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).
John Slattery Deserves As Much Shine for His Comedy Cameos As Jon Hamm Does
This week’s ‘What We Do in the Shadows’ is just the latest reminder
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‘Only Murders in the Building’s Biggest Strength Is Its World-Building
Sure, there’s all the corpses. But they’re surrounded by characters we want to follow home
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Can Comedy Shows Please Stop Killing Dogs for Laughs?
To all these showrunners: Watch me. Leave it
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‘Reservation Dogs’ Belongs in the Pantheon of TV’s Great Hangout Comedies
In time for its third and final season, get to know the thoughtful and funny sitcom that is ‘Atlanta’s true heir
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The 18 Best Comedies From the 1980s That You Can Stream Right Now
Grab your jelly shoes… then put them back down again, because we’ve assembled a list of comedies you don’t have to leave the house to watch
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Review: This Time Around, ‘Futurama’ May Have Come Back One Time Too Many
Ten years later, an 11th season on Hulu follows its fourth series finale. But did it need to happen?
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5 Foolproof Ways to End a Sitcom
Counting down the plots that keep coming back for a very simple reason: They work!
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Greg Daniels, Mike Judge and Ex-‘SNL’ Head Writer Anna Drezen Teamed Up for ‘Praise Petey’ — Why Is It So Timid?
It’s an animated sitcom about a young woman taking over her dead’s dad cult. It could be a lot weirder
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In Season Five, ‘What We Do in the Shadows’ Opens A New Vein of Vampire Lore
Turns out there are worse fates than never being made a vampire
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Meet Luke Macfarlane, ‘Platonic’s ‘Stable Dick’
The Hallmark rom-com veteran tells us about re-teaming with his ‘Bros’ director Nicholas Stoller, how to play a nice guy without being dull and which sitcom he considers most formative
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The 12 Most Lovable TV Dummies
They don’t need smarts to win our hearts
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10 Great Chicago Sitcoms and Dramedies That Aren’t ‘The Bear’
Finished with FX/Hulu’s buzzy hit? Cue up these shows next
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‘The Horrible, Juvenile, Frat-Boy Behavior Is Off-the-Charts’: ‘Burn It Down’ Author Maureen Ryan on the Bullies, Creeps and Cosbys of the Comedy World
The critic and journalist on the structures that perpetuate decidedly unfunny toxic conditions, and how positive change is possible
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71 TV Comedies With Titles Even Worse Than ‘And Just Like That…’
Does the ‘Sex and the City’ sequel series have a crappy title? Sure. But there are a lot more that out-bad it by a mile
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Here Are the Five Comedies Where You Know Carmy’s New Love Interest on ‘The Bear’ From
Turns out Molly Gordon’s previous work prepares her to (perhaps) date the super intense, super distressed chef
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The 21 Best TV Comedies from the 1990s That You Can Stream Right Now
Equipped with this knowledge, your remote control is basically a time machine back to 1993
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How Gideon Became the Best (and Most Righteous) Gemstone
Does this family really need more preachers, or more stunt drivers?
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Ranking the New Wigs of ‘The Righteous Gemstones’ Season Three Premiere
This is definitive; accept no substitutes
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Rhea Perlman’s Guest Spot on ‘It’s Always Sunny…’ Proves Once More That She’s An All-Time TV Great
She might be best known for playing Carla Tortelli on ‘Cheers,’ but it’s hardly her only televised accomplishment
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8 Sitcom Spin-offs That Are Every Bit As Good As the Shows That Spun Them Off
And, in a couple of cases… maybe better?
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