On his radio show A Prairie Home Companion, Garrison Keillor used to refer amusingly to “Norwegian Bachelor Farmers” who resided in his (make believe) hometown of Lake Wobegon, Minnesota.
Not only was the town fictional, so were those putative Norwegian yeomen. For a real-life, honest-to-goodness, authentic Scandinavian Bachelor Farmer, you can turn to the documentary As the Tide Comes In, which recently made its world premiere at the International Documentary Festival Amsterdam (better known as IDFA). The film directed by Juan Palacios principally revolves around Gregers, the last farmer inhabiting remote Mandø, an island in Denmark’s Wadden Sea.
Mandø, measuring only 8-square kilometers, isn’t easy to access.
High tide covering the only road to get to Mandø Island, Denmark on July 30, 2021.
“It’s a place that is pretty much ruled by the tides,” Palacios explains. “In order to get to the island, you have to go through this...
Not only was the town fictional, so were those putative Norwegian yeomen. For a real-life, honest-to-goodness, authentic Scandinavian Bachelor Farmer, you can turn to the documentary As the Tide Comes In, which recently made its world premiere at the International Documentary Festival Amsterdam (better known as IDFA). The film directed by Juan Palacios principally revolves around Gregers, the last farmer inhabiting remote Mandø, an island in Denmark’s Wadden Sea.
Mandø, measuring only 8-square kilometers, isn’t easy to access.
High tide covering the only road to get to Mandø Island, Denmark on July 30, 2021.
“It’s a place that is pretty much ruled by the tides,” Palacios explains. “In order to get to the island, you have to go through this...
- 11/29/2023
- by Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
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Unless otherwise noted, the accused denied some or all of the allegations against them.
2006 Tarana Burke
Activist Tarana Burke coins “Me Too” on MySpace.
2014
Oct. 17: Comedian Hannibal Buress’ riff about Bill Cosby resurfaces long-ignored rape accusations. An investigation of Cosby follows.
2016
July 21: Fox News chairman Roger Ailes is forced out amid allegations that he sexually harassed several women at the company.
Oct. 7: “When you’re a star, they let you do it” — The Washington Post publishes leaked Access Hollywood footage in which then-presidential candidate Donald Trump boasts of committing sexual assault.
2017 The Woman’s March of Jan. 21, 2017, set the stage for takedowns of alleged abusers like Matt Lauer.
Jan. 21: Millions of Americans take part in the Women’s March a day after President Trump’s inauguration.
March 19: Fox News ousts Bill O’Reilly following multiple harassment claims.
Oct. 5:...
Unless otherwise noted, the accused denied some or all of the allegations against them.
2006 Tarana Burke
Activist Tarana Burke coins “Me Too” on MySpace.
2014
Oct. 17: Comedian Hannibal Buress’ riff about Bill Cosby resurfaces long-ignored rape accusations. An investigation of Cosby follows.
2016
July 21: Fox News chairman Roger Ailes is forced out amid allegations that he sexually harassed several women at the company.
Oct. 7: “When you’re a star, they let you do it” — The Washington Post publishes leaked Access Hollywood footage in which then-presidential candidate Donald Trump boasts of committing sexual assault.
2017 The Woman’s March of Jan. 21, 2017, set the stage for takedowns of alleged abusers like Matt Lauer.
Jan. 21: Millions of Americans take part in the Women’s March a day after President Trump’s inauguration.
March 19: Fox News ousts Bill O’Reilly following multiple harassment claims.
Oct. 5:...
- 9/29/2022
- by Julian Sancton
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Who would have thought 30 years ago Meryl Streep would become the musical diva of our age? Maybe those who watched her bashfully (and beautifully) sing “You Don’t Know Me” in 1990’s Postcards from the Edge. But largely she was associated with the serious dramas of the ‘70s and ‘80s that won her two Oscars (and saw her nominated for three more) by the time she was 35: Kramer vs. Kramer, The Deer Hunter, Sophie’s Choice. Sober-eyed tearjerkers all.
But an amazing thing happened in the 21st century, didn’t it? Streep, the First Lady of the Academy Awards stage, reinvented herself as the prima donna of the musical-comedy. Sometimes that includes performances so rich that they sing even without any lyrics, such as the imperious Miranda Priestly in The Devil Wears Prada. But often they come with music and verse too, be it ham-fisted kitsch like Mamma Mia! or something...
But an amazing thing happened in the 21st century, didn’t it? Streep, the First Lady of the Academy Awards stage, reinvented herself as the prima donna of the musical-comedy. Sometimes that includes performances so rich that they sing even without any lyrics, such as the imperious Miranda Priestly in The Devil Wears Prada. But often they come with music and verse too, be it ham-fisted kitsch like Mamma Mia! or something...
- 12/11/2020
- by David Crow
- Den of Geek
“Live From Here With Chris Thile,” the weekly radio show that began as a continuation of “A Prairie Home Companion” before taking on its own name and identity, has been canceled, American Public Media Group announced Tuesday.
The St. Paul-based company blamed the economic effects of the Covid-19 for that and other cuts that resulted in 28 employees being let go.
Thile, the dexterously multitalented member of the Punch Brothers and Nickel Creek who took over “Prairie Home Companion” from Garrison Keillor in 2016, tweeted about the end of his four-year run as host.
“Not one live broadcast has gone by where I didn’t thank my absurdly lucky stars for your wide open ears and hearts,” Thile wrote. “Over the weekend, I was informed that American Public Media will no longer be producing the show. While this news fills me with sadness, I understand the decision, as my extraordinary teammates and...
The St. Paul-based company blamed the economic effects of the Covid-19 for that and other cuts that resulted in 28 employees being let go.
Thile, the dexterously multitalented member of the Punch Brothers and Nickel Creek who took over “Prairie Home Companion” from Garrison Keillor in 2016, tweeted about the end of his four-year run as host.
“Not one live broadcast has gone by where I didn’t thank my absurdly lucky stars for your wide open ears and hearts,” Thile wrote. “Over the weekend, I was informed that American Public Media will no longer be producing the show. While this news fills me with sadness, I understand the decision, as my extraordinary teammates and...
- 6/16/2020
- by Chris Willman
- Variety Film + TV
Live From Here With Chris Thile, the American Public Media-produced radio show featuring musical performances, interviews, and skits, has been canceled. A post on the variety series’ Instagram cited the effect that Covid-19 has had on live events as the root cause of the cancellation: “With that uncertainty, we simply cannot continue to make the show we want to make and host Live From Here the way it was intended.”
Host Chris Thile, the Grammy-winning mandolin ace and member of the band the Punch Brothers, echoed the news with his own statement: “Over the weekend,...
Host Chris Thile, the Grammy-winning mandolin ace and member of the band the Punch Brothers, echoed the news with his own statement: “Over the weekend,...
