The Tragically Hip’s Surviving Members Reunite to Pay Tribute to a Canadian Icon, Tease New Projects
When the Tragically Hip played their final show on Aug. 20, 2016, at the sold-out Rogers K-Rock Centre in the group’s native Kingston, Ontario, bassist Gord Sinclair stood onstage in awe of the moment — wondering what the future held for the larger-than-life Canadian rock band.
“There was a deep connection with the people, and as we progressed on that last tour, [lead singer Gord Downie] got stronger and stronger. By the time it got to the last show, it was just like, ‘We should be playing more,’” Sinclair tells Rolling Stone. “It was the audience,...
“There was a deep connection with the people, and as we progressed on that last tour, [lead singer Gord Downie] got stronger and stronger. By the time it got to the last show, it was just like, ‘We should be playing more,’” Sinclair tells Rolling Stone. “It was the audience,...
- 10/1/2022
- by Garret K. Woodward
- Rollingstone.com
Viceland gets in the scripted TV game with the world's first Edm sitcom. IFC imports a sketch show already beloved in Canada. Discovery goes on the hunt for the Unabbomber. A Stephen King detective series. A veteran documentarian takes a sympathetic look at Whitney Houston. If your TV choices in the pre-Fall trenches seem eclectic, that's because they are. Elsewhere, Tiffany Haddish gets a well-deserved time to shine and NBC goes all in on SNL's "Weekend Update." Here's what you'll be tuning into/setting the DVR for in the next month.
- 8/3/2017
- Rollingstone.com
Chicago – When HollywoodChicago.com last spoke to writer/director Adam McKay in 2013, he was about to release “Anchorman 2,” and wasn’t really known for anything but his wacky comedy films. That all changed this month, with the release of “The Big Short,” a brilliant indictment of the financial meltdown of 2007 and ’08, and an impressively creative and serious effort from the comic director.
Adam McKay has roots in Chicago, he was a founding member here of the Uptight Citizens Brigade in 1990, and worked at The Second City on the main stage in 1995. He worked at ‘Saturday Night Live’ thereafter, and was head writer for three seasons up to 2001. After SNL, he pursued filmmaking in partnership with Will Ferrell, and directed “Anchorman,” “Talladega Nights” and “The Other Guys.” In 2007, he and Ferrell started the “Funny or Die” website, and just recently McKay helped to write the final draft screenplay for “Ant-Man.
Adam McKay has roots in Chicago, he was a founding member here of the Uptight Citizens Brigade in 1990, and worked at The Second City on the main stage in 1995. He worked at ‘Saturday Night Live’ thereafter, and was head writer for three seasons up to 2001. After SNL, he pursued filmmaking in partnership with Will Ferrell, and directed “Anchorman,” “Talladega Nights” and “The Other Guys.” In 2007, he and Ferrell started the “Funny or Die” website, and just recently McKay helped to write the final draft screenplay for “Ant-Man.
- 12/24/2015
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
John Candy resides in the pantheon of great comedic actors that have been lost too early (he passed away at the age of 43). Candy got his start like much of his generation at Second City, and quickly rose to fame for his improv chops. When the Canadian actor made his way to Hollywood, he quickly found himself among the comedy legends. But while Candy had a wealth of depth and could make himself at home in most any kind of film (his handful of dramatic turns, though, were wanting), what he became known and loved for were his over-earnest, big-hearted man-boys (“Planes, Trains & Automobiles”); his lovable buffoons (“Uncle Buck”); men who exist as testaments to sincerity in a world so cynical they nearly come off as jokes themselves. In Candy’s hands, these out of touch men more often than not became the heart of the film. Read More: Watch:...
- 12/11/2015
- by Gary Garrison
- The Playlist
Stephen Colbert and Steve Carell are old pals from their Second City days, and their fondness for each other runs deep. So deep that even a routine press stop for Carell on the Late Show can't be done without turning into a full-on lovefest. It starts, like all great romances, with some flattery: "People still don't know you're a great singer," Colbert gushes. "Well, that's not really true," Carell melts. They quickly take the relationship to the next level, consummating their love with a cover of the Orleans's "Dance With Me" beneath the disco-ball lights. The message is clear: "I want to be your partner, can't you see?" Oh we see, boys. We see.
