Tig Notaro – Fusion Nepal

Jennifer Aniston will play the U.S. President in Netflix’s upcoming First Ladies, co-starring comedian Tig Notaro as her wife. Notaro and Stephanie Allynne wrote the script.

“First Ladies is a political comedy about America’s first female President and her wife, The First Lady,” Netflix wrote in a press release. “When Beverly and Kasey Nicholson move into the White House, they’ll prove that behind every great woman… is another great woman.”

Everything about this sounds too good to be true, and a lovely way to imagine a country ready for both a female and openly gay leader. Read more…

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FX Networks and FX Productions are cutting ties with Louis C.K. following allegations of sexual misconduct leveled against the comedian by five women in a New York Times report — allegations that C.K. confirmed in a statement Friday.

C.K. will “no longer serve as an executive producer or receive compensation on any of the four shows we were producing with him,” FXN and FXP said in a statement. Those shows are Pamela Adlon’s Better Things, for which C.K. co-wrote next week’s Season 2 finale; Zach Galifianakis’ Baskets; Tig Notaro’s One Mississippi (which airs on Amazon); and TBS’ upcoming animated comedy The Cops, which has suspended production in the wake of the news, per the Hollywood Reporter. Read more…

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