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Even when Arsenio Hall's show was a hit, 'everyone wanted it to be something else'

Tonya Mosley interviews late night host Arsenio Hall about his new memoir, Arsenio

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42:57

Comic/filmmaker and star Julio Torres spins immigration stress into satire

Torres talks about the obstacles he faced in the immigration system after he came to the U.S. from El Salvador in his 20s. His new HBO Max show is Color Theories. Originally broadcast March 11, 2024.

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42:31

Mel Brooks delights in mixing horrible taste with lavish production numbers

Brooks is the subject of a new two-part HBO documentary, Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man! TV critic David Bianculli reviews the documentary, plus we listen back to archival interviews with Brooks.

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41:30

Richard Kind plays to the largest audience of his life in 'Everybody's Live'

Kind is the announcer and host sidekick on the Netflix show Everybody's Live with John Mulaney. "You must understand — it's anarchy," he says of the show. Originally broadcast April 4, 2025.

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Remembering Rob Reiner, a director who spanned genres

Reiner and his wife Michele were found dead in their home on Sunday, and their son was arrested on suspicion of murder. Today we're going to listen back to the interview I recorded with Rob Reiner in September. But first our TV critic, remembers Reiner's contributions to TV and film.

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'SNL' castmember Bowen Yang shares a piece of 'cultural contraband' from his youth

For Bowen Yang, joining SNL as a writer in 2018, and then becoming a castmember the following year, was the fulfillment of a prophesy: during his senior year of high school, Yang had been voted "Most Likely to be on SNL." Looking back now, though, he insists that the superlative was "totally incidental." He's currently nominated for an Emmy for outstanding supporting actor in a comedy series for his performances on the show.

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