- 12/8/2015
- by Dee Lockett
- Vulture
Embracing the intriguing challenge of embarking on a seemingly compelling and equally frightening situation can be both a daunting and liberating experience. Skilled actor and comedian David Koechner, who rose to fame with roles in the comedy genre, including the ‘Anchorman’ films and the NBC television series ‘The Office,’ effortlessly took on the intimidating process when he happily switched into the horror genre. After appearing in last year’s acclaimed black comedy thriller, ‘Cheap Thrills,’ the alum of the popular improvisational group Second City moved into the horror comedy subgrene. Koechner can now be seen in co-writer-director Michael Dougherty’s ‘Krammpus,’ which opened this weekend in theaters. The film was released after [ Read More ]
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- 12/5/2015
- by Karen Benardello
- ShockYa
The Netflix musical-variety special A Very Murray Christmas doesn’t amount to much, yet it’s sublime; maybe it’s sublime because it shows no evidence of needing to make any kind of impression. It moseys across the screen, occasionally helping itself to a cookie or some eggnog, and every few minutes somebody sings a song. As written and co-produced by Murray, Scrooged co-writer Mitch Glazer, and director Sofia Coppola — who gave Murray one of his signature roles in Lost in Translation — it might as well be the fantasy of one of Murray’s earliest beloved characters, the lounge singer Nick from Second City and Saturday Night Live. That character’s hepcat facetiousness was a cover for the depression he surely felt at having to perform for handfuls of bored and distracted patrons in railway-station bars, airport cocktail lounges, and Army bases in Greenland.Murray stars here as Bill Murray,...
- 12/4/2015
- by Matt Zoller Seitz
- Vulture
Dick Wolf’s Chicago Med just premiered on NBC on November 17th and it got off to a very good start. It’s the third in his Chicago series that include Chicago Pd and Chicago Fire. But could there be another, dirtier Chicago series ready for the canon?
This week, Funny or Die posted Chicago Sanitation, a look at “those who clean” the Second City.
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This week, Funny or Die posted Chicago Sanitation, a look at “those who clean” the Second City.
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- 11/22/2015
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Dick Wolf‘s “Chicago” franchise continues its expansion, exploring the live of the men and women into the city’s sanitation department in a new Funny or Die parody. Following this week’s premiere of “Chicago Med” bringing yet another sector of the city’s public service to NBC, Funny or Die debuted a new parody promo for “Chicago Sanitation,” featuring the behind the scenes drama and romance between Chicago’s trash collectors. “Television producer Dick Wolf (‘Chicago Fire,’ ‘Chicago Med,’ ‘Chicago P.D.’) never lets a good trope go to waste,” reads the official description. “That’s why he’s...
- 11/19/2015
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
Happy Birthday Jackie Hoffman Hoffman was seen on Broadway as Grandma in The Addams Family. Her other Broadway credits include Xanadu and Hairspray for which she received the Theatre World Award. Off-Broadway she has been seen in Regrets Only, Pride amp Joy, Book of Liz Obie Award, Straightjacket, Incident at Cobbler's Knob, and One Woman Shoe. Regional credits include Second City Jeff Award, Sisters Rosensweig.
- 11/11/2015
- by Stage Tube
- BroadwayWorld.com
With Bill Murray's Rock the Kasbah out, America's favorite raconteur and party crasher is back in the limelight. (Then again, it feels like he's never really out of it.) With impeccable timing, PBS's Blank on Blank series, which animates lost interviews with famous names, has unearthed, repackaged, and published the above tape featuring the elusive actor in 1988. Given all the wise Murray-isms, it's hard to believe this is from that long ago, circa Scrooged, but it is. Here Murray talks to then Irish America magazine journalist T.J. English about Second City, his family, how fame affected his life, and, perhaps most notably, how he's still a punk kid at heart. "I'm just an obnoxious guy who can make it appear charming," he explains. "That's what they pay me to do." You can listen to the full Blank on Blank clip below, and scope out even more outtakes from the...
- 10/28/2015
- by Sean Fitz-Gerald
- Vulture
Bill Murray couldn't care less if people think he's obnoxious. In a 1988 interview that PBS recently animated as part of its Blank on Blank series, he told journalist T.J. English the secret of his jerky success. "There are a lot of actors that are more talented than me at Second City who quit it before they even got to a paying status," he said. "I had no other option. I'm still just like a punk kid, really. I'm just an obnoxious guy who can make it appear charming. That's what they pay me to do.
