Minx, the acclaimed workplace comedy about the inner workings of a Playgirl-esque magazine with a feminist twist, has unveiled the first trailer for the Starz series’ much-anticipated second season. “Set in 1970s Los Angeles, Minx centers around Joyce (Ophelia Lovibond), an earnest young feminist who joins forces with a low-rent …
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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 …
Read More »How Adam Scott Mastered the Art of Playing the Straight Man
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 …
Read More »Paul Rudd on His Wild DJ Night With Neil Diamond
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 …
Read More »On the Rowdy Set of the 'Party Down' Revival With Paul Rudd, Adam Scott and More
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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