In 'Overcompensating,' Benito Skinner turns old wounds into comedy NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Benito Skinner about his new show, Overcompensating, out on Amazon Prime on May 15. Kira Wakeam
The streaming platform Max is getting a new name: its old name, HBO Max Max will become HBO Max again this summer, Warner Bros. Discovery said this week — two years after the name change that hasn't stuck. Here's what to know about the rebrand (and some others of note). Rachel Treisman
Singer-songwriter Janis Ian proves a gifted storyteller in 'Breaking Silence' Ian had her first hit record as a teenager in the 1960s and went on to win two Grammys. A new documentary tells her life story through a combination of vintage footage and newly recorded interviews. David Bianculli
With tears and defiance, Kim Kardashian faces the men accused of robbing her in Paris The reality star and business mogul appeared in a courtroom Tuesday to testify about the night in 2016 when masked men tied her up at gunpoint and stole more than $6 million in jewelry. The Associated Press
Conan O'Brien proves a worthy recipient of Mark Twain award in a new Netflix special Back in March, a group of comic luminaries — from John Mulaney to Nikki Glaser — gathered at the Kennedy Center to celebrate O'Brien for receiving the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. David Bianculli
Sept. 11 turns life upside down for a 'Happy Family' in Ramy Youssef's animated show Youssef was in fifth grade and living in New Jersey when the Twin Towers fell. His new show, #1 Happy Family USA, draws on the experiences of his own Egyptian American family during that tense time. Terry Gross
Danny McBride sends a love letter to the South with 'The Righteous Gemstones' McBride, a Georgia native, has seen how Hollywood traffics in stereotypes about the American South. His HBO show satirizes televangelists without making religious people the butt of the joke. Tonya Mosley
How soap operas got their start in Chicago NPR's Scott Simon talks with Natalie Moore about the legacy of soap operas. She is host and writer of "Stories Without End," the new season of the WBEZ podcast "Making." Scott Simon
Michelle Williams' biggest takeaway from 'Dying for Sex': Pleasure belongs to you Williams' FX/Hulu series follows a woman with terminal cancer who decides to pursue her own sexual pleasure. She says the show is about sex, friendship and "being scared and brave at the same time." Tonya Mosley
1 show, 26 characters: Sarah Snook shares the stage with herself in 'Dorian Gray' Snook, who played Shiv Roy on Succession, was just nominated for a Tony for playing all the characters in The Picture of Dorian Gray on Broadway. "I don't know what comes after this," she says. Ann Marie Baldonado