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Artie Lange (MADtv) Talks with Ari Shaffir (This Is Not Happening) for The Talkhouse Film Podcast

The two stand-up comedians share stories about being high at the Anne Frank house, getting death threats, doing time in L.A. County Jail, and more.

April 11, 2016

Across the Aisle: Before Trump or Cruz, There Was The Second Civil War

Jim Hemphill looks at how Joe Dante’s unnervingly prescient absurdist satire anticipated the current political climate in the U.S.

April 7, 2016

Kumail Nanjiani (Silicon Valley) Talks with Michael Showalter (Hello, My Name is Doris) for The Talkhouse Film Podcast

Two comedy heroes take a break from prepping their upcoming movie together to talk about their new movie together (and, you know, be funny).

Horace and Pete, or How Louis CK Saved Cinema with a Goddamn Web Series

Stephen Cone celebrates the multihyphenate genius' stealth project, which goes back to basics to create something entirely new and exciting.

February 22, 2016

Alix Lambert (The Mark of Cain) Talks with Fred Armisen (Portlandia) for The Talkhouse Film Podcast

Armisen and Lambert, who have known each other since they were students, share stories from their friendship of close to 30 years.

February 3, 2016

Jim Strouse (People, Places, Things) Talks Aziz Ansari and Alan Yang’s Master of None

The latest binge-watching sensation is great television exactly because it doesn't conform to the medium's conventions.

December 9, 2015

David Lowery (Ain’t Them Bodies Saints) Talks Seth MacFarlane’s Ted 2

What happens when you want to see the sequel because you really enjoyed the first movie, but then your wife points out you never actually saw it?

June 29, 2015

Jim Strouse (People, Places, Things) Talks Patrick Brice’s The Overnight

What if a 21st-century sex comedy could be smart as well as bawdy, have well-drawn adult characters as well as dick jokes?

June 19, 2015

Emily Hagins (Grow Up, Tony Phillips) Talks Andrew Disney’s Balls Out

As indie comedies are becoming increasingly bland, this one stands out from the crowd by being a studio-style spoof.

June 18, 2015

Filmmakers Rodney Ascher and Lloyd Kaufman Talk Cannes Film Festival Stories

As the French Riviera's great festival finishes, our final two Cannes alumni recall their experiences braving the craziness of the Croisette.