Dustin Rowles (Pajiba Guy)

I mean, when the Catholic League is defending you on pedophilia ...

"This is good work, I am doing important journalism here," I think, as I soberly discuss the important differences between sexually assaulting fifteen year-olds and eight year-olds.

The Taskmaster Guys Know What You’re Watching For Alex Horne and Greg Davies break down season 20’s most ludicrous tasks and their undeniable chemistry.

A really fun time: I talked to Alex Horne and Greg Davies about 20! seasons! of Taskmaster, their thoughts on cast chemistry, designing tasks, their own bond, and what comes next. @vulture.com:

www.vulture.com/article/task...

'The Lowdown' Was So Good Just an incredible piece of television.

lord in heaven did i love this television show

wrote about it

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I spent a couple of hours trying to figure out, mathematically speaking, when Andy Richter would be eliminated from 'DWTS.' This is what I came up with - some sort of reality competition yarn wall.

Jon Stewart isn't the only Daily Show host sticking around through the next year.

3 episodes, 3 storylines for ‘SNL’ Season 51 Ashley Padilla steps up, the revamped cast takes shape — but Lorne Michaels has work to do.

Everyone's talking about it. www.theomnicosm.com/3-episodes-3...

Only one episode left and I’m even LESS sure how this story is going to wrap up.

The Fight to End Purity Testing Is Getting Tested Itself Graham Platner is really testing the purity tests

I am not a huge fan of Janet Mills. But you know what Janet Mills doesn't have? A Nazi tattoo.

Not great!

from me -- a profile of Jafar Panahi, a filmmaker whose work has perfectly met our age of surveillance and interrogation and asks the imperative question of: Who are we, and what comes next? IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT = masterpiece, imo.

Will Anti-Woke Comedy Recover From the Riyadh Festival? Any event that includes comedy’s biggest names is going to attract attention — but the Riyadh Comedy Festival, which kicked off on Sept. 26 and continued through Thursday, is disproving the adage that...

I'm a "glass is half-full" kinda guy, so let's look at the upside of the Riyadh Comedy Festival: We never, ever have to even pretend to take any of these "anti-woke" "free speech warriors" seriously, ever again.

New from me at @opinion.bloomberg.com (gift link):

bit.ly/4h51JjF

What Louis CK Did Was Wrong In 2018. And in 2025 Louis CK appeared on Bill Maher's show on Friday night, giving his first television interview in eight years. When he was introduced, the audience gave him a standing ovation. They stood for Louis CK. Sometimes, I understand this culture's desire... Read more...

What Louis CK Did Was Wrong In 2018. And in 2025

There Is Nothing More American than Bad Bunny According to a 2019 survey, about 42 million Americans speak Spanish -- these are either citizens or legal residents of this country. Bad Bunny is also American (he was born in Puerto Rico). And Bad Bunny has been critical of... Read more...

There Is Nothing More American than Bad Bunny

If late-night TV hosts were in the mob, Jimmy Fallon would 100 percent be the snitch.

Oof

Haha! @mikeredmond.bsky.social et. al, were losing it on Slack last night over this! Insane!

Paul Thomas Anderson's 'One Battle After Another' Is Gonna Make Republicans Go Absolutely Nuts Leo DiCaprio and Sean Penn Give Immediately Iconic Turns Alongside a Cast Full of Wonders

My review of the movie of the year (and even that might be an understatement) Paul Thomas Anderson's ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER dropped at @pajiba.com today. To say I liked it would be a bit of an understatement #onebattleafteranother

Jimmy Kimmel Was Both Defiant and Conciliatory in His Return "As I was saying before I was interrupted ...," Jimmy Kimmel said upon his return to late night after his suspension, echoing a line delivered by The Tonight Show host Jack Paar when he returned a month after walking off... Read more...

Jimmy Kimmel Was Both Defiant and Conciliatory in His Return

Are we sure this is not a paid advertorial for The Rock?

“Johnson listens hard, strenuously, athletically — as if he is squatting the weight of your answer with the bulging quads of his soul."

Of course I wrote about the Rapture

Here's how I know a recession is looming: Someone came in the dead of the night and stole not one, not two, but EVERY SINGLE APPLE from our apple tree. Picked it bare. I don't know if we should call the Apple Cops or just quietly respect the hustle.

John Oliver Offers Four Defiant Words of Advice to Disney Over the Kimmel Situation It works. Try it out, Bob Iger.

"history is also going to remember the cowards who definitely knew better but still let things happen—whether it was for money, convenience, or just comfort. Use ... the only phrase that can genuinely make a weak bully go away: F**k you. Make me.”" www.pajiba.com/news/john-ol...

Never Forget Margot Robbie Delivered One of the Best Wes Anderson Movie Performances Ever Margot Robbie's many talents were especially well-utilized in Asteroid City

Also, on @pajiba.com , I waxed poetic on how Margot Robbie's one-scene performance in Asteroid City is one of the best Wes Anderson movie performances ever!
www.pajiba.com/film_reviews...

Colbert, Meyers, Stewart and the Last Stand of Late Night Last night on The Daily Show, Jon Stewart returned (during his vacation) to do an episode in response to the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel by Disney/ABC. Those hoping (like myself) for 20 minutes of righteous rage might have been disappointed,... Read more...

Colbert, Meyers, Stewart and the Last Stand of Late Night

Fuck yeah Letterman

LOST writer-producer Damon Lindelof says he won’t work with Disney unless Kimmel js reinstated. I’m hearing other talent weighing similar pledges.

It's a good thing that Dave Portnoy has never said anything a ton of people found rude, dumb, or offensive in real time or mocked the memory of a dead man.

I guess Dave is woke now.

Cancel your Disney+/ESPN subscriptions tonight. Even if you ultimately restart them because your favorite NFL team is on MNF or because your kid can't live without Encanto. Cancel it anyway because it's the only thing they'll listen to, and you may just find that you didn't need it anyway.

A refresher as we wait for next week’s season finale of #AlienEarth