- 10/27/2015
- Rollingstone.com
WWE.com
Hell in a Cell is the type of match reserved for only the most notable of feuds.
So in some ways, to be involved in a program that makes it to Hell in a Cell is something of a success in itself; a kind of recognition of your body of work, a badge of honour, if you will (albeit a slightly unpleasant one, what with the small matter of 16 foot falls and the copious volumes of blood loss).
But if earning a spot in the Hell in a Cell limelight is badge of honour of sorts, to pick up a victory inside the structure is an even greater distinction.
Over the years, a select few manage have managed to do that—with an even smaller number having done so on multiple occasions.
This article looks back at that elite group of Superstars with multiple Hell in a Cell wins,...
Hell in a Cell is the type of match reserved for only the most notable of feuds.
So in some ways, to be involved in a program that makes it to Hell in a Cell is something of a success in itself; a kind of recognition of your body of work, a badge of honour, if you will (albeit a slightly unpleasant one, what with the small matter of 16 foot falls and the copious volumes of blood loss).
But if earning a spot in the Hell in a Cell limelight is badge of honour of sorts, to pick up a victory inside the structure is an even greater distinction.
Over the years, a select few manage have managed to do that—with an even smaller number having done so on multiple occasions.
This article looks back at that elite group of Superstars with multiple Hell in a Cell wins,...
- 10/21/2015
- by Elliott Binks
- Obsessed with Film
Comedy Central has given a series order to Detroiters, its Motor City comedy pilot executive produced by Lorne Michaels’ Broadway Video and Saturday Night Live alum Jason Sudeikis who will have a recurring role on the 10-episode series. Detroiters stars cast member-turned-SNL writer Tim Robinson and Veep‘s Sam Richardson, Detroit natives who performed together at Chicago's Second City. The project, which Richardson and Robinson co-created, co-wrote and executive…...
- 10/20/2015
- Deadline TV
Chicago – Jack C. Newell will ride his bike when he meets you for an interview in Chicago, naturally. The locally based director is a welcome original, with credits in both documentary and narrative films. His latest feature, “Open Tables,” will screen at the 51st Chicago International Film Festival on October 20th, 2015.
“Open Tables” is operating within the “Taste of Cinema” theme at the film festival, and features couples and groups meeting in restaurants, talking about their lives and relationships. Although the centerpiece is food, the meal is the conversation, including a story about a sojourn into Paris – shot in black and white. Newell directed the film in the improvisation style rooted in the Chicago comedy scene, much like his first narrative film, “Close Quarters,” which featured many local legends in the art of improv. He also takes on the leadrole as Ryan, who defines himself through the adventure in Paris.
“Open Tables” is operating within the “Taste of Cinema” theme at the film festival, and features couples and groups meeting in restaurants, talking about their lives and relationships. Although the centerpiece is food, the meal is the conversation, including a story about a sojourn into Paris – shot in black and white. Newell directed the film in the improvisation style rooted in the Chicago comedy scene, much like his first narrative film, “Close Quarters,” which featured many local legends in the art of improv. He also takes on the leadrole as Ryan, who defines himself through the adventure in Paris.
- 10/20/2015
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Chicago – Before the days of 24/7 internet access to every form of entertainment that exists, there were eras of radical performance expression that changed the landscape of attitudes toward everything – think of The Beatles evolving music and also changing social culture. The roots of another evolution, especially in comedy, began with a modest humor magazine that brought together the right mix of anarchists and misfits. What they did would influence comedy for years afterward, and their story is told in “Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of National Lampoon,” directed by Douglas Tirola.
“National Lampoon” Magazine was a national publication founded in 1970, that was spawned from the Harvard Lampoon, and brought together a team of 1960s-influenced comic radicals that changed the way humor was conveyed. No sacred cows existed on their pages, and the magazine also broke out into signature comedy records, stage performances and radio shows. This cottage industry featured...
“National Lampoon” Magazine was a national publication founded in 1970, that was spawned from the Harvard Lampoon, and brought together a team of 1960s-influenced comic radicals that changed the way humor was conveyed. No sacred cows existed on their pages, and the magazine also broke out into signature comedy records, stage performances and radio shows. This cottage industry featured...
