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Mar. 10, 2017
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Mar. 6, 2017
Revisiting David Letterman’s 1987 Writers Room The relatively normal bunch of guys behind what was perhaps the creative peak of Late Night.
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Feb. 22, 2017
What It’s Like to Live in a Trump Building The protesters, the new frisson, and the extremely clean floors.
When Feig, Apatow, Cross, and Hodgson Spun the ‘TV Wheel’
What innovations are there in television? Multi-camera filming, laugh tracks, color, the variety show, cable, reality TV, HD, digital […]
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Feb. 9, 2017
A Disco-Era Cover Girl Reflects on Modeling at 13 “I had the time of my life; I traveled the world. It’s a tricky, dangerous business, but for me it worked out.”
Celebrate Awards Season ‘98 with ‘Mystery Science Theater 3000’
We are once again firmly entrenched in Hollywood’s favorite time of year: award season. As a nation we will thrill and speculate who will […]
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Jan. 24, 2017
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Jan. 20, 2017
The Year New York Almost Lost the Right to Choose Politics and service journalism from the early era of legal abortion.
There’s Never Been a Better Time to Revisit ‘Rocky and Bullwinkle’
I generally try not to timestamp these articles, because who knows? Someday somebody’s going to be searching for information about Woody […]
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Dec. 16, 2016
Unearthing a Rare 1971 Monty Python Film All About Peas
Let’s say you suddenly found yourself in charge of a major corporation. If you’re good at your job, imagine you’d probably try to steer the […]
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Nov. 29, 2016
The Last Time New York Felt Blue The mood after Bush beat Kerry, and the ways our writers thought about it.
There’s Never a Bad Time to Revisit ‘Clone High’
In our current political climate, it’s not surprising that many Americans might be drawn towards the past to compare the great leaders of […]
From the Editors: About That Trump Cover We, and the artist Barbara Kruger, had always intended for it to convey multiple meanings.
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Oct. 21, 2016
Looking Back at the First ‘Best Bets,’ an Analog Recommendation Engine A shopping column for a particular type of urbanite who consumed avant-garde theater and home accessories.
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Sept. 22, 2016
Are These Quotes From This Summer or Our 1996 Bob Dole Cover Story? Establishment senator or billionaire outsider? Doesn’t much matter to the operatives, when you’re running against a Clinton.
Looking Back at the Albums of the National Lampoon
Between Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead and Netflix’s upcoming film about the early days of the National Lampoon, anyone who has, like, four […]
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Sept. 8, 2016
Anthony Weiner’s Journey From Boy Wonder to Flameout A brief history of our coverage of the former congressman.
Mel Brooks Destroyed at Radio City Music Hall Last Night Mel Brooks won’t sit down. The good people at Radio City Music Hall have set up two chairs on stage, one for the moderator Kevin Salter and one […]
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Aug. 26, 2016
Bob Odenkirk, Fred Armisen, and Zach Galifianakis’ 2002 Sketch Show of […]
Not long ago, media writers were talking about a “sketch boom” with shows like Inside Amy Schumer, Portlandia, Kroll Show, Key & Peele, […]
Looking Back at Bruce McCulloch’s ‘Carpoolers’
Bruce McCulloch has always done things differently, whether it was with The Kids in the Hall, or his comedy albums, or his book or his TV […]
Looking Back at 46 Years of Roger Ailes Coverage Certain larger-than-life figures tend to become running characters in New York and, for nearly our entire history, that cast has included Roger Ailes.
Rediscovering Danny DeVito’s Long-Lost Directorial Debut
If I had a dollar for every article I’ve tried to write about a piece of comedy that is lost forever due to time, or the constraints of live […]
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July 20, 2016
Inside Graham Chapman and Douglas Adams’ Lost Sketch Show ‘Out of the […]
In 1974, when Monty Python’s Flying Circus came to a close, without John Cleese, the members of the troupe knew they weren’t quite finished. […]
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June 28, 2016
Revisiting New York ’s Watergate Series As the scandal crested, we imagined what it looked like.
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June 15, 2016
New York ’s First Impressions of 9 Legendary TV ComediesLooking back at season one, episode one of Saturday Night Live , All in the Family , 30 Rock , and more.
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May 31, 2016
25 Years Later: Was ‘Herman’s Head’ Any Good?
Before 1989 there were three big television networks and none of them were Fox. Then came The Simpsons and by gum, that put them on the map. […]
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May 20, 2016
What Has (and Hasn’t) Changed About Workplace Sexism Since 1973 Office gals fetching coffee may be a thing of the past, but the working woman’s revolt certainly isn’t.
‘Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel’: The Lost Radio Show of Groucho and Chico
We live in an era in which the idea of a “lost” TV show has completely vanished. I mean, I guess you could have a hard drive crash or […]
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May 4, 2016
Revisiting the Last Great Debate Over Skyscraper Shadows Another tall building, another fight over a share of light.
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Apr. 21, 2016
The Diane Arbus Photo That Almost Killed New York Magazine Revisiting the Viva profile that nearly got Clay Felker fired.
Looking Back at Martin Short’s First Prime-Time Show
Martin Short has had two different programs on TV known as The Martin Short Show: a sitcom in 1994, and a talk show in 1999 (I wrote about […]
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Apr. 5, 2016
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Mar. 22, 2016
The Trump Voter, Before Trump From Pete Hamill’s 1969 New York feature, “The Revolt of the White Lower Middle Class.”
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Mar. 16, 2016
John Heilemann: The Case for Merrick Garland From 2010, the case for nominating the man Obama nominated six years later.
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Mar. 8, 2016
Broadway’s Survival Was a Legitimate Question 20 Years Ago Revisiting Michael Goldstein’s 1995 New York cover story, “Can Broadway Be Saved?”
Fred Allen, King of Radio, Takes on Television If you’ve never heard of Fred Allen, “cranky” might be a good introductory word. From 1933-1949 he was one of the comedian kings of radio, but […]
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Feb. 22, 2016
When Upscale ‘Unwed Mothers’ Were a Newborn Trend Revisiting Patricia Morrisroe’s 1983 New York feature, “Mommy Only.”
Looking Back at Chris Rock the Talk Show Host
The Paley Center for Media, which has locations in both New York and LA, dedicates itself to the preservation of television and radio […]
When Bob and Ray Stormed Carnegie Hall
Sadly, this week we lost a legend of comedy with the passing of Bob Elliott at the age of 92. Bob had a long career in comedy, beginning in […]
Mel Brooks’ Forgotten Pilot ‘Inside Danny Baker’
Mel Brooks may not be best known for his television career, but without it we probably wouldn’t have a Mel Brooks. He began as a writer on […]
Looking Back at When Andy Richter Controlled the Universe
Andy Richter’s career has had many stages. Today he sits alongside Conan O’Brien as he hosts his talk show on TBS which works as a parallel […]
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Jan. 11, 2016
Read David Bowie’s Reflection on Being a New Yorker “In London, the saying goes, life takes place behind doors. Here it’s on the street.”
Ben Stiller, Bob Odenkirk, Janeane Garofalo, and William Shatner Invite […] In the more than 150 From the Archives articles I’ve written, I’ve looked at a wide variety of genres of comedy: variety shows, late night […]
Randy and Jason Sklar Crack Jokes From the Cheap Seats
Riffing, heckling, interrupting: whatever you want to call it, making fun of bad movies and TV shows is a time honored tradition shared by […]
Discovering ‘Evening Primrose,’ Sondheim’s Horror/Comedy/Musical Hybrid It’s the day before Halloween, so it’s time for an extra spooky trip to the archives! Specifically a musical/comedic/horrifying spooky trip! […]
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