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Norman Lear, celebrated US TV writer and producer, dies aged 101

Lear, best known for popular sitcoms All in the Family and Sanford and Son, lived a life ‘in awe of the world around him’, family say

The Guardian - US

My worst moment: ‘Schitt’s Creek’ alum Emily Hampshire’s breakdown in front of Norman Lear

Emily Hampshire has a long resume, but for many American audiences she broke through with the role of the socially awkward, flannel-wearing motel employee Stevie Budd on “Schitt’s Creek.” Now she’s starring on the new Amazon series “The Rig,” a thriller about a crew trapped on an oil rig stationed…

Chicago Tribune

Be thankful — and get back to work

America turned back the "red wave," and that's a reason to give thanks. But the hard work still lies ahead

Salon

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From brunch chat in Sex and the City to an excuse for a party in Girls: 50 years of abortion on TV

Half a century ago, a US sitcom called Maude broke explosive new ground by tackling abortion. How has the issue been taken on since? And will new shows have to be rewritten given the storyline is now illegal in parts of the US?

The Guardian - UK

Why 'All in the Family' would be all but impossible to pull off today

Norman Lear turned 100 on July 27, and to belatedly mark the occasion, ABC aired a star-encrusted tribute Thursday, "Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter." On broadcast television, the producer's home for nearly all his TV career.

Los Angeles Times

Jimmy Kimmel Signs 3-Year Extension for ABC Late-Night Show

Jimmy Kimmel celebrated his 20th anniversary as ABC’s late-night host early, signing a three-year contract extension for “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” “After two decades at ABC, I am now looking forward to three years of what they call ‘quiet quitting,’” Kimmel quipped in a statement Tuesday. His show debuted in January…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Jimmy Kimmel signs 3-year extension for ABC late-night show

Jimmy Kimmel is celebrating his 20th anniversary as ABC’s late-night host early, signing a three-year contract extension for “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”

The Independent UK

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New this week: 'Athena,' 'Sidney' and 'Quantum Leap' returns

This week’s new entertainment releases include albums from Kelsea Ballerini and 5 Seconds of Summer, a Oprah Winfrey-produced documentary about acting icon Sidney Poitier and a starry celebration of Norman Lear that includes George Clooney, Rita Moreno, Anthony Anderson and Jennifer Aniston

The Independent UK

Norman Lear, progressive mensch, at 100

Norman Lear, Rob Reiner and more spoke to Salon about the power of comedy, especially in sitcoms that dare

Salon

How Netflix’s The Upshaws shows that the family sitcom is still thriving

The second season of the underrated multi-cam comedy continues to keep the spirit of Norman Lear alive with deft interweaving of real drama in a glossy format

The Guardian - US

TV has brought the abortion debate home since the 1970s

Bea Arthur as Maude had an abortion in 1972. Jane the Virgin's lead character made a different choice decades later.

WEKU

Barton Goldsmith: This one action can change your life, but it takes some work

The wonderful multi-award-winning producer, writer and director Norman Lear was being interviewed by Jimmy Fallon. Jimmy asked Lear, now 99 years old, what advice he would give to younger people.

Tribune News Service

‘Sanford and Son’ at 50: TV series was ‘double-edged’ Black sitcom pioneer

An instant ratings smash, it opened the door for other Black family shows to move into the virtually all-white TV neighborhood.

Chicago Sun-Times

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