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Trainwreck, Spy, Transparent, You’re The Worst Are All Comedy Nominees for 2016 Critics’ Choice Awards

December 14, 2015

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The Big Short, though debatable as to whether it’s a comedy, is getting plenty of love this awards season as a comedy. That being said, Paul Feig’s Spy, Stephen Falk’s You’re The Worst, Trainwreck with Amy Schumer, Aziz Ansari’s Master of None, Raphael Bob-Waksberg’s BoJack Horseman, and Will Forte’s Last Man on Earth, getting nods from The Critics Choice are much appreciated.

As you’d expect, Transparent from Jill Soloway continues to be an awards nominations powerhouse, but it’s also a pleasant surprise to see Rachel Bloom for Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Rob Delaney and Sharon Horgan’s Catastrophe, the movie Dope, and The Late Late Show with James Corden.

The rest of the nominees within or related to comedy for the upcoming Critics Choice Awards are below:

MOVIE

BEST PICTURE
The Big Short

BEST ACTRESS
Jennifer Lawrence-Joy

BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS
RJ Cyler-Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
Shameik Moore-Dope

BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE
The Big Short

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Pete Docter, Meg LeFauve, Josh Cooley-Inside Out

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Charles Randolph and Adam McKay-The Big Short

BEST EDITING
The Big Short-Hank Corwin

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Anomalisa
The Good Dinosaur
Inside Out
The Peanuts Movie
Shaun the Sheep Movie

BEST COMEDY
The Big Short
Inside Out
Joy
Sisters
Spy
Trainwreck

BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY
Christian Bale-The Big Short
Steve Carell-The Big Short
Robert De Niro-The Intern
Bill Hader-Trainwreck
Jason Statham-Spy

BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY
Tina Fey-Sisters
Jennifer Lawrence-Joy
Melissa McCarthy-Spy
Amy Schumer-Trainwreck
Lily Tomlin-Grandma

TELEVISION

BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Anthony Anderson-Black-ish
Aziz Ansari-Master of None
Will Forte-The Last Man on Earth
Randall Park-Fresh Off the Boat
Fred Savage-The Grinder
Jeffrey Tambor-Transparent

BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Rachel Bloom-Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
Aya Cash-You’re the Worst
Wendi McLendon-Covey-The Goldbergs
Gina Rodriguez-Jane the Virgin
Tracee Ellis Ross-Black-ish
Constance Wu-Fresh Off the Boat

BEST COMEDY SERIES
Black-ish
Catastrophe
Jane the Virgin
Master of None
The Last Man on Earth
Transparent
You’re the Worst

BEST GUEST ACTOR/ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Ellen Burstyn-Mom
Anjelica Huston-Transparent
Cherry Jones-Transparent
Jenifer Lewis-Black-ish
Timothy Olyphant-The Grinder
John Slattery-Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Andre Braugher-Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Jaime Camil-Jane the Virgin
Jay Duplass-Transparent
Neil Flynn-The Middle
Keegan-Michael Key-Playing House
Mel Rodriguez-Getting On

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Mayim Bialik-The Big Bang Theory
Kether Donohue-You’re the Worst
Allison Janney-Mom
Judith Light-Transparent
Niecy Nash-Getting On
Eden Sher-The Middle

BEST ANIMATION SERIES
Bob’s Burgers
BoJack Horseman
South Park
The Simpsons

BEST TALK SHOW
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
The Graham Norton Show
The Late Late Show with James Corden
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The full list of nominees are here for movies and here for TV. Look for the ceremony, which will be broadcast live with host T.J. Miller on Jan. 17th on A&E.

Transparent, Veep, Anomalisa, and Master of None Get Golden Globe Comedy Nominations as Well as Joy and The Martian

December 10, 2015

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The Hollywood Foreign Press Association continues to have a broader definition of comedy than anyone else during awards season.

There are your favorites as well as the favored upstarts in the field of this year’s Golden Globes nominees. The consistently praised Anomalisa and Master of None, heavy returning favorites Veep, Silicon Valley, and Transparent, comedy superstar Amy Schumer for Trainwreck, and brash newcomer Rachel Bloom for Crazy Ex-Girlfriend all got nominations from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. There were even some noms for work that should be getting more love from more awards, but, somehow, isn’t. This includes Lily Tomlin’s turn in Grandma, Melissa McCarthy for Spy, and Hulu’s Casual from Jason Reitman.

