Cameo critic: Wendi McLendon-Covey loves weird TV

April 3, 2015 at 3:54PM
Wendi McLendon-Covey attends the Disney/ABC Television Group 2014 Summer TCA held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Tuesday, July 15, 2014, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Paul A. Hebert/Invision/AP) ORG XMIT: INVW
Wendi McLendon-Covey attends the Disney/ABC Television Group 2014 Summer TCA held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Tuesday, July 15, 2014, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Paul A. Hebert/Invision/AP) ORG XMIT: INVW (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

It's hard to think of current comic performers on network TV who are delivering more laughs than Wendi McLendon-Covey, the star of ABC's "The Goldbergs." What TV shows get her excited?

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"I love 'The Kroll Show,' 'Portlandia' and 'Boardwalk Empire.' I'm also loving 'Broad City.'"

Samantha Futerman and Nick Kroll in "The Kroll Show"
Nick Kroll (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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