Pod Save America and Lovett or Leave It will be going on a national tour starting this spring, stopping at cities and states that the hosts believe will play a big role in the 2024 presidential election.
The tour of the two podcasts, from Crooked Media, will see the hosts and former Obama administration officials Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, Tommy Vietor and Dan Pfeiffer visit cities in Pennsylvania, Michigan, North Carolina and more. The tours will also make stops around the Republican National Convention, the Democratic National Convention and the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.
“We’re excited to hit the road again in 2024. We love getting to see friends of the pod at our live shows, plus you never know which presidential election will be America’s last,” said Favreau, Lovett and Vietor.
The “Pod Save America: The Democracy or Else Tour 2024” will feature the hosts dissecting the political news of...
The tour of the two podcasts, from Crooked Media, will see the hosts and former Obama administration officials Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, Tommy Vietor and Dan Pfeiffer visit cities in Pennsylvania, Michigan, North Carolina and more. The tours will also make stops around the Republican National Convention, the Democratic National Convention and the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.
“We’re excited to hit the road again in 2024. We love getting to see friends of the pod at our live shows, plus you never know which presidential election will be America’s last,” said Favreau, Lovett and Vietor.
The “Pod Save America: The Democracy or Else Tour 2024” will feature the hosts dissecting the political news of...
- 3/11/2024
- by Caitlin Huston
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Patrick Dempsey is People’s sexiest man alive for 2023.
The “Ferrari” actor and “Grey’s Anatomy” alum was revealed as this year’s honoree during Tuesday night’s broadcast of “Jimmy Kimmel Live.”
Prior to unveiling Dempsey as the sexiest man alive, the actor participated in a Q&a with the audience while wearing a realistic lizard face filter, followed by a donkey filter, on the late-night talk show.
“I’m glad it’s happening at this point in my life,” Dempsey told People in the publication’s article revealing him as this year’s winner. “It’s nice to have the recognition, and certainly my ego takes a little bump, but it gives me the platform to use it for something positive.”
Asked how he first reacted to the news, Dempsey replied with a laugh, “I was completely shocked, and then I started laughing, like, this is a joke, right?...
The “Ferrari” actor and “Grey’s Anatomy” alum was revealed as this year’s honoree during Tuesday night’s broadcast of “Jimmy Kimmel Live.”
Prior to unveiling Dempsey as the sexiest man alive, the actor participated in a Q&a with the audience while wearing a realistic lizard face filter, followed by a donkey filter, on the late-night talk show.
“I’m glad it’s happening at this point in my life,” Dempsey told People in the publication’s article revealing him as this year’s winner. “It’s nice to have the recognition, and certainly my ego takes a little bump, but it gives me the platform to use it for something positive.”
Asked how he first reacted to the news, Dempsey replied with a laugh, “I was completely shocked, and then I started laughing, like, this is a joke, right?...
- 11/8/2023
- by Michaela Zee
- Variety Film + TV
Pod Save America hosts and Crooked Media co-founders Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, and Tommy Vietor announced that they will publish their first book, titled Democracy or Else. This no-nonsense guide to saving American democracy is published by Zando's Crooked Media Reads imprint, with world publishing rights acquired by Zando senior editor Sarah Ried. Crooked Media will donate its profits from Democracy or Else to support Vote Save America, its partners, and other organizations who are mobilizing for progressive outcomes in the 2024 election and beyond.
Democracy or Else: How to Save America in 10 Easy Steps, written by Favreau, Lovett, and Vietor with Emmy-nominated writer/producer Josh Halloway (Jimmy Kimmel Live!), will be released on June 4, 2024 from Crooked Media Reads, a partnership between the progressive media company and independent publisher Zando.
Just in time for the 2024 presidential election cycle, Democracy or Else takes readers on a step-by-step journey through the daunting task...
Democracy or Else: How to Save America in 10 Easy Steps, written by Favreau, Lovett, and Vietor with Emmy-nominated writer/producer Josh Halloway (Jimmy Kimmel Live!), will be released on June 4, 2024 from Crooked Media Reads, a partnership between the progressive media company and independent publisher Zando.
Just in time for the 2024 presidential election cycle, Democracy or Else takes readers on a step-by-step journey through the daunting task...
- 10/22/2023
- Podnews.net
Rub a little Vaseline on your teeth, fire up a hot latte, do a few mouth stretches and whisper, “It’s showtime!” That’s how the most powerful people in the podcasting business — a mix of hosts, executives and reps featured on THR‘s annual power list — ready themselves before recording their widely-heard shows. As part of this year’s survey, the group, which also includes Call Her Daddy‘s Alex Cooper, Bill Simmons, Ben Shapiro and My Favorite Murder co-hosts Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark, reveals its dream guests and guilty pleasure listens as well.
My pre-recording podcasting routine entails…
Bill Simmons, The Bill Simmons Podcast Big bottle of water, put my phone on silent, remind myself not to say anything dumb.
Karen Kilgariff, My Favorite Murder I feed the dogs, gather up all of my beverages (usually 4, 1 hot and 3 colds), rub some Vaseline on my teeth and as I log onto Zoom,...
My pre-recording podcasting routine entails…
Bill Simmons, The Bill Simmons Podcast Big bottle of water, put my phone on silent, remind myself not to say anything dumb.
Karen Kilgariff, My Favorite Murder I feed the dogs, gather up all of my beverages (usually 4, 1 hot and 3 colds), rub some Vaseline on my teeth and as I log onto Zoom,...
- 8/21/2023
- by Lacey Rose
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Bowen Yang has a story about “Succession” star Jeremy Strong and his notorious Method acting efforts that he revealed for the first time on Wednesday’s episode of his “Las Culturistas” podcast with Matt Rogers.
According to Yang, the most recent season of “Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens” shot at the same studio as the fourth and final season of “Succession,” and “the ‘Nora From Queens’ production office was pretty close to the ‘Succession’ stages and their production office.” One day, according to Yang, Strong walked into the “Nora From Queens” office and asked where the bathroom was.
“As we famously know, Jeremy Strong is a Method actor, and at one point, Jeremy walks into the ‘Nora from Queens’ production office and says, ‘Excuse me, do you know where the bathroom is?’” Yang recalled in conversation with Rogers and guest Jon Lovett. “And then someone in the office was like,...
According to Yang, the most recent season of “Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens” shot at the same studio as the fourth and final season of “Succession,” and “the ‘Nora From Queens’ production office was pretty close to the ‘Succession’ stages and their production office.” One day, according to Yang, Strong walked into the “Nora From Queens” office and asked where the bathroom was.
“As we famously know, Jeremy Strong is a Method actor, and at one point, Jeremy walks into the ‘Nora from Queens’ production office and says, ‘Excuse me, do you know where the bathroom is?’” Yang recalled in conversation with Rogers and guest Jon Lovett. “And then someone in the office was like,...
- 5/25/2023
- by Dessi Gomez
- The Wrap
Updated with latest attendees, livestream link: President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden, as well as Vice President Kamala Harris and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, will attend Saturday’s White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, underscoring how one of the biggest social nights of the year for Beltway media and politicos has lasted despite predictions of its demise.
The sold-out event at the Washington Hilton on Saturday night also is expected to draw celebrities and other notables, with attendees scheduled to include John Legend and Chrissy Teigen, as well as the Tennessee state lawmakers who were ousted, then reinstated, for their protest over gun violence. Roy Wood Jr., correspondent for The Daily Show, will headline the event. He will follow Biden’s stand-up material — and given the media events of the week, there will be plenty of material.
