sitcoms: Your Guide to 106 Shows of the Decade | First For Women
First for Women via Yahoo News· 3 months agoWhen it comes to 1970s TV sitcoms, television has probably not gone through so abrupt a change in...
The 10 Most Important Black TV Shows of All Time
Parade via AOL· 7 months agoBefore there was 'Abbott Elementary,' 'Black-ish' and 'Scandal,' there was 'Julia' and 'Good Times.' We celebrate the groundbreaking shows that led up to...
Remembering Norman Lear, TV Titan and Icon of American Progressivism
Time via Yahoo News· 7 months agoNorman Lear at home in Los Angeles, Feb. 27, 1984. Credit - Bob Riha Jr—Getty Images Norman Lear...
What is the longest-running sitcom? This show keeps the laughs coming... and coming.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 7 months agoWhile American sitcoms feature different casts of characters, the basic outline from show to show remains – put a group of characters in a situation and watch what happens. We saw it with six ...
‘The Idea You Can’t Joke About Anything Anymore Is F-cking Ridiculous’
Rolling Stone via Yahoo News· 6 months agoAuthor Kliph Nesteroff on how his new book, Outrageous, traces the history of show business and the...
Charles C. Milliken: Whatever happened to Christmas?
The Daily Telegram via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAfter eight decades on this planet, one thing I can safely say is things aren’t the way they used to be, and Christmas is no exception. So, with the...
Celebrity birthdays for the week of June 18-24
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoCelebrity birthdays for the week of June 18-24 June 18: Musician Paul McCartney is 81. Actor Constance McCashin (“Knots Landing”) is 76. Actor Linda...
Norman Lear, who revolutionized prime-time TV with 'All in the Family,' dies
LA Times via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe multiple Emmy-Award-winning writer-producer and liberal political activist revolutionized...
The rise and fall of cancel culture in comedy
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoComedy historian Kliph Nesteroff and comics Donnell Rawlings and Tiffany Haddish explain the origins of modern-day cancel culture and its historical...
The Evolution of Tyler Perry
The Root via Yahoo News· 6 months agoMaxine would be so proud of her boy! Over the course of his career, Tyler Perry has made himself a pillar in Black entertainment. As of 2020, his famed...