- 6/16/2020
- by Joseph Hudak
- Rollingstone.com
[Editor’s Note: The following review contains spoilers for “Big Mouth” Season 3, including the ending.]
“Disclosure” isn’t a movie I hear too many kids talking about these days. Barry Levinson’s 1994 drama stars two icons of their era, Demi Moore and Michael Douglas, and features a few steamy scenes (also very much of the era) wrapped up in a bigger, grosser movie about a new boss (Moore) who accuses her employee (Douglas) of sexual harassment as payback for him refuting her advances. It… isn’t exactly a classic. In fact, the adaptation of Michael Crichton’s bestseller was only recently brought back to the edge of prominence as the #MeToo movement started gaining steam, and scared, cowardly men needed a recognizable scapegoat scenario to toss out when they were accused of sexual harassment.
So why does “Big Mouth” devote an entire episode of Season 3 to its adolescent stars turning that film into a school musical? In short, because...
“Disclosure” isn’t a movie I hear too many kids talking about these days. Barry Levinson’s 1994 drama stars two icons of their era, Demi Moore and Michael Douglas, and features a few steamy scenes (also very much of the era) wrapped up in a bigger, grosser movie about a new boss (Moore) who accuses her employee (Douglas) of sexual harassment as payback for him refuting her advances. It… isn’t exactly a classic. In fact, the adaptation of Michael Crichton’s bestseller was only recently brought back to the edge of prominence as the #MeToo movement started gaining steam, and scared, cowardly men needed a recognizable scapegoat scenario to toss out when they were accused of sexual harassment.
So why does “Big Mouth” devote an entire episode of Season 3 to its adolescent stars turning that film into a school musical? In short, because...
- 10/4/2019
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
In the last few years, audiences have received unprecedented insight into modern adolescence. Bo Burnham’s 2018 film “Eighth Grade” is an intimate and unflinching look at a young girl’s personal journey through the halls of middle school, and Nick Kroll’s Netflix animated series “Big Mouth” has pillow fucking, menstruation musical numbers, and the severed head of Garrison Keillor — yet remains one of the more insightful and encouraging shows around.
Now we have ’90s period piece “PEN15” from Hulu, a live-action series from Lonely Island producers Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer, Jorma Taccone, with its its own peculiar cause for alarm: Despite being surrounded by a teenage cast, the show’s stars are played by two 31-year-old actors, Maya Erskine and Anna Konkle. They could stick out among their baby-faced co-stars and turn the whole show into an extended parody — an “SNL” sketch that just keeps going, half-hour after half-hour,...
Now we have ’90s period piece “PEN15” from Hulu, a live-action series from Lonely Island producers Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer, Jorma Taccone, with its its own peculiar cause for alarm: Despite being surrounded by a teenage cast, the show’s stars are played by two 31-year-old actors, Maya Erskine and Anna Konkle. They could stick out among their baby-faced co-stars and turn the whole show into an extended parody — an “SNL” sketch that just keeps going, half-hour after half-hour,...
- 2/6/2019
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
“Big Mouth” earned early praise for deftly blending unabashedly crude humor with endearing care for its young characters. The Netflix animated series about a group of pre-teens going through puberty showed it all, from human-sized penises playing basketball to the disgusting edible called “cream crackers.” Season 2 arguably goes even further, including an intimate song-and-dance sequence featuring dozens of naked women going full frontal and one of the main characters’ being de-pantsed (underwear and all) next to his proudly nude father. Yet the show’s heart never stops beating, even when the horny little kids’ blood is rushing elsewhere.
Despite the language, nudity, sexual situations, drug use, and cartoonish violence (Garrison Keillor’s severed head has taken on added relevance given last year’s allegations), “Big Mouth” is not an adult animated series. It’s about kids, for kids (of a certain age), and the older viewers are there to learn,...
Despite the language, nudity, sexual situations, drug use, and cartoonish violence (Garrison Keillor’s severed head has taken on added relevance given last year’s allegations), “Big Mouth” is not an adult animated series. It’s about kids, for kids (of a certain age), and the older viewers are there to learn,...
- 10/5/2018
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
Happy 72nd Birthday, Tommy Lee Jones! Though he has played his share of rednecks in films, the Oscar, Golden Globe and SAG Award winner is in real life a top-notch polo player and famously was Vice President Al Gore‘s roommate while both were studying at Harvard. Jones is an actor who is always full of surprises.
Having gotten his start acting in soap operas and independent films, Jones quickly moved up the ladder, earning his first Golden Globe nomination as singer Loretta Lynn‘s husband in “Coal Miner’s Daughter” (opposite Academy Award champ Sissy Spacek). As his work continued to grow, so did Jones’ trophy case. In his film career of over four decades, Jones earned four Oscar nominations three Golden Globe nominations (also including a win for “The Fugitive”) and four Screen Actors Guild nominations (including two SAG trophies for 2007’s “No Country For Old Men” and 2012’s “Lincoln”).
So,...
Having gotten his start acting in soap operas and independent films, Jones quickly moved up the ladder, earning his first Golden Globe nomination as singer Loretta Lynn‘s husband in “Coal Miner’s Daughter” (opposite Academy Award champ Sissy Spacek). As his work continued to grow, so did Jones’ trophy case. In his film career of over four decades, Jones earned four Oscar nominations three Golden Globe nominations (also including a win for “The Fugitive”) and four Screen Actors Guild nominations (including two SAG trophies for 2007’s “No Country For Old Men” and 2012’s “Lincoln”).
So,...
- 9/15/2018
- by Tom O'Brien and Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
“Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In” was one of the most popular and topical television shows of its era. In the middle of the third season, just as the show was about to lose Goldie Hawn, one of its most popular stars, a savior appeared in the guise of Lily Tomlin. She joined the NBC show and became an almost instant sensation with her variety of characters that she had long spent developing in various comedy venues. With six Emmy wins under her belt, she now has another nomination for her ongoing role on “Grace and Frankie” with “9 to 5” co-star Jane Fonda.
With that newest recognition in mind for television, let’s take a look back at her accomplished film career which began in the 1970s. Take a tour of her 15 greatest movie performances, ranked worst to best, in the photo gallery above. It includes her Oscar-nominated work in “Nashville” plus “All of Me,...
With that newest recognition in mind for television, let’s take a look back at her accomplished film career which began in the 1970s. Take a tour of her 15 greatest movie performances, ranked worst to best, in the photo gallery above. It includes her Oscar-nominated work in “Nashville” plus “All of Me,...
- 8/20/2018
- by Robert Pius and Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
John and Matthew are watching every single live-action film starring Meryl Streep.
#33 —Yolanda Johnson, a Midwestern songstress and longtime staple of the titular radio show.