C-span will present live coverage of the event as well as the red carpet,...
The sold-out event at the Washington Hilton on Saturday night also is expected to draw celebrities and other notables, with attendees scheduled to include John Legend and Chrissy Teigen, as well as the Tennessee state lawmakers who were ousted, then reinstated, for their protest over gun violence. Roy Wood Jr., correspondent for The Daily Show, will headline the event. He will follow Biden’s stand-up material — and given the media events of the week, there will be plenty of material.
C-span will present live coverage of the event as well as the red carpet,...
- 4/29/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
An “overwhelming majority” of staff members at Crooked Media, the progressive media company behind Pod Save America, are seeking to unionize with the Writers Guild of America East, the guild said on Monday.
The bargaining unit is comprised of 55 Crooked Media employees who are producers, writers, designers, editors, engineers and staff. In a letter to management, the unit said one of the union’s goals is to ensure that the working conditions at Crooked Media — which struck a major deal with SiriusXM, received an investment from George Soros’ Soros Fund Management and hired its first CEO in the last year — are not negatively impacted by these outside interventions.
Some of those “degradations,” as the union letter described it, have resulted in high turnover and low morale at the media company. Other goals for the union include prioritizing the hiring and advancement of staffers of color and increasing transparency on the...
The bargaining unit is comprised of 55 Crooked Media employees who are producers, writers, designers, editors, engineers and staff. In a letter to management, the unit said one of the union’s goals is to ensure that the working conditions at Crooked Media — which struck a major deal with SiriusXM, received an investment from George Soros’ Soros Fund Management and hired its first CEO in the last year — are not negatively impacted by these outside interventions.
Some of those “degradations,” as the union letter described it, have resulted in high turnover and low morale at the media company. Other goals for the union include prioritizing the hiring and advancement of staffers of color and increasing transparency on the...
- 2/6/2023
- by J. Clara Chan
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Podcast content creators at Crooked Media, complaining about the “degradation of our working conditions,” have unionized with the WGA East. According to the guild, an “overwhelming majority” of the podcast company’s 55 content creators have signed cards to unionize and are calling on management to voluntarily recognize the guild as their collective bargaining representative.
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Founded in 2017 by former President Barack Obama staffers Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett and Tommy Vietor, Crooked Media produces podcasts including Pod Save America, What a Day, Hall of Shame and Lovett It or Leave It.
“As audiences and creative opportunities expand for podcast storytelling, the guild is proud to work with...
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Founded in 2017 by former President Barack Obama staffers Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett and Tommy Vietor, Crooked Media produces podcasts including Pod Save America, What a Day, Hall of Shame and Lovett It or Leave It.
“As audiences and creative opportunities expand for podcast storytelling, the guild is proud to work with...
- 2/6/2023
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Wisconsin Democrats popularized a trend in political fundraising in the midst of the pandemic in 2020 — cast reunions of The Princess Bride, Veep and Parks And Rec, raising millions in small-dollar contributions.
The party is turning to celebrities again for another event in the build up to the 2022 midterms, with plans for a Nov. 14 fundraiser called Laughing to Save Democracy.
So far confirmed for the online event, to start at 5:30 Pm Pt, are Seth MacFarlane, Jon Lovett, Cary Elwes, Bradley Whitford, Trae Crowder, Roy Wood Jr., Alonzo Bodden, the Sklar Brothers, Jackie Kashian, H. Jon Benjamin and Ben Gleib.
The party has not set a donation amount, as any level will gain access to the event. For an additional cost, participants will be able to get access to a live virtual audience that the comics will be able to hear.
The party is raising money to try to defeat Sen.
The party is turning to celebrities again for another event in the build up to the 2022 midterms, with plans for a Nov. 14 fundraiser called Laughing to Save Democracy.
So far confirmed for the online event, to start at 5:30 Pm Pt, are Seth MacFarlane, Jon Lovett, Cary Elwes, Bradley Whitford, Trae Crowder, Roy Wood Jr., Alonzo Bodden, the Sklar Brothers, Jackie Kashian, H. Jon Benjamin and Ben Gleib.
The party has not set a donation amount, as any level will gain access to the event. For an additional cost, participants will be able to get access to a live virtual audience that the comics will be able to hear.
The party is raising money to try to defeat Sen.
- 11/5/2021
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
From racial stereotypes to issues regarding consent in fiction, to the news media’s treatment of pop stars, there has been a recent cultural reckoning forcing a closer look at past problematic depictions and behaviors. While for some the answer is to pull a property from being readily available, burying it in the depths of history, for others, namely AMC Networks, showing the original property through a new lens has been key.
Their “Can We Talk About This?” video initiative, which originally launched in late 2020, is designed to acknowledge what may have been acceptable at one point in history is not now and perhaps never should have been. These short, stylized videos featuring original film clips alongside new discussions between host Jordan Carlos and a slew of guests comment openly on specific elements of a modern classic film airing on AMC’s linear network. This way, the networks don’t lose programming,...
Their “Can We Talk About This?” video initiative, which originally launched in late 2020, is designed to acknowledge what may have been acceptable at one point in history is not now and perhaps never should have been. These short, stylized videos featuring original film clips alongside new discussions between host Jordan Carlos and a slew of guests comment openly on specific elements of a modern classic film airing on AMC’s linear network. This way, the networks don’t lose programming,...
- 7/6/2021
- by Danielle Turchiano
- Variety Film + TV
Certain periods in history are so ripe for dramatization, it’s hard to believe they haven’t gotten the treatment sooner.
Shortly after surviving a bout with the flu during the 1918 pandemic, negotiating the Treaty of Versailles, and cutting short a train tour to promote the formation of the peacekeeping League of Nations due to health issues, President Woodrow Wilson suffered a serious stroke. Protective of her husband and his power, First Lady Edith Wilson shielded him from intruders and helped him run the country from his bedside while he recovered.
Shortly after surviving a bout with the flu during the 1918 pandemic, negotiating the Treaty of Versailles, and cutting short a train tour to promote the formation of the peacekeeping League of Nations due to health issues, President Woodrow Wilson suffered a serious stroke. Protective of her husband and his power, First Lady Edith Wilson shielded him from intruders and helped him run the country from his bedside while he recovered.
- 6/10/2021
- by Andrea Marks
- Rollingstone.com
Exclusive: Stephen Colbert will host a live edition of The Late Show following Joe Biden’s inauguration as President.
The CBS show will go live at 11:35pm on Wednesday January 20 following the day’s events.
It marks the latest live show for the late-night series, which, as a result of the current political atmosphere and civil unrest, has been going live more than it has done in recent years. It marks The Late Show’s 42nd live broadcast since Colbert took over in 2015.
Last week, Colbert went live “unexpectedly” following the chaos in the Capitol when a mob attacked the seat of power, saying that January 6 was a “horrifying” day that would go down in U.S. history.
Joining the live show are Pod Save America hosts Jon Lovett, Jon Favreau and Tommy Vietor, who previously worked for President Barack Obama. There will also be a special musical performance by Peter CottonTale,...
The CBS show will go live at 11:35pm on Wednesday January 20 following the day’s events.
It marks the latest live show for the late-night series, which, as a result of the current political atmosphere and civil unrest, has been going live more than it has done in recent years. It marks The Late Show’s 42nd live broadcast since Colbert took over in 2015.
