Wed, February 4, 2026 at 2:07 PM UTC If that was indeed the plan, then it has been smartly executed. Maybe the key was to not fix what was never broken. The balance of variety acts and ...

Fifty years ago—even earlier if you count its two early pilots—The Muppet Show arrived to prove that a frog could host a variety show and that human celebrities could mix it up in sketch comedy and ...

Nobody put too much thought into reinventing the gonzo variety classic for its revival. That’s what makes it a delight. By James Poniewozik James Poniewozik is the chief television critic of The New ...

The Muppet Show debuts on Disney+ on February 4. This year marks 50 years since The Muppet Show debuted in syndication on US television, making a frog, a pig, a bear, a Gonzo, and the rest of the show ...

Sabrina Carpenter is a delightful first host for a project that's content to recreate the myriad charms of the original series — for now, at least. In the two decades since acquiring The Muppets, ...

“The Muppet Show” made its long awaited return this week on Disney+ and ABC. Sabrina Carpenter joined the iconic ensemble Muppet cast. (Mitch Haaseth / Disney) With all the ongoing international ...

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 3 (UPI) --The Muppet Show, premiering Wednesday on Disney+, revives the classic variety show with puppets. Celebrities like Sabrina Carpenter, Seth Rogen and Maya Rudolph prove ...

“The Muppet Show” special is mediocre. This is as it should be: good and right. The beloved show Jim Henson created 50 years ago, after leaving “Saturday Night Live,” made flappable imperfection its ...