January 10, 2021
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Today is Monday, Jan. 11, the 11th day of 2021. There are 354 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On Jan. 11, 2020, health authorities in the central Chinese city of Wuhan reported the first death from what had been identified as a new type of coronavirus; the patient was a 61-year-old man who’d been a frequent customer at a food market linked to the majority of cases there.
On this date:
In 1815, Sir John A. Macdonald, the first prime minister of Canada, was born in Glasgow, Scotland.
In 1861, Alabama became the fourth state to withdraw from the Union.
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Amanda Peet, 49; Mary J. Blige, 50; Kim Coles, 59; Naomi Judd, 75. Happy Birthday: A change will motivate you to concentrate on the people and things you enjoy and to eliminate tedious situations that bog you down. Learn to say no, and it will be easier to deal with […]
1. “30 Rock”
Alec Baldwin, Tina Fey and Tracy Morgan make an endlessly appealing trio in this award-winning series about NBC s Saturday Night Live -style sketch comedy series. The original is almost enough to make you forget the recent infomercial the cast did for NBCUniversal’s new streaming service, Peacock.
2. “Atlanta”
Donald Glover’s audacious FX series about a college-dropout father trying to climb the economic ladder as a manager for his rapper cousin (Brian Tyree Henry) is proof of the multi-talented artist s creative prowess.
3. “Black-ish”
The ABC series follows an upper-middle-class Black family in a predominantly white Los Angeles neighborhood, as it navigates social issues. With great performances by Anthony Anderson and Tracee Ellis Ross, it s one of the best sitcoms on TV.
Elaine Chung
There are a thousand and one ways to break down the anatomy of a great comedy series. Sure, it has to make you laugh, but that’s just the bare minimum. Does it render an amused chuckle, or does it produce a gut-busting, tear-jerking laugh? Does it comment wittily on society, or does it feature adolescent boys giving birth to infant-sized bowel movements in (we’re looking at you,
Big Mouth)? Whether you like your comedies sophisticated, crude, or some combination of both, we’re living in the golden age of streaming, meaning that there’s no shortage of stellar choices. But what stands out amid the crowded field?