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The Intervention Might Just Be the Dramedy of the Year

August 26, 2016

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Clea DuVall’s debut as a writer/director is a pretty damn fine one.

Her film, The Intervention, following a “marriage intervention” is simultaneously well crafted, emotionally charged, and laugh out loud hysterical. The notable ensemble cast of Melanie Lynskey, Cobie Smulders, Ben Schwartz, Natasha Lyonne, DuVall, Alia Shawkat, and Vincent Piazza do not disappoint either in handling the delicate material.

If you want more comedy in your dramedies or want to see something that exhibits the real nitty gritty of several different relationships, but does actually celebrate the idea of love without seeming too heavy handed, The Intervention just might be for you.

It just opened at Arclight Hollywood today, but you can watch it on iTunes now as well.

Trailer for “Intervention” Dramedy from Clea DuVall Brings Up a Different Sort of Intervention

July 5, 2016

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The A&E series Intervention brings to mind the struggles of those with various drug and substance abuses and the harrowing journey that all of that entails.

The Clea DuVall movie of the same name does track an Intervention, but it has nothing to really do with the ‘usual suspects’ that force an intervention.

Instead, Ben Schwartz, Alia Shawkat, Clea DuVall, Melanie Lynskey, Natasha Lyonne, and Jason Ritter give Vincent Piazza and Cobie Smulders the sort of intervention that might become more commonplace after this movie hits theaters.

See for yourself in the trailer.

Look for Intervention, the dramedy feature film, in theaters on August 26th.

Jenny Slate Finishes The Drunk History of Arno Penzias and Robert Wilson Discovering Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation

September 3, 2015

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Before this week’s season 3 premiere of Drunk History, a teaser of Jenny Slate recounting the story of how evidence for The Big Bang Theory was found by Arno Penzias and Robert Wilson was released.

Here’s the rest of the amazing story, joyfully told by a tipsy Slate, which is how more revelations of the universe should be shared.

Comedy Central’s 1900s Comedy “Another Period” Adds Michael Ian Black, David Koechner, Paget Brewster, David Wain, More

October 1, 2014

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Whether you’re aware of it or not, Comedy Central is on a roll. Drunk History, Nathan For You, Broad City, “@midnight”, Kroll Show, seem to all be solid in so many respects and thus, it shouldn’t be a surprise that their 1900s scripted comedy Another Period starring Riki Lindhome and Natasha Leggero has just added a stellar supporting/guest cast.

Lauren Ash, Michael Ian Black, Paget Brewster, Beth Dover, Brett Gelman, Brian Huskey, David Koechner, Jason Ritter, David Wain and Armen Weitzman are all set to round out the show following Rhode Island’s “first family”.

While, Another Period won’t come around until 2015, 2015 isn’t that far off.