With all of that said, films and shows that are being considered in different lights, mainly dramatic rather than comedic, have found their way into the comedy nominees, like they usually do, at The Golden Globes such as Joy, The Martian, The Big Short, and Orange Is the New Black. Certainly, Joy, The Martian, and The Big Short weren’t touting themselves as comedies in trailers and promotion and Orange Is the New Black has shifted to dramatic consideration with other awards. We’re not exactly sure why the distinction for comedy is so noticeably different with HFPA, but it does possibly allow for some notoriety for work that wouldn’t really get recognized otherwise.

So, here are the comedy nominees for this year’s Golden Globes.

Best Motion Picture – Comedy Or Musical
Joy
Spy
The Big Short
The Martian
Trainwreck

Best Screenplay
The Big Short-Adam McKay, Charles Randolph

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy Or Musical
Lily Tomlin-Grandma
Jennifer Lawrence-Joy
Melissa McCarthy-Spy
Maggie Smith-The Lady in the Van
Amy Schumer-Trainwreck

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy Or Musical
Al Pacino-Danny Collins
Mark Ruffalo-Infinitely Polar Bear
Christian Bale-The Big Short
Steve Carell-The Big Short
Matt Damon-The Martian

Best Director – Motion Picture
Ridley Scott-The Martian

Best Animated Feature Film
Anomalisa
Inside Out
Shaun the Sheep Movie
The Good Dinosaur
The Peanuts Movie

Best Foreign Language Film
The Brand New Testament-France

Best Television Series – Comedy Or Musical
Casual
Mozart in the Jungle
Orange is the New Black
Silicon Valley
Transparent
Veep

Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series – Comedy Or Musical
Lily Tomlin-Grace and Frankie
Gina Rodriguez-Jane The Virgin
Jamie Lee Curtis-Scream Queens
Julia Louis-Dreyfus-Veep
Rachel Bloom-Crazy Ex-Girlfriend

Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series – Comedy Or Musical
Patrick Stewart-Blunt Talk
Aziz Ansari-Master Of None
Gael García Bernal-Mozart in the Jungle
Rob Lowe-The Grinder
Jeffrey Tambor-Transparent

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Uzo Aduba-Orange is the New Black
Judith Light-Transparent

Get a look at the full list of the 2016 Golden Globes nominees here.

Colin Does Post-Interview Interview After Actual Interview on “Late Night with Seth Meyers”

August 11, 2015

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Never one to shy away from commenting on how an interview is going in the middle of the interview, Colin Quinn has taken analyzing his televised conversations with talk show hosts to the next level.

While watch him with Meyers about trying to not be in Trainwreck, Amazon book commenters, and…

…being banned in Afghanistan would be all well and good and funny on its own, Colin added another layer to the whole thing.

Watch him do a talking point-by-talking point breakdown with Seth Meyers after the taping. We hope future guests at Late Night with Seth Meyers and elsewhere think about rating their performance along similar lines.

Watch a Post-Emmy Nomination Amy Schumer on Late Night with Seth Meyers

July 17, 2015

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Inside Amy Schumer received more than a few Primetime Emmy nominations yesterday. Amy Schumer got to mark the achievement, which comes in a concentrated period of her career chock full of achievements, milestones, and accolades for Amy, when appearing on Late Night with Seth Meyers.

The great thing is that she’s pretty much the same Amy that America has come to love and applaud over the last year or so.

When she seems like some of the character she portrays…

…or trying to do bits at the Time 100 Gala…

…or hanging with her longtime friends at the premiere of her movie, Amy is quickly becoming an American sweetheart for 2015.

Also, we’ll say it once more: Go watch Trainwreck. It’s great.

Amy Schumer Talks Her New Level of Fame, Jimmy Fallon’s Finger, and the Great Prank She Pulled on Katie Couric on “The Tonight Show”

July 16, 2015

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In making the rounds to promote her new movie Trainwreck, which you should go see this weekend because it’s pretty damn funny, Amy Schumer stopped by The Tonight Show to roast Fallon’s now infamous finger, the newly attained level of fame she’s gotten from starring in her first movie, and how that’s allowed her to pull a really sweet prank on Katie Couric.

