Starting today, three seasons of Girls5eva — the Tina Fey-produced comedy starring Sara Bareilles, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Busy Philipps, and Paula Pell as members of a one-hit wonder pop group struggling to mount a comeback in middle age — are streaming on Netflix. The average subscriber will be forgiven for …
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Lizzy Caplan is lying. Well, let’s rephrase that: Lizzy Caplan is selectively truth-telling. Lounging in a gray Texas Longhorns T-shirt and yellow-green leggings, Caplan has such a stripped-down, let’s-talk-about-it approachability, you would think we were having a late-night sleepover chat instead of a cross-continental Zoom. But before I tell you …
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This post contains spoilers for the season finale of Party Down, “Sepulveda Basin High School Spring Play Opening Night.” Throughout the publicity campaign for Starz’s unexpected revival of Party Down, the stars and producers of the comedy cult classic all lamented the fact that Lizzy Caplan was not able to …
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When the time came for the cast and crew of Party Down to reassemble for an improbable sequel season, the first order of business was to find out when Adam Scott would be available to do it. “The truth is,” explains Party Down co-creator Rob Thomas, “that we found a …
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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. “All dressed up and going nowhere.” It’s been over a decade since we’ve seen the catering crew of Party Down on our screens. But thanks to a reboot …
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In the new Ant-Man film, Paul Rudd’s character learns all about the concept of alternate timelines. In an alternate version of our own timeline, he would have starred in Party Down. Rudd co-created the great Starz comedy, which is improbably rising from the dead later this month, with TV producer …
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One sunny winter morning on a Malibu cliff overlooking the Pacific, a luau for radio-contest winners is in full swing. Dozens of middle-aged men in loud Hawaiian shirts are pregaming for a Sting concert, and mostly being ignored by a staff of cater-waiters tripping balls on mushrooms. Bartender Henry Pollard, …
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Television’s least productive but most lovable catering team is back, with Starz confirming that the third season of Party Down will arrive in February. The cult comedy will hit Starz’s streaming app and on-demand platforms at midnight Feb. 24, with the episode getting a proper broadcast premiere at 9 p.m. …
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James Marsden knows he’s inescapable. “Someone yesterday said, ‘My son has Sonic on TV all day long, every day,’” he tells Rolling Stone. “I never know whether to apologize or not. Parents must be like, ‘I’m so sick of seeing that man’s face.’” The self-effacing 49-year-old is in a state …
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