Tara Ariano
Writer, editor, and snack enthusiast Tara Ariano is a co-founder of TelevisionWithoutPity.com (RIP). In addition to Cracked, her byline has appeared in New York, the New York Times magazine, Vanity Fair, GQ, Vulture, Salon, and Slate. She co-hosts, among others, the podcast Extra Hot Great. She has also co-authored three books, including A Very Special 90210 Book (Abrams 2020).
‘Futurama’s Future Doesn’t Seem Like A Fun Place to Go
Current events are depressing. Maybe an animated sitcom with beer-swilling robots shouldn’t be?
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Taika Waititi’s ‘Time Bandits’ Makes Hours Feel Like Days
AppleTV+’s new family-targeted title makes some updates from the movie, but not all of them are upgrades
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5 Ways DC’s Cartoon Sitcoms Are Doing Adult Animation Right
Here’s why you should soar into Max’s new ‘Harley Quinn’ spin-off ‘Kite Man: Hell Yeah!’ (and the show that spawned it, too, while you’re at it)
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‘Cobra Kai’s Sixth Season Needs 60 Percent More Johnny
Yes, yes, the kids are getting ready for the Sekai Taiki, but what about their blondest sensei?!
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‘Exploding Kittens’ Might Be the Answer to Your Family’s Prayers
God becomes a cat in Netflix’s new adult animation series
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‘Sausage Party: Foodtopia’ Wants to Be Much More Than A Cartoon Food Orgy
How to get a viewer to swallow the bitter pill of negative American exceptionalism? Wrap it in some cheese
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‘Sunny’ Makes the Coming Robot Revolution Seem… Adorable?
AppleTV+’s new dark comedy gives Rashida Jones the best and worst robot friend a grieving woman ever had
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‘The Bear’ Definitely Doesn’t Qualify As Any Kind of Comedy Anymore
As the fare on the menu gets more serious in Season Three, so has the tone
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10 Forgotten ‘90s Sitcoms That Still Work Today
But like, really forgotten
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The 10 Hottest Couples in Sitcom History
When TV comedies aren’t making us laugh, sometimes they’re making us believe in love
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Hannah Einbinder’s ‘Everything Must Go’ Makes Sure We Know She’s Not Ava Daniels
The ‘Hacks’ star brings Max her first stand-up special — at least half a decade in the making, and a little overbaked
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‘The Boys’ Are Back to Save American Democracy
A season that takes place between Election Day and January 6th might not sound like much fun, but what if dozens of bad guys explode along the way?
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Is the Love for ‘Loudermilk’ Really Just Love for Ron Livingston?
Rumor has it Netflix might revive the mishandled sitcom. But might we just really want a new vehicle for its star?
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Television Doesn’t Get Much Wilder Than Julio Torres’ ‘Fantasmas’
The ‘SNL’ alum’s new comedy is part sitcom, part sketch and all wild swings
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Shane Gillis’ New Sitcom Could Have Been A Lot Worse
Grading ‘Tires’ — and Gillis’ career — on a curve
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‘Bodkin’ Lets Will Forte Be Normal for A Change
But is that what we want him to do?
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‘Hacks’ Takes Its Turn Roasting Superhero Culture
We talk to Lorenza Izzo about playing Ruby, ‘manifesting’ her Wolfgirl turn and tech-assisted breakups
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Nikki Glaser Makes Cynicism Filthy and Fun in ‘Someday You’ll Die’
The comic’s first HBO special hits Mother’s Day weekend. It might not be suitable for mothers
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‘Unfrosted’ Isn’t Unwatchable, It’s Just Unnecessary
Pop-Tarts get a business biopic. It doesn’t pop
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‘Baby Reindeer,’ ‘The Contestant’ and ‘Hacks’ Expose the Scary Side of Comedy
Five ways these new and returning TV projects dramatize the stress and possible peril comics can face while doing their jobs
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