Bill Hader joked about the numerous afflictions and anxiety-induced maladies he sufferedwhile a cast memberonSaturday Night Liveduring a new interview with his old coworker, Seth Meyers, onLate Night. Hader has spoken before about how anxious he was during his time on the show, and this was ostensibly part of the …
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When Craig Finn wants to make an L.A. album, he doesn’t mess around. He might be best known as the Minnesota-via-Brooklyn frontman of the Hold Steady, a punk bar-band wordsmith specializing in down-and-out tales with a Midwest flavor. But on his great new Always Been, he takes inspiration from Southern …
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Live from New York, it’s Ladies & Gentlemen… 50 Years of SNL Music. The first trailer for the upcoming Questlove-directed documentary is a two-minute celebration of one of television’s most iconic stages. In the clip, featured hosts from throughout Saturday Night Live‘s 50 seasons introduce musical guests Charli XCX, Prince, …
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On his first night as guest host for Jimmy Kimmel Live on Monday, actor Martin Shortasked sidekick Guillermo Rodriguez, “What would Jimmy usually do right now?” “He would be talking about Donald Trump,” Rodriguez replied. “Well, I guess you can’t go to Outback Steakhouse without ordering the Bloomin’ Onion,” quipped …
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After selling out 12 nights at Los Angeles’ Wiltern Theatre for Netflix Is a Joke Fest, Ali Wong capped off her residency on Sunday night by opening up about her divorce and newfound dating life in her 40s to an enlivened audience. Back in April 2022, the comedian announced she …
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Anthony Carrigan was supposed to die in the first episode of Barry. And yet, his cheerful Chechen mobster in the crime-comedy series managed to survive for four seasons. “I was really rewarded with the opportunity to have this arc with Hank in which he starts off as this lovable goofball …
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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Bringing pitch-black comedy, tight drama, and Emmy-winning performances, Barry is a series unlike any other. Now, after a widely-acclaimed four seasons, the show has aired its final episode …
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This post contains spoilers for the Barry series finale, “Wow.” “Denial, it’s tough.” This line by Monroe Fuches is perhaps the most important sentiment expressed at any point during these four seasons of Barry. The series began as a Hollywood satire, illustrating the thin line that exists between killing on …
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Week after week, in frantic monologue after frantic monologue, Sarah Goldberg delivered one of the greatest performances on TV in recent memory as Barry‘s self-obsessed actress Sally Reed, whose intensity occasionally unnerved even Bill Hader‘s titular hitman character. She scored an Emmy nomination for her performance in Season One —for …
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This post contains spoilers for this week’s episode of Barry, “A Nice Meal.” “A Nice Meal,” the penultimate installment of Barry, opens with Barry hallucinating after an undetermined amount of time spent wearing the sensory deprivation goggles Jim Moss has placed over his eyes. There is darkness, then a glimpse …
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