Alison Herman

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SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for the series finale of “The Righteous Gemstones,” now streaming on Max. In the end, “The Righteous Gemstones” said goodbye as only “The Righteous Gemstones” could: with a masturbating monkey. Though most of the HBO series’ final episode, “That Man of God May Be Complete,” takes place at the titular televangelist family’s palatial vacation home, the last scene actually filmed was from the prior episode.

1 week ago | variety.com | Alison Herman

On March 4, the Trump administration began levying 25 percent tariffs on all imports from Canada. (The plan has since been somewhat modified, though Canada has imposed retaliatory tariffs of its own.) Nine days later, the 22nd season of “Top Chef” premiered, dedicated entirely to the culinary and cultural bounty of America’s neighbor to the Great White North.

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3 hours agoActress and comedian Ruth Buzzi, who rose to fame in the 1968 to 1973 NBC variety/sketch comedy Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In, died on May 1. She was 88. “Ruthie left us while peacefully sleeping yesterday evening at home. She’d been in hospice care, disabled from a stroke in 2022 following a diagnosis …

1 week ago | variety.com | Alison Herman

Few writer-producers have a house style as distinct as Tina Fey’s — so much so that the “30 Rock” creator’s signature extends to an entire universe of shows under her umbrella. Fey did not have a showrunner’s direct control over “Mr. Mayor,” “Great News,” “Girls5Eva” or the Peacock revival of “Saved by the Bell,” but all of these series have a distinct family resemblance.

2 weeks ago | variety.com | Alison Herman

“Carême” may be the most Gallic show ever made. Not because the Apple TV+ drama features enough torrid affairs to make Carrie Bradshaw blush; not even because the action unfolds in the political heart of Napoleonic Paris, enlisting such real-life figures as foreign minister Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand (Jérémie Renier), police chief Joseph Fouché (Micha Lescot) and Empress Josephine (Maud Wyler) as major characters.