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South Park's Sexting Advice for Brett Favre

Matt Cherette · 10/27/10 09:31PM

Since 30 Rock (here) and SNL (here) already threw in their two cents re: Brett Favre's sexting scandal, it seems only natural that South Park would be next. Watch as Cartman visits "Captain Hindsight," who has some advice for Favre.

Gawker Murdered by the Huffington Post and Taiwanese Animators

Max Read · 10/25/10 11:56PM

The Taiwanese studio behind those computer-animated news re-enactments has finally gone too far: They've killed Gawker, in a senseless hit-and-run engineered by a whip-wielding Arianna Huffington. And all we wanted to do was go to the Jon Stewart rally!

Jon Stewart Taunts NPR, Fox News Over Juan Williams Debacle

Matt Cherette · 10/25/10 10:18PM

Tonight, The Daily Show returned with the first of a week of shows from Washington, DC. Immediately, Jon Stewart took both NPR—for its boring spinelessness—and Fox News—for its revenge-hungry personalities—to task over the Juan Williams fiasco. Video inside.

Did Emma Stone Slip a Nip During Last Night's SNL?

Matt Toder · 10/24/10 12:34PM

SNL flirts with the difficulty of live television every episode, sometimes tripping up lip-syncing starlets and sometimes letting fly an occasional f-bomb. Last night, during a sketch, host Emma Stone attempted a complicated maneuver that exposed a nipple.

Is This Guy the Most Entertaining Jeopardy! Contestant Ever?

Matt Cherette · 10/19/10 07:59PM

Jon Golbe is an actor/TV writer/Brooklynite. Tonight, Golbe was a contestant on Jeopardy!, and—for several, possibly unknown reasons—he stole the show more than any other contestant in recent memory. Inside, a compilation of Golbe's best (or worst?) moments.

The Most Ridiculous Edited-for-TV Movie Lines

Matt Toder · 10/19/10 11:30AM

Everybody loves movies with colorful language. But what happens when those films filter down to television, where their content is controlled by the FCC? Well, censors have to get really creative! Here's a collection of the most ridiculous "edited-for-TV" moments.

Series Premiere of The Talk: It's Like The View, But Slightly Worse

Whitney Jefferson · 10/18/10 03:46PM

Julie Chen, Sara Gilbert, Sharon Osbourne, Holly Robinson Peete, Leah Remini and Marissa Jaret Winokur gathered 'round the table for the first-ever episode of its all-lady talk show that's a lot like The View. So, how did it go?