- 10/19/2015
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Knock, knock! Who's there? Eli Roth's new thriller Knock Knock will arrive on Blu-ray, Digital, and DVD on December 8th. Also: the parody video Paranormal Activity: The Tiger Mom Dimension, premiere details for All Through the House, Chatter screening info, crowdfunding information on The Sluagh, and a teaser from the short film, Hades.
Knock Knock: Press Release: "Santa Monica, CA (October 12, 2015) - One of the hottest tickets at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival, Knock Knock, from co-writer/director Eli Roth (Cabin Fever, Hostel), arrives on Blu-ray™ (plus Digital HD), DVD (plus Digital) and Digital HD on December 8 from Lionsgate Home Entertainment. The film is currently available On Demand. Knock Knock stars Keanu Reeves (John Wick) as a man whose good intentions lead to deadly consequences when he helps two strangers who ask for his assistance. Lorenza Izzo (The Green Inferno) and Ana de Armas (TV's "El Internado") are...
Knock Knock: Press Release: "Santa Monica, CA (October 12, 2015) - One of the hottest tickets at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival, Knock Knock, from co-writer/director Eli Roth (Cabin Fever, Hostel), arrives on Blu-ray™ (plus Digital HD), DVD (plus Digital) and Digital HD on December 8 from Lionsgate Home Entertainment. The film is currently available On Demand. Knock Knock stars Keanu Reeves (John Wick) as a man whose good intentions lead to deadly consequences when he helps two strangers who ask for his assistance. Lorenza Izzo (The Green Inferno) and Ana de Armas (TV's "El Internado") are...
- 10/13/2015
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
Chicago – The Red Carpet was rolled out at the Music Box Theatre in Chicago on September 17th, 2015, as the 33rd “Reeling” Film Festival – the second oldest Lgbtq celebration in cinema history – had its Opening Night. The film that kicked off the fest was “Fourth Man Out,” beginning a week long showcase of Lgbtq films.
The film is a hilarious and sensitive comedy about modern attitudes and relationships, as a small town man reveals to his friends and family that he is gay on his 24th birthday. Walking the Red Carpet were featured performers Kate Flannery (“The Office”), Parker Young (TV’s “Arrow”) and Evan Todd. Also lending support was Van Hansis (“As the World Turns”), who is featured in the festival entry, “Kiss Me, Kill Me.”
‘Fourth Man Out’ Opened the ‘Reeling33’ Film Festival, September 17th, 2015
Photo credit: Jed Entertainment
The 2015 Chicago Lgbtq International Film Festival is in its 33rd year,...
The film is a hilarious and sensitive comedy about modern attitudes and relationships, as a small town man reveals to his friends and family that he is gay on his 24th birthday. Walking the Red Carpet were featured performers Kate Flannery (“The Office”), Parker Young (TV’s “Arrow”) and Evan Todd. Also lending support was Van Hansis (“As the World Turns”), who is featured in the festival entry, “Kiss Me, Kill Me.”
‘Fourth Man Out’ Opened the ‘Reeling33’ Film Festival, September 17th, 2015
Photo credit: Jed Entertainment
The 2015 Chicago Lgbtq International Film Festival is in its 33rd year,...
- 9/21/2015
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
The Second City, a Chicago comedy institution has been forced to cancel performances this weekend due to a fire in the area. According to the Chicago Tribune, Wednesday's fire started in Adobo Grill, a neighboring Old Town restaurant. The theatre was unharmed by the flames, but water and debris from the incident have made 'difficult to hold performances.'They posted the statement below on their official website...
- 8/28/2015
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
The Chicago offices of comedy troupe The Second City were destroyed in a three-alarm fire that also resulted in the injury of two firefighters, Cltv reports. The fire broke out in the building next door to the offices, in the kitchen of the Adobo Grill, and spread through the vent to the roof. The Second City offices are “pretty much shot,” Chicago Fire Department spokesman Larry Langford said. Also Read: NBC Partners With The Second City to Develop Diverse Sketch Comedy Talent The Second City announced via Twitter that Wednesday night’s shows at the Second City/Up Comedy Club had been canceled.
