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William Shakespeare and Dan Harmon Fight Over Writing, “Community”, and “Dirty Grandpa” on Latest “Great Minds”

March 25, 2016

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Thomas Middleditch, who just happens to be a member of The Improvised Shakespeare Company, made for a great William Shakespeare on last night’s episode of Great Minds with Dan Harmon.

Unfortunately, for Harmon, Shakespeare and him didn’t quite get along as well as he had hoped especially for William’s take on modern movies and TV. They, in fact, get into a shouting match hurling insults from across the centuries at each other.

Enjoy it all here.

Ira Glass Was Critical of Shakespeare and The Internet, Of Course, Responded

October 9, 2014

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While on The Tonight Show, Ira Glass addressed some controversy he encountered recently when he tweeted some criticism after seeing Shakespeare’s King Lear. While he makes some salient points, Shakespeare fans would not have any of it, many of which write for highly influential magazines and used said station to call Glass out for his dissent from the Shakespeare canon.

Even with that, Glass isn’t entirely convinced to sway his opinion. Watch it all here.

Joss Whedon’s Version of Much Ado About Nothing Might Be The Shakespeare Adaptation We’ve Been Waiting For

March 7, 2013

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Based off this trailer, Joss Whedon proves that he knows had to adapt seemingly unadaptable source material into films. In black and white, set in present day, with a great cast, this adaptation of Shakespeare’s comedy Much Ado About Nothing could be pretty great.