Hannibal Buress was unable to attend last night’s Spider-Man: Homecoming premiere in Hollywood, but instead of just accepting that he’d miss out on a bunch of promotional red carpet interviews, he did something a little different. As Entertainment Weekly reports, Buress took to Twitter yesterday afternoon in search of “a lookalike with solid comedic timing […]
Continue ReadingBefore Jason Mantzoukas was being asked about the logistics of breaking into the comedy world, he was traveling the real world. Living for almost two years abroad on a trip funded through the Watson Fellowship, a grant that enables graduates to pursue an independent study internationally, Mantzoukas had only one restriction: he could not return […]
Continue ReadingFew mainstream filmmakers treat the full range of cinema as their playground quite like Edgar Wright does. With each film he releases, the British director (Shaun of the Dead, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World) —known for his innovative yet playful visual language — pushes the boundaries of what we’ve come to accept about the limitations […]
Continue ReadingWith writing credits that include the Neighbors movies and Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates, Andrew Jay Cohen is no novice when it comes to crafting a comedy script that balances the bawdy with the sensitive, the raunchy with the sweet. Cohen and his childhood-friend-turned-writing-partner Brendan O’Brien cut their collective teeth as associate producers on […]
Continue ReadingIf occupying multiple pockets of comedic styles as writer and performer were a Herculean task, then mastering the mechanics and successfully wielding all the various elements of humor would seem cosmically impossible. Unless you’re Michael Showalter, who over the span of a 25-year career has not only dabbled in Marx Brothers absurdism (Wet Hot American […]
Continue ReadingDaily Show alum Jessica Williams is starring in a new movie headed to Netflix next month. Titled The Incredible Jessica James, the film is written and directed by Jim Strouse, debuted at Sundance earlier this year, and follows “a young, aspiring playwright in New York City who is struggling to get over a recent breakup. […]
Continue ReadingLake Bell has directed another film following her 2013 directorial debut In a World… that just got a premiere date. Titled I Do…Until I Don’t, the film stars Bell, Ed Helms, Paul Reiser, Wyatt Cenac, Mary Steenburgen, Amber Heard, and Dolly Wells. Here’s the logline from Deadline’s report: Pic tells the story of three couples in Vero […]
Continue ReadingVanessa Bayer, Phoebe Robinson, and Gillian Jacobs are starring in a movie together. According to The Hollywood Reporter, all three have signed on to star in a movie in the works at Netflix called Ibiza,which centers on Jacobs as “a woman who goes on a business trip to Spain to close a big deal, but […]
Continue ReadingAfter years of outstanding ensemble work in acclaimed television series like Silicon Valley, Portlandia, and Burning Love —as well as unforgettable scene-stealing cameos in films like Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates and Central Intelligence — comedian Kumail Nanjiani has been long overdue for a chance to solidify his leading man status. The Big Sick, […]
Continue ReadingAuthor, producer, screenwriter, and GWAR fan Emily V. Gordon is no stranger to the philosophical principle that comedy equals tragedy plus time. And not just because she traffics in the business of being funny, although that certainly helps. Gordon, years before she became a successful author (Super You), standup showcase producer (The Meltdown with Jonah […]
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