- 8/26/2015
- by Tim Kenneally
- The Wrap
Stephen Colbert has revealed that the joy he uses in his comedy comes from the darkest place in his life – the tragic deaths of his father and two brothers in a plane crash when he was just 10 years old.
"You've got to learn to love the bomb," Colbert told GQ in a recent profile, quoting longtime Second City director Jeff Michalski. "Boy, did I have a bomb when I was 10."
"That was quite an explosion," the comedian, who is the new face of The Late Show, said.
At the time of the accident, Colbert was 10 years old and the youngest...
"You've got to learn to love the bomb," Colbert told GQ in a recent profile, quoting longtime Second City director Jeff Michalski. "Boy, did I have a bomb when I was 10."
"That was quite an explosion," the comedian, who is the new face of The Late Show, said.
At the time of the accident, Colbert was 10 years old and the youngest...
- 8/18/2015
- by Aurelie Corinthios
- People.com - TV Watch
Chris Farley was a particular brand of comedian, a performer known for being big, loud, over the top and utterly fearless, willing to risk life and limb for the good of the bit. His rise to fame was meteoric: from Second City to "Saturday Night Live" to movie stardom in half the time it takes most others. In many ways, his life paralleled his career; rarely did Farley turn off his manic energy, and when he wasn’t going big on the stage, he was going big at a party, battling his addiction to food, alcohol, and several other substances. The new Spike TV documentary “I Am Chris Farley” aims to parse out the bottled lightning of Farley’s performances, but in paying tribute to his successes the film fails to recognize the man beneath the myth. Armed with interviews from a cadre of comedy legends and all the archive footage they could want,...
- 8/14/2015
- by Gary Garrison
- The Playlist
When Christina Applegate hosted Saturday Night Live for the first time, she had no idea she'd be involved in one of the show's most iconic sketches.
The actress, then famous for her role on the hit Fox sitcom Married ... with Children, first took center stage at 30 Rock in 1993. Chris Farley, who was rising through the ranks as one of the cast's funniest and most outrageous members, had finally convinced show creator Lorne Michaels to let him perform one of his favorite characters – a persona he had created while doing improv at the famed Second City in Chicago.
"I remember Lorne Michaels saying to me,...
The actress, then famous for her role on the hit Fox sitcom Married ... with Children, first took center stage at 30 Rock in 1993. Chris Farley, who was rising through the ranks as one of the cast's funniest and most outrageous members, had finally convinced show creator Lorne Michaels to let him perform one of his favorite characters – a persona he had created while doing improv at the famed Second City in Chicago.
"I remember Lorne Michaels saying to me,...
- 8/10/2015
- by Michael Miller, @write_miller
- People.com - TV Watch
Making a documentary isn’t easy. Sure, they’re based on real stories that have already been told, but documentaries comes to life through a proper balance of investigative due diligence and engaging emotionality. For example – Asif Kapadia’s Amy succeeds not only because it chronicles the rise and fall of a poor, wayward musician, but because it’s an emotional powerhouse that never shies away from Winehouse’s dark, unsettling past. Kapadia connects the dots, exposes tragedy, and drags our emotions through Hell along the way.
Much like Winehouse, Chris Farley’s gargantuan talents left this world far too soon thanks to the perils of substance abuse. His story is one of humble beginnings, skyrocketing success, and excessive partying, making me think I Am Chris Farley could be on par with Amy‘s tumultuous ride. Spoiler Alter: it’s not. But that’s not a bad thing! Brent Hodge...
Much like Winehouse, Chris Farley’s gargantuan talents left this world far too soon thanks to the perils of substance abuse. His story is one of humble beginnings, skyrocketing success, and excessive partying, making me think I Am Chris Farley could be on par with Amy‘s tumultuous ride. Spoiler Alter: it’s not. But that’s not a bad thing! Brent Hodge...
- 7/31/2015
- by Matt Donato
- We Got This Covered
I Am Chris Farley
Written by Steve Burgess
Directed by Brent Hodge & Derik Murray
Canada, 2015
For those who came of age in the ‘90s, Chris Farley is the closest thing to John Belushi that they will ever experience. He was a live wire; an entertainment phenomenon that exploded and flamed out before our very eyes. Brent Hodge and Derik Murray’s new documentary, I Am Chris Farley, tries to illuminate his meteoric rise and fall, as well as to understand his delicate psyche. Mostly, it’s another chance to re-live some of Farley’s best bits, which is just enough to recommend this otherwise disappointing chat-fest.