Matthew: Two of the most revered artists in American cinema history, Robert Altman and Meryl Streep each built their lauded careers by probing into characters from countless corners of the world, driven by an ardent and undiminished interest in the micro — but never minor — idiosyncrasies of collective human behavior. For those who believe in the supernatural forces of fate, there is something undeniably kismetic in Streep and Altman’s first collaboration, which would turn out to be this mighty auteur’s valedictory effort. A Prairie Home Companion, Altman’s final film, is a moving backstage comedy that sketches out the (fictional) final broadcast of the historic and beloved Minnesota radio variety show of the title, created and hosted by Garrison Keillor, who also scripted the picture.
#33 —Yolanda Johnson, a Midwestern songstress and longtime staple of the titular radio show.
Matthew: Two of the most revered artists in American cinema history, Robert Altman and Meryl Streep each built their lauded careers by probing into characters from countless corners of the world, driven by an ardent and undiminished interest in the micro — but never minor — idiosyncrasies of collective human behavior. For those who believe in the supernatural forces of fate, there is something undeniably kismetic in Streep and Altman’s first collaboration, which would turn out to be this mighty auteur’s valedictory effort. A Prairie Home Companion, Altman’s final film, is a moving backstage comedy that sketches out the (fictional) final broadcast of the historic and beloved Minnesota radio variety show of the title, created and hosted by Garrison Keillor, who also scripted the picture.
- 8/16/2018
- by John Guerin
- FilmExperience
One of the most infuriating aspects of the many, many stories of ingrained Hollywood abuse that have come to light is how the alleged perpetrators have apparently gotten away with their wrongdoing for decades. From their positions of power, they’ve blocked deserving voices from flourishing to keep rebranding assault as “flirting,” and writing off victims as the “price of doing business.” Each and every tale is yet another piece of the puzzle of all the deeply ingrained patterns of abuse that some of the most dominant members of the entertainment industry have established and protected over decades.
The New Yorker’s report on allegations against CBS CEO Les Moonves is arguably the most significant yet, and not just because Moonves is one of the most influential people in Hollywood, period. In addition to laying out six separate accounts of Moonves’ alleged misconduct, the report details the stark reality that...
The New Yorker’s report on allegations against CBS CEO Les Moonves is arguably the most significant yet, and not just because Moonves is one of the most influential people in Hollywood, period. In addition to laying out six separate accounts of Moonves’ alleged misconduct, the report details the stark reality that...
- 7/31/2018
- by Caroline Framke
- Variety Film + TV
Television Academy voters have a habit of voting back in the same old, same old every year. Once a show gets an Emmy nomination, the chances are good that it will repeat. But every year a few newcomers stand out — and with the streaming services bulking up their offerings, more newcomers are in the hunt for a nomination.
There are plenty of returning shows that have been snubbed by Emmy voters over the years and still deserve a shot. But on the eve of this year’s Primetime Emmys nomination announcement, IndieWire staffers picked a handful of freshman entries that they’ll be looking for on Thursday when this year’s categories are announced.
Some on this list are likely contenders, while others are long shots; and, of course, this being the age of Peak TV, there are even more (like “Killing Eve”) that should probably be on this list as well.
There are plenty of returning shows that have been snubbed by Emmy voters over the years and still deserve a shot. But on the eve of this year’s Primetime Emmys nomination announcement, IndieWire staffers picked a handful of freshman entries that they’ll be looking for on Thursday when this year’s categories are announced.
Some on this list are likely contenders, while others are long shots; and, of course, this being the age of Peak TV, there are even more (like “Killing Eve”) that should probably be on this list as well.
- 7/11/2018
- by Michael Schneider, Ben Travers, Liz Shannon Miller, Hanh Nguyen, Steve Greene and Chris O'Falt
- Indiewire
Update, with video A recent crop of viral video police beatings has Bill Maher thinking the thin blue line needs a #MeToo movement to call its own. The host of HBO’s Real Time With Bill Maher ended tonight’s episode calling out abusive cops – and the partners who protect them.
“We need to stop saying most cops are good like we know that to be true,” Maher said during his end-of-show New Rules segment. “I hope it’s true, but I need some evidence, unlike cops.”
He continued: “The bad ones, not the good ones. Problem is we don’t really know what that percentage is. That’s the question I’m asking tonight – if so many cops are good why are there so many videos of them being bad?”
The host, saying “this thin blue line stuff has got to go away,” was referring to several viral videos...
“We need to stop saying most cops are good like we know that to be true,” Maher said during his end-of-show New Rules segment. “I hope it’s true, but I need some evidence, unlike cops.”
He continued: “The bad ones, not the good ones. Problem is we don’t really know what that percentage is. That’s the question I’m asking tonight – if so many cops are good why are there so many videos of them being bad?”
The host, saying “this thin blue line stuff has got to go away,” was referring to several viral videos...
- 6/16/2018
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
The state of Minnesota abounds with diverse shooting locations, from the modern urban skyscrapers of Minneapolis, to the small-town feel of Saint Paul, to a countryside dotted with thousands of lakes, to a rugged wilderness stretching to the Canadian border. Also available: a rebate of 20% or 25% on qualified spend, in addition to multiple local incentives.
Other Minnesota landmarks of interest: the iconic Mall of America, the Walker Art Center and the world-famous Guthrie Theater. Garrison Keillor’s “A Prairie Home Companion” radio show is also a homegrown Minnesota institution.
Often dubbed “snowbate” because if its northern location, Minnesota’ rebate program includes a 20% rebate for productions spending a minimum of $100,000 and a 25% rebate for productions spending a minimum of $1 million.
Regional incentives are available on top of the state incentive. The compensation cap for non-resident above-the-line workers is $100,000.
Productions recently shot in Minnesota include “Brother’s Keeper” (2018)” “The Dawn” (2018), “The Nanny...
Other Minnesota landmarks of interest: the iconic Mall of America, the Walker Art Center and the world-famous Guthrie Theater. Garrison Keillor’s “A Prairie Home Companion” radio show is also a homegrown Minnesota institution.
Often dubbed “snowbate” because if its northern location, Minnesota’ rebate program includes a 20% rebate for productions spending a minimum of $100,000 and a 25% rebate for productions spending a minimum of $1 million.
Regional incentives are available on top of the state incentive. The compensation cap for non-resident above-the-line workers is $100,000.
Productions recently shot in Minnesota include “Brother’s Keeper” (2018)” “The Dawn” (2018), “The Nanny...
- 6/15/2018
- by Variety Staff
- Variety Film + TV
Last October, model and actress Zoe Brock joined dozens of women accusing Harvey Weinstein of sexual misconduct in a powerful essay about her encounter with the mogul at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival. Now that Weinstein has been arrested on three felony charges of rape and a criminal sexual act, Brock reflects on her experience. (Weinstein has pleaded not guilty.)
I’ll never forget the first time someone told me they thought I was brave for speaking out. I remember feeling awkward and confused, as if I was being given a compliment I didn’t deserve. I was dismissive and brushed the sentiment away. I probably even came across as rude. You see, I didn’t feel brave, not one iota, I felt compelled. There was zero bravery in any of my actions because there was zero forethought.
