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music Best music of 2015: The ballots
By kenneth-partridge, J.J. Anselmi, David Anthony, Ryan Bray, Corbin Reiff, William Hughes, Eric Swedlund, Evan Rytlewski, Annie Zaleski, Jason Heller, Sean O'Neal, Alex McLevy, Randall Colburn, Kyle Ryan, Philip Cosores, John Everhart, Kevin Warwick, Chris Mincher, Josh Modell, Cameron Scheetz, Zach Schonfeld, Marah Eakin December 7, 2015 | 6:00am
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tv Whether it’s in Dillon or Brooklyn, never trust The Swede(s)
By LaToya Ferguson December 7, 2015 | 5:56am
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aux Mattel to release an official Ava DuVernay Barbie
By Sam Barsanti December 7, 2015 | 4:20am
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tv The Affair bounces back by skipping forward
By Carrie Raisler December 7, 2015 | 4:00am
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tv Into The Badlands holds the wrong focus
By David Kallison December 7, 2015 | 4:00am
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tv Lisa gets a new hero, Bart gets committed, & The Simpsons can’t pick a story
By Dennis Perkins December 7, 2015 | 4:00am
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tv The Leftovers ends its stellar second season with a whimper, not a bang
By Joshua Alston December 7, 2015 | 3:20am
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tv A festive The Last Man On Earth explores the joy of thoughtful surprises
By Vikram Murthi December 7, 2015 | 3:18am
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tv Homeland pulls the handbrake just when it was starting to rev up
By Joshua Alston December 7, 2015 | 3:00am
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tv Flesh And Bone makes poop on the pillow the new horse’s head in the bed
By Molly Eichel December 7, 2015 | 3:00am
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aux Shailene Woodley joins HBO’s Big Little Lies with Nicole Kidman
By Sam Barsanti December 7, 2015 | 2:25am
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aux George Lucas “really liked” The Force Awakens, so now we have nothing to worry about
By Sam Barsanti December 7, 2015 | 12:05am
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aux In an unexpected move, Bill Murray joins Wes Anderson’s next film
By Sam Barsanti December 6, 2015 | 10:08pm
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aux Ethan Hawke to do space stuff in Luc Besson’s Valerian
By Sam Barsanti December 6, 2015 | 8:27pm
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tv The Simpsons asks you to pray for the very soul of Kidz Newz (also Mojo)
By Alasdair Wilkins December 6, 2015 | 8:00pm
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tv Ryan Gosling & SNL get the giggles, are adorable
By Dennis Perkins December 6, 2015 | 9:08am
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tv Tell us about your pop-culture weekend: December 4 - December 6
By AV Club Staff December 6, 2015 | 6:00am
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tv Deck the halls with beards of Tandy, fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la
By Les Chappell December 6, 2015 | 6:00am
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tv As The Returned approaches a climax, “Esther” brings it all back home
By Erik Adams December 6, 2015 | 4:10am
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tv Doctor Who trades epic for personal in a poignant finale
By Alasdair Wilkins December 6, 2015 | 3:20am
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tv It’s dine, death, and dash on Ash Vs. Evil Dead
By Michael Roffman December 6, 2015 | 2:30am
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games New Final Fantasy VII trailer suggests the remake might be ready for action
By William Hughes December 5, 2015 | 11:09pm
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aux HBO is developing a comedy about an underground college humor mag
By William Hughes December 5, 2015 | 10:27pm
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aux Today in Star Wars feminism: female directors and a “giant saliva testicle”
By William Hughes December 5, 2015 | 9:27pm
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aux Josh Hutcherson joins The Disaster Artist as the guy who played Denny in The Room
By William Hughes December 5, 2015 | 7:51pm
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tv Despite being all the rage, Grimm still keeps its rat king in a cage
By Les Chappell December 5, 2015 | 6:45am
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music Prehistoric comics, bike safety lights, and an elemental Milwaukee band
By David Anthony, Caitlin PenzeyMoog, Alex McLevy December 5, 2015 | 6:00am
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tv The new characters shine in a dull Please Like Me
By Brandon Nowalk December 5, 2015 | 5:30am
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tv Reign keeps secrets from its secret history
By Genevieve Valentine December 5, 2015 | 5:10am
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tv Tim and Eric tell a bedtime story where the horror relies on romance
By Dan Caffrey December 5, 2015 | 4:30am
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tv The Knick is well on its way to becoming a haunted hospital
By Brandon Nowalk December 5, 2015 | 4:00am
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aux Eagles Of Death Metal to play with U2, begin touring again in February
By William Hughes December 5, 2015 | 12:15am
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aux Creed director Ryan Coogler in talks to direct Black Panther
By William Hughes December 4, 2015 | 11:46pm
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aux R.I.P. Robert Loggia, veteran character actor
By Katie Rife December 4, 2015 | 11:08pm
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aux Shaq Fu 2 is real and there’s a trailer to prove it
By William Hughes December 4, 2015 | 11:01pm
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aux Parents would still rather explain death than sex to their kids at the movies
By Katie Rife December 4, 2015 | 10:15pm
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film Red-band trailer for Russell Crowe’s The Nice Guys not actually very nice
By William Hughes December 4, 2015 | 9:59pm
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tv BMO learns that growing up is confusing on a poignant Adventure Time
By Oliver Sava December 4, 2015 | 9:50pm
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aux “F” rating designed to highlight female-led films debuts in the U.K.
