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Streaming libraries expand and contract. Algorithms are imperfect. Those damn thumbnail images are always changing.…
Mar 25
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It’s either the best time in the world to launch an app, or almost the worst, but Reggie Watts has to be hoping it’s…
May 6 2019
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Forget flowers—May’s real bounty seems to be female pairings on TV. We have the Hernandez sisters of Starz’s Vida…
Jul 12 2018
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Reggie Watts is a performer that defies categorization. He’s an actor, comedian, game-show host, late-night band…
Jul 9 2018
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Comedian, game show host, and improvisational musician Reggie Watts spends five nights a week as band leader for The…
Jun 27 2018
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Reggie Watts is a performer that defies categorization. He’s an actor, comedian, game-show host, late-night band…
Jun 4 2018
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Earlier this year, Reggie Watts brought his adaptation of the British game show Taskmaster to Comedy Central. As the…
Jun 1 2018
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Earlier this year, Reggie Watts brought his adaptation of the British game show Taskmaster to Comedy Central. As the…
Apr 10 2018
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Reggie Watts is a true original. He began his career as the frontman for genre-bending rock/soul/hip-hop group Maktu…
Jan 30 2018
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Lately, the city of Chicago has been rocked by a feud involving an artist from Logan Square named Rae Bees and an…
Jun 8 2017
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When Bonnaroo bopped onto the festival scene in 2002, it was just another big jam-friendly fest, with performers…
Apr 18 2017
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Tapping into the talents of comic voices like Reggie Watts, Baron Vaughn, and Chappelle’s Show’s Neal Brennan (plus…
Feb 23 2017
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The promotional tour for Bob Odenkirk’s new Netflix film, Girlfriend’s Day, is bearing a surprising amount of…
Dec 6 2016
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A Reggie Watts stand-up special is like a TED Talk by a mad scientist. (Watts has actually done a TED Talk, leaving…
Aug 23 2016
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By this point, Netflix has comfortably settled into its role as the new home of filmed stand-up, outflanking the old…
Aug 15 2016
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Reggie Watts’ eccentric presence is sorely missed on Comedy Bang! Bang!, but at least he’s doing some very good work…
Jun 3 2016
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Just like that, the third annual 26th Annual Comedy Festival has come to a close. It was a wild five nights of…
Jun 2 2016
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In 100 Episodes, The A.V. Club examines the shows that made it to that number, considering both how they advanced…
Jun 1 2016
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Reggie Watts is one of a kind. The comedian, musician, and bandleader blends electronic tunes with vocal loops to…
Mar 10 2016
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The central metaphor of Nicholson Baker’s 1994 novel The Fermata is the Fold, the narrator’s power to freeze time,…