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Kristen Wiig Recalls Worst High-School Moment, at ‘Girl Most Likely’ Premiere
If you had merely walked by the front of Gotham’s Landmark Sunshine Cinema, you would’ve been none the wiser. But packed into a stuffy basement, press and celebs shook hands July 15 for a special...
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Local Hero: Kevin Hudson Makes Sure Sony Locations Are Sound
Kevin Hudson, one of two stage managers at Sony Studios, mans all 18 of the lot’s stages and checks every morning to see if there are any flaws or potential problems.
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James L. Brooks, David Silverman Talk ‘Simpsons,’ State of Toon Market
What makes a good cartoon? Sure, the animation has to be good. And the premise has to be good, too. But what’s trump at the end of the day are the stories and its characters — in fact, it’s a lot more...
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Women in Comedy: ‘Let’s Be Awful,’ Says Screenwriter Dana Fox
Wake up, Hollywood. Women can be unlikable, too. Scribes Dana Fox (“Couples Retreat,” “What Happens in Vegas”), Katie Dippold (“The Heat”), Tracy Oliver (“The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl”) and...
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James Burrows on Directing: ‘Don’t Be a Traffic Cop’
After winning 10 Emmys, four Directors Guild Awards and a spot in the TV Academy Hall of Fame, James Burrows has earned the right to have a unique clause inserted to his contract when he signs on to a...
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Conan O’Brien, Greg Daniels, Al Jean Spin Harvard Lampoon Yarns
Three high-profile alumni of the Harvard Lampoon, the university’s undergraduate humor publication, gathered Sunday at USC to discuss “The Simpsons” and the steps to a successful career in comedy,...
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Behind the Scenes of Animal Planet’s Puppy Bowl
Outside of the network that carries the NFL’s big game, no media outlet gets more mileage out of Super Bowl weekend than Animal Planet with its Puppy Bowl. The pre-taped special that began as a...
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TV Shows Hit the Road With Flurry of Live Events
Amantha Walden is hard at work on her next pilot — but not the type Hollywood might be familiar with. Instead of a script, it comprises a planetarium and a 40-foot-tall inflatable castle. Walden’s...
View ArticleKenya Barris Talks Netflix Plans, #MeToo and His Unusual Career Path at USC...
Showrunner Kenya Barris offered a glimpse of one of the projects he is pursuing now that he has relocated to Netflix during a wide-ranging discussion Saturday night held as part of the USC Comedy...
View ArticleMitch Hurwitz, Betty White Laud Witt Thomas Harris Legacy
In a rare reunion, the production team behind some of the biggest hits of the 1970s and ’80s gathered at USC on Saturday to dish about old times and the issue of ageism in Hollywood Paul Junger Witt...
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