Adam Pally and Rachel Bloom are starring in a movie together. According to Deadline, Pally and Bloom have signed on to star in a “dark mystery comedy” for Lionsgate called Most Likely to Murder. Pally will play Billy, “the most popular kid in high school” who “comes back to his hometown 10 years later to […]
Continue ReadingHere’s the lede from my latest Humor In Hindsight column for Decider.com, reflecting on Martin Scorsese’s The King of Comedy, starring Robert De Niro, Jerry Lewis, and Sandra Bernhard, fast-forwarding the context from 1983 to 2017. Who among us hasn’t suffered from delusions of grandeur from time to time, indulging in fantasies or daydreaming of […]
Continue ReadingSteve O’Donnell remained humble as he accepted the Herb Sargent Award at the 2017 Writers Guild Awards, wondering if perhaps the WGA had confused him for another former head writer of Late Night with David Letterman, or perhaps Saturday Night Live, or even his identical twin, Mark, who co-wrote the Broadway musical Hairspray. Steve O’Donnell’s credits […]
Continue ReadingThe latest project in Adam Sandler’s four-movie Netflix deal is the ’90s-set Sandy Wexler, in which Sandler stars as a talent manager who “represents a group of eccentric clients on the fringes of show business. His single-minded devotion is put to the test when he falls in love with his newest client, a talented singer […]
Continue ReadingThis June, Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler are opening an illegal casino – onscreen, at least (sorry, all you comedy-loving… MORE
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Comedian Demetri Martin premiered his film Dean – which he wrote, directed, and stars in – to overwhelmingly positive reviews… MORE
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Back in 2015, Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler signed on to star in a movie together called The House, and the first trailer was released today. Written by Neighbors writing team Brendan O’Brien and Andrew J. Cohen, the film centers on a married couple who can’t afford to pay for their daughter to go to […]
Continue ReadingDemetri Martin recently made his first feature film, Dean, and after a successful run at last year’s Tribeca Film Festival, it was picked up for release by CBS Films. In addition to writing and directing, Martin stars in the film as an New York illustrator who “falls hard for an LA woman while trying to […]
Continue ReadingDemetri Martin recently made his first feature film, Dean, and after a successful run at last year’s Tribeca Film Festival, it was picked up for release by CBS Films. In addition to writing and directing, Martin stars in the film as an New York illustrator who “falls hard for an LA woman while trying to […]
Continue ReadingIt was a runaway hit last month at Sundance, and soon you’ll be able to see The Big Sick onscreen… MORE
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