May 18, 2015
There are few writers rooms in television that changed the game more than the team behind "Late Night with David Letterman."
May 13, 2015
Jarrad Paul and Andrew Mogel have been working in Hollywood for years in the studio system. Together they co-wrote (with Nicholas Stoller) the Jim Carrey vehicle Yes Man, and followed it up with a TV gig for Fox on Allen Gregory. But neither have directed before writing their screenplay The D-Train. But that didn’t stop them from landing A-listers Jack Black and James Marsden in a comedy about a high school loser trying to get the most popular guy in school to return. The movie, out in limited release this week, co-stars Kathryn Hahn, Jeffrey Tambor, and Mike White. I spoke with them about their dark comedy.
May 12, 2015
The Bocchetti Files features comedian Mike Bocchetti talking one-on-one with his friends and fellow comedians about whatever crosses his mind. For his first interview he spoke with Dave Hill. Since then he's interviewed Alec Sulkin, Colin Quinn and "Stuttering" John Melendez. This week, Mike talked with actor, comedian, writer, director, and founding member of the Upright Citizens Bridgade, Matt Walsh. Walsh is beloved in his role as Mike McLintock on Veep, was a correspondent on The Daily Show, he's had roles in a list of classic comedy movies and just finished directing his second feature film, A Better You.
May 9, 2015
An Interview with the Cast and Creators of Tenured After previously premiering their short Teacher of the Year at Tribeca, director Chris Modoono and star […]
April 29, 2015
Neil LaBute returned the Tribeca Film Festival again, in another film starring Some Velvet Morning’s Alice Eve. But in his latest, the often controversial playwright and filmmaker hit the road and made his gentlest, and possibly most crowd-pleasing film. Eve co-stars with Matthew Broderick, as two business travelers stuck in Albuquerque, and find they are in the same city as Broderick’s last "dirty weekend" (out of town sexual affair). LaBute was joined at the festival by actress Gia Crovatin (who plays a mystery woman from Broderick’s past) and actor Phil Burke (as the cabbie Eve and Broderick can’t escape). Lesley Coffin sat down with Neil LaBute, Phil Burke and Gia Crovatin to talk about the new movie.
April 24, 2015
Earlier this week, Kevin Pollak sat down with Ron Bennington to tape an episode of Unmasked at the SiriusXM studios in New York City. Pollak is already an accomplished actor, at the top of his game as a stand up comedian, and one of the biggest podcasters in the game, and now he can add director and filmmaker to his marquis.
April 23, 2015
Last year Hasan Minhaj was great at Moontower Comedy Festival but this year he's coming back as a Daily Show Correspondent. Minhaj got his gig with the show this December, at the same time as Trevor Noah was hired. Now just 5 months into his time with the show, Hasan created memorable pieces, and learned so much. He's also going to be on board for the changing of the guard, as Stewart says goodbye to the show and Trevor Noah takes over as the new host. We got to talk with Hasan and ask him about working at the Daily Show during such an exciting time, and about Moontower.
April 23, 2015
Part cabaret, part comedy, all amazing, Bridget Everett is a powerhouse who can belt out a tune and make you laugh at the same time. Last […]
April 22, 2015
This weekend, Andy Kindler will be appearing at The Moontower Comedy and Oddity Festival in Austin, Texas. Amy Hawthorne caught up with him to talk about the festival and his Twitter addiction.
April 21, 2015
He has a substandard poodle, he owns the domain name patheticmen.com, his groupies are middle aged jewish couples who invite him over for soup, he likes to find comedy in odd places, and he is celebrating the 20th Anniversary of his show, Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist. The "he" in question, of course is stand up comedian Jonathan Katz.
April 18, 2015
Kevin Pollak's documentary Misery Loves Comedy may change the way you think about comedians. The 90 minute talking head style documentary doesn't attempt address the importance or the history of comedy like many comedy docs. Instead, director Kevin Pollak goes inside the sausage factory, to find out what draws some men and women to want to get on stage in front of a bunch of strangers, and try to make them laugh. We talked with the documentary's director, Kevin Pollak, about his vision for the film, what he learned from the experience, and what motivated some of the choices along the way.
April 9, 2015
Our newest column, The Bocchetti Files, features comedian Mike Bocchetti talking one-on-one with his friends and fellow comedians about whatever crosses his mind. For his first two interviews he spoke with comedian Dave Hill, and Family Guy writer and comedian Alec Sulkin. This week, Mike talked with Colin Quinn.