And that was naive on my part.
I told my story on October...
I’ll never forget the first time someone told me they thought I was brave for speaking out. I remember feeling awkward and confused, as if I was being given a compliment I didn’t deserve. I was dismissive and brushed the sentiment away. I probably even came across as rude. You see, I didn’t feel brave, not one iota, I felt compelled. There was zero bravery in any of my actions because there was zero forethought.
And that was naive on my part.
I told my story on October...
- 5/28/2018
- by Zoe Brock
- The Wrap
Nick Kroll is very blunt about where the crazy stories on the show “Big Mouth” come from. “The stories come from the experiences of me and [co-creator] Andrew Goldberg, our friends from elementary and middle school or from other writers,” he reveals to us in a recent chat (watch the exclusive video above). “We also had a friend who had sex with a pillow and Andrew actually had an orgasm while dancing with a girl.”
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Kroll’s show, “Big Mouth,” also co-created by Mark Levin and Jennifer Flackett, is an animated show on Netflix that centers on several kids in seventh grade as they navigate their way through puberty. Kroll and Goldberg have been friends since they were children and are the basis for the two main characters, Nick and Andrew, the latter being voiced by John Mulaney.
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Kroll’s show, “Big Mouth,” also co-created by Mark Levin and Jennifer Flackett, is an animated show on Netflix that centers on several kids in seventh grade as they navigate their way through puberty. Kroll and Goldberg have been friends since they were children and are the basis for the two main characters, Nick and Andrew, the latter being voiced by John Mulaney.
- 5/18/2018
- by Charles Bright
- Gold Derby
Stephen Colbert Trashes Charlie Rose’s Would-Be #MeToo Show: ‘We Don’t Give Criminals Shows’ — Watch
Stephen Colbert isn’t into the idea of Charlie Rose hosting a show in which he interviews other men accused of sexual harassment. During his “Late Show” monologue last night, Colbert trashed the proposed series: “A number of people believe it’s time to forgive and forget,” he said of the #MeToo movement six months after it first began. “Those people? The men.”
Colbert first brought up the examples of Matt Lauer, Mario Batali, and Garrison Keillor, all of whom are planning comebacks of one kind or another. He then turned his attention to the idea of Rose’s proposed show, joking that it should be called “To Catch Up With a Predator.” “I just don’t see why anyone would give a show to sexual harassers so they can interview other sexual harassers,” he said. “We don’t give criminals shows where they interview each other.”
After noting that...
Colbert first brought up the examples of Matt Lauer, Mario Batali, and Garrison Keillor, all of whom are planning comebacks of one kind or another. He then turned his attention to the idea of Rose’s proposed show, joking that it should be called “To Catch Up With a Predator.” “I just don’t see why anyone would give a show to sexual harassers so they can interview other sexual harassers,” he said. “We don’t give criminals shows where they interview each other.”
After noting that...
- 4/28/2018
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
Bill Maher has once again expressed skepticism over the #MeToo movement. During an interview with Ronan Farrow, who recently won the Pulitzer Prize for his reporting on Harvey Weinstein, the “Real Time” host asked whether the likes of Aziz Ansari, Al Franken, and Garrison Keillor deserve to be lumped in the same category as someone like Harvey Weinstein.
“These were the big fish. These were the really bad people,” Maher said of Bill Cosby and his ilk. “Do you think there’s an excess in the movement that is causing backlash that’s hurting it? I’m thinking of people like Al Franken, Aziz Ansari, Garrison Keillor.”
Farrow responded by saying that he thinks “our culture has actually been pretty good, on the whole, about self-regulating.” He then turned to the example of Ansari: “I don’t think anyone saw that and said, ‘Oh, he’s Harvey Weinstein. This is a multiple rapist.
“These were the big fish. These were the really bad people,” Maher said of Bill Cosby and his ilk. “Do you think there’s an excess in the movement that is causing backlash that’s hurting it? I’m thinking of people like Al Franken, Aziz Ansari, Garrison Keillor.”
Farrow responded by saying that he thinks “our culture has actually been pretty good, on the whole, about self-regulating.” He then turned to the example of Ansari: “I don’t think anyone saw that and said, ‘Oh, he’s Harvey Weinstein. This is a multiple rapist.
- 4/28/2018
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
Bill Maher’s HBO late night show kicked off with Ronan Farrow, author of a new book, War On Peace, and recent Pulitzer Prize-winner for his reporting on Harvey Weinstein.
“You have had quite a year,” Maher beamed. “You got the Pulitzer Prize. Are you 30 yet?”
“I am 30,” Farrow smiled.
“Just 30,” Maher said, wistfully.
“That’s old in TV years,” Farrow remarked.
“Oh, f*ck you,” Maher remarked right back.
Audience gasped and laughed.
That off his chest, Maher complimented Farrow for his book, which is about foreign policy, and which, he said, “has been really well received by very serious people.”
“I notice the president spoke to Congress and really echoed alot of the thoughts in your book,” Maher added. “Unfortunately, it was the president of France.”
The late-night host wondered what Farrow thought of all that hand-holding, hugging, and de-dandruffing that went on between Emmanuel Macron and President...
“You have had quite a year,” Maher beamed. “You got the Pulitzer Prize. Are you 30 yet?”
“I am 30,” Farrow smiled.
“Just 30,” Maher said, wistfully.
“That’s old in TV years,” Farrow remarked.
“Oh, f*ck you,” Maher remarked right back.
Audience gasped and laughed.
That off his chest, Maher complimented Farrow for his book, which is about foreign policy, and which, he said, “has been really well received by very serious people.”
“I notice the president spoke to Congress and really echoed alot of the thoughts in your book,” Maher added. “Unfortunately, it was the president of France.”
The late-night host wondered what Farrow thought of all that hand-holding, hugging, and de-dandruffing that went on between Emmanuel Macron and President...
- 4/28/2018
- by Lisa de Moraes
- Deadline Film + TV
Since Harvey Weinstein was accused of sexual assault and rape – and subsequently fired from his production company – many women have come out against high-profile individuals in the entertainment industry. In fact, there have been at least 60 confirmed cases of unprofessional behavior by famous individuals that have led to them being fired or resigning. Some of the names on this shameful list include Vincent Cirrincione, Garrison Keillor, Matt Lauer, and many more influential celebrities. However, the widespread public notoriety these people have obtained has helped to raise awareness about the sexual divide in Hollywood – and has even
SAG-AFTRA Releases Code of Conduct on Sexual Harassment for Members...
SAG-AFTRA Releases Code of Conduct on Sexual Harassment for Members...
- 2/13/2018
- by Nat Berman
- TVovermind.com
And, the steam train keeps on chugging, as allegations of sexual misconduct and sexual assault continue to derail the careers of men in some very high places. One of the latest celebrities to bite the sexual-misconduct bullet is radio personality Carrison Keiller. Toward the end of 2017, Keillor was fired after allegations of sexual misconduct surfaced. At the time, all of the details were not available; however, the victim has been more forthcoming and new details have emerged in recent days and weeks. While you have probably heard or read the name recently, it is likely that much of who
Five Things You Didn’t Know About Garrison Keillor...