By Danette Chavez December 4, 2015 | 9:45pm
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aux Under a full moon, The Wolf Man transforms into a studio tentpole in 2018
By Dennis DiClaudio December 4, 2015 | 9:23pm
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aux Stone Temple Pilots address Scott Weiland’s death
By Alex McLevy December 4, 2015 | 8:52pm
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aux Judd Apatow to produce Kumail Nanjiani’s first movie, Big Sick
By William Hughes December 4, 2015 | 8:39pm
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games Readers share tips for tackling the hurdles of board gaming with friends
By Matt Gerardi December 4, 2015 | 8:30pm
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film Helen Mirren and Aaron Paul decide whether to kill people in the Eye In The Sky trailer
By Alex McLevy December 4, 2015 | 7:58pm
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aux Fire destroys Lee “Scratch” Perry’s studio, again
By Mike Vago December 4, 2015 | 7:53pm
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film Keanu Reeves seeks the truth in the stock trailer for Exposed
By Matt Wayt December 4, 2015 | 7:37pm
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aux Life After Death Star mashes together The Notorious B.I.G., Star Wars to stunning effect
By Chris Dart December 4, 2015 | 7:30pm
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aux Video essay examines how Inside Out portrays emotional theories
By Rob Dean December 4, 2015 | 6:42pm
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aux What? A War Of The Worlds sequel? Oh, the copyright’s expiring
By Alex McLevy December 4, 2015 | 6:31pm
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aux Smallville’s Tom Welling to return to TV as a secret agent
By Danette Chavez December 4, 2015 | 6:16pm
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music A haunting Nativity lullaby for the cold of winter
By Ignatiy Vishnevetsky December 4, 2015 | 6:00pm
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film Two of the best scenes of the year kick off this unfortunately timely drama
By Mike D'Angelo December 4, 2015 | 6:00pm
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aux Your favorite A.V. Undercover of 2015 was…
By David Anthony December 4, 2015 | 5:48pm
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aux Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band announce 2016 “The River” tour
By Katie Rife December 4, 2015 | 5:36pm
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aux Animal Planet’s live reindeer cam isn’t creepy or intrusive in the least
By Joe Blevins December 4, 2015 | 4:54pm
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film The holiday horror of Krampus isn’t naughty enough
By A.A. Dowd December 4, 2015 | 4:06pm
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aux Two new releases spotlight Tom King’s sharp, sophisticated storytelling
By Oliver Sava December 4, 2015 | 4:00pm
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aux Known humans Abbi Jacobson and Michael Cera to play Human People
By Danette Chavez December 4, 2015 | 4:00pm
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aux It’s your weekly Block & Tackle superthread
By John Teti December 4, 2015 | 4:00pm
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aux Inside the tiny, insanely detailed world of Charlie Kaufman’s Anomalisa
By Joe Blevins December 4, 2015 | 3:47pm
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aux A dizzying supercut of actors acting like they’re actors acting
By Joe Blevins December 4, 2015 | 3:00pm
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aux Oprah already has The Life You Want, will now write a memoir about it
By Danette Chavez December 4, 2015 | 3:00pm
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music Geddy Lee on 40 years of Rush
By Becca James December 4, 2015 | 3:00pm
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tv NBC finally gets it right with The Wiz Live!
By Caroline Siede December 4, 2015 | 8:55am
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aux R.I.P. Scott Weiland, former lead singer of Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver
By Alex McLevy December 4, 2015 | 7:24am
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games The 25 Best Videogames of 2015
By Garrett Martin December 4, 2015 | 7:00am
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music With Kannon, Sunn O))) has birthed a cruel masterpiece
By J.J. Anselmi December 4, 2015 | 6:00am
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tv Despite what his “inner blogger” thinks, Marc Maron is winning in More Later
By Daniel Berkowitz December 4, 2015 | 6:00am
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music When do we say “enough’s enough” with repackaging The Beatles?
By kenneth-partridge December 4, 2015 | 6:00am
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tv Against all odds, Syfy’s Z Nation has become a show worth watching
By Alex McLevy December 4, 2015 | 6:00am
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games Pokémon Picross muddies its simple pleasures with free-to-play frustrations
By Derrick Sanskrit December 4, 2015 | 6:00am
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tv Bill Murray saves Christmas in the singular Bill Murray manner
By Dennis Perkins December 4, 2015 | 6:00am
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tv What non-2015 pop culture did you just discover this year?
