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Jerry Seinfeld: Redemption Arcs Ruined Movie Comedy

Jerry Seinfeld has a simple theory about why so many comedy movies fall flat: they are too worried about making us like the characters. He made the point in a sit-down conversation with Eddie Murphy for Netflix, filmed in 2019 when Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee was up for…
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Spielberg Watched Seinfeld While Filming Schindler's List

Filming Schindler’s List in Poland in the spring of 1993 was, by every account, a grueling and emotionally heavy experience. So how did Steven Spielberg keep his spirits up? With Seinfeld. Laughter During a Dark Shoot Speaking at Tribeca in 2018, Spielberg told…
Modern Family

Sarah Hyland's Husband Asked Her TV Parents' Blessing

Sarah Hyland spent 11 seasons as Haley Dunphy on Modern Family, and her bond with her on-screen parents, Ty Burrell and Julie Bowen, didn’t end when the cameras stopped rolling. Asking for a Blessing Before proposing to Hyland, her now-husband Wells Adams…
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Jason Alexander on Seinfeld's Missed Paydays

Years after Seinfeld ended, Jason Alexander has been blunt about who really cashed in on the reruns. No Share of the Profits In an interview with The Globe and Mail and later press appearances, Alexander said that he, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Michael Richards never…
Modern Family

Nolan Gould Joined Mensa at Age Four

On Modern Family, Nolan Gould is best known as Luke Dunphy, the lovable but often clueless youngest child of Phil and Claire. TV’s Favorite Wildcard Luke was responsible for some of the show’s funniest moments, usually thanks to his bizarre logic and total…
Shows

The People v. Gorilla Grodd Wraps Filming

That’s a wrap on one of the DCU’s most unexpected projects. Filming has officially finished on The People v. Gorilla Grodd, a new eight-episode series coming to HBO Max. The show marks DC Studios’ first step into true crime, told as a mockumentary from…
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Wayne Knight: Larry David Was 'Scary as Hell'

Was the Seinfeld set a cold place for guest stars? When Jason Alexander asked that question on his podcast, Wayne Knight, better known as Newman, pushed back. “Everybody Was Thrilled to Be There” According to Knight, the general feeling on set was that…
Modern Family

Sarah Hyland and Adam DeVine on Haley and Andy

Haley Dunphy and Andy Bailey became one of Modern Family‘s most memorable romances, and a big reason was the chemistry between Sarah Hyland and Adam Devine. How Andy Arrived Devine joined the show as Andy, the sweet, goofy “manny” hired to help Jay…
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How Julia Louis-Dreyfus Met Brad Hall

Long before she became Elaine Benes, Julia Louis-Dreyfus was a Northwestern University freshman chasing every stage opportunity she could find. One of those auditions changed her life. A Campus Audition She has said she met her future husband, writer and performer Brad…