Clarence Maclin (“Sing Sing”); Pharrell Williams (“Piece by Piece”)

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Lisa Kudrow and Michael Patrick King created HBO’s ‘The Comeback’ in 2005; the show has returned every ten years since then. Now, with Season 3, they’re wrapping up — but why? First, the Roundtable looks at CBS’ recent “60 Minutes” and Colbert debacles, latest on the Emmy race an ...  Show more

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