Since 2004, the Modern Love column has brought personal essays about relationships, written by our readers, to the pages of The New York Times. Now eight of these stories have served as the inspiration for episodes of Amazon’s “Modern Love,” a TV series from The New York Times and Prime Video that w…
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First, a disclaimer: With approximately 183 TV series premiering every hour in America, it would be all but impossible for any one critic to view all the new fall shows. That said, I was able to screen 31 of the programs making their debut in the coming months — and now that my eyes have readjusted…
— Kristen Baldwin, Entertainment Weekly, The 8 must-watch new TV shows this fall
NBC's 'Saturday Night Live' has added comedians Chloe Fineman, Shane Gillis and Bowen Yang as featured players for the upcoming 45th season.
— Whitney Friedlander, CNN, 'Saturday Night Live' adds 3 cast members
'I still like Batman,' Lauren tells me in his soft Bronx rumble. 'I dream about going through Gotham City.'
— Vogue, Jason Gay, Ralph Lauren on the Revealing New Documentary, Very Ralph, Coming This Fall from HBO
Your drinking has made you a totally different person. You've lost your lust for life.
— Zach Kanin, John Solomon, Jeremy Beiler, Owner of Jim Davis House, Kate Berlant, We Used to Watch This At My Old Work
Or what about a thousand plastic meatballs!
— Jeremy Beiler, John Solomon, Zach Kanin, Tim, Tim Robinson, We Used to Watch This At My Old Work
I'm not popular at all!
— Zach Kanin, John Solomon, Jeremy Beiler, Tracy, Patti Harrison, I'm Wearing One of Their Belts Right Now
If you keep asking me questions, I'm going to beat the crap out of you.
— Zach Kanin, John Solomon, Jeremy Beiler, Tim, Tim Robinson, I'm Wearing One of Their Belts Right Now
Santa himself brought this here early, with Rudolph, and now it's causing a fight.
— John Solomon, Jeremy Beiler, Zach Kanin, Tracy, Patti Harrison, I'm Wearing One of Their Belts Right Now
He's gonna let us use his basement for 'if you know what I mean.'
— Zach Kanin, John Solomon, Jeremy Beiler, Howie, Tim Heidecker, It's the Cigars You Smoke That Are Gonna Give You Cancer
I can't think of any good car idea because this guy keeps farting.
— John Solomon, Jeremy Beiler, Zach Kanin, Focus Group Man #1, Ruben Rabasa, It's the Cigars You Smoke That Are Gonna Give You Cancer
The first hour was bliss and then the crying started.
— Zach Kanin, John Solomon, Jeremy Beiler, Tim Robinson, Old Man on Plane, Will Forte, Thanks for Thinking They Are Cool
I eat paper all the time!
— Zach Kanin, Tim Robinson, John Solomon, Tim, Tim Robinson, Has This Ever Happened to You?
We got a certified chode on our hands.
— John Solomon, Tim Robinson, Zach Kanin, Baby of the Year Host, Sam Richardson, Has This Ever Happened to You?
Look, we will stay married and raise the kids until they're out of the house, but I will not respect you, and I'll make sure the kids don't either.
— John Solomon, Tim Robinson, Zach Kanin, Brenda, Cecily Strong, It's the Cigars You Smoke That Are Gonna Give You Cancer
He asks himself, would you trade a lady who really cared about you, knew how much sugar and cream you took in your coffee, knew exactly when your birthday was, rubbed Vicks on your chest when you had a cold, babied you when you were losing, celebrated you when you were winning, dealt with all your i…
You start directing revivals of your own shows, you might as well announce to the world that 'My career's finished.'
It's your life. It's your audience.
— Steven Levenson, Roy Scheider, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Providence
Because this isn't a scene. Because this is my life. These are my words.
— Steven Levenson, Ann Reinking, Margaret Qualley, Providence
I don't think you changed at all. I think you became more yourself. You stopped pretending to be anything else.
— Steven Levenson, Gwen Verdon, Michelle Williams, Providence