Louie

A two-part episode directed by Quentin Tarantino makes a case for auteur television.

FX just had what its executives call its “best year ever,” with the launch of their top first-season comedy (Wilfred) and top first-season drama (American Horror Story) in 2011.

We pick the best shows of an extremely good year in television. 

Who voted for which series? Which shows barely made the cut? And which less-heralded shows do you need to start DVRing? Read on.

What is a hang-out drama and why are they often compelling and frustrating at the same time? 

It was a good year for comedy albums—here are the 10 best.

The star and creator (and writer/director/editor) of Louie talks about making movies for television and learning how to walk away from a train wreck.

Whether they fizzle out or thrive, TV comedies’ pilots rarely feature their finest half-hour. Why? 

The creator and star of the hit FX series talks about Sunny’s strange road to success, its future, and, yes, why he gained all that weight for the seventh season. 

The writer-director-star of FX’s Louie offers episode-by-episode insights into the show’s second season. 

The writer-director-star of FX’s Louie offers episode-by-episode insights into the show’s second season. 

The writer-director-star of FX’s Louie offers episode-by-episode insights into the show’s second season.

The writer-director-star of FX’s Louie offers episode-by-episode insights into the show’s second season.

Doug Loves Movies goes on a four-episode rampage, we check out Todd Glass’ new podcast, The Best Show rebounds, Marc Maron scores with a back-to-back good eps, and much more. 

We discuss reality television ethics, summer's best shows, Twitter's effect on comedy, and extracurricular activities that center around marriage. Sort of.

Shortly before the arrival of Finest Hour, a new standup album and Showtime special, the comedian/actor/author talks about how the Internet is changing culture and movies with animal farts. 

The creator of Everybody Loves Raymond talks about translating the show for Russian audiences—as captured by the documentary Exporting Raymond—and the trouble with TV today.

Sometimes you just have to be yourself, or “yourself,” to silence critics. 

It's FX day at the Television Critics Association press tour, which means it's once again time for the great TV reporters of America to fawn over John Landgraf, who's really, really nice to us and always makes sure we get our screeners and very often puts...

The star and creator (and writer/director/editor) of Louie talks about making movies for television and learning how to walk away from a train wreck.

FX's new comedy hour.

Our weekly DVD review round-up.

As broadcast networks experience a quality upswing, cable programming has reached a crossroads.

The foul-mouthed comic talks about his new sports show, his first stand-up special, and why he loves it when he bombs and his audience turns into an angry mob.

The star and creator of the new series Louie talks about making television with total control and the unforgiving, rewarding world of stand-up comedy.