Five Things You Didn’t Know About Garrison Keillor...
- 1/29/2018
- by Rick Wallace
- TVovermind.com
Public radio mainstay Garrison Keillor is pushing back after an investigation by Minnesota Public Radio said he was fired for dozens of sexually inappropriate acts towards co-workers. The former “A Prairie House Companion” host was dismissed in November after the report stated that Keillor sent an “off-color limerick” to an employee, and wrote an email to a 21-year-old woman saying he had an “intense attraction” towards her. Keillor is also accused of mocking an employee and replacing her with a younger woman. The accusations stem from Mpr’s report shared on Tuesday, which said it opened an investigation after one of his...
- 1/24/2018
- by Sean Burch
- The Wrap
Minnesota Public Radio Disputes Garrison Keillor’s Claim That He Was Fired for Touching Woman’s Back
Minnesota Public Radio released a lengthy statement on Tuesday disputing “A Prairie Home Companion” host Garrison Keillor’s account of the reasons he and his shows were dropped by the public radio network. In the note signed by Mpr president Jon McTaggart, Mpr pushed back on Keillor’s claim that he was fired for putting a “hand on a woman’s bare back.” According to Mpr, the allegations of misbehavior by Keillor were far more extensive than that and were outlined in a “12-page letter” from his anonymous accuser’s attorney. “If the full 12-page letter or even a detailed summary of the alleged incidents...
- 1/23/2018
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
Sharing his thoughts on the wave of sexual misconduct allegations being made against powerful men in Hollywood, Liam Neeson said that although overall he thought the #MeToo moment was “healthy,” he also thought it had resulted in “a bit of a witch hunt.”
Neeson, 65, was asked about the topic during an interview on the Irish talk show The Late Late Show.
“There’s some people, famous people, being suddenly accused of touching some girl’s knee or something, and suddenly they’re being dropped from their program,” he added, before specifically bringing up Garrison Keillor, former host of A Prairie Home Companion,...
Neeson, 65, was asked about the topic during an interview on the Irish talk show The Late Late Show.
“There’s some people, famous people, being suddenly accused of touching some girl’s knee or something, and suddenly they’re being dropped from their program,” he added, before specifically bringing up Garrison Keillor, former host of A Prairie Home Companion,...
- 1/13/2018
- by Maria Pasquini
- PEOPLE.com
Actor Liam Neeson says the Hollywood sexual harassment scandal has sparked "a bit of a witch hunt."
Asked about the issue on the Irish broadcaster Rte, Neeson said: "There's some people, famous people, being suddenly accused of touching some girl's knee or something and suddenly they're being dropped from their program."
He referred to U.S. radio presenter and writer Garrison Keillor, who was dropped by Minnesota Public Radio last year over an allegation of "inappropriate behavior." Neeson said that wasn't the same as the "other Harvey Weinstein stuff." Neeson also said he was "on the fence" regarding sexual misconduct allegations against Dustin Hoffman.
But the 65-year-old Taken star also said...
Asked about the issue on the Irish broadcaster Rte, Neeson said: "There's some people, famous people, being suddenly accused of touching some girl's knee or something and suddenly they're being dropped from their program."
He referred to U.S. radio presenter and writer Garrison Keillor, who was dropped by Minnesota Public Radio last year over an allegation of "inappropriate behavior." Neeson said that wasn't the same as the "other Harvey Weinstein stuff." Neeson also said he was "on the fence" regarding sexual misconduct allegations against Dustin Hoffman.
But the 65-year-old Taken star also said...
- 1/13/2018
- by the Associated Press
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Hollywood A-lister suggests the treatment of some celebrities, such as Garrison Keillor, has been excessive
Liam Neeson has described the wave of sexual misconduct allegations that have swept the entertainment industry as “a bit of a witch-hunt” and appeared to dismiss breast groping as “childhood stuff” in an interview on Irish television.
Speaking on The Late Late Show on Rte, the Hollywood A-lister said “there’s some people, famous people, being suddenly accused of touching some girl’s knee, or something, and suddenly they’re being dropped from their program, or something”.
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Liam Neeson has described the wave of sexual misconduct allegations that have swept the entertainment industry as “a bit of a witch-hunt” and appeared to dismiss breast groping as “childhood stuff” in an interview on Irish television.
Speaking on The Late Late Show on Rte, the Hollywood A-lister said “there’s some people, famous people, being suddenly accused of touching some girl’s knee, or something, and suddenly they’re being dropped from their program, or something”.
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- 1/13/2018
- by Anna Livsey
- The Guardian - Film News
Twitter was divided on Thursday as people voiced their approval — or disappointment — over Sen. Al Franken’s resignation amid multiple allegations of sexual misconduct.
Much like Franken himself did in his emotional Senate-floor speech, many tweeters pointed out the irony that the Minnesota Democrat was forced to resign over his alleged actions while other politicians who have been accused of sexual misconduct — including President Donald Trump and embattled Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore — have not faced consequences. (Trump and Moore have denied the allegations against them.)
Actress Ellen Barkin showed support for Franken while decrying Democrats for their part in his resignation,...
Much like Franken himself did in his emotional Senate-floor speech, many tweeters pointed out the irony that the Minnesota Democrat was forced to resign over his alleged actions while other politicians who have been accused of sexual misconduct — including President Donald Trump and embattled Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore — have not faced consequences. (Trump and Moore have denied the allegations against them.)
Actress Ellen Barkin showed support for Franken while decrying Democrats for their part in his resignation,...
- 12/7/2017
- by Tierney McAfee
- PEOPLE.com
The women of Saturday Night Live and guest host Saoirse Ronan banded together to tackle the influx of sexual misconduct allegations in a sketch titled "Welcome to Hell."
Ronan, Cecily Strong, Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant performed the upbeat song on what could pass as a Katy Perry music video set, giving the sketch a cheerful, bubblegum tone despite its dark subject matter.
"It's freaky, it's nasty, it's button-under-the-desk bad," the women sing, referencing the button Matt Lauer had to lock his office door. "But this is our hometown, we'll show you around.
Ronan, Cecily Strong, Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant performed the upbeat song on what could pass as a Katy Perry music video set, giving the sketch a cheerful, bubblegum tone despite its dark subject matter.
"It's freaky, it's nasty, it's button-under-the-desk bad," the women sing, referencing the button Matt Lauer had to lock his office door. "But this is our hometown, we'll show you around.
- 12/3/2017
- Rollingstone.com
In the past few months, a slew of powerful men — from Harvey Weinstein to Matt Lauer — have been outed as sexual predators. Though many may be shocked, the ladies of Saturday Night Live are here to tell you that this kind of bad behavior is nothing new.
