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Larry David found 'Seinfeld' to be 'torture,' biographer says

If there's ever a "Seinfeld" reboot, count Larry David out. "Seinfeld" launched the comedian's career in the '90s, earned him two Emmy Awards and cemented his status as a Hollywood mainstay, but he'd rather go to prison than do another season. The classic sitcom became complete agony for the "Curb Your Enthusiasm" star, 79, who co-created "Seinfeld" with Jerry Seinfeld. In "Emperor of Nothing: The Making of Larry David," biographer Blake J. Harris explains how pressure and tension on the set made the show unbearable. In an Oct. 23 episode of "Obsessed: The Podcast," Harris said that ahead of the show's fifth season, which started airing in 1993, David would "rather spend a year in prison than do another season of Seinfeld." Harris said running the show was "torturous" for the comedian. "That torture largely came from the pressure he put on himself to come up with good ideas, which is a…

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Ali G: Who Iz I? stooge says he was in on joke but didn’t tell Sacha Baron Cohen: ‘He’s not going to punk me. I’ll trick him’

Exclusive: Joshua Loudermilk says suspicions first raised during filming by gun shaped like wearable plastic bottom: ‘You’re gonna put a butt on top of a butt? You can’t run in that’ This article contains spoilers for Ali G: Who Iz I? Joshua Loudermilk, one of two men apparently discredited by the new Ali G movie Ali G: Who Iz I?, has said that he was in on the joke, but that the film-makers didn’t realise this. Loudermilk, a 54-year-old aspiring actor from North Carolina, has told the Guardian he recognised star Sacha Baron Cohen early in the shoot but continued pretending to be a hard-right Maga sympathiser prepared to defend the US border at all costs. The movie involves Loudermilk being recruited by another Cohen character, the ex-Mossad terrorist expert Col Erran Morad, to help form a citizens’ warrior force to protect US borders, making use of his top-secret new weapon: a gun…

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Jamie Lee Curtis says honoring Rob and Michele Reiner at Emmys was ‘tougher’ than expected

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Jamie Lee Curtis has opened up about the emotional challenge of honoring her late friends Rob and Michele Reiner at the 2026 Emmy Awards. The actress said paying tribute to Rob during the ceremony was harder than she had anticipated, as she felt responsible for representing everyone who had been affected by his loss. Curtis, 67, shared her reflections ahead of receiving the inaugural Michele and Rob Reiner Champion for Change Award at the Children's Institute's Cape & Gown Gala on November 8. She told The Hollywood Reporter that she was deeply honored to continue the couple's legacy of activism after sharing a close friendship with them. At the 78th Emmy Awards on September 14, Curtis gave a tearful tribute to Rob during the show's In Memoriam segment. She called the late filmmaker and actor "a cherished legend" and her "beloved Meathead," referring to his role…

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Jessica Biel Says ‘7th Heaven’ Reboot Will ‘Modernize’ the Show Now That TV Has ‘Less Limitations’: ‘We Were Very Careful About What Our Audience Wanted’

Nearly 20 years since the conclusion of “7th Heaven,” and over a year since the news broke about its reboot, original star Jessica Biel is giving fans an update on the new iteration of the show, including how she plans to “modernize” it for today’s audience and what she hopes to accomplish on set as […] Jessica Biel Says ‘7th Heaven’ Reboot Will ‘Modernize’ the Show Now That TV Has ‘Less Limitations’: ‘We Were Very Careful About What Our Audience Wanted’ Nearly 20 years since the conclusion of “7th Heaven,” and over a year since the news broke about its reboot, original star Jessica Biel is giving fans an update on the new iteration of the show, including how she plans to “modernize” it for today’s audience and what she hopes to accomplish on set as a producer. “What we want to create, how we want to modernize it, is really the things that are happening for teenagers and families that…

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