August 2, 2015
In film, directors often receive more acclaim and recognition than the screenwriter. Yet in television, the reverse is true. So we thought we would highlight some of the most important directors in television comedy working today.
July 31, 2015
David Wain, director of Wet Hot American Summer, and its brand new prequel Netflix series Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp stopped by SiriusXM's Bennington show to talk with hosts Ron Bennington and Gail Bennington about the big Netflix release.
July 31, 2015
Wet Hot American Summer was more than just a cult classic summer movie, it was also a career changer. Some of its stars, like mvie stars Bradley Cooper got their start in WHAS in 2001. Check out our guide to the stars of your favorite summer movie and what they've been doing since their first summer at Camp Firewood.
July 29, 2015
Mia Farrow tweeted the Minnesota address of dentist Walter Palmer, who slayed Cecil the Zimbabwean lion during a "hunting trip."
July 28, 2015
Gad Elmaleh, one of the most popular comedians in France, is coming to New York City. Gad will do a ten-night run at the legendary Joe's Pub at The Public. Gad's stint at Joe's Pub will run from September 25 through October 7.
July 16, 2015
Bob Geldof once asked us, “Where is the filtered excellence!?” It’s right here. Once a week we take a break from comedy to bring you this weeks […]
July 15, 2015
On Conan, Emma Stone told Conan O'Brien that she recently tried to explain Twitter to Woody Allen. The 79-year-old director said that he did not understand the point of the medium, “unless you are a musician advertising a gig or you are a comedian doing one liners.” The Irrational Man co-star tried to demonstrate a great Twitter account to Allen, reading him a tweet from the author Joyce Carol Oates.
June 25, 2015
Comedies, above all movies, are often difficult to predict in terms of their staying power and how they will age over time. A lot of the […]
June 19, 2015
Jack Rollins, one of the most influential comedy managers and producers of the last half-century, died last night. He was 100 years old.
June 4, 2015
Adrien Grenier is starring as Vincent Chase in the biggest movie of the Summer right now.
June 4, 2015
Earlier this week Paul Feig stopped by SiriusXM's "Bennington" to talk with Ron Bennington and Gail Bennington about his new movie "Spy" which hits theaters this Friday. Feig talked about working with Melissa McCartney and why they have such a great working actor-director partnership, the return of strong women to the big screen, and why "chick flicks" aren't good movies (and why his movies aren't "chick flicks"). Paul also shared some of his secrets to a successful action-comedy movie, and we took careful notes. We chose five things we learned about how to make a great action comedy movie to share.
June 1, 2015
Jeffrey Gurian is a writer and comedian in New York who loves to Jump Around. Follow his regular column, right here, to find out what’s happening in comedy, and who Jeffrey Gurian ran into this week in and around New York. This week, Jeffrey visited Carolines on Broadway, The Stand, The Producer's Club and more.