Chris Farley was born craving the spotlight. Friends and family recount tales of a young Wisconsinite who was determined to entertain everyone around him. Photos and archival footage of his early performances reveal a fearless artist who was willing to do anything to make people laugh,...
Written by Steve Burgess
Directed by Brent Hodge & Derik Murray
Canada, 2015
For those who came of age in the ‘90s, Chris Farley is the closest thing to John Belushi that they will ever experience. He was a live wire; an entertainment phenomenon that exploded and flamed out before our very eyes. Brent Hodge and Derik Murray’s new documentary, I Am Chris Farley, tries to illuminate his meteoric rise and fall, as well as to understand his delicate psyche. Mostly, it’s another chance to re-live some of Farley’s best bits, which is just enough to recommend this otherwise disappointing chat-fest.
Chris Farley was born craving the spotlight. Friends and family recount tales of a young Wisconsinite who was determined to entertain everyone around him. Photos and archival footage of his early performances reveal a fearless artist who was willing to do anything to make people laugh,...
- 7/31/2015
- by J.R. Kinnard
- SoundOnSight
Whether you’re a Groundlings vet or Los Angeles’ next great improvisation artist, mark your calendars: the Hollywood Improv Festival comes to the City of Angels Sept. 18–20. Unlike Phoenix, San Francisco, and several other cities with thriving comedy scenes, L.A. seldom gathers its diverse communities to celebrate the art of improv. The Hif, organized by the Middle Theatre Company and partnered with the National Improv Network, seeks to change that. Come September they’ll bring together top talent from across the country for a weekend of fun performances, as well as panels led by improv experts at the likes of Second City La, The Nerdist School, The Miles Stroth Workshop, and Westside Comedy. The panels and shows will take place at the Hudson Mainstage Theatre, while several expert-led training workshops will also be held at Now Improv. Prizes will be handed out throughout the festival, including tickets, various classes,...
- 7/20/2015
- backstage.com
On Wednesday night's season premiere of Key & Peele, Luther, President Obama's anger translator, met his match in the form of Hillary Clinton's own anger translator, played by Stephnie Weir, an old colleague of the duo from their days on MADtv. While on that show, Weir created outlandish characters like Dot Goddard, Leona Campbell, and Vera Magnus; more recently, she just wrapped a season of FX's The Comedians. A few days before the premiere, Vulture spoke to Weir over the phone to discuss her role in bringing Angry Hillary to life.You go back with Key and Peele a long way.I knew those guys from Chicago, at Second City. Keegan [Key] I met at Second City, and Jordan [Peele] was at Io in Chicago. I knew Jordan a little bit more, but I was a big fan of both of them. I'd heard how fantastic Keegan was. He was on...
- 7/9/2015
- by Nate Jones
- Vulture
It's a real testament to the legacy Chris Farley left behind considering we still remember his sketch comedy and films, yet the man was only in the spotlight for about 7 years. He was a member of Chicago's Second City Theatre before being thrown into the cast of NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live in 1990. Less than 2 years later he would make his first film appearance in Wayne's... Read More...
- 6/30/2015
- by Sean Wist
- JoBlo.com
The brand new trailer is here for the documentary I Am Chris Farley.
The film, directed by Brent Hodge and Derik Murray, includes interviews with Christina Applegate, Dan Aykroyd, Mike Myers, Adam Sandler, Molly Shannon and David Spade. It will debut on Spike on August 10, followed by a VOD release.
The film tracks Farley from his early days in Madison, Wis. and at Marquette University, through his work at Second City, “Saturday Night Live” and in films such as Tommy Boy and Black Sheep. He died at the age of 33 of a drug overdose in 1997.
The filmmakers included interviews with Farley’s four siblings, including his brother Tom Jr., who wrote the biography “The Chris Farley Show: A Biography in Three Acts.”
The post Watch The Trailer For I Am Chris Farley Documentary appeared first on We Are Movie Geeks.