Last week, Colbert went live “unexpectedly” following the chaos in the Capitol when a mob attacked the seat of power, saying that January 6 was a “horrifying” day that would go down in U.S. history.
Joining the live show are Pod Save America hosts Jon Lovett, Jon Favreau and Tommy Vietor, who previously worked for President Barack Obama. There will also be a special musical performance by Peter CottonTale,...
- 1/13/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Wind of Change, the wild podcast that asks whether the CIA wrote the 1990 Scorpions hit song, is being adapted for television at Hulu.
Deadline understands that the streamer has landed the project, which is being developed by Alex Karpovsky, in a competitive situation.
The Patrick Radden Keefe-hosted podcast, which launched in May and became one of the buzziest audio series of the year, is produced by Pod Save America producer Crooked Media, Pineapple Street Studios, which produces podcasts such as The Clearing and The Catch and Kill Podcast with Ronan Farrow, and Spotify.
It is being written and exec produced by Karpovsky, who starred in Amazon’s television adaptation of Homecoming and wrote and directed Oh Jerome, No — which was part of Fxx comedy Cake — and exec produced by Single Parent and Life in Pieces EP Jason Winer. 20th Television is the studio and is producing in association...
Deadline understands that the streamer has landed the project, which is being developed by Alex Karpovsky, in a competitive situation.
The Patrick Radden Keefe-hosted podcast, which launched in May and became one of the buzziest audio series of the year, is produced by Pod Save America producer Crooked Media, Pineapple Street Studios, which produces podcasts such as The Clearing and The Catch and Kill Podcast with Ronan Farrow, and Spotify.
It is being written and exec produced by Karpovsky, who starred in Amazon’s television adaptation of Homecoming and wrote and directed Oh Jerome, No — which was part of Fxx comedy Cake — and exec produced by Single Parent and Life in Pieces EP Jason Winer. 20th Television is the studio and is producing in association...
- 12/16/2020
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Larry Wilmore is closing in on the U.S. Presidential election and will be joined by Robin Thede, Desus & Mero and co-hosts of Pod Save America Jon Lovett and Jon Favreau.
The Peacock late-night comedy, which airs on Friday evenings, will tackle the topic of ‘But Her Emails’, comparing where we are three weeks before this election to where we were three weeks before the 2016 election and drawing lessons.
Thede is the creator, showrunner, exec producer, writer and star of HBO’s A Black Lady Sketch Show. She was also the first African American woman to be the head writer of a late-night show when she worked on The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore, before becoming a host of The Rundown with Robin Thede.
Desus Nice and Kid Mero are the stars of the eponymous Showtime series, which airs twice a week. They will join Wilmore for his lightning round this week,...
The Peacock late-night comedy, which airs on Friday evenings, will tackle the topic of ‘But Her Emails’, comparing where we are three weeks before this election to where we were three weeks before the 2016 election and drawing lessons.
Thede is the creator, showrunner, exec producer, writer and star of HBO’s A Black Lady Sketch Show. She was also the first African American woman to be the head writer of a late-night show when she worked on The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore, before becoming a host of The Rundown with Robin Thede.
Desus Nice and Kid Mero are the stars of the eponymous Showtime series, which airs twice a week. They will join Wilmore for his lightning round this week,...
- 10/13/2020
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
In today’s TV news roundup, Peacock announced a premiere date for “Noughts + Crosses,” and CNN Films and HBO announced a premiere date for the documentary “After Truth: Disinformation and the Cost of Fake News.”
Renewals
Latv shared that the Lgbtqia+ talk show “The Q Agenda” has been renewed for a fourth season. The show features members of the Latinx and Lgbtqia+ communities, including hosts actress and trans activist Juliana Joel, comedian Lianna Carrera, makeup artist and influencer Victor Ramos and actor Enrique Sapene. Sapene is also the show’s creator. Each episode features guests from the entertainment industry, with discussions centered around issues affecting the Lgbtqia+ community. It is executive produced by Bruno Seros-Ulloa and Andres Palencia.
Dates
The British drama television series “Noughts + Crosses” will be brought to Peacock on Sept. 4, marking its move into the U.S. The show is set in an alternate universe...
Renewals
Latv shared that the Lgbtqia+ talk show “The Q Agenda” has been renewed for a fourth season. The show features members of the Latinx and Lgbtqia+ communities, including hosts actress and trans activist Juliana Joel, comedian Lianna Carrera, makeup artist and influencer Victor Ramos and actor Enrique Sapene. Sapene is also the show’s creator. Each episode features guests from the entertainment industry, with discussions centered around issues affecting the Lgbtqia+ community. It is executive produced by Bruno Seros-Ulloa and Andres Palencia.
Dates
The British drama television series “Noughts + Crosses” will be brought to Peacock on Sept. 4, marking its move into the U.S. The show is set in an alternate universe...
- 8/24/2020
- by Eli Countryman
- Variety Film + TV
Quibi – allegedly pronounced “kwibby” – is the latest service to enter the streaming game, and its strategy is unique. The streamer’s mobile-only content is designed to be consumed in small chunks, or “quick bites,” but unlike its competitors such as YouTube, the shows on Quibi have big name stars and production values similar to what you’d find on a major network. Creators Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman are betting that in our modern society of short attention spans there is an audience for well-crafted entertainment that can be watched quickly while on the go. Interested in giving it a try? We’ve got a list of Quibi shows that we’re most excited about.
15. Chrissy’s Court
Available Now
It’s Judge Judy, except the judge is model and Twitter personality Chrissy Teigen. Who doesn’t want to watch John Legend’s spouse give legally binding judgements to petty small claims cases?...
15. Chrissy’s Court
Available Now
It’s Judge Judy, except the judge is model and Twitter personality Chrissy Teigen. Who doesn’t want to watch John Legend’s spouse give legally binding judgements to petty small claims cases?...
- 6/25/2020
- by Zach Moore and Zach Laws
- Gold Derby
As the world continues to navigate the coronavirus pandemic, audiences are binging many forms of entertainment, primarily TV and films. But there is another binge-worthy medium that is providing a more personal form of entertainment: podcasts.
There are thousands upon thousands of podcasts out there, ranging from comedy to news to scripted dramas to docuseries to talk shows — many of which have been the source of inspiration for TV series such as Lore, Homecoming, Comedy Bang! Bang!, 2 Dope Queens and others.
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You would think that since lockdown, there would be a surge in podcast binging,...
There are thousands upon thousands of podcasts out there, ranging from comedy to news to scripted dramas to docuseries to talk shows — many of which have been the source of inspiration for TV series such as Lore, Homecoming, Comedy Bang! Bang!, 2 Dope Queens and others.
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You would think that since lockdown, there would be a surge in podcast binging,...
- 4/22/2020
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Crooked Media, the podcast company behind Pod Save America and Lovett or Leave It, has unveiled its latest slate of audio series. The company is working on shows with Fox Sports host Rachel Bonnetta, Parks and Recreation writer Rachna Fruchbom, former Teen Vogue Chief Content Officer Phillip Picardi and What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Blacker author Damon Young.
The spring and summer slate joins shows such as Keep It, Pod Save the World and What A Day. The company was founded in 2017 by former Obama staffer Jon Favreau, Tommy Vietor and Jon Lovett.
The new shows include Hall of Shame, with Rachel Bonnetta and Rachna Fruchbom, a comedy show about the biggest and strangest scandals in sports history, Unholier Than Thou, in which Phillip Picardi explores faith and spirituality in our culture; Damon Young’s weekly series about life as a black man in America and Prisoner,...
