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The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins" Shows How to Edit Hall of Fame-Worthy Comedy by Ignoring the Jokes

2+ hour, 51+ min ago  (252+ words) The director's cut came in about 37 minutes long, and it has to be 21 minutes and 19 seconds," Gilman told Indie Wire. We just had to really streamline and focus on what's the most important thing, character-wise, emotionally." I cut the pilot…...

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Widow's Bay' Finale Suggests Laughing at Life's Horrors Instead of Living in Dread " Spoilers

11+ hour, 51+ min ago  (422+ words) [Editor's note: The following review contains spoilers for "Widow's Bay" Episode 10, "We Hope You Enjoyed Your Time!" " the Season 1 finale.] When the mayor of a town drives through a wicked storm to check on his elderly assistant, he's supposed to…...

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St. Denis Medical" Team on How Great Jokes Beget More Great Jokes in NBC"s Smart, Layered Sitcom

23+ hour, 36+ min ago  (594+ words) For me, this was kind of ambitious," David Alan Grier said in a panel hosted by Indie Wire. We were on location " we were outside of the studio " and just watching Josh climb up that furniture thing, when we get…...

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indiewire. com > features > interviews > seth-meyers-usg-interview-late-night-a-closer-look-1235200178

Watch Seth Meyers and His "Late Night" Team Explain How "A Closer Look" Became Their Signature Segment

2+ day, 36+ min ago  (379+ words) A new late night show's first task is to figure out its own unique voice and then find a way to bottle it into the genre's familiar format. Even if every show starts with a monologue before finding its way…...

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indiewire. com > features > craft > nobody-wants-this-production-designer-claire-bennett-1235199616

Nobody Wants This" Gave Production Designer Claire Bennett a Unique Challenge: It"s All on Location " Watch

1+ day, 22+ hour ago  (210+ words) Certainly, the choice to shoot in LA makes a huge difference in how the show looks and feels, but it also comes with plenty of challenges. Just ask production designer Claire Bennett, who has worked on all twenty episodes of…...

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indiewire. com > features > best-of > vegas-in-space-drag-sci-fi-cult-movie-1991-1235199831

Pamper Yourself This Pride with 1991s "Vegas in Space, the Fiercest Drag Film on the Planet Clitoris

4+ day, 14+ hour ago  (574+ words) First, the'BAIT: a weird genre pick, and why we're exploring its specific niche'right now.'Then, the'BITE: a spoiler-filled answer to the all-important question, Is this old cult film actually worth recommending?" When Ru Paul's Drag Race" premiered in 2009 on Logo,…...

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indiewire. com > features > interviews > the-cable-guy-oral-history-ben-stiller-jim-carrey-1235199463

The Cable Guy" Turns 30: How Jim Carrey"s Darkest Comedy Saw the Future Coming

5+ day, 4+ hour ago  (1795+ words) The Cable Guy" first knocked on our door 30 years ago this week " and with a TV reboot recently confirmed, it's clear this screen-obsessed oddball simply refuses to leave popular culture. However, in the three decades since its release, all that…...

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indiewire. com > awards > consider-this > hacks-season-5-hannah-einbinder-creators-usg-panel-1235199346

Watch "Hacks" Creators, Cast, and Crew Explain How Comedy Helps Us Have Hard Conversations

1+ week, 1+ hour ago  (549+ words) By the time Deborah Vance (Jean Smart) arrived in Paris for the'Hacks' series finale, the dazzling HBO comedy had already spent five seasons arguing that humor can be more of a lifeline than a laugh. For Deborah, comedy was a…...

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indiewire. com > features > craft > saturday-night-live-hair-makeup-interview-3d-printers-1235199049

3 D Printers and a Wig Archive Help the "SNL" Hair and Makeup Team Go Wilder Than Ever

1+ week, 21+ hour ago  (489+ words) However, that doesn't mean that "SNL" departments haven't found ways to do more, and more ambitious work on the NBC show's maxed-out treadmill of a schedule. Both deep experience and new technology have allowed "SNL" to come up with anything…...

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indiewire. com > awards > consider-this > saturday-night-live-director-bowen-yang-final-sketch-1235199149

Saturday Night Live" Director Liz Patrick Still Has Questions About Bowen Yang"s Final Sketch

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (323+ words) Despite having directed the December 20 episode of "Saturday Night Live" hosted by Ariana Grande, with musical guest Cher, which served as five-time Emmy nominee Bowen Yang's final episode as a cast member, Liz Patrick still has questions about his swan…...

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