Ted Lasso Ted Lasso ran for three seasons on Apple TV+ from 2020 through 2023. The show features Jason Sudeikis as Ted Lasso, an American football coach hired to coach an English soccer team. Ted has no experience in soccer and the team owner, who got ownership of the team in a divorce, secretly hopes he will fail to upset her philandering ex-husband. Think “Major League” with a different purpose. The show was a huge critical and commercial success, although some think it was a product of the pandemic with people stuck at home needing “feel good” shows. The third…
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Jimmy Kimmel’s Comedy Club History Jimmy Kimmel’s Comedy Club opened in Las Vegas in 2019 in partnership with Caesars Entertainment. The club aims to capture the spirit of classic Vegas, Kimmel’s hometown, with late-night shows, surprise guests, high-end casual cuisine, and memorabilia. The club showcases comedians ranging from household names to up-and-coming talent curated by Kimmel and his team in a venue specifically designed by Jimmy. The venue has an expandable showroom that seats up to 300 guests. We had been to Jimmy Kimmel’s Comedy Club once before and decided to go again the day after going to a show…
Comedy Cellar History The Comedy Cellar is a legendary comedy club in Manhattan where many top comedians perform. It was founded in 1982. The Comedy Cellar uses a showcase format. A show will consist of between five and seven comics performing sets of roughly 10 to 15 minutes each. Comedy Cellar opened a location in Las Vegas in 2018 inside the Rio Hotel. Their website says “This intimate 300-seat club brings the laughs in a unique underground vibe.” We were recently in Las Vegas and decided to try out the Comedy Cellar Las Vegas venue. We agree with the “underground…
Breaking Bad Breaking Bad ran for 5 seasons from 2008 to 2013 on AMC. It is truly one of the greatest television shows ever and there is little that we can say that hasn’t been said before. It follows the adventures of Walter White, a high school chemistry teacher, who gets a cancer diagnosis and decides to get into processing meth to build a nest egg to leave to his family. He is in way over his head at first but eventually rises to become a drug kingpin. Here are a few other shows like Breaking Bad you may have…
Woodwick Candles What is the best Woodwick Candle? Woodwick Candles are unique and innovative candles that were the first to feature a wooden wick with a dancing flame that crackles when it burns. This turns the experience of burning a candle into the experience of a fire in a fireplace. Woodwick Candles come in several sizes, with the iconic 22 oz. hourglass candle the most popular. Trilogy Candles combine three fragrances and three colors into one candle. Hearthwick Candles have an ellipse shape and a long dancing wick that is even more like a fireplace. Scents are a personal choice…
Tyler Candle Scents What is the best Tyler Candle scent? Tyler has over 30 scents, many available in several candle sizes, votives, Glamorous Wash laundry detergent, room sprays, wax melts, auto air fresheners, hand lotion, hand wash and more. Scents are a personal choice so it is difficult to say which is best. But these are three of the most popular. Diva Diva is a very popular scent. Tyler describes Diva as “a warm and complex fragrance overflowing with delicious fruits and rich florals. Rich aromatic chocolate and amber complete this luscious blend.” Diva is available in three candle sizes,…
Narcos Narcos ran for 3 seasons from 2015 to 2017 on Netflix and was based on true stories of the origin of the Colombian cocaine trade, first with Pablo Escobar and then the Cali Cartel. It is one of Netflix’s greatest shows. Here are a few other shows like Narcos you may have missed that we think you may like. Shows Like Narcos – Narcos Mexico Narcos Mexico ran for 3 seasons on Netflix from 2018 to 2021. While it has “Narcos” in the name, it is a different show with a different main cast aside from some cameo appearances.…
Homeland Homeland ran for 8 seasons from 2011 through 2020 on Showtime and featured Claire Danes as bipolar CIA agent Carrie Mathison. The first three seasons also featured Damien Lewis as a recaptured al-Qaeda prisoner (perhaps one season too much.) The last five seasons changed up the storylines several times. The first season was spectacular and won several Emmy Awards. Later seasons dropped off in quality. Here are a few other shows like Homeland you may have missed that we think you may like. Shows Like Homeland – Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan ran for 4 seasons…
Seinfeld Seinfeld ran from 1989 through 1997 on NBC and featured Jerry Seinfeld, a stand-up comedian playing a fictional version of himself, and three friends in New York City. It is one of most beloved sitcoms of all times. Part of its brilliance was to continuously push the envelope with network television taboo subjects like masturbation, oral sex, “shrinkage” and more, without directly naming the actual topic and triggering censorship. Many phrases from the show like “Yada Yada Yada” are still part of today’s lexicon more than 25 years after the show ended. However, the four protagonists of the show…
The Sopranos What can you say that hasn’t been said about The Sopranos? It is one of the greatest television shows ever, if not the greatest. It broke TV ground by featuring an anti-hero protagonist who was both charming and a murderer. The Sopranos made many other groundbreaking series possible. Unfortunately it ended over 25 years ago and there is no reboot or spinoff coming. So here are a few other shows like The Sopranos you may have missed that we think you may like. Shows Like The Sopranos – Brotherhood Brotherhood ran for three seasons on Showtime from 2006…