The spring and summer slate joins shows such as Keep It, Pod Save the World and What A Day. The company was founded in 2017 by former Obama staffer Jon Favreau, Tommy Vietor and Jon Lovett.
The new shows include Hall of Shame, with Rachel Bonnetta and Rachna Fruchbom, a comedy show about the biggest and strangest scandals in sports history, Unholier Than Thou, in which Phillip Picardi explores faith and spirituality in our culture; Damon Young’s weekly series about life as a black man in America and Prisoner,...
- 2/27/2020
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
If you promise not to tell anyone, we’ll sneak you inside the Vanity Fair Oscar party. At around 11:30 p.m. on Sunday night, “Little Women” director Greta Gerwig was standing next to Noah Baumbach. Although neither of them had won any Oscars, they should get a prize for most popular Hollywood couple as they kept getting stopped by their famous friends.
The crowds parted, and one of the bigger movie stars approached. Here was Adam Sandler. No, he hadn’t attended the Oscars (which robbed him of a best actor nomination for “Uncut Gems”), but he was wearing a suit with most of the shirt buttons open, a nod to his casual dad aesthetic. He offered Baumbach a bro handshake, gathering in a circle with Adam Driver (all three worked together on the 2017 comedy “The Meyerowitz Stories.”)
As they talked, the normally pensive Driver cracked a smile. Baumbach bit into an In-n-Out hamburger,...
The crowds parted, and one of the bigger movie stars approached. Here was Adam Sandler. No, he hadn’t attended the Oscars (which robbed him of a best actor nomination for “Uncut Gems”), but he was wearing a suit with most of the shirt buttons open, a nod to his casual dad aesthetic. He offered Baumbach a bro handshake, gathering in a circle with Adam Driver (all three worked together on the 2017 comedy “The Meyerowitz Stories.”)
As they talked, the normally pensive Driver cracked a smile. Baumbach bit into an In-n-Out hamburger,...
- 2/10/2020
- by Ramin Setoodeh
- Variety Film + TV
Little America co-creator Lee Eisenberg is expanding his relationship with Apple. On the heels of the season premiere of the critically acclaimed series, Apple has signed an overall deal with the six-time Emmy nominee and WGA award-winning writer, director and producer. Under the multi-year pact, Eisenberg will create television and digital media projects exclusively for Apple TV+ via his new Piece of Work Entertainment banner. Additionally, Eisenberg has brought on Natalie Sandy, who was a producer on the first season of Little America, as a VP of Development at Piece of Work.
Inspired by true stories in Epic Magazine, Little America goes beyond the headlines to bring to life the funny, romantic, heartfelt and surprising stories of immigrants in America. The series is written and executive produced by Eisenberg, who serves as showrunner. The Big Sick writers Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon executive produce, along with Alan Yang, Sian Heder,...
Inspired by true stories in Epic Magazine, Little America goes beyond the headlines to bring to life the funny, romantic, heartfelt and surprising stories of immigrants in America. The series is written and executive produced by Eisenberg, who serves as showrunner. The Big Sick writers Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon executive produce, along with Alan Yang, Sian Heder,...
- 1/14/2020
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Ronan Farrow is recently engaged but don’t expect him to focus too much on wedding planning.
The 31-year-old journalist and author tells People he and fiancé Jon Lovett are both “swamped with work” and haven’t found the time to commit to any plans as of yet.
“[We] have not done one iota of planning,” says Farrow, whose new podcast The Catch and Kill Podcast with Ronan Farrow is now available on Radio.com. “The conversation so far has been only to assess whether it’s even possible to plan something for next year, given Jon’s anticipated level of business with the election cycle.
The 31-year-old journalist and author tells People he and fiancé Jon Lovett are both “swamped with work” and haven’t found the time to commit to any plans as of yet.
“[We] have not done one iota of planning,” says Farrow, whose new podcast The Catch and Kill Podcast with Ronan Farrow is now available on Radio.com. “The conversation so far has been only to assess whether it’s even possible to plan something for next year, given Jon’s anticipated level of business with the election cycle.
- 11/26/2019
- by Alexia Fernandez, Nigel Smith
- PEOPLE.com
YouTube vet, comedian, and author Akilah Hughes has officially joined the Crooked Media family -- a podcast network co-founded by three former Obama staffers: Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, and Tommy Vietor -- that is behind hit shows like Pod Save America, Lovett Or Leave It, and Keep It.
Hughes, who has previously appeared on other Crooked shows, will team up with political journalist Gideon Resnick (formerly of The Daily Beast) to host What A Day -- Crooked’s first-ever daily news podcast that will purportedly contextualize the day’s news in a mere 15 to 20 minutes, and then give listeners actionable insights about what can be done. This includes online resources, petitions, and fundraising opportunities -- and is a key component of Crooked philosophy, which has helped raise millions of dollars to fight gerrymandering, take back the Senate for the Democrats, and support the eventual 2020 Democratic presidential nominee.
What A Day will bow on Oct.
Hughes, who has previously appeared on other Crooked shows, will team up with political journalist Gideon Resnick (formerly of The Daily Beast) to host What A Day -- Crooked’s first-ever daily news podcast that will purportedly contextualize the day’s news in a mere 15 to 20 minutes, and then give listeners actionable insights about what can be done. This includes online resources, petitions, and fundraising opportunities -- and is a key component of Crooked philosophy, which has helped raise millions of dollars to fight gerrymandering, take back the Senate for the Democrats, and support the eventual 2020 Democratic presidential nominee.
What A Day will bow on Oct.
- 10/21/2019
- by Geoff Weiss
- Tubefilter.com
Pod Save America producer Crooked Media is moving into daily podcasts with the launch of What A Day from author and comedian Akilah Hughes and former Daily Beast writer Gideon Resnick.
Each episode of the podcast, which debuts on Monday October 28, is 15 minutes long and brings listeners the top stories of the day across politics, business, economics and pop culture. It will air on all podcast platforms with video across Crooked Media’s YouTube and social media channels.
Crooked Media is run by ex-President Obama staffs Jon Favreau, Tommy Vietor and Jon Lovett, the latter who also wrote on The Newsroom.
“Empowering listeners to successfully engage in our democracy is our biggest challenge and mission as a company,” said Sarah Geismer, Crooked’s Head of Development & Production. “In a time where our democracy is being hit from all sides, we want What A Day to be a daily boon for knowledge,...
Each episode of the podcast, which debuts on Monday October 28, is 15 minutes long and brings listeners the top stories of the day across politics, business, economics and pop culture. It will air on all podcast platforms with video across Crooked Media’s YouTube and social media channels.
Crooked Media is run by ex-President Obama staffs Jon Favreau, Tommy Vietor and Jon Lovett, the latter who also wrote on The Newsroom.
“Empowering listeners to successfully engage in our democracy is our biggest challenge and mission as a company,” said Sarah Geismer, Crooked’s Head of Development & Production. “In a time where our democracy is being hit from all sides, we want What A Day to be a daily boon for knowledge,...
- 10/21/2019
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Ronan Farrow is engaged after sneaking his proposal into a draft of his book Catch and Kill.
The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, 31, wrote about proposing to Pod Save America host Jon Lovett in his book, where he explained he thought up of a creative way to ask Lovett.
“Later, when I decided some of that reporting would make its way into a book, I’d send him a draft, and put in a question, right on this page: ‘Marriage?’” Farrow wrote. “On the moon or even here on Earth. He read the draft, found the proposal here, and said, ‘Sure.’”