Not that it should surprise you, but Schumer is becoming quite the go-to late night guest.

Mike Birbiglia Reveals Some Unexpected Surprises From Being in “Trainwreck”

July 15, 2015

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While on Late Night with Seth Meyers, Mike Birbiglia talked the ins-and-outs of being in Amy Schumer and Judd Apatow’s Trainwreck, which is, apparently, a little like getting a hotel bill after watching a bunch of porn in your room and then having an older sibling be better than you at whatever you’re best at.

Watch his interview on Late Night here.

Also, make sure to watch Trainwreck this weekend. You’ll laugh really hard at how Birbiglia is used in the movie.

“Inside Amy Schumer” Writer Kurt Metzger Interviews Amy Schumer and Vanessa Bayer For “Trainwreck”

July 14, 2015

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More junket interviews should be like this.

At least one of the press junket interviews for Trainwreck has been conducted by someone who isn’t asking the same dull non-interesting questions that comprise most press junket interviews while also being funny.

Kurt Metzger, who writes on Inside Amy Schumer, got to conduct a “completely serious” interview with his boss Amy Schumer and her Trainwreck co-star Vanessa Bayer.

Like we said above, press folks should take a few cues to have more fun at junkets.

Watch it here, then be sure to watch Trainwreck (we saw it and it was great) this Fri. at a theater near you.

Hannibal Buress Finds One Twitter Troll Only to Discover He Knows Them Already

July 10, 2015

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Why? with Hannibal Buress premiered this week and in doing so Hannibal wanted to take care of a personal vendetta. A Twitter troll has been bugging him 24/7, so he decided to try to confront them in person.

When he did, he found their true identity was shocking. Actually, it was shocking to both parties.

Either way, it made for a great, silly bit of cross promotion for another Comedy Central show and an upcoming Judd Apatow movie. Watch it here.

You can also watch the entire first episode over at CC.com here.

Judd Apatow Gets Revenge on Mike Birbiglia Over Throwing a Fan’s Copy of “Sick In The Head” Across The Stage

July 3, 2015

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In case you were wondering, Amy Schumer, Judd Apatow, Dave Attell, Colin Quinn, Vanessa Bayer and Mike Birbiglia are having plenty of fun on The Trainwreck Comedy Tour.

For instance, a fan left a copy of Judd Apatow’s new book Sick In The Head on stage with a message inside requesting that he graciously autograph the book. However, the book was discovered while Mike Birbiglia was on stage and Mike, for a funny moment, gave a surprising reaction. It was the sort of surprise that Apatow felt needed a revenge.

Watch the whole sequence of events transpire here, then watch more road footage of the Trainwreck tour here.

Amy Schumer and Judd Apatow Are Putting on “Trainwreck Comedy Tour” For Charity

May 23, 2015

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For one week from Jun. 14th-Jun. 21st, Boston, New York, Toronto, Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Seattle will get to enjoy the likes of Amy Schumer, Judd Apatow, Dave Attell, Colin Quinn, Mike Birbiglia, and Vanessa Bayer as part of raising money for charity and promoting the upcoming R-rated summer comedy, Trainwreck.

Proceeds will go to benefit several organizations including The David Lynch Foundation, National Ms Society, 826 National, and more.

Details, tickets, and a chance to attend the Trainwreck premiere can all be found here.

Watch The Red Band Trailer for Amy Schumer’s Take on a Rom Com “Trainwreck”

February 11, 2015

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Amy Schumer is putting her own stamp on the romantic comedy genre as the writer and star of Trainwreck. With Judd Apatow directing as well as Bill Hader, Vanessa Bayer, and LeBron James co-starring (as well as some nice cameos from Colin Quinn, Dave Attell, and Tilda Swinton), Schumer definitely is going to bring hew own raunchier persona to the normal genre tropes. It’s scheduled for release on July 17th and has the potential to be a hit R-rated comedy of the summer.

See for yourself in the red band trailer for Trainwreck.