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Obama decides that, sure, he might as well confirm existence of UFOs on James Corden's show

Earlier this week, we covered 60 Minutes’ episode all about how UFOs (UAPs if you’re fancy) are definitely real. Not…

Reid McCarter

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Podcast But Outside lands a certain celebrity guest in this A.V. Club exclusive clip

Podcasts are cool, but the fact that they’re recorded inside makes it much more difficult for random strangers to…

Sam Barsanti

4/21/21 8:00AM

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The best comedy specials on Netflix

Streaming libraries expand and contract. Algorithms are imperfect. Those damn thumbnail images are always changing.…

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Exclusive: Introducing WattsApp, the new app from Reggie Watts

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…

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The vibrant, surreal Tuca & Bertie is one of the best new shows of the year

Forget flowers—May’s real bounty seems to be female pairings on TV. We have the Hernandez sisters of Starz’s Vida…

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Reggie Watts recounts the origins his new musical side project, Wajatta

Reggie Watts is a performer that defies categorization. He’s an actor, comedian, game-show host, late-night band…

Baraka Kaseko

and Marah Eakin

7/12/18 3:15PM

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Reggie Watts on being a great talk show guest and why Helen Mirren is the queen of fake battle rap

Comedian, game show host, and improvisational musician Reggie Watts spends five nights a week as band leader for The…

and Marah Eakin

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Reggie Watts picks the 5 most influential albums in his life

Reggie Watts is a performer that defies categorization. He’s an actor, comedian, game-show host, late-night band…

Baraka Kaseko

and Marah Eakin

6/27/18 2:30PM

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Reggie Watts tries to get Freddie Highmore to do his taxes in our game "Who'd You Rather?"

Earlier this year, Reggie Watts brought his adaptation of the British game show Taskmaster to Comedy Central. As the…

Baraka Kaseko

and Marah Eakin

6/04/18 9:30AM

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Reggie Watts explains why you should watch his new show, <i>Taskmaster</i>

Reggie Watts explains why you should watch his new show, Taskmaster

Earlier this year, Reggie Watts brought his adaptation of the British game show Taskmaster to Comedy Central. As the…

and Marah Eakin

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Reggie Watts is living his childhood dream, but would also enjoy being a gigolo

Reggie Watts is a true original. He began his career as the frontman for genre-bending rock/soul/hip-hop group Maktu…

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Reggie Watts gets involved in a cat custody battle

Lately, the city of Chicago has been rocked by a feud involving an artist from Logan Square named Rae Bees and an…

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Deadnecks and sound checks: An oral history of Bonnaroo’s comedy tent

When Bonnaroo bopped onto the festival scene in 2002, it was just another big jam-friendly fest, with performers…

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Comedy Central taps Reggie Watts, Awkwafina, Baron Vaughn for new shows

Tapping into the talents of comic voices like Reggie Watts, Baron Vaughn, and Chappelle’s Show’s Neal Brennan (plus…

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David Oyelowo will never recover from Bob Odenkirk’s Carpool Karaoke audition, and neither will you

The promotional tour for Bob Odenkirk’s new Netflix film, Girlfriend’s Day, is bearing a surprising amount of…

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Reggie Watts is typically weird and wonderful in the deceptively chaotic Spatial

A Reggie Watts stand-up special is like a TED Talk by a mad scientist. (Watts has actually done a TED Talk, leaving…

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Netflix announces its fall stand-up specials, from Dana Carvey to Reggie Watts

By this point, Netflix has comfortably settled into its role as the new home of filmed stand-up, outflanking the old…

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Read every important question ever asked by Reggie Watts on The Late Late Show

Reggie Watts’ eccentric presence is sorely missed on Comedy Bang! Bang!, but at least he’s doing some very good work…

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

8/15/16 1:00PM

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Check out all the photos from our 26th Annual Comedy Fest

Just like that, the third annual 26th Annual Comedy Festival has come to a close. It was a wild five nights of…

Cameron Scheetz

6/03/16 1:36PM

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<i>Comedy Bang! Bang!</i>: The fake talk show that spoofed all of TV (and beyond)

TVFeatures100 Episodes

Comedy Bang! Bang!: The fake talk show that spoofed all of TV (and beyond)

In 100 Episodes, The A.V. Club examines the shows that made it to that number, considering both how they advanced…

Erik Adams

6/02/16 12:00AM

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