TV picks for Nov. 17-19: 'The Problem With Apu,' Jon Stewart, 'Cold Blooded,' 'Love You More'

November 16, 2017 at 9:06PM
Hari Kondabolu in the documentary "The Problem With Apu."
Hari Kondabolu in the documentary “The Problem With Apu.” (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Comic relief

Jon Stewart returns to the airwaves to host "Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs" with appearances from Chris Rock, Stephen Colbert, Abbi Jacobson and Adam Sandler. For obvious reasons, Louis C.K. has been disinvited to the party.

7 p.m. Saturday, HBO

True crime

The 1959 massacre of a Kansas family that inspired Truman Capote's "In Cold Blood" is now the basis for a four-hour documentary, "Cold Blooded: The Clutter Family Murders," with never-before-seen details from the case.

8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Sundance TV

Bigger than life

The most-buzzed-about Amazon Prime pilot now available for audience sampling is "Love You More," a showcase for Amy Schumer pal Bridget Everett, who plays a sympathetic counselor with an amped-up sexual appetite. Her interactions with actors who have Down syndrome are sweet — and often hilarious — but the pilot's musical number, in which Everett celebrates her plus-size figure, pales in comparison to any given week of "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend." Everett and her team, which includes Bobcat Goldthwait, should reach a little higher if they get picked up for a full season.

Now streaming on Amazon Prime

An inconvenient truth

Hari Kondabolu has a legitimate beef with "The Simpsons," but despite support from his fellow South Asian-American comics, including Aziz Ansari, any criticism directed at the show's portrayal of the convenience-store owner in his documentary, "The Problem With Apu," is drowned out by frustration that he can't land an interview with the character's voice actor, Hank Azaria. Acme Comedy Company favorite Dana Gould, a longtime writer for the series, does his best to calm Kondabolu down.

9 p.m. Sunday, TruTV

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Jon Stewart in New York, Nov. 8, 2017. Stewart is preparing with Robert Smigel for for their annual comedy concert, ìNight of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs,î to benefit Next for Autism. (Bryan Derballa/The New York Times)
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