I'm so old, I knew of Billie from an interview she did on NPR.
And, I feel validated that she mentioned Royal Wedding in the Making Of video! It takes so little to validate me 🙂
Giant feature in the NYT Magazine with Bill. I got 3 sentences in and had to stop. Maybe I'll finish at some point. He thinks rather highly of himself.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/09/30/magazine/bill-maher-interview.html?action=click&module=Editors Picks&pgtype=Homepage
I guess even Josh and his spectacular tattoos couldn't save "Infinity 21"...
https://www.npr.org/2019/09/30/765699885/nothing-lasts-forever-21-discovers-another-clothing-chain-files-for-bankruptcy
Well... that was a pretty sucky way to end the season. Unfortunately, typical...
The game was good overall though.
Wait till next year! Okay, maybe the year after that...or probably at least the year after that...
Our local TV critic has been recommending it since it started. I'm just so far behind on my TV watching... Her stand up show that started the whole thing is going to be shown in movie theatres...soon (it's either a Fathom Event or a National Theatre Live event). Check your local listings.
Weekend Update did seem short. But it was good. I guess quality over quantity is a good thing. I did love the Grammar Nazi joke a lot.
Loved the apple picking sketch and the Downton Abbey commercial. The rest of the show had moments, but it didn't quite work for me on the whole
James Poniewozik in the NYT chat:
Thing I would watch during the Emmys: a mini mockumentary about the making of the Emmys, from the “Documentary Now!” crew.