Day: January 16, 2020

Stories

Laurie’s out in space and back in comedy

PASADENA, Cal. – Hugh Laurie is back to the world he once mastered – comedy that’s dark and droll and odd and … well, very British. Also, very funny.
“That’s where my heart will always be,” Laurie said.
He’s been other things lately – from a crabby doctor to a nasty arms dealer – but comedy was first. Now “Avenue 5” – an HBO show from the “Veep” creator – returns him there. “It brought back for me … the thrill, but also the fear of trying to do something funny,” Laurie said. Read more…

By Mike Hughes / January 16, 2020

Daily Best Bets

Best-bets for Jan. 18: Beauty via Australia, J-Lo

1) “Seven Worlds, One Planet,” 9 p.m. ET, BBC America, rerunning at 12:32 a.m. Here’s the start of a gorgeous nature show … but not the start that was expected. Each week, this focuses on one continent; it planned to start with the U.S., then switched to Australia (shown here), now facing rampant wildfire. That’s mentioned, but mostly we get stunning scenes – a rare view of a dingo hunting … the awesome expanse of the Aussie desert … and sharks herding swarms of fish toward shallow-water death. Read more…

By Mike Hughes / January 16, 2020