Amazon's Fun ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ Tries Breaking Down Comedy Barriers

Alan Sepinwall [reviewed the new Amazon series about a female comic]( trying to make it in the 1950s, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. Alan also [recapped last night's episode of Brooklyn Nine-Nine]( recapped the [annual crossover of CW superhero shows]( and recorded another episode of [the TV Avalanche podcast with Brian Grubb.]( NBC fired Matt Lauer [after a sexual assault allegation was made against him]( by a co-worker. An [emotional Megyn Kelly reacted on-air to the news]( and the [media world expressed shock over the announcement.]( Jessica Toomer talked with [The Daily Show's Michelle Wolf]( ahead of her first HBO stand-up special. The nominees for [the 2018 Grammys were announced yesterday]( and Philip Cosores [broke down the biggest snubs and surprises.]( The trailer for [the Avengers: Infinity War has finally dropped]( Vince Mancini explored the curious [similarities between Pixar's Coco and Darren Aronofsky's mother!]( and he also [put together this week's crop of new movie posters.]( Brandon Stroud ran down [the best and worst of this week's WWE Raw.]( Brandon and Bill Hanstock also [recorded another episode of the With Spandex podcast]( -- this week's guest is Carmella. President Trump kicked off the day by [tweeting out some anti-Muslim videos of questionable authenticity.]( Steven Hyden [chatted with an emo legend looking to make a comeback]( Sunny Day Real Estate frontman Jeremy Enigk. Jay-Z confirmed that [a joint album with Beyonce that addresses their marriage]( does in fact exist. Aaron Williams had [a nice chat with director Allen Hughes about The Defiant Ones as]( well as other past and future projects. The Memphis Grizzlies [are considering trading Marc Gasol]( after firing the head coach he's been feuding with. Andrew Husband [chatted with the cast of Runaways about the show](. Trump is reportedly still [obsessed with Obama's birth certificate behind the scenes.]( Thanks for being an Uproxx reader and (obviously) feel free to share our work with your friends. You can download the Uproxx app [here.]( And here's a song of the day for you: ["Samo" by Vince Staples]( Copyright © 2017 UPROXX Media Group, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in at our website or join our community. Our mailing address is: UPROXX Media Group 10381 Jefferson BlvdCulver City, CA 90232 [Add us to your address book](//uproxx.us11.list-manage.com/vcard?u=4f005d7c49649f03e3236091d&id=1767b369db) Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](.