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Each week, The Hollywood Reporter’s Mikey O’Connell attempts to stay on top of the latest in TV and entertainment (and stay sane) with a little help from his colleagues, friends and a revolving door of actors, comics, writers, showrunners and filmmakers.
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Widow's Bay Creator Katie Dippold + Too Early For Emmys?
Katie Dippold discusses the two-decade journey to creating Widow's Bay, the sleeper hit of the spring, intense Halloween parties and the semantics of...
A Giggly Episode With Hannah Berner
The stand-up and podcaster brings actual laughter as she shares her thoughts on straight men who attend her shows, plane talkers, working with Amy Poe...
A 'Top Chef' Check-in With Gail Simmons
The judge and executive producer of Mikey's favorite show pays a visit to talk about a heated elimination, the likelihood of another All Stars season,...
Sex Scenes and Shakespeare With David Tennant
Stage and TV icon David Tennant swings by to talk about the second season of racy 80s dramedy 'Rivals,' his trip to the Criterion closet and the two b...
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II + Avoiding Another Hollywood Disaster
'Wonder Man' and 'Man on Fire' actor Yahya Abdul-Mateen II joins to discuss his recent spike in work, his evolving metric for success and potholes in...
Craig Mazin Talks 'Sheep Detectives,' 'The Last of Us' and Rooming With Ted Cruz
Celebrated screenwriter and showrunner Craig Mazin swings by to talk about his latest feature, 'The Sheep Detectives,' as well as the juggling act of...
All 'Devil Wears Prada 2' With Aline Brosh McKenna
Mikey, Mia Galuppo and Lacey Rose discuss the millennial fixation with The Devil Wears Prada, where Miranda Priestly ranks among Meryl Streep performa...
Linda Cardellini + 'Hacks' and 'Euphoria' Return
Actress Linda Cardellini (Freaks and Geeks, Brokeback Mountain, Dead to Me) joins to talk about HBO's DTF St Louis, working with Miss Piggy and her ca...
The World Isn't Ready for Leslie Jones at a 10
Leslie Jones may be one of the highest energy working comedians, but, in this week's episode, she says she's rarely going above a five or six. She als...
Olivia Munn + A Shot of Box Office Optimism
Actress Olivia Munn, star of Apple TV's 'Your Friends and Neighbors' pipes in to discuss why shea nearly quitting acting and how one of her best lesso...
Julio Torres' Color Commentary + Reassessing TV Reboot Culture
Filmmaker, stand-up and former 'SNL' writer Julio Torres talks about sharing his 'Color Theories' in a new HBO special, getting heckled in the Hampton...
Project Hail Mary's Drew Goddard + Why The Comeback Is Back (Again)
Drew Goddard, the Oscar-nominated screenwriter behind The Martian, has another space-set epic in Project Hail Mary. He talks about writing the script...
Michael Urie + The Oscar Ballot Cheat Sheet
Shrinking actor Michael Urie opens up about being the only Broadway actor not on the Gilded Age and legacy of Ugly Betty; That's after Vanity Fair's R...
'Scream' Filmmaker Kevin Williamson + The Peacock Report Card
Kevin Williamson pipes in to talk about returning to the franchise with Scream 7, his biggest hits and working with the late James Van Der Beek. And,...
'Love Story' Creator on Our Kennedy Obsession + Scream 7 Expectations
Connor Hines, showrunner of 'Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette,' joins to talk about the challenges of casting and executing his bu...
Taylor Tomlinson Takes Us to Church + Survivor at 50 Seasons
Comedian Taylor Tomlinson digs into the evolution of her stand-up with Netflix special Prodigal Daughter and her two-year tenure as a late-night host....
Paula Pell’s Journey From SNL to Scene Stealer + Awards Season’s Obligatory Scandal
Legendary comedy writer Paula Pell talks about her evolution from mothering sketch comedians to acting (Girls5Eva and, now, The Burbs) after Mia Galup...
Sherry Cola Goes to Therapy + Charli XCX's Endless Brat Summer
Actress and comedian Sherry Cola discusses the perks of therapy — both in real life and on the new season of Shrinking. That's after David Canfield jo...
