'John Candy: I Like Me' paints an intimate portrait of the late actor Candy died in 1994 at age 43. Now, a new Amazon Prime documentary does a fine job of profiling a gifted entertainer who was also, by all accounts, a very sweet human being. David Bianculli
Media companies thought late night TV was irrelevant. Kimmel proved them wrong Jimmy Kimmel's return to airwaves might just point the way forward for late night TV to prove its relevance to American audiences — and to itself. Eric Deggans
Sorry, dad! Colin Hanks says John Candy was the 'nicest guy in Hollywood' John Candy was one of the most beloved comedic actors of his time, with starring roles in Planes, Trains and Automobiles and Uncle Buck. His life and work are celebrated in a new Amazon Prime documentary by Colin Hanks, John Candy: I Like Me. Phil Harrell
Remembering 'The Twilight Zone' creator Rod Serling It's been 50 years since the Emmy Award-winning TV writer and producer died. But watching reruns of The Twilight Zone confirms that the themes Serling tackled remain relevant. David Bianculli
CBS' next top editor to be Bari Weiss of The Free Press CBS' parent company will buy The Free Press and install Bari Weiss, its contrarian founder, as editor in chief of CBS News. David Folkenflik
A public broadcaster's path after losing U.S. funds: Youth sports and less local news South Dakota Public Broadcasting says there's an ironic result to President Trump's successful attack on public media: It will have to rely more on NPR programs. David Folkenflik
Comic Cristela Alonzo grew up in fear of border patrol. ICE has 'brought it all back' For the first seven years of her life, Alonzo lived in an abandoned diner in a south Texas border town. Her new Netflix stand-up special is called Upper Classy. Terry Gross
Sinclair and Nexstar restore 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' to their local TV stations The major broadcasting groups said in statements the late-night talk show will return to their TV stations on Friday. Chloe Veltman
Cheers to 'House of Guinness,' which feels like an 1860s, Irish 'Succession' A new Netflix show by the creator of Peaky Blinders fictionalizes the battle for control of the venerable Irish brewing company. Family drama comes to a foamy head in this eight-part series. David Bianculli
Jimmy Kimmel reflects on his comic roots and how he broke into late night The Jimmy Kimmel Live! host found himself at the center of a battle over free speech recently when his show was briefly suspended. He spoke to Fresh Air in 2013, when his show moved to late night. Terry Gross
