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Comedian Sid Caesar dies at 91

Sid Caesar, the prodigiously talented pioneer of TV comedy who paired with Imogene Coca in sketches that became classics and who inspired a generation of famous writers, died early Wednesday. He was 91.

Pit reporter Little mulls future

As ESPN/ABC enters its final season covering NASCAR, pit road reporter Jamie Little has mixed emotions.

Utah AG plans to appeal ruling on state’s polygamy law

Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes said Tuesday the state intends to appeal a federal judge’s decision that struck down key parts of the state’s polygamy laws.

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Eye infection puts NBC’s Bob Costas on Olympics sidelines

With both eyes reddened by an infection, NBC’s Bob Costas said he will sit out the network’s prime-time Olympics coverage on Tuesday. Taking his place in Sochi will be “Today” anchor Matt Lauer.

LeBron James teams up with Starz for comedy series

LeBron James is no stranger to getting the greenlight to shoot, but this time it’s for a scripted comedy series set in the world of professional basketball.

Short film fest has something for almost every taste

A short-film festival is a lot like Mark Twain’s quote about the weather in New England: If you don’t like what you’re seeing, just wait a few minutes and it will change.

Fortune Hotel gets expert’s tough love in ‘Hotel Impossible’

According to Justin Campese, his situation wasn’t so much a “Hotel Impossible” as a “Hotel Heading in the Right Direction That Could Still Really Use a Little Kick in the Pants.”

Fallon ends run on ‘Late Night,’ heads to ‘Tonight’

With Jimmy Fallon’s departure from “Late Night” on Friday after five years in the host chair, he will be off the NBC airwaves a scant 10 days before coming back as host of “The Tonight Show,” which was vacated Thursday by Jay Leno after 22 years.

New Hispanic MMA reality TV show launched

The co-founder of Ultimate Fighting Championship has launched a new Hispanic MMA reality TV show on cable network mun2, following the lives of 10 Hispanic mixed martial arts fighters chasing an exclusive contract with the new Combate Americas franchise.

A Jay Leno story, before he was famous

Long before his 22-year run on “The Tonight Show,” our columnist found Jay Leno in Albuquerque, waiting to catch a flight to Farmington, N.M., to do stand-up comedy at the Best Western.

 
Jay Leno says goodbye to ‘Tonight’ once again

Jay Leno said farewell to “The Tonight Show” once before, but that turned out to be just a rehearsal. On Thursday, Leno is stepping down for the second and presumably last time, making way for successor Jimmy Fallon in New York.

 
‘Biggest Loser’ winner faces firestorm of criticism on social media

A day after Rachel Fredrickson won the latest season of “The Biggest Loser,” after shedding nearly 60 percent of her body weight, attention wasn’t focused on her $250,000 win — but rather the criticism surrounding her loss.

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