New York-based comedian Hannibal Buress makes it look easy. With his laid-back delivery and deceptively simple jokes, it can seem like he puts almost no effort into his act. B...

What is better, faux reality or real reality? Two new series enable us to examine that pressing question. “Real Husbands of Hollywood” (BET, Tuesdays, 10 p.m.) is a script...

“The Americans” (FX, Wednesdays, 10 p.m.) calls itself a “period drama.” The period: 1981 in D.C. The plot: Two Soviets nefariously spy while posing as a suburban coup...

Andrew Zimmern is no stranger to D.C. The fearless host of “Bizarre Foods America” comes here multiple times a year to visit Travel Channel’s headquarters in Chevy Chase...

New Orleans is the heart and soul of HBO’s “Treme,” and so much of the series is about the city’s music. Local musicians such as Dr. John, Allen Toussaint and Trombone...

This is the first Thursday of the post-”30 Rock” era. Those who mourn the end of the brilliant sitcom may wonder: What should I do at 8 p.m.? My suggestions: 1. Watch a bo...

Attention “West Wing” nerds! (This is D.C.; we know your numbers are legion.) It’s a Toby Ziegler red alert! Bethesda native Richard Schiff, the actor who indelibly port...

Stand-up comedian and podcasting king Marc Maron is still an angry person, but it’s getting tougher for him to be bitter about his career. “There comes a point where you h...

Should I praise “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” or eulogize “30 Rock”? Hey, why not do both! Hail Kimmel. Last week, Kimmel, above, whose ABC talk show just moved from 12:35 a.m....

Edgar Allan Poe must be groaning in his Baltimore grave. “The Following” (Fox, Mon., 9 p.m.) uses (or abuses) the author as the inspiration for a serial killer. Charismati...

Dan Harmon, creator of NBC’s embattled cult comedy series “Community,” boarded an airplane last May, a week after the show was renewed for a fourth season. By the time h...

In this 12th season of “American Idol,” no one cares about the singers. The big question is: What’s up with the judges? Nicki Minaj, above right, has already threatened ...

“Girls,” Lena Dunham’s dramedy about privileged and angsty Manhattan youths, is back for Season 2 (HBO, Sun., 9 p.m.). “Bad Girls Club Atlanta,” a reality show about...

At a holiday party, a colleague asked if I watch “Downton Abbey,” the British series about an early 20th-century earl, his American wife, their three daughters and their g...

TV taught me so much in 2012. Here are a few of the things I learned: “America’s Test Kitchen” showed me that the easiest way to remove the core of an apple I wish to ba...