-From Zadie Smith’s New Yorker profile of Comedy Central stars Key and Peele. Keegan-Michael Key reprised his role as Luther for President Obama’s weekend speech at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. Read the story
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John Waters on TV, Bad Taste and Going Undercover
Guernica published a new interview with The People’s Pervert just last week,
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How to Be Aca-Awesome
An interview with Kay Cannon, Pitch Perfect screenwriter, on how her a cappella comedy might be changing the definition of cool.
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How to Be Aca-Awesome
An interview with Kay Cannon, Pitch Perfect screenwriter, on how her a cappella comedy might be changing the definition of cool.
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How to Be Aca-Awesome
An interview with Kay Cannon, Pitch Perfect screenwriter, on how her a cappella comedy might be changing the definition of cool.
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Joyce Maynard on Taking James Patterson’s Online Course in Writing Bestsellers
Lately, just about every time I turn to Facebook or Twitter, I’m greeted by an ad or sponsored content about the online writing course bestselling thriller author James Patterson offers on the MasterClass site (where Dustin Hoffman, Annie Liebovitz, Usher, Serena Williams and others serve up the tricks to their trades, too). “Set out to […]
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
Below, our favorite stories of the week. Kindle users, you can also get them as a Readlist. Sign up to receive this list free every Friday in your inbox. * * * 1. The Myth of the Ethical Shopper Michael Hobbes | Huffington Post | July 17, 2015 | 20 minutes (5,079 words) Why boycotting and shopping smarter won’t […]
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Surely You Can’t Be Serious: An Oral History of Airplane!
The original creators and cast of the satirical disaster film Airplane! share stories about how the hit 1980 comedy came together.
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David Letterman’s Reluctance on Becoming an Actor
From The AV Club’s oral history of Airplane!, which looks back on how the hit 1980 comedy was made.
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The Nerd Hunter
How “Freaks and Geeks” casting director Allison Jones is reshaping American comedy, one outsider at a time.
