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Ellen Gray's weekend TV picks: 'Welcome to Sweden,' Jay Pharoah, a 'Poldark' finale and more

* JAY PHAROAH: CAN I BE ME? 10 p.m. Saturday, Showtime. The "Saturday Night Live" player, President Obama impressionist and standup comedian (below) unveils his first special.

Jay Pharoah performing in Can I Be Me? Photo: (Seth Olenick/SHOWTIME)
Jay Pharoah performing in Can I Be Me? Photo: (Seth Olenick/SHOWTIME)Read more

* JAY PHAROAH: CAN I BE ME? 10 p.m. Saturday, Showtime.

The "Saturday Night Live" player, President Obama impressionist and standup comedian (below) unveils his first special.

LAST TANGO IN HALIFAX. 8 p.m. Sunday, WHYY12.

A wedding becomes an occasion for revealing a number of secrets in the Season 3 finale. Nicola Walker gives a particularly fine performance as the cold-footed bride, Gillian, but the acting honors, as always, belong to Derek Jacobi.

MASTERPIECE: POLDARK. 9 p.m. Sunday, WHYY12.

Season 1 ends with Verity (Ruby Bentall) finally choosing love over family pride, and with Ross (Aidan Turner) naturally getting the blame. Still more fun than "True Detective," and better scenery, too.

ANN RULE MARATHON. 6 a.m. Saturday, Investigation Discovery. The true-crime network honors true-crime author Ann Rule ("The Stranger Beside Me"), who died July 26 (and who started her career at True Detective magazine) with a marathon of programming related to her work, including "And Never Let Her Go," about Delaware's Thomas Capano, killer of Anne Marie Fahey.

Some light bingeing

WET HOT AMERICAN SUMMER: FIRST DAY OF CAMP. Netflix. Even if you weren't a fan of the 2001 movie, this eight-episode prequel, released in its entirety Friday, has a certain loopy appeal, as its now mostly fortysomething stars - including Bradley Cooper, Amy Poehler and Paul Rudd - return, many of them again playing teens.