Bet-bets for May 27: NBC’s night of laughs and music

1) “Comedy and Music Superfest,” 8-10 p.m., NBC. Byron Allen’s first NBC jobs were milder: He did a stand-up routine on Johnny Carson’s show at 18, then was a “Real People” reporter. He had ups and downs, then scored in business; Allen (shown here) now has a company that owns stations, digital networks and the Weather Channel. Here’s a rerun of his special, with Toni Braxton, John Legend, Gladys Knight, Boys II Men, Roy Wood Jr., Tiffany Haddish, Keenan Thompson, Loni Love and more. Read more…

1) “Comedy and Music Superfest,” 8-10 p.m., NBC. Byron Allen’s first NBC jobs were milder: He did a stand-up routine on Johnny Carson’s show at 18, then was a “Real People” reporter. He had ups and downs, then scored in business; Allen (shown here) now has a company that owns stations, digital networks and the Weather Channel. Here’s a rerun of his special, with Toni Braxton, John Legend, Gladys Knight, Boys II Men, Roy Wood Jr., Tiffany Haddish, Keenan Thompson, Loni Love and more.

2) “Saturday Night Live,” 11:29 p.m., NBC. Jack Harlow – whose “White Men Can’t Jump” remake recently arrived on Hulu – doubles as host and music guest in this rerun. There’s usually another “SNL” rerun at 10 p.m., but not today. Instead, NBC repeats a fun round of “Password,” with Martin Short and Jimmy Fallon.

3) “CSI: Vegas,” 8 p.m., CBS. A social-influencer party turns out to be anti-social, when a popular guest is brutally killed. That rerun is followed by one from early in the “Blue Bloods” season: Frank (Tom Selleck), the police commissioner, tells his daughter he won’t endorse her for district attorney.

4) Action movies, MGM+. Here are three thoroughly entertaining films – “Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves” (2023) at 1:25 p.m., James Bond’s “No Time to Die” (2021) at 8 and “Top Gun: Maverick” (2022) at 10:30. In between, the season’s first five episodes of “From,” an intriguing fantasy film, are from 3:40 to 8 p.m.; the sixth one will be at 9 p.m. Sunday.

5) “Murdoch Mysteries,” 7 and 8 p.m. ET, Ovation. The first story is a fairly murky one, centering on the hobo world of the early 20th century, The second, however, is the start of a strong three-parter that concludes next week. It centers on Dr. Julia Ogden (the excellent Helene Joy), who had previously helped convict an alderman who abused his wife.

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