The film, directed by Brent Hodge and Derik Murray, includes interviews with Christina Applegate, Dan Aykroyd, Mike Myers, Adam Sandler, Molly Shannon and David Spade. It will debut on Spike on August 10, followed by a VOD release.
The film tracks Farley from his early days in Madison, Wis. and at Marquette University, through his work at Second City, “Saturday Night Live” and in films such as Tommy Boy and Black Sheep. He died at the age of 33 of a drug overdose in 1997.
The filmmakers included interviews with Farley’s four siblings, including his brother Tom Jr., who wrote the biography “The Chris Farley Show: A Biography in Three Acts.”
The post Watch The Trailer For I Am Chris Farley Documentary appeared first on We Are Movie Geeks.
- 6/30/2015
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Virgil Films picked up U.S. rights to I Am Chris Farley last month and has set a July 31 platform theatrical release for New York and Los Angeles — though not before it bows July 27 in Chicago, where the comic wunderkind first broke on the scene with Second City Theater. That led to SNL and a meteoric rise before it all caught up to him; he died of a drug overdose in 1997 at age 33. Brent Hodge and Derik Murray (A Brony Tale, I Am Evel Knievel) directed the documentary…...
- 6/30/2015
- Deadline
I grew up watching Chris Farley on Saturday Night Live and in his various big screen roles. I liked everything he did even if the material wasn’t all there (Beverly Hills Ninja). He was an explosive force of comedy and now nearly 20 years after his death, it still stings to think about.
A new documentary doesn’t look to make things easier with a look at Farley’s life, character, and career through the recollections of those who knew him best. Mike Myers, Adam Sandler, Bob Odenkirk, Bob Saget, Christina Applegate and more join David Spade, Farley’s brother Kevin Farley, and Lorne Michaels to remember the late comedian.
From the press release for Network Entertainment’s documentary:
Before his untimely death at only 33 years of age, Farley left an indelible mark on the entertainment industry through his groundbreaking work on television in both Second City and Saturday Night Live,...
A new documentary doesn’t look to make things easier with a look at Farley’s life, character, and career through the recollections of those who knew him best. Mike Myers, Adam Sandler, Bob Odenkirk, Bob Saget, Christina Applegate and more join David Spade, Farley’s brother Kevin Farley, and Lorne Michaels to remember the late comedian.
From the press release for Network Entertainment’s documentary:
Before his untimely death at only 33 years of age, Farley left an indelible mark on the entertainment industry through his groundbreaking work on television in both Second City and Saturday Night Live,...
- 6/30/2015
- by Graham McMorrow
- City of Films
“He was infectious. And he was kind. And he was a puppy dog.”
That was what Christina Applegate had to say about the late comedian Chris Farley as part of a trailer for the documentary that will take a look at the life of the star of Saturday Night Live, Tommy Boy, and Beverly Hills Ninja.
The documentary is directed by Brent Hodge and Derik Murray and features conversations about Farley with David Spade (his co-star in many films), Adam Sandler, Bob Saget, Lorne Michaels, Mike Myers, Molly Shannon, and Dan Aykroyd among others.
It is set to profile the comedian, who died in 1997 of a drug overdose, and speak with some of the people who spent the most time with him.
The film is set to open in theaters on July 31 and will be available on VOD and digital download on August 11.
Chris Farley lived his life full speed...
That was what Christina Applegate had to say about the late comedian Chris Farley as part of a trailer for the documentary that will take a look at the life of the star of Saturday Night Live, Tommy Boy, and Beverly Hills Ninja.
The documentary is directed by Brent Hodge and Derik Murray and features conversations about Farley with David Spade (his co-star in many films), Adam Sandler, Bob Saget, Lorne Michaels, Mike Myers, Molly Shannon, and Dan Aykroyd among others.
It is set to profile the comedian, who died in 1997 of a drug overdose, and speak with some of the people who spent the most time with him.
The film is set to open in theaters on July 31 and will be available on VOD and digital download on August 11.
Chris Farley lived his life full speed...
- 6/30/2015
- by Zach Dennis
- SoundOnSight
After appearing in four episodes of HBO’s “Veep” for season three, Sam Richardson was upped to series regular for the fourth season. The Second City alum plays Richard Splett, the bumbling optimist who entered the series as a temporary handler for Julia Louis-Dreyfus‘s Vice President Selina Meyers during a presidential campaign stop. In Season Four, the eager but incompetent Splett fails upward to the White House where he finds himself an assistant to Timothy Simon’s much-maligned Jonah. In an interview with TheWrap, Richardson talked about working with his heroes, his Second City background and the difference between sketch and written comedy.
