SNL has compiled every Stefon ever for our enjoyment

Saturday Night Live was dark this past week, and instead of simply just airing a rerun, they decided to give… MORE
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Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s “Fleabag” wins Emmy Awards for writing, acting, best comedy series of 2019

We knew critics loved Fleabag. We loved Fleabag. Now we know the Emmy Awards voters did, too, bestowing four Emmys this year to the British comedy series (broadcast in the States on Amazon Prime Video) and star/creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge. Fleabag won…

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Watch Bill Hader geek out at meeting Dateline NBC’s Keith Morrison

Bill Hader truly loves Dateline NBC and its star correspondent, Keith Morrison. Hader knows years-old stories from Dateline verbatim, and says in this clip for Sunday Today, that he would walk the halls of Saturday Night Live just slipping into Morriso…

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The definitive ranking of Saturday Night Live’s “What’s Up With That?” sketches

It’s really an absurd Saturday Night Live sketch with a ridiculously catchy song. It also manages to descends into more… MORE
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HBO wants more Barry; renews dark comedy for third season

HBO decided they want more Barry and more NoHo Hank and, of course, more Henry Winkler as charismatic acting coach Gene Cousineau. Bill Hader’s creation got the renewal just days after Season Two’s second episode aired Sunday night. Critics are loving Barry, with various guilds nominating the show for a slew of awards. Last year, Barry earned three Emmys for Hader, Winkler, and sound mixing. Hader earned directing accolades for

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Bill Hader hunts to find the blend of drama and comedy for “Barry”

Bill Hader is everywhere and seemingly capable of doing everything. Not only is he one of the most versatile performers… MORE
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Saturday Night Live recap: John Mulaney should always host SNL

John Mulaney is great and this week he made Saturday Night Live great. After spending six seasons as a writer, Mulaney is very at home at Studio 8H. He was wonderful when he hosted SNL last April and the Big Mouth star is always a treat when he pops back in (for example, to review The Mule). Mulaney really elevates SNL whenever he comes back and, while there were some

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Watch the season 2 trailer for HBO’s “Barry”

Bill Hader is Barry, the title character of HBO’s breakout dark comedy Barry. A hitman trying to leave that world… MORE
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Bo Burnham beats frontrunner at DGA Awards

Bo Burnham beat out industry darling Bradley Cooper at the Directors Guild of America Awards. Burnham won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement of a First-Time Feature Film Director on Saturday night, defying most people’s expectations. Many saw Cooper as a shoo-in for the prize, but Burnham has quietly racked up a series of trophies for his accomplishments with Eighth Grade. Before the DGAs, he won eight awards for

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Barry is “most evil bad-ass person” in HBO trailer

Bill Hader is back for Barry Season Two! HBO released a teaser for the second season of the award-winning smash hit. While there is no release date yet, the show returns this spring. In the short trailer, Barry is still caught struggling between his dreams of being an actor and his job as a former marine-turned-hitman. While Barry asserts “What I do is not who I am,” his acting teacher

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