Lovett...
The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, 31, wrote about proposing to Pod Save America host Jon Lovett in his book, where he explained he thought up of a creative way to ask Lovett.
“Later, when I decided some of that reporting would make its way into a book, I’d send him a draft, and put in a question, right on this page: ‘Marriage?’” Farrow wrote. “On the moon or even here on Earth. He read the draft, found the proposal here, and said, ‘Sure.’”
Lovett...
- 10/15/2019
- by Alexia Fernandez
- PEOPLE.com
Ronan Farrow is an engaged man. Amid the release of his highly anticipated and headline-making book, Catch and Kill, the investigative journalist has also unveiled a bit of personal news. He and Jon Lovett are engaged, E! News has learned. Farrow shared the story of his proposal in the book, explaining that he had used a draft to creatively pop the question. "Later, when I decided some of that reporting would make its way into a book, I'd send him a draft, and put in a question, right on this page: 'Marriage?'" Farrow wrote in the book. "On the moon or even here on earth. He read the draft, and found the proposal here, and said, 'Sure.'" As the author...
- 10/15/2019
- E! Online
Exclusive: Pod Save America producer Crooked Media is launching a narrative podcast that will explore public health in America.
The company, which is run by ex-President Obama staffs Jon Favreau, Tommy Vietor and Jon Lovett, the latter who also wrote on The Newsroom, is launching America Dissected with Abdul El-Sayed.
The show, which will go beyond the headlines to understand the everyday threats to our national wellbeing, from the rise of anti-vaxxers and the price of prescription drugs, to the true causes of the opioid epidemic.
Hosted by 2018 candidate for Governor of Michigan, Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, the 10-part series will comes as healthcare sits at the center of the 2020 Presidential debates. Dr. El-Sayed will draw from his experience as Detroit’s Public Health Director following the city’s bankruptcy and during Flint’s water crisis to inform his exploration of how public health policies are critically important to ensuring our individual and collective health.
The company, which is run by ex-President Obama staffs Jon Favreau, Tommy Vietor and Jon Lovett, the latter who also wrote on The Newsroom, is launching America Dissected with Abdul El-Sayed.
The show, which will go beyond the headlines to understand the everyday threats to our national wellbeing, from the rise of anti-vaxxers and the price of prescription drugs, to the true causes of the opioid epidemic.
Hosted by 2018 candidate for Governor of Michigan, Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, the 10-part series will comes as healthcare sits at the center of the 2020 Presidential debates. Dr. El-Sayed will draw from his experience as Detroit’s Public Health Director following the city’s bankruptcy and during Flint’s water crisis to inform his exploration of how public health policies are critically important to ensuring our individual and collective health.
- 9/23/2019
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Sean Spicer flashed across the screen in a neon green puffy shirt for his debut on ABC’s Dancing With The Stars — at least he chose a blinding lime over Trump orange.
He danced a salsa with professional Lindsay Arnold to the Spice Girls “Spice Up Your Life,” and while he earned some respect for the judges for being game to doing the show, they scored near the bottom of all of the contestants, scoring 12 out of 30.
“I started off at minus ten,” Spicer said afterward, standing next to Arnold. “She has been a phenomenal coach.”
His segment started with him playing the bongos before he went in to the dance moves with Arnold, but it failed to impress the judges. They did give him credit for trying.
“I have to say it was strangely entertaining,” said judge Bruno Tonioli, who otherwise said that “there were some elements of salsa there.
He danced a salsa with professional Lindsay Arnold to the Spice Girls “Spice Up Your Life,” and while he earned some respect for the judges for being game to doing the show, they scored near the bottom of all of the contestants, scoring 12 out of 30.
“I started off at minus ten,” Spicer said afterward, standing next to Arnold. “She has been a phenomenal coach.”
His segment started with him playing the bongos before he went in to the dance moves with Arnold, but it failed to impress the judges. They did give him credit for trying.
“I have to say it was strangely entertaining,” said judge Bruno Tonioli, who otherwise said that “there were some elements of salsa there.
- 9/17/2019
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Scarlett Johansson is at the center of backlash once again for defending Woody Allen in a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter. Johansson was Allen’s muse in the mid-2000s as the star of “Match Point,” “Scoop,” and “Vicky Cristina Barcelona.” Following Johansson’s dramatic breakthrough in “Lost in Translation,” her work with Woody Allen help solidified her as one of the most sought-after actresses in the world. Johansson’s “Match Point” performance earned her a Golden Globe nomination.
“I love Woody. I believe him, and I would work with him anytime,” Johansson said when asked about Allen, who has been accused of sexual abuse by his adopted daughter Dylan Farrow. “I see Woody whenever I can, and I have had a lot of conversations with him about it. I have been very direct with him, and he’s very direct with me. He maintains his innocence, and I believe him.
“I love Woody. I believe him, and I would work with him anytime,” Johansson said when asked about Allen, who has been accused of sexual abuse by his adopted daughter Dylan Farrow. “I see Woody whenever I can, and I have had a lot of conversations with him about it. I have been very direct with him, and he’s very direct with me. He maintains his innocence, and I believe him.
- 9/4/2019
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Pod Save America producer Crooked Media is doubling down on documentary-style podcasts with the launch of This Land, a true-crime series exploring two seemingly unrelated Oklahoma murders that occurred over 150 years apart.
The company, which is run by ex-President Obama staffs Jon Favreau, Tommy Vietor and Jon Lovett, the latter who also wrote on The Newsroom, is launching the seven-episode podcast, hosted by journalist and Cherokee Nation citizen Rebecca Nagle on June 3.
It is the company’s second doc-style podcast following the launch of The Wilderness, which explored the history and future of the Democratic Party.
This Land will look at a murder case that prompted a high-stakes investigation into who legally owns half the land in Oklahoma. It explores Native American rights and tribal sovereignty through Nagle’s lens as a Native woman with a personal connection to the story’s characters. In addition to examining the history of land rights,...
The company, which is run by ex-President Obama staffs Jon Favreau, Tommy Vietor and Jon Lovett, the latter who also wrote on The Newsroom, is launching the seven-episode podcast, hosted by journalist and Cherokee Nation citizen Rebecca Nagle on June 3.
It is the company’s second doc-style podcast following the launch of The Wilderness, which explored the history and future of the Democratic Party.
This Land will look at a murder case that prompted a high-stakes investigation into who legally owns half the land in Oklahoma. It explores Native American rights and tribal sovereignty through Nagle’s lens as a Native woman with a personal connection to the story’s characters. In addition to examining the history of land rights,...
- 5/23/2019
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Chrissy Teigen and John Legend got all glammed up Sunday to hit the awards show circuit.
The “All of Me” singer, 40, shared a sweet photo of himself and Teigen posing outside the Vanity Fair Oscars afterparty with the caption, “Mom and dad went out tonight.”
Legend, who won an Oscar back in 2015, kept it classic in a black tux, while Teigen, 33, opted for a peach-colored Marchesa gown with feathery accents.
The singer’s caption was a nod to the pair’s two children, 2-year-old Luna and 9-month-old Miles.
The couple started their night at the Byron Allen Oscar viewing party at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel,...
The “All of Me” singer, 40, shared a sweet photo of himself and Teigen posing outside the Vanity Fair Oscars afterparty with the caption, “Mom and dad went out tonight.”
Legend, who won an Oscar back in 2015, kept it classic in a black tux, while Teigen, 33, opted for a peach-colored Marchesa gown with feathery accents.
