Emmy Noms, Colbert Cancellation, and Did ‘Girls’ Stick the Landing?

Update: 2025-07-24

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Andy and Kaya chat about the Emmy nominations that were released last week (16:54 ) and the news that ‘The Late Show With Stephen Colbert’ was canceled (43:00 ). Then, in anticipation of a conversation about the Lena Dunham show ‘Too Much’ next week, Andy talks with Amanda Dobbins about the ‘Girls’ series finale (taken from a 2024 episode of Stick the Landing) (55:25 ).

Host: Andy Greenwald

Guest: Amanda Dobbins

Producer: Kaya McMullen

Video Producer: Jon Jones

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