By Kate Kulzick, Nick Wanserski, Kyle Ryan, Jason Heller, Josh Modell, Katie Rife, Zack Handlen, Genevieve Valentine, Molly Eichel, Becca James, Erik Adams, Alex McLevy, Danette Chavez, Noel Murray, Marah Eakin, William Hughes, Jesse Hassenger, Mike Vago December 4, 2015 | 6:00am
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tv Allow Scott Aukerman to teach you the ABCs of talk show hosting
By LaToya Ferguson December 4, 2015 | 5:00am
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tv The trailer for Seeso’s new UCB Show is a real comedy nerd treasure trove
By William Hughes December 4, 2015 | 4:37am
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tv Comedy Bang! Bang! gets back down to earth with Adam Pally
By Emily L. Stephens December 4, 2015 | 4:30am
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aux Double Fine is crowdfunding a Psychonauts sequel
By Sam Barsanti December 4, 2015 | 3:58am
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film New Sisters trailer knows you’re probably gonna go see Star Wars instead
By William Hughes December 4, 2015 | 3:40am
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tv Nathan finally makes a friend in an uneven Nathan For You
By Joshua Alston December 4, 2015 | 3:30am
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tv Stefan and Damon finally deal with their mommy issues on The Vampire Diaries
By Carrie Raisler December 4, 2015 | 3:04am
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aux Get Involved, Internet: Help fund an adaptation of Ray Bradbury’s Dandelion Wine
By Sam Barsanti December 4, 2015 | 2:23am
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aux Fargo season three to return to the futuristic world of 21st century Minnesota
By William Hughes December 4, 2015 | 2:14am
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aux T.I., James Purefoy, and Mekhi Phifer join A&E’s Roots remake
By Sam Barsanti December 4, 2015 | 1:20am
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aux R.I.P. Melvin Williams, actor and inspiration for The Wire’s Avon Barksdale
By William Hughes December 4, 2015 | 12:37am
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aux Al Franken is writing a memoir about his days on SNL and Capitol Hill
By Dennis DiClaudio December 3, 2015 | 11:47pm
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aux El Rey to smash puny holiday with another kaiju movie marathon
By William Hughes December 3, 2015 | 11:35pm
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aux Celebrate Jean-Luc Godard’s 85th birthday with an homage supercut
By Chris Dart December 3, 2015 | 11:28pm
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aux Hot Topic launches Doctor Who line for the fashion-forward time traveler
By Sam Barsanti December 3, 2015 | 11:26pm
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aux Upbeat band Coldplay to headline Superbowl 50 halftime show
By Victor Beigelman December 3, 2015 | 10:48pm
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aux John Waters loved Kenneth Branagh’s recent Cinderella adaptation
By Joe Blevins December 3, 2015 | 10:43pm
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aux Home-shopping network for guns to launch next year, is fine because guns aren’t the problem
By Katie Rife December 3, 2015 | 10:07pm
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aux Read This: Was Star Wars’ Empire on the brink of financial ruin?
By Rob Dean December 3, 2015 | 10:01pm
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aux Lollapalooza extends to four days, raises ticket prices in celebration
By Sam Barsanti December 3, 2015 | 9:50pm
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aux Nominees for WGA TV awards include Mr. Robot, Kimmy Schmidt, and Better Call Saul
By Sam Barsanti December 3, 2015 | 9:35pm
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aux Find your Minnie or Mickey on this new Disney-fan dating site
By Danette Chavez December 3, 2015 | 9:31pm
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aux Ken Marino and Joe Lo Truglio drink the hoppiest beer ever produced
By Chris Dart December 3, 2015 | 9:14pm
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film Chicago, see Eddie Redmayne in The Danish Girl early and for free
By Cameron Scheetz December 3, 2015 | 9:08pm
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aux The next Friday The 13th movie has its writer
By Katie Rife December 3, 2015 | 8:59pm
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aux Someone on Twitter yesterday told lawmakers where to stick their “thoughts and prayers”
By Gwen Ihnat December 3, 2015 | 8:53pm
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aux Amy Schumer, Tracy Morgan top this year’s Most Fascinating People list
By Dennis DiClaudio December 3, 2015 | 8:45pm
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tv HBO’s first Game Of Thrones season 6 trailer teases the return of fan favorites
By Katie Rife December 3, 2015 | 8:38pm
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aux The A.V. Club graphically remembers HBO’s Real Sex
By Chris Dart December 3, 2015 | 8:30pm
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aux Adele’s “Hello” is even more brilliant when it’s performed by the movies
By Rob Dean December 3, 2015 | 7:46pm
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aux Joey McIntyre to also play a fictionalized version of himself on TV
By Danette Chavez December 3, 2015 | 7:35pm
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aux There will be no Indiana Jones but Harrison Ford, Spielberg confirms
By Dennis DiClaudio December 3, 2015 | 7:12pm
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aux Read This: The real Force Awakens money is in the merchandise
By Joe Blevins December 3, 2015 | 6:59pm
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aux Exclusive: It’s “Too Late To Say Goodbye” to the new single from Cage The Elephant
By Marah Eakin December 3, 2015 | 6:40pm
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aux Marc Maron talks cats, anger, food, and sex in an exclusive look at his new stand-up special
By Mike Vanderbilt December 3, 2015 | 6:40pm