The singer’s caption was a nod to the pair’s two children, 2-year-old Luna and 9-month-old Miles.
The couple started their night at the Byron Allen Oscar viewing party at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel,...
- 2/25/2019
- by Rachel DeSantis
- PEOPLE.com
Stars: Ike Barinholtz, Tiffany Haddish, Nora Dunn, Chris Ellis, Jon Barinholtz, Meredith Hagner, Carrie Brownstein, Jay Duplass, Billy Magnussen, John Cho, Priah Ferguson, Henry Kaufman, Max Greenfield, Jon Lovett, Brian Guest | Written and Directed by Ike Barinholtz
The Oath centers on married couple Chris (Barinholtz) and Kai (Tiffany Haddish) who learn that citizens are being asked to sign a loyalty oath to the President, with a Black Friday deadline. As if the pressure of family gatherings wasn’t enough, the couple’s tense Thanksgiving dinner quickly goes off the rails with a “looming government crisis.”
The Oath, Ike Barinholtz’ directorial debut, thankfully, is a rather surprising and hilarious under the radar comedy. Creating comedic embellishment out of an incredibly dark and specific pinpointed era reminiscent of our own political turmoil is no easy task. Persuading audiences who bare witness to certain social commentary in real life twenty-four hours a day...
The Oath centers on married couple Chris (Barinholtz) and Kai (Tiffany Haddish) who learn that citizens are being asked to sign a loyalty oath to the President, with a Black Friday deadline. As if the pressure of family gatherings wasn’t enough, the couple’s tense Thanksgiving dinner quickly goes off the rails with a “looming government crisis.”
The Oath, Ike Barinholtz’ directorial debut, thankfully, is a rather surprising and hilarious under the radar comedy. Creating comedic embellishment out of an incredibly dark and specific pinpointed era reminiscent of our own political turmoil is no easy task. Persuading audiences who bare witness to certain social commentary in real life twenty-four hours a day...
- 1/16/2019
- by Jak-Luke Sharp
- Nerdly
“I am a Tariff Man” President Donald Trump tweeted this morning, triggering social media backspray.
Trump made the news tweeting about talks with China he says already have started and will end “90 days from the date of our wonderful and very warm dinner with President Xi in Argentina.
Bob Lighthizer will be working closely with Steve Mnuchin, Larry Kudlow, Wilbur Ross and Peter Navarro…on seeing whether or not a Real deal with China is actually possible. If it is, we will get it done,” Trump tweeted.
(Trump’s chief economic adviser Kudlow may need to get up to speed, having informed press the 90-day trade war truce with China would begin January 1, forcing the White House to correct that about an hour later, informing them, and him, it started December 1.)
“China is supposed to start buying Agricultural product and more immediately. President Xi and I want this deal to happen,...
Trump made the news tweeting about talks with China he says already have started and will end “90 days from the date of our wonderful and very warm dinner with President Xi in Argentina.
Bob Lighthizer will be working closely with Steve Mnuchin, Larry Kudlow, Wilbur Ross and Peter Navarro…on seeing whether or not a Real deal with China is actually possible. If it is, we will get it done,” Trump tweeted.
(Trump’s chief economic adviser Kudlow may need to get up to speed, having informed press the 90-day trade war truce with China would begin January 1, forcing the White House to correct that about an hour later, informing them, and him, it started December 1.)
“China is supposed to start buying Agricultural product and more immediately. President Xi and I want this deal to happen,...
- 12/4/2018
- by Lisa de Moraes
- Deadline Film + TV
"Trump is not going to win." That's what podcaster Jon Favreau declared in 2016 to The Hollywood Reporter, two weeks before Donald Trump did just that. Had Trump's Democratic opponent, Hillary Clinton, taken the presidency, Favreau and fellow ex-Obama staffers Jon Lovett and Tommy Vietor probably would have ended their popular political podcast, then called Keepin' It 1600. Instead, the three friends found themselves, on the morning after the election, pushing Lovett's car down Sunset Boulevard after they ran out of gas en route to recording a new podcast. That's when, as Favreau recalls, they decided, "...
- 10/12/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
The leaves are changing colors, baseball playoffs are finally upon us, and through it all, the endless roster of new television shows continues to blow through October like a strong fall gust. As the TV world recovers from the post-Emmys haze, there are plenty of new series vying for audience attention across broadcast, cable, and streaming.
With the year-end holidays peeking out over the horizon, a number of new premieres join the fall ranks in genres as wide-ranging as family comedy, anthology horror, animated sci-fi, and surprise tattoo reality shows. Take a look at a dozen potential additions to your watch queue below.
(We do this roundup of new shows pretty much every month — if you missed any of those previous picks, here are some notable TV premieres from February, March, April, May, June, July, August, and our giant fall preview.)
“I Feel Bad”
Sarayu Blue stars in this new comedy about balancing job,...
With the year-end holidays peeking out over the horizon, a number of new premieres join the fall ranks in genres as wide-ranging as family comedy, anthology horror, animated sci-fi, and surprise tattoo reality shows. Take a look at a dozen potential additions to your watch queue below.
(We do this roundup of new shows pretty much every month — if you missed any of those previous picks, here are some notable TV premieres from February, March, April, May, June, July, August, and our giant fall preview.)
“I Feel Bad”
Sarayu Blue stars in this new comedy about balancing job,...
- 10/3/2018
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
In today’s TV News Roundup, Netflix announces the premiere date and releases a teaser for “Daredevil’s” third season.
Dates
Netflix announced the third season of “Daredevil” will launch Oct. 19. The series, based on the comic characters created by Stan Lee and Bill Everett, stars Charlie Cox, Vincent D’Onofrio, Deborah Ann Woll, Elden Henson, Joanne Whalley, Wilson Bethel and Jay Ali. Erik Oleson serves as showrunner. The streamer also released a teaser for the new season, which you can watch below.
Own announced season premiere dates for several unscripted series. “Ready to Love,” hosted by Thomas “Nephew Tommy” Miles of “The Steve Harvey Morning Show,” will have a two-night premiere beginning Tuesday, Oct. 23 at 10 p.m. and continuing Saturday, Oct. 27 at 10 p.m., while “Chad Loves Michelle,” which chronicles the road from engagement to marriage for former Destiny Child’s member Michelle Williams and Pastor Chad Johnson, premieres Saturday,...
Dates
Netflix announced the third season of “Daredevil” will launch Oct. 19. The series, based on the comic characters created by Stan Lee and Bill Everett, stars Charlie Cox, Vincent D’Onofrio, Deborah Ann Woll, Elden Henson, Joanne Whalley, Wilson Bethel and Jay Ali. Erik Oleson serves as showrunner. The streamer also released a teaser for the new season, which you can watch below.
Own announced season premiere dates for several unscripted series. “Ready to Love,” hosted by Thomas “Nephew Tommy” Miles of “The Steve Harvey Morning Show,” will have a two-night premiere beginning Tuesday, Oct. 23 at 10 p.m. and continuing Saturday, Oct. 27 at 10 p.m., while “Chad Loves Michelle,” which chronicles the road from engagement to marriage for former Destiny Child’s member Michelle Williams and Pastor Chad Johnson, premieres Saturday,...
- 9/20/2018
- by Margeaux Sippell
- Variety Film + TV
Alan Tudyk has crash-landed at Syfy: The Firefly vet will star in the network’s pilot Resident Alien, based on the Dark Horse comics of the same name, our sister site Variety reports.
