Episode #203: Louie Anderson

Louie Anderson won an Emmy Award for his performance as Christine Baskets in FX’s Baskets. He previously won Emmys two decades earlier for his voiceover work in his own animated series Life of Louie. He’s also hosted Family Feud, made a memorable early splash in the Eddie Murphy movie Coming To America, and was part […]

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Humor in Hindsight: Zach Galifianakis and his twin in “Live at the Purple Onion” and “Between Two Ferns”

For my latest Humor in Hindsight column for Decider, I took a look back at how Zach Galifianakis has perfected the art of playing himself opposite his own self. Sure, you can see Galifianakis pull off this feat weekly on FX’s Baskets, which just returned in January for its third season, now with Chip and […]

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HBO, Netflix drop Louis CK from future programming

Within hours of The New York Times story publishing on-the-record accounts of women recounting incidents in which Louis CK forced them to watch him masturbate, Netflix announced it has dropped plans for the second in a two-special deal with the comedian, while HBO not only unlisted him from its upcoming Night of Too Many Stars […]

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Season 3 of ‘Baskets’ Premieres on FX in Janaury

FX revealed the season 3 premiere date for Baskets today. The Zach Galifianakis and Louie Anderson-starring series, which was renewed back in March ahead of its season 2 finale, returns to FX Tuesday, January 23rd at 10:00pm. Check out some promos for the new season below:

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FX Renews ‘Baskets’ for a Third Season

Baskets is sticking around at FX for another season. According to Variety, the network has officially renewed the series starring Zach Galifianakis for a third season, which will debut sometime in 2018. Created by Galifianakis, Louis C.K., and Jonathan Krisel, the show was ordered to series back in 2014 and wraps up its second season […]

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FX Renews ‘Baskets’ for a Third Season

Baskets is sticking around at FX for another season. According to Variety, the network has officially renewed the series starring Zach Galifianakis for a third season, which will debut sometime in 2018. Created by Galifianakis, Louis C.K., and Jonathan Krisel, the show was ordered to series back in 2014 and wraps up its second season […]

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This Week on TV: Neal Brennan’s “3 Mics” premieres on Netflix

This week on TV we get a few new specials, some comedy television hits return, and some potential new ones… MORE

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