Judd Apatow on His New Mel Brooks Documentary + Sundance, Then and Now
Mia Galuppo mines the storied history of the Sundance Film Festival — Weinstein hitting screenwriters! Near plane crashes! Golden retrievers! — ahead...
Nia DaCosta Talks Building The Bone Temple + Bridger Winegar on the Greek Tragedy of RHOSLC
Filmmaker Nia DaCosta pipes in from London to talk about her spin on the 28 Years Later franchise — just don't call them zombies! — after I Said No G...
The Softer Side of Josh Charles + Heated Rivalry Has Everyone More than Just Hot and Bothered
Actor Josh Charles swings by to discuss his new series, Best Medicine, and growing up on camera, after Lacey Rose joins Mikey to talk about the signif...
Simu Liu Will Build His Own James Bond + The Great Tom Cruise Christmas Cake Taste Off
Actor Simu Liu opens up about his Hollywood learning curve, racism in casting and his new spy series after a quorum of Hollywood Reporter staffers deb...
Robby Hoffman Will Joke About Anything... If It's Funny; Plus, Golden Globes Themes and Flukes
Comedian and actor Robby Hoffman, closing out a very good year with her Netflix special Wake Up, talks poverty, the irrelevance of political correctne...
SNL's Sarah Sherman Gets Gross (In a Good Way); Plus, Why Are We So Obsessed With Gwyneth?
Comedian Sarah Sherman visits to talk about her wild new HBO special (Sarah Squirm: Live + In The Flesh), John Waters core and being SNL's resident we...
Wicked Screenwriter Dana Fox Wishes She Sang This Interview — and Stranger Things is (Finally) Back!i
Wicked: For Good screenwriter Dana Fox discusses the movie musical's conclusion, the necessity of rom-coms and her Little House on the Prairie reboot....
Rhea Seehorn Can Keep a Secret... And Is Every Woman in Utah on Reality TV?
Rhea Seehorn discusses 'Pluribus,' reuniting with Vince Gilligan and vending machine tutorial videos. But first, Mia Galuppo joins Mikey to ponder rea...
Leanne Morgan Loves Erewhon Chicken, Plus Kim Kardashian's Krash Kourse in TV Kriticism
Leanne Morgan discusses Dollywood, L.A. Costco anonymity and flirting with Pedro Pascal... after Mikey digests the wild press tour (and unprecedentedl...
Rachel Sennott, 'Welcome to Derry' and Halloween TV
Rachel Sennott on 'I Love LA' and advice from fellow It girls; plus, 'Welcome to Derry' and a conversation about spooky TV.
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How 'Nobody Wants This' Went From Near-Implosion to Cultural Obsession; Phoebe Robinson on Girl-Bossing, Podcasting and Thirsty Thursdays
THR's Lacey Rose joins Mikey to break down the success of Netflix's buzzy hit, 'Nobody Wants This' and Phoebe Robinson on her new YouTube comedy speci...
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What Should the Emmys do With ‘The Bear’? We Have an Idea
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Mailbag (17:05)
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‘We Are Lady Parts’ Creator on Scaling Up in Season 2
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Headlines (2:37)
Hacks! (6:02)
June TV preview (13:27)
Showrunner Spot...
The CW, Freevee and Brands That Could Have Been
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Headlines (1:07)
RIP, The CW (13:08)
RIP, Freevee (26:33)
Mailbag (45:37)
The Upfronts 2024 Wrap Up Edition
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Headlines (1:44)
Upfronts: Amazon and Netflix (13:25)
Upfronts: Everyone else (35:55)
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A Big Week for Netflix’s Live Efforts
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Headlines (2:09)
Streaming bundles (09:43)
The Office returns (17:23)
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CBS Takes a Victory Lap Amid Paramount Global Uncertainty
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Headlines (1:33)
Paramount CEO out (08:24)
CBS fall schedule (13:09)
May TV pre...
State of Broadcast Special Episode
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Headlines (1:09)
State of Broadcast (08:12)
2024-25 Season Preview (13:29)
Broa...
Did the ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ Finale Stick the Landing?
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Reboots Nobody Wanted (09:13)
Dan’s Reality Roundup (18:59)
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