Set in a Candy Land-like setting, host Saoirse Ronan and castmembers Aidy Bryant, Cecily Strong and Kate McKinnon posed as pop princesses to say “Welcome to Hell.”
“Hey there, boys. We know the last couple months have been frickin’ insane,” said Strong before Bryant chimed in, “All these big, cool, powerful guys are...
Set in a Candy Land-like setting, host Saoirse Ronan and castmembers Aidy Bryant, Cecily Strong and Kate McKinnon posed as pop princesses to say “Welcome to Hell.”
“Hey there, boys. We know the last couple months have been frickin’ insane,” said Strong before Bryant chimed in, “All these big, cool, powerful guys are...
- 12/3/2017
- by Stephanie Petit
- PEOPLE.com
‘Saturday Night Live’ Sexual Harassment Song ‘Welcome to Hell’ Shows Women’s Daily Nightmare — Watch
The Dec. 2 episode of “Saturday Night Live” featured the season’s most pointed statement against Hollywood’s ongoing sexual harassment scandals in the form of a candy-colored music video for the song “Welcome to Hell.” In it, host Saoirse Ronan and cast members Aidy Bryant, Cecily Strong, Kate McKinnon, and Leslie Jones educate men who have been shocked about this recent run of news about how life has been difficult for women for hundreds of years.
“Well, House of Cards is ruined, and that really sucks, but here’s a list of stuff that’s ruined for us,” the group sings at one point, before listing things like walking, ponytails, drinking, and hotels. The women also reveal how they arm themselves to walk home at night, and how mistreatment in the workplace can be traced back to a long history of men asserting power over women, such as the Salem witch trials...
“Well, House of Cards is ruined, and that really sucks, but here’s a list of stuff that’s ruined for us,” the group sings at one point, before listing things like walking, ponytails, drinking, and hotels. The women also reveal how they arm themselves to walk home at night, and how mistreatment in the workplace can be traced back to a long history of men asserting power over women, such as the Salem witch trials...
- 12/3/2017
- by William Earl
- Indiewire
Did the luck of the Irish rub off on Saturday Night Live?
Ireland native Saoirse Ronan made her hosting debut this weekend in one of the better episodes of the still-young season, where she was joined by her fellow Irishmen U2. The two-time Oscar nominee, who is currently promoting the acclaimed indie film Lady Bird, even joked that she was hosting the St. Patrick’s Day episode of SNL — albeit a few months early.
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The show’s strongest Trump-centric cold open of the fall was followed by a cute,...
Ireland native Saoirse Ronan made her hosting debut this weekend in one of the better episodes of the still-young season, where she was joined by her fellow Irishmen U2. The two-time Oscar nominee, who is currently promoting the acclaimed indie film Lady Bird, even joked that she was hosting the St. Patrick’s Day episode of SNL — albeit a few months early.
VideosSNL‘s Trump Visited by Michael Flynn, Taunted by Hillary — ‘Lock Him Up!’
The show’s strongest Trump-centric cold open of the fall was followed by a cute,...
- 12/3/2017
- TVLine.com
To close out a week that dredged up sexual harassment and assault allegations against Matt Lauer, Garrison Keillor, Geraldo Rivera, Russell Simmons, and Geoffrey Rush, Amber Tamblyn published a New York Times op-ed called, “I’m Not Ready for the Redemption of Men.” In the November 30 piece, she clarifies her previous statements about whether she thinks Hollywood’s growing list of accused men should have the opportunity to resuscitate their careers.
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The actress, filmmaker, and author begins by recounting an exchange she witnessed between a pair of Emmy-winning writers, a woman and a man. According to the woman, those in the industry accused of sexual impropriety should never work again, prompting the man to ask, “Do you believe in redemption?” Tamblyn wrote that the question is “valid,” although she is “deeply suspicious of its timing…...
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The actress, filmmaker, and author begins by recounting an exchange she witnessed between a pair of Emmy-winning writers, a woman and a man. According to the woman, those in the industry accused of sexual impropriety should never work again, prompting the man to ask, “Do you believe in redemption?” Tamblyn wrote that the question is “valid,” although she is “deeply suspicious of its timing…...
- 12/1/2017
- by Jenna Marotta
- Indiewire
We’ve stopped panicking in Hollywood. Now we just stand around in confusion, jaws agape at the news that continues to swarm around us like an angry, buzzing hive. Three more icons of media and entertainment have fallen in the past two days. We woke up on Tuesday to Matt Lauer, the boy-next-door of morning news, being summarily fired from NBC, followed by the defrocking of midwestern uncle Garrison Keillor. And then Russell Simmons — the guru of Hollywood yoga — apologized for being a jerk and quit all his businesses after an accusation by the screenwriter daughter of Sidney Lumet...
- 12/1/2017
- by Sharon Waxman
- The Wrap
Geraldo Rivera was faced with some backlash when he tweeted about Matt Lauer being fired from the Today show over allegations of sexual harassment.
"Sad about @MLauer -- great guy, highly skilled and empathetic with guests and a real gentleman to my family and me," he tweeted on Wednesday after news broke of Lauer's termination. "News is a flirty business and it seems like current epidemic of #SexHarassmentAllegations may be criminalizing courtship & conflating it w predation."
He then called out Minnesota Public Radio personality Garrison Keillor, who was also fired over sexual misconduct allegations. "What about #GarrisonKeillor?" Rivera wrote.
The Fox News host continued to share his views on sexual harassment allegations, adding: "A jerk's a jerk in dating. #SexHarassment should be confined to situations where superior imposes himself on subordinate who feels unable to complain because of power of perp or feared consequences to victim's employment. Shouldn't be used to get even with bad bosses or hated exes...
"Sad about @MLauer -- great guy, highly skilled and empathetic with guests and a real gentleman to my family and me," he tweeted on Wednesday after news broke of Lauer's termination. "News is a flirty business and it seems like current epidemic of #SexHarassmentAllegations may be criminalizing courtship & conflating it w predation."
He then called out Minnesota Public Radio personality Garrison Keillor, who was also fired over sexual misconduct allegations. "What about #GarrisonKeillor?" Rivera wrote.
The Fox News host continued to share his views on sexual harassment allegations, adding: "A jerk's a jerk in dating. #SexHarassment should be confined to situations where superior imposes himself on subordinate who feels unable to complain because of power of perp or feared consequences to victim's employment. Shouldn't be used to get even with bad bosses or hated exes...
- 11/30/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
Garrison Keillor has weighed in on being fired by Minnesota Public Radio for “inappropriate behavior with an individual who worked with him.” The former “A Prairie Home Companion” host told the Minnesota Star Tribune in an email on Wednesday he was fired for touching a “woman’s bare back.” “I put my hand on a woman’s bare back. I meant to pat her back after she told me about her unhappiness and her shirt was open and my hand went up it about six inches,” said Keillor in an email to the Minnesota Star Tribune. “She recoiled. I apologized.