- 6/24/2015
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
Chicago – Love, hate or maintain indifference to it, the TV dinosaur “Saturday Night Live” has and will continue to influence American culture as long as it may reign. To celebrate its 40th Anniversary, filmmaker Bao Nguyen takes a fresh look at the iconic television show in “Live From New York!”
Rating: 4.0/5.0
To put the era in perspective, when I saw the first very first episode (October of 1975) I didn’t understand parts of it – it was unlike anything this teenager (at the time) from small-town Indiana had ever seen. A joke about two men doing a parody of the Geritol ads at the time – “my wife, I think I’ll keep her” – was light years ahead of that situation being a reality. And that is how Bao Nguyen approaches this documentary, with an eye towards how SNL broke barriers, and how it maintains a jaundiced view of the cultures, news and the world.
Rating: 4.0/5.0
To put the era in perspective, when I saw the first very first episode (October of 1975) I didn’t understand parts of it – it was unlike anything this teenager (at the time) from small-town Indiana had ever seen. A joke about two men doing a parody of the Geritol ads at the time – “my wife, I think I’ll keep her” – was light years ahead of that situation being a reality. And that is how Bao Nguyen approaches this documentary, with an eye towards how SNL broke barriers, and how it maintains a jaundiced view of the cultures, news and the world.
- 6/15/2015
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
You already understand "Clipped." It's a multicamera sitcom set in a Boston barbershop called Buzzy's. There are rowdy characters, thoughtful characters, weird characters. A guy named Buzzy (George Wendt) runs the place. Big accents. Romantic squabbles. Every punctuation mark is a guffaw cue. You get it. But when I visited the set of TBS' new sitcom created by "Will & Grace" alums Max Mutchnick and David Kohan, I realized there's actually a lot more going on here. While George Wendt insisted -- sheepishly -- that his new character is basically a gay version of Norm from "Cheers" (with no added denotational hand gestures of "gayness"; Wendt says Mutchnick put the kibosh on his attempts to seem more effeminate), "Clipped" gives Wendt a chance to play den father to young improv-trained talents, a natural fit for the onetime Second City star. Check out the glitzy set where he gets to show off his comic and tonsorial chops.
- 6/11/2015
- by Louis Virtel
- Hitfix
They're back, pitches — again. That's right, Universal is moving forward with "Pitch Perfect 3" after hauling over $250 million worldwide for the second installment now in theaters. THR reports that Universal and Gold Circle are in negotiations to reunite with screenwriter Kay Cannon, who first adapted Mickey Rapkin's "Pitch Perfect: The Quest for Collegiate A Cappella Glory" for the 2012 original. This was inevitable given the smash success of both films, which were made relatively on the cheap. Whether or not Elizabeth Banks will return to direct the third film remains up in the air. Watch: Elizabeth Banks on Directing "Pitch Perfect" Sequel, Saving Brian Wilson as "Love & Mercy" Hero Melinda Ledbetter (Exclusive Video) Cannon turned to writing, as many performers do, when her acting career wasn't taking off. The Second City improv star was discovered and mentored by Tina Fey on "30 Rock" when she was married to her...
- 6/10/2015
- by Anne Thompson and Ryan Lattanzio
- Thompson on Hollywood
Hollywood’s Second City is opening its doors June 20 to anyone and everyone interested in free workshops and shows coming out of the California comedy hub. No experience is necessary to take a workshop and there are appropriate programs for all ages, so bring the kiddies if you can’t find a babysitter! Classes, which run in various two-hour time slots between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m., include both youth and adult improv, musical improv, writing for TV and film, writing for comedy, and long-form improv. Free shows include “The Really Awesome Improv Show,” a family-friendly performance that relies on audience participation to play several improv games; “Sound and the Furry,” which features musical improvisers and puppets; “Octavarious,” a segment about a time traveler from the year 2114; “Armagayddon,” setting out to “find out who the real sinners are in the musical comedy,” according to the show’s description, and others.
- 6/8/2015
- backstage.com
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