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Across the Aisle: Before Trump or Cruz, There Was The Second Civil War

By Jim Hemphill | April 7, 2016

Across the Aisle: Before Trump or Cruz, There Was The Second Civil War

Jim Hemphill looks at how Joe Dante’s unnervingly prescient absurdist satire anticipated the current political climate in the U.S.

Comedians Ari Shaffir (This Is Not Happening) and Artie Lange (The Howard Stern Show, MADtv) Are Recording a Live Talkhouse Podcast in New York

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By Ari Shaffir | April 5, 2016

Comedians Ari Shaffir (This Is Not Happening) and Artie Lange (The Howard Stern Show, MADtv) Are Recording a Live Talkhouse Podcast in New York

Drop by Samsung 837 on April 6 to watch their conversation in person.

Kumail Nanjiani (Silicon Valley) Talks with Michael Showalter (Hello, My Name is Doris) for The Talkhouse Film Podcast

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By Kumail Nanjiani | March 28, 2016

Kumail Nanjiani (Silicon Valley) Talks with Michael Showalter (Hello, My Name is Doris) for The Talkhouse Film Podcast

Two comedy heroes take a break from prepping their upcoming movie together to talk about their new movie together (and, you know, be funny).

Horace and Pete, or How Louis CK Saved Cinema with a Goddamn Web Series

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By Stephen Cone | February 22, 2016

Horace and Pete, or How Louis CK Saved Cinema with a Goddamn Web Series

Stephen Cone celebrates the multihyphenate genius' stealth project, which goes back to basics to create something entirely new and exciting.

Hail, Caesar! and Cognitive Wanderances on Such Subjects as Overcommitment, Student Debt, Beyoncé’s Specific Juju and Bill Cosby’s Guilt

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By Terence Nance | February 16, 2016

Hail, Caesar! and Cognitive Wanderances on Such Subjects as Overcommitment, Student Debt, Beyoncé’s Specific Juju and Bill Cosby’s Guilt

Terence Nance on the latest film by the Coen brothers, among other things...

Alix Lambert (The Mark of Cain) Talks with Fred Armisen (Portlandia) for The Talkhouse Film Podcast

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By Alix Lambert | February 3, 2016

Alix Lambert (The Mark of Cain) Talks with Fred Armisen (Portlandia) for The Talkhouse Film Podcast

Armisen and Lambert, who have known each other since they were students, share stories from their friendship of close to 30 years.

Jim Strouse (People, Places, Things) Talks Aziz Ansari and Alan Yang’s Master of None

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By Jim Strouse | December 9, 2015

Jim Strouse (People, Places, Things) Talks Aziz Ansari and Alan Yang’s Master of None

The latest binge-watching sensation is great television exactly because it doesn't conform to the medium's conventions.

David Lowery (Ain’t Them Bodies Saints) Talks Seth MacFarlane’s Ted 2

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By David Lowery | June 29, 2015

David Lowery (Ain’t Them Bodies Saints) Talks Seth MacFarlane’s Ted 2

What happens when you want to see the sequel because you really enjoyed the first movie, but then your wife points out you never actually saw it?

Jim Strouse (People, Places, Things) Talks Patrick Brice’s The Overnight

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By Jim Strouse | June 19, 2015

Jim Strouse (People, Places, Things) Talks Patrick Brice’s The Overnight

What if a 21st-century sex comedy could be smart as well as bawdy, have well-drawn adult characters as well as dick jokes?

Emily Hagins (Grow Up, Tony Phillips) Talks Andrew Disney’s Balls Out

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By Emily Hagins | June 18, 2015

Emily Hagins (Grow Up, Tony Phillips) Talks Andrew Disney’s Balls Out

As indie comedies are becoming increasingly bland, this one stands out from the crowd by being a studio-style spoof.