Author: Frazier Moore

NEW YORK — John McLaughlin, the conservative political commentator and host of the namesake long-running television show that pioneered hollering-heads discussions of Washington politics, has died. He was 89. McLaughlin died Tuesday morning, according to an announcement on the Facebook page of “The McLaughlin Group” series. No cause of death was mentioned, but an ailing McLaughlin had…

NEW YORK – At last! An acceptable explanation for Washington gridlock and other Beltway perversities: Bugs are eating politicians’ brains. “BrainDead” , a new CBS comic-horror-thriller premiering Monday at 9 p.m., accomplishes the near- impossible. It captures the madness of Congress with wry humor, startling timeliness (Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton on the campaign trail…

NEW YORK — Patty Duke, who as a teen won an Oscar for playing Helen Keller in “The Miracle Worker,” then maintained a long career while battling personal demons, has died at the age of 69. The actress died early Tuesday morning of sepsis from a ruptured intestine, according to her agent, Mitchell Stubbs. She…

Sure, 10 is an arbitrary number. If we were to add an 11th show, it might very well be HBO’s sublimely shrewd comedy “Silicon Valley,” or ABC’s unbridled melodrama “Scandal,” or Fox’s noir thriller “Gotham.” It might even be “CBS This Morning,” which continues to offer early risers a smart diet of news as opposed…

NEW YORK – Abigail Spencer remembers being about to shoot a scene for last season’s “Rectify.” It was set in a hospital room as Daniel, played by series star Aden Young, came out of the coma from his brutal beat-down. At bedside was his devoted sister Amantha, played by Spencer. Cameras were ready to roll.…

David Letterman leaves late night Wednesday after 33 years when he retires from CBS’ “Late Show,” his TV home since 1993. Now, drawing inspiration from his “Top Ten” lists, we offer a list of what made him special. – 10. Exposing TV for the charade it often is. Before most TV figures thought to do…

NEW YORK – “Saturday Night Live,” which never has shied from self-congratulation with countless best-of, holiday and anniversary shindigs, is doing it again, big-time. “The SNL 40th Anniversary Special,” three-plus hours of it, will air 7 p.m. Sunday on NBC. Everyone who ever has been an “SNL” regular, guest host, musical guest or behind-the-scenes creative…

NEW YORK — Few actors could register disbelief, exasperation or annoyance with more comic subtlety. James Garner had a way of widening his eyes while the corner of his mouth sagged ever so slightly. Maybe he would swallow once to further make his point. This portrait of fleeting disquiet could be understood, and identified with,…