Tudyk will play an extraterrestrial who crashes down in a small Colorado town, where he takes over the body of the reclusive Dr. Harry Vanderspeigle after the doc’s murder.
The in-demand Tudyk — whose TV credits include The Tick, Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency, Powerless and Suburgatory — was also recently cast as the villainous Mr. Nobody in DC Universe’s upcoming series Doom Patrol.
Ready for...
Tudyk will play an extraterrestrial who crashes down in a small Colorado town, where he takes over the body of the reclusive Dr. Harry Vanderspeigle after the doc’s murder.
The in-demand Tudyk — whose TV credits include The Tick, Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency, Powerless and Suburgatory — was also recently cast as the villainous Mr. Nobody in DC Universe’s upcoming series Doom Patrol.
Ready for...
- 9/20/2018
- TVLine.com
Sacha Baron Cohen’s controversial Who is America? is performing a valuable service in that it’s exposing how “shameless” are those members of the Gop who will “literally do anything,” the hosts and creators of Pod Save America told TV critics at TCA.
The four Dems on the HBO TCA panel said their party need not clutch its pearls over Cohen, insisting his very divisive Showtime series is not going to hurt Claire McCaskill’s chances in Missouri.
The most depressing thing about what Cohen does “is that he’s not that manipulative… He does not have to push them too hard,” Jon Lovett said.
(Late Tuesday, it was announced that Georgia state Rep. Jason Spencer, who mooned the camera and yelled racist slurs on Cohen’s program, will resign from the legislature.)
Lovett got asked the inevitable question about his short-lived NBC sitcom 1600 Penn about a zany...
The four Dems on the HBO TCA panel said their party need not clutch its pearls over Cohen, insisting his very divisive Showtime series is not going to hurt Claire McCaskill’s chances in Missouri.
The most depressing thing about what Cohen does “is that he’s not that manipulative… He does not have to push them too hard,” Jon Lovett said.
(Late Tuesday, it was announced that Georgia state Rep. Jason Spencer, who mooned the camera and yelled racist slurs on Cohen’s program, will resign from the legislature.)
Lovett got asked the inevitable question about his short-lived NBC sitcom 1600 Penn about a zany...
- 7/25/2018
- by Lisa de Moraes
- Deadline Film + TV
In case you've been living under a rock - and not pelting them - The Handmaid's Tale has been terrorizing viewers for two epic seasons. Each week, we watch with the slightest of hopes, knowing that with every small win is a bigger impending doom. Yet we keep the faith that a reckoning is upon Gilead.
Oh, and there is a reckoning, all right. Here's your official warning: if you haven't watched the season two finale of The Handmaid's Tale, it's time to stop reading . . . unless you like spoilers, in which case, be our guest. But seriously - turn back now if you don't want to know how this season ends.
Monday night, Popsugar joined the cast and crew, celebrities like Chrissy Teigen, John Legend, and Kylie Jenner, and a theater full of fans to experience the finale and then discuss the season. Moderated by Jon Lovett of Lovett or Leave It,...
Oh, and there is a reckoning, all right. Here's your official warning: if you haven't watched the season two finale of The Handmaid's Tale, it's time to stop reading . . . unless you like spoilers, in which case, be our guest. But seriously - turn back now if you don't want to know how this season ends.
Monday night, Popsugar joined the cast and crew, celebrities like Chrissy Teigen, John Legend, and Kylie Jenner, and a theater full of fans to experience the finale and then discuss the season. Moderated by Jon Lovett of Lovett or Leave It,...
- 7/15/2018
- by Kirbie Johnson
- Popsugar.com
Warning: This report contains spoilers from the Season 2 finale of “The Handmaid’s Tale.”
Hulu premiered the highly anticipated Season 2 finale of “The Handmaid’s Tale” for select audiences on Monday, July 9, two days before it streamed online. Gold Derby was on-hand at the Wilshire Ebell Theater in Los Angeles, CA for the exclusive sneak peek. A Q&A followed the screening with stars Elisabeth Moss, Yvonne Strahovski, Samira Wiley, Alexis Bledel, Max Minghella, Bradley Whitford, Amanda Brugel and Madeline Brewer, creator Bruce Miller, executive producer Warren Littlefield, director Mike Barker, cinematographer Colin Watkinson, production designer Elisabeth Williams, and casting directors Sharon Bialy and Sherry Thomas, conducted by “Pod Save America” and “Lovett or Leave It” host Jon Lovett.
See ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ interviews: Yvonne Strahovski, Joseph Fiennes, O-t Fagbenle and more exclusive chats [Watch]
Based on the book by Margaret Atwood, the series imagines a world in which women...
Hulu premiered the highly anticipated Season 2 finale of “The Handmaid’s Tale” for select audiences on Monday, July 9, two days before it streamed online. Gold Derby was on-hand at the Wilshire Ebell Theater in Los Angeles, CA for the exclusive sneak peek. A Q&A followed the screening with stars Elisabeth Moss, Yvonne Strahovski, Samira Wiley, Alexis Bledel, Max Minghella, Bradley Whitford, Amanda Brugel and Madeline Brewer, creator Bruce Miller, executive producer Warren Littlefield, director Mike Barker, cinematographer Colin Watkinson, production designer Elisabeth Williams, and casting directors Sharon Bialy and Sherry Thomas, conducted by “Pod Save America” and “Lovett or Leave It” host Jon Lovett.
See ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ interviews: Yvonne Strahovski, Joseph Fiennes, O-t Fagbenle and more exclusive chats [Watch]
Based on the book by Margaret Atwood, the series imagines a world in which women...
- 7/11/2018
- by Zach Laws and Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
UTA is teaming with podcast and media company Cadence13 to launch Ramble, a podcast network that will feature digital stars including Rhett and Link, Hannah Hart and Flula Borg. The new network will feature a team of producers that will work alongside talent to create audio-focused content, with the plan to extend their brands beyond podcasting to social media, events and merchandise.
The Hollywood agency already has a dedicated podcast division repping networks including Wondery, Gannett, Tenderfoot and HowStuffWorks, and creators including Ira Glass, Sarah Koenig, Marc Smerling, Chris Hardwick, Aaron Mahnke, Anna Faris, Karen Kilgariff, Georgia Hardstark, Jake Brennan and Guy Raz. It also has expanded the scope of some podcast IP — 2 Dope Queens, My Favorite Murder, Lore and Comedy Bang Bang among them — into TV, touring and endorsements. The division also brokered Amy Schumer’s comedy podcast deal with Spotify.
“As we evaluated the podcast business landscape, we...
The Hollywood agency already has a dedicated podcast division repping networks including Wondery, Gannett, Tenderfoot and HowStuffWorks, and creators including Ira Glass, Sarah Koenig, Marc Smerling, Chris Hardwick, Aaron Mahnke, Anna Faris, Karen Kilgariff, Georgia Hardstark, Jake Brennan and Guy Raz. It also has expanded the scope of some podcast IP — 2 Dope Queens, My Favorite Murder, Lore and Comedy Bang Bang among them — into TV, touring and endorsements. The division also brokered Amy Schumer’s comedy podcast deal with Spotify.
“As we evaluated the podcast business landscape, we...
- 6/20/2018
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Good news, friends of the pod: Your twice-weekly audio update on the state of the union is coming to TV. HBO has announced that it’s producing a series of hour-long specials alongside the political podcast hosted by Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, Dan Pfeiffer, and Tommy Vietor. The four former aides to President Obama launched the podcast last year, just as Donald Trump took office.