- 11/29/2017
- by Sean Burch
- The Wrap
“A Prairie Home Companion” is dead. The long-running variety show, once synonymous with public radio and a staple of relaxing weekend drives, is losing its name after former host Garrison Keillor was fired by Minnesota Public Radio on Wednesday over accusations of “improper behavior.” Mpr announced the rebrand of the 43-year-old weekly program in its statement on Keillor’s firing, saying the show, currently hosted by Chris Thile, will continue under a new title. Mpr will also stop rebroadcasting past episodes of “Prairie Home Companion” hosted by Keillor. Also Read: That Time Matt Lauer Dropped His Pants in Front of Female Co-Hosts in Cringeworthy.
- 11/29/2017
- by Sean Burch
- The Wrap
Garrison Keillor, host of radio programs “A Prairie Home Companion” and “The Writer’s Almanac,” said Wednesday that he had been fired by Minnesota Public Radio over allegations of inappropriate behavior, the Associated Press has reported. Keillor informed the AP of his firing in an email. He did not include details of the allegations, but said it was “a story that I think is more interesting and more complicated than the version Mpr heard.”
“Mpr takes these allegations seriously and we are committed to maintaining a safe, respectful and supportive work environment for all employees and everyone associated with Mpr,” the station said in a statement. Mpr also said it is ending its business relationships with Keillor immediately, including “distribution and broadcast of ‘The Writer’s Almanac’ and rebroadcasts of ‘The Best of A Prairie Home Companion.'”
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“Mpr takes these allegations seriously and we are committed to maintaining a safe, respectful and supportive work environment for all employees and everyone associated with Mpr,” the station said in a statement. Mpr also said it is ending its business relationships with Keillor immediately, including “distribution and broadcast of ‘The Writer’s Almanac’ and rebroadcasts of ‘The Best of A Prairie Home Companion.'”
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- 11/29/2017
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
Garrison Keillor, the former host of “A Prairie Home Companion,” has been fired by Minnesota Public Radio over accusations of “improper behavior.”
Keillor told the Associated Press of his firing over email. The 75-year-old added he was axed over a “story that I think is more interesting and more complicated than the version MPR heard.” Keillor, nor MPR, expanded on the accusations that led to his firing.
Minnesota Public Radio said in a statement it had fired Keillor after retaining an outside law firm to investigate the allegations.
Keillor told the Associated Press of his firing over email. The 75-year-old added he was axed over a “story that I think is more interesting and more complicated than the version MPR heard.” Keillor, nor MPR, expanded on the accusations that led to his firing.
Minnesota Public Radio said in a statement it had fired Keillor after retaining an outside law firm to investigate the allegations.
- 11/29/2017
- by Sean Burch
- The Wrap
With all due respect to Andrew (John Mulaney), Nick (Nick Kroll), and Jessi (Jessi Klein) the Hormone Monsters are the main characters of “Big Mouth.” Think about it: This is their story. The new Netflix comedy explores how Maurice (Kroll) and Connie (Maya Rudolph) manipulate the minds and torture the bodies of pubescent junior high children. It’s a horror show — a funny horror show, but a horror show nonetheless — and they’re the big scary monsters freaking everybody out. Sure, they’re figments of Andrew and Jessi’s imaginations, but what’s a story of puberty without monstrous hormones? (You know, other than this.)
Maurice gets things going from the very first scene. As Andrew tries to learn about the female reproductive system in health class, suddenly out pops a horned, yellow thing with brown hair, a sagging chest, and a dick for a nose. “Did someone say ‘vagina...
Maurice gets things going from the very first scene. As Andrew tries to learn about the female reproductive system in health class, suddenly out pops a horned, yellow thing with brown hair, a sagging chest, and a dick for a nose. “Did someone say ‘vagina...
- 10/8/2017
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
Although Larry David had impersonated Senator Bernie Sanders brilliantly multiple times on “Saturday Night Live,” the men’s resemblance was written off as nothing but a joke. After all, they’re both older Jewish men from New York. Of course they’re similar.
On Tuesday night’s premiere of PBS’ “Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.” though, they discovered they have far more in common than just looks. After running a DNA test on the two, host Gates revealed that they share significantly long sequences of identical DNA. In short, they’re related.
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“What the hell?!” David said upon learning the news. “That is really funny. That is amazing! Alright. Cousin Bernie.”
In a separate interview, Sanders had a similarly delighted but stunned reaction. “You’re kidding. That is unbelievable.
On Tuesday night’s premiere of PBS’ “Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.” though, they discovered they have far more in common than just looks. After running a DNA test on the two, host Gates revealed that they share significantly long sequences of identical DNA. In short, they’re related.
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“What the hell?!” David said upon learning the news. “That is really funny. That is amazing! Alright. Cousin Bernie.”
In a separate interview, Sanders had a similarly delighted but stunned reaction. “You’re kidding. That is unbelievable.
- 10/4/2017
- by Hanh Nguyen
- Indiewire
Look at all these people who share Charlize Theron's birthday! Our favorite Atomic Blonde isn't even the only South African Oscar winner born on this day. It's quite a day in showbiz history all told. Which of these luminaries will you celebrate today inside your hearts?
Jeanne Moreau as Mata Hari in 1964
1876 Mata Hari, exotic dancer / spy / juicy role for both Greta Garbo & Jeanne Moreau
1884 Billie Burke, Glinda the Good Witch herself (also an Oscar nominated actress for Merrily We Live, 1938)
1901 Yuliya Solntseva, actress/director (the only female to win Best Director at Cannes until Sofia Coppola this summer)
1902 Ann Harding, Oscar nominated actress (Holiday, 1930)
1914 Ted Moore, Oscar winning cinematographer from South Africa
1927 Carl "Alfafa" Switzer of Our Gang fame
1942 Garrison Keillor of A Prairie Home Companion
1942 Bj Thomas, singer of the Oscar-winning "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head"
1942 Caetano Veloso, singer of the sublime "Cucurrucucú Paloma" which is...
Jeanne Moreau as Mata Hari in 1964
1876 Mata Hari, exotic dancer / spy / juicy role for both Greta Garbo & Jeanne Moreau
1884 Billie Burke, Glinda the Good Witch herself (also an Oscar nominated actress for Merrily We Live, 1938)
1901 Yuliya Solntseva, actress/director (the only female to win Best Director at Cannes until Sofia Coppola this summer)
1902 Ann Harding, Oscar nominated actress (Holiday, 1930)
1914 Ted Moore, Oscar winning cinematographer from South Africa
1927 Carl "Alfafa" Switzer of Our Gang fame
1942 Garrison Keillor of A Prairie Home Companion
1942 Bj Thomas, singer of the Oscar-winning "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head"
1942 Caetano Veloso, singer of the sublime "Cucurrucucú Paloma" which is...
- 8/7/2017
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
A change in rhetoric from the White House isn’t the only impetus for Comedy Central’s newly titled “The Opposition with Jordan Klepper.”
