Joan Rivers’ Joke Treasury, ‘Andor’ Finale, Outbreak on ‘Will Trent,’ Rebellion on ‘Handmaid’s Story’

Joan Rivers: A Lifeless Humorous All-Star Tribute

Might she speak! The pioneering feminine stand-up famous person Joan Rivers died greater than a decade in the past, however the reminiscence of her barbed humor lives on — and never simply within the submitting cupboards that retailer her treasury of 70,000 jokes. Up to date comics together with Nikki Glaser, Chelsea Handler, and Tiffany Haddish are among the many admirers gathering at Harlem’s iconic Apollo Theater for a particular tribute, with Patton Oswalt reminding us her jokes had been “all meat — no filler,” together with 218 jokes about demise alone: “She’s useless, however she’s nonetheless right here.” Highlights embrace Rachel Brosnahan (whose The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel was impressed by Joan) reciting a lightning-round set of gynecological quips and Aubrey Plaza solemnly reciting “subsequent degree tasteless” jokes that may should be put to relaxation. As if. Joan’s daughter Melissa seems on the finish to strengthen her mother’s perception that “Once you make folks snicker, you give them a mini trip.” (In the event you’re left wanting extra, Peacock drops an prolonged, uncensored model with extra materials and visitor stars on Wednesday.)

Andor

The acclaimed Star Wars prequel brings its second season to a rousing conclusion with three episodes that take its reluctant insurgent hero Cassian Andor (Diego Luna) to the brink of his fateful mission in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Leaping ahead one other 12 months to evaluate the fallout from the Ghorman Bloodbath because the Empire seeks to quash the insurgent forces, Andor goes rogue but once more, with the fierce Kleya (Elizabeth Dulau) determined to get the phrase out in regards to the Loss of life Star earlier than it’s too late.

Will Trent

Poor Will (Ramón Rodríguez). He’s barely had time to course of the truth that he’s simply met his organic father — rural sheriff Caleb Roussard (Yul Vazquez) — when he and the GBI crew confront their newest disaster within the Season 3 finale. Home terrorists have unleashed a organic weapon in Atlanta, inflicting a lockdown on the hospital the place Angie’s (Erika Christensen) physician beau Seth (Scott Foley), her detective accomplice Ormewood (Jake McLaughlin), Will’s dogsitter Nico (Cora Lu Tran) and even Betty are actually trapped.

The Handmaid’s Story

“They put us in pink, the colour of blood, to mark us. They forgot that it’s additionally the colour of rage.” Such is the gospel of June, previously the handmaid Offred (Elisabeth Moss), who has by no means forgotten her rage. She places it to good use as she dons the gown and hat once more, rallying a military of handmaids to battle again towards the oppression of Gilead. The setting: the flowery society marriage ceremony of Serena Pleasure (Yvonne Strahovski) and Excessive Commander Wharton (Josh Charles).

Dangerous Ideas

Comic Tom Segura indulges his darkest fantasies in a sequence of six twisted vignettes. In a single, he performs a country-music star so determined for inspiration that he kidnaps his followers, makes them dwell in squalor and makes use of their sob tales for his subsequent batch of songs. Dangerous boy, Tom.

INSIDE TUESDAY TV:

• FBI (8/7c, CBS): The stabbing deaths of two IRS particular brokers leads the crew again into the conspiracy-theory on-line world of Duke Ducoyle (Jere Burns). Adopted by FBI: Worldwide (9/8c), which kicks off a two-part sequence finale with the Fly Crew collaborating with detectives from Tokyo; and FBI: Most Wished (10/9c), the place the Fugitive Process Drive pursues faux ICE officers who raided a New Jersey church.
• Alert: Lacking Individuals Unit (9/8c, Fox): Jason (Scott Caan) defies orders to rescue an undercover FBI agent who’s pressured to take a younger lady throughout the border to her legal dad.
• Cutthroat Kitchen: Knives Out (9/8c, Meals Community): Cooking is just a part of the sport in a contest the place cooks get $25,000 to spend on both provides or sabotage.
• The Rookie (9/8c, ABC): Nolan (Nathan Fillion) works with Harper (Mekia Cox) to catch the elusive escaped con Oscar (Matthew Glave) within the Season 7 finale.
• The Voice (9/8c, NBC): Whereas the contestants wait to study who survived the semifinals and can carry out in subsequent week’s grand finale, the coaches take the stage, with Kelsea Ballerini performing “Baggage” and John Legend going “So Excessive.”
• Untold: The Liver King (streaming on Netflix): The newest installment of the docuseries explores the controversial reign of the bulked-up influencer referred to as “Liver King” (aka Brian Johnson), who promoted consuming uncooked meat and ancestral residing as a part of a health empire. However had been steroids a part of his magic formulation?
• Novacaine (streaming on Paramount+): The motion comedy makes its streaming debut, starring The Boys‘ Jack Quaid as a man whose incapability to really feel ache turns out to be useful when financial institution robbers take his new girlfriend hostage.