“At a time when politics affect the lives of Americans more than ever before, ‘Pod Save America’ has brought fresh and thoughtful voices to the discussion,” said HBO head of programming Casey Bloys. “We’re excited to share the irreverent and entertaining insights of these savvy observers with the HBO audience.”
“The best part of ‘Pod Save America’ is taking the show on the road and meeting activists, candidates and people who are getting involved in politics for the first time,” said Favreau, Lovett, and Vietor.
“At a time when politics affect the lives of Americans more than ever before, ‘Pod Save America’ has brought fresh and thoughtful voices to the discussion,” said HBO head of programming Casey Bloys. “We’re excited to share the irreverent and entertaining insights of these savvy observers with the HBO audience.”
“The best part of ‘Pod Save America’ is taking the show on the road and meeting activists, candidates and people who are getting involved in politics for the first time,” said Favreau, Lovett, and Vietor.
- 2/8/2018
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
HBO is getting political: They’re bringing the popular podcast Pod Save America to TV in a series of hour-long specials this fall, the network announced Thursday.
Pod Save America is a twice-weekly political podcast hosted by four former aides to President Obama — Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, Dan Pfeiffer and Tommy Vietor — where they discuss elections, the media and the Trump administration with a series of guests. (It’s tallied more than 175 million downloads in just over a year.) The HBO specials will be taped live from the campaign trail as the hosts cover the 2018 midterms — which the hosts call...
Pod Save America is a twice-weekly political podcast hosted by four former aides to President Obama — Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, Dan Pfeiffer and Tommy Vietor — where they discuss elections, the media and the Trump administration with a series of guests. (It’s tallied more than 175 million downloads in just over a year.) The HBO specials will be taped live from the campaign trail as the hosts cover the 2018 midterms — which the hosts call...
- 2/8/2018
- TVLine.com
“Pod Save America” will be the latest podcast to make it’s way to TV when the political talk show becomes a series of HBO specials this fall. The premium cable network announced on Thursday that Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett and Tommy Vietor would be adapting their hit podcast into a series of hour-long specials focusing on the 2018 midterm elections. “At a time when politics affect the lives of Americans more than ever before, ‘Pod Save America’ has brought fresh and thoughtful voices to the discussion,” said HBO President Casey Bloys. “We’re excited to share the irreverent and entertaining insights of these...
- 2/8/2018
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
Political podcast Pod Save America is headed to HBO. Crooked Media, the company founded by Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett and Tommy Vietor, has struck a deal with the premium cable channel for a series of hourlong specials this fall. "At a time when politics affect the lives of Americans more than ever before, Pod Save America has brought fresh and thoughtful voices to the discussion," said Casey Bloys, president, HBO Programming, announcing the deal. "We're excited to share the…...
- 2/8/2018
- Deadline TV
Donald Trump is facing blowback after The Washington Post reported that the president gave “marching orders” to White House and Pentagon officials to put on a massive military parade in Washington, D.C.
Trump has spoken publicly and privately in the past about having a parade to showcase the might of the military, most notably after attending the annual Bastille Day military parade in Paris last July with French President Emmanuel Macron. According to the Post, aides said at the time that Trump was “dazzled” by the parade of uniformed French troops, military tanks, armored vehicles and fighter jets and...
Trump has spoken publicly and privately in the past about having a parade to showcase the might of the military, most notably after attending the annual Bastille Day military parade in Paris last July with French President Emmanuel Macron. According to the Post, aides said at the time that Trump was “dazzled” by the parade of uniformed French troops, military tanks, armored vehicles and fighter jets and...
- 2/7/2018
- by Tierney McAfee
- PEOPLE.com
Stephen Colbert’s Late Show will broadcast live following President Donald Trump’s State of the Union Address on Tuesday, January 30. Tommy Victor, Jon Favreau and Jon Lovett, hosts of Pod Save America, as well as Jessica Williams and Phoebe Robinson of 2 Dope Queens, will join Colbert from the Ed Sullivan Theater. Chris Stapleton will be the night's musical guest. Colbert’s program last aired live about a year ago, when Trump delivered his address to the joint session of…...
- 1/11/2018
- Deadline TV
Podcasting’s top 1 percent — the professional community of advertising networks and distribution platforms — and the fans that fuel the industry will converge at Los Angeles Podcast Festival Oct. 6-8 at the Millenium Biltmore Hotel. Some of the elite voices behind the mic (and those that rule Apple’s charts) include comedy champ Marc Maron, Jon Lovett (one of the breakouts from the Obama alums “Pod Save America”), T.J. Miller, Bert Kreischer and Alison Rosen, who has built her own lane after leaving “The Adam Carolla Show.” It’s a lineup tilted towards comedy. Also Read: 20 Podcasts to Make Your Run or.
- 10/7/2017
- by Mikey Glazer
- The Wrap
Jon Lovett is best known for working as a speechwriter for Hillary Clinton in the Senate and for Barack Obama in his first term as president. Earlier this year, he launched a weekly podcast, Lovett Or Leave It, where he’s joined by comedians, actors, and journalists to discuss the week’s top news. At the Now Hear This…
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- 9/29/2017
- by Baraka Kaseko and Marah Eakin
- avclub.com
On-screen presidents are an unusual collection because they don’t always reflect what we want from a leader. (Though these days, it seems that consensus is fracturing more than ever.)
Some are abrasive, some are diabolical. Others are worse at their job than you would expect. So when picking the “best” TV versions of U.S. presidents, it’s just as important to consider what these individuals brought to the position that previous inhabitants did not, for good or ill.
Despite the occasional missteps of these fictional Commanders-in-Chief, many of them do represent the theoretical ideals that a national leader should uphold: a clear grasp of the office’s privilege, an understanding of the ramifications of key policy decisions, and the power that words can have to send a message to the entire nation.
We kept this particular roundup to fictional Presidents of the United States. You could make a...
Some are abrasive, some are diabolical. Others are worse at their job than you would expect. So when picking the “best” TV versions of U.S. presidents, it’s just as important to consider what these individuals brought to the position that previous inhabitants did not, for good or ill.
Despite the occasional missteps of these fictional Commanders-in-Chief, many of them do represent the theoretical ideals that a national leader should uphold: a clear grasp of the office’s privilege, an understanding of the ramifications of key policy decisions, and the power that words can have to send a message to the entire nation.
We kept this particular roundup to fictional Presidents of the United States. You could make a...
- 8/22/2017
- by Michael Schneider and Steve Greene
- Indiewire
The New York Comedy Festival has announced the first round of its lineup, featuring a number of big-name comedians and podcasts, including Chris Hardwick, Kevin Smith, Nick Offerman, and Iliza Shlesinger. 2 Dope Queens, the podcast created by Jessica Williams and Phoebe Robinson, will headline the event with a live show at The Bell House. Produced by Carolines on Broadway and TBS, the six-day festival brings more than 200 comedians together for over 60 shows across New York City. Acts range from TruTV’s “The Impractical Jokers” to former Obama speechwriter Jon Lovett performing his “Lovett or Leave It” podcast to Ron White at the Beacon Theater. The 14th annual event will also feature a comedy hub at the Public Hotel. Here, festival goers will be able to see curated programming and appearances such as a taping of “Full Frontal with Samantha Bee.” As an extension of the TBS hub, Conan O’Brien...
- 8/8/2017
- backstage.com
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