Klepper’s new post-“Daily Show” series, which will dig into the polarized worlds of conspiracy-minded media on the right and left sides of the political spectrum, comes as a response to the way many polarized Americans now digest news stories.
“There has been a great normalization of bullshit in America,” Klepper said at a Television Critics Association panel on Tuesday. “It’s usually on the fringe, but in November, something happened.”
Klepper cited his dual experiences on “The Daily Show” and in producing his recent special “Jordan Klepper Solves Guns” as a means for understanding the distinct approach to take with a self-righteous, exaggerated version of the persona version of Jordan Klepper.
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Klepper’s new post-“Daily Show” series, which will dig into the polarized worlds of conspiracy-minded media on the right and left sides of the political spectrum, comes as a response to the way many polarized Americans now digest news stories.
“There has been a great normalization of bullshit in America,” Klepper said at a Television Critics Association panel on Tuesday. “It’s usually on the fringe, but in November, something happened.”
Klepper cited his dual experiences on “The Daily Show” and in producing his recent special “Jordan Klepper Solves Guns” as a means for understanding the distinct approach to take with a self-righteous, exaggerated version of the persona version of Jordan Klepper.
Read More How Jordan Klepper Found Answers to Gun Violence In ‘The Bachelor,...
- 7/25/2017
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
The ripples extended far past the shores of Lake Wobegon when Garrison Keillor recorded his final episode of A Prairie Home Companion on July 1. In 2015, announcing his decision to step down, Keillor, 74, marked mandolin virtuoso Chris Thile as his successor.
Though Thile, 35, was a frequent guest on the show, he initially struck some as an odd choice. Thile rose to prominence with indie-bluegrass group Nickel Creek and has made a name for himself both with his own alt-leaning bluegrass group The Punch Brothers and as a highly-sought after collaborator for other instrumentalists like double bassist Edgar Meyer and cellist Yo-Yo Ma.
Though Thile, 35, was a frequent guest on the show, he initially struck some as an odd choice. Thile rose to prominence with indie-bluegrass group Nickel Creek and has made a name for himself both with his own alt-leaning bluegrass group The Punch Brothers and as a highly-sought after collaborator for other instrumentalists like double bassist Edgar Meyer and cellist Yo-Yo Ma.
- 10/14/2016
- by alexheigl
- PEOPLE.com
Radio icon Garrison Keillor has signed off for good. After 42 years as the host of A Prairie Home Companion, 73-year-old Keillor hosted his final episode to a full house of 18,000 at the Hollywood Bowl on Friday. Even President Barack Obama called in to wish the host a happy retirement and praise the show. "One of the reasons I miss driving is that you kept me company," the president told Keillor in the broadcast which aired Saturday, according to the New York Times. "A Prairie Home Companion made me feel better and more human." Other than that call, the variety show kept to its normal routine,...
- 7/4/2016
- by Stephanie Petit, @stephpetit_
- PEOPLE.com
Radio icon Garrison Keillor has signed off for good. After 42 years as the host of A Prairie Home Companion, 73-year-old Keillor hosted his final episode to a full house of 18,000 at the Hollywood Bowl on Friday. Even President Barack Obama called in to wish the host a happy retirement and praise the show. "One of the reasons I miss driving is that you kept me company," the president told Keillor in the broadcast which aired Saturday, according to the New York Times. "A Prairie Home Companion made me feel better and more human." Other than that call, the variety show kept to its normal routine,...
- 7/4/2016
- by Stephanie Petit, @stephpetit_
- PEOPLE.com
Garrison Keillor, the A Prairie Home Companion radio show host, has suffered a second seizure over Memorial Day weekend, according to reports on Friday. Garrison Keillor Suffers A Second Seizure “I flew to Mayo to get checked out and saw an Mri image of my skull with a black hole where a previous stroke struck […]
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- 6/4/2016
- by Shantel Whitaker
- Uinterview
The news from Lake Wobegon, Minnesota, has lately turned to the political: Garrison Keillor, the humorist behind “A Prairie Home Companion,” brought his gentle comic style to bear on the campaign of Gop frontrunner Donald Trump. Keillor borrowed liberally from “The Raven,” Edgar Allan Poe‘s classic 1845 poem of dread and mystery, to tell his own story of the Trump campaign in the runup to the New York primary on Tuesday. Keillor describes a night at home “once upon a midnight dreary, while I studied social theory,” and hearing a commotion outside. No sooner does he investigate than the cause of.
- 4/17/2016
- by Michael E. Ross
- The Wrap
Ken Burns and Co. made a big splash with this historical docu miniseries that in 1990 gripped the imagination of the whole country. Eleven hours of history are a breeze when presented in what was then a new form: authentic photos and paintings accompanied by actorly recitals of letters and documents from the era. It all comes to life. The people enduring the War Between the States seem just like us, as if it all happened yesterday. The Civil War DVD PBS Video 1990 / Color + B&W / 1:33 flat / 11 hours, 20 min. / 25th Anniversary Edition / Street Date October 13, 2015 / 99.99 Starring Shelby Foote, Ed Bearss, Barbara Fields, James Symington, Stephen B. Oates, William Safire, Daisy Turner and the voices of Sam Waterston, Julie Harris, Jason Robards, Morgan Freeman, Paul Roebling, Garrison Keillor, David McCullough (narrator), Arthur Miller, Charles McDowell, Horton Foote, George Plimpton, Philip Bosco, Jody Powell, Studs Terkel, Jeremy Irons, Derek Jacobi, Kurt Vonnegut Jr.,...
- 12/1/2015
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
It takes a lot to really impress me when it comes to television. It’s not that hard to get me to like a show, or I’d just be in the wrong business, but to truly get me to sit up and take notice (and want to binge something), you’ve got to be doing something very different, and you’ve got to be doing it well.
CBC‘s Still Standing is such an effort, and if there’s a cooler show on television, anywhere, I’d like someone to try to convince me of the fact.
If you only know Jonny Harris as Constable Crabtree on Murdoch Mysteries, you’re really missing out, because he’s a hell of a comedian, and he’s been all over the comedy circuit in Canada (including the Halifax and Winnipeg Comedy Festivals). Really, if you’re in Canada, I’m probably not talking to you.
CBC‘s Still Standing is such an effort, and if there’s a cooler show on television, anywhere, I’d like someone to try to convince me of the fact.
If you only know Jonny Harris as Constable Crabtree on Murdoch Mysteries, you’re really missing out, because he’s a hell of a comedian, and he’s been all over the comedy circuit in Canada (including the Halifax and Winnipeg Comedy Festivals). Really, if you’re in Canada, I’m probably not talking to you.
- 8/29/2015
- by Marc Eastman
- AreYouScreening.com
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