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).
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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‘Based On A True Story’ Judges You for Watching It
In Peacock’s new true-crime satire, the only thing worse than murder is a murder fan
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The Real-Life BFFs Behind ‘This Fool’s Quarreling Cousins
Chris Estrada and Frankie Quiñones discuss making the Hulu comedy authentic, how stand-up road life informs their characters’ chemistry and their surprisingly strong Minnesota fanbase
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‘Deadloch’ Is the Best Australian Crime Drama Spoof You Will Probably Never Watch, But Should
Plus: the five other Australian comedies you should sample this summer (aka their winter)
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This Is the ‘Righteous Gemstones’ Line That Was Too Filthy for Edi Patterson to Deliver
God immediately responded with a torrential downpour, seemingly in total agreement with her
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‘Simpsons’ Showrunner Matt Selman Has Read Your Mean Tweets
‘You guys can cancel the Simpsons anytime you want: just don’t watch it’
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11 Revelations from the Live ‘Cheers’ Reunion with Ted Danson, George Wendt and John Ratzenberger
At this weekend’s ATX TV Festival, they talked warm non-alcoholic beer, gifting Kirstie Alley with a shotgun and Woody Harrelson’s remarkable ability to fart
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Murray Hill Is the Hardest-Working Middle-Aged Man in Show Business
The ‘Somebody Somewhere’ star tells us about hosting Hulu’s new drag queen cooking show ‘Drag Me to Dinner,’ his purple-suit-clad TV wedding and how drag fans can combat reactionary crackdowns
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Shea Serrano’s ‘Primo’ Could Be TV’s Next Great Working-Class Sitcom
Figure out what Freevee is, because you’re going to want to watch this one
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‘Clone High’ Finally Returns With An Appropriately Smart and Stupid Second Season
New characters! Old characters! Grievous bodily harm! The second season’s got it all
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Celebrate Mother’s Day With These 15 Stuntcasted Sitcom Moms
Marking the occasion with a collection of guests who lent their star power to famous TV comedies
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The Biggest Massholes in TV History
Matty Mulligan from Netflix’s new adult animated series ’Mulligan’ is just the latest in a long line of badly behaved Bostonians on the small screen
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Does ‘Bupkis’ Mean What Pete Davidson Thinks It Means?
We get etymological on Davidson’s (latest) autobiographical work
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In a World of Sadcoms, ‘The Conners’ Is the Saddest
Examining the ABC multicam that delivers both live-audience laughs and existential dread
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