Top TV picks for April 15: 'Saturday Night Live,' 'Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt,' 'Ghost Brothers,' 'TV Land Icon Awards'

April 14, 2016 at 4:17PM
Eric Liebowitz/Netflix Jane Krakowski, left, and Ellie Kemper in a second season episodeof "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt"
Jane Krakowski, left, and Ellie Kemper return for a second season of the Netflix series “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.” (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Sharpshooters

Tina Fey may only pop up occasionally on "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt," which returns for its second season, but her ability to deliver rat-a-tat comedy while rarely shooting blanks is again on display. It's increasingly hard to believe that NBC passed on this sitcom, which has become more than a worthy successor to Fey's Emmy-winning "30 Rock," with Ellie Kemper leading a cast that's firing on all cylinders.

Now streaming on Netflix

Spirits in the night

No racial boundaries exist when it comes to investigating the paranormal. That's the premise of "Ghost Brothers," a new reality series about three black buds who check out haunted hangouts, starting with a plantation in Louisiana where the spirits of slaves might still be practicing voodoo.

9 p.m. Friday, Destination America

Triumphant return

Julia Louis-Dreyfus, who got less respect during her time on "Saturday Night Live" than Newman did on "Seinfeld," returns to host for the third time, her first since starring in "Veep." With those kind of political credentials, don't be surprised if her former boss Larry David stops by to once again show off his Bernie Sanders impression.

10:29 p.m. Saturday, KARE, Ch. 11

I am legend

Forgive Norman Lear if he channeled Archie Bunker the minute he heard that he would be honored at the "TV Land Icon Awards" along with John Stamos. Yes, the "Full House" star has proved that pretty boys can deliver a sitcom joke, but has he really earned "icon" status? Watch legendary producer Garry Marshall make the case when he presents the hardware during the taped ceremonies, hosted by George Lopez.

8 p.m. Sunday, TV Land

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IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR THE TELEVISION ACADEMY - Julia Louis-Dreyfus accepts the award for outstanding lead actress in a comedy series for ìVeepî at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. (Photo by Phil McCarten/Invision for the Television Academy/AP Images)
Louis-Dreyfus (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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