Before It Was Funny Dana Carvey
'I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson' Returns for a Weirder Season Two
Photo: 'I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson'/Netflix When 'I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson' premiered in 2019, it instantly became a cult hit thanks to its quotable lines and memorable sketches. One couldn't go on Twitter without seeing Tim Robinson, dressed like a hotdog, trying to convince a room that the hotdog car that crashed into the building isn't his. The short span of the episodes, each being around fifteen minutes, allowed for many to constantly rewatch the first season, being able to catch missed jokes and memorize their favorite lines. Many hoped that the series wouldn't be a one-season wonder, like the similarly surreal 'the Dana Carvey Show', and luckily that is not the case with the premiere of season two. Season two of 'I Think You Should Leave' offers sketches that are more chaotic and even more existential. Related article: 'In
See full article at Hollywood Insider »The Quarantine Stream: 'Too Funny to Fail' Charts the Promising Rise and Frustrating Fall of 'The Dana Carvey Show'
- 12 November 2020
- Slash Film
(Welcome to The Quarantine Stream, a new series where the /Film team shares what they've been watching while social distancing during the Covid-19 pandemic.) The Movie: Too Funny to Fail: The Life & Death of The Dana Carvey Show Where You Can Stream It: Hulu The Pitch: Fresh off a successful run on Saturday Night Live, […]
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The Top 10 Best Steve Carell Movies Ranked
- 29 May 2020
- Collider.com
Steve Carell's new Netflix series Space Force launched early Friday morning, and if nothing else, it encouraged me to revisit the actor's career. I think it's fair to say that Carell will ultimately be remembered for his iconic turn as Michael Scott on The Office, but he has delivered some great performances on the big screen as well. I was first introduced to Carell via the short-lived 1996 sketch show The Dana Carvey Show (check out the documentary Too Funny to Fail on Hulu)- which led to a correspondent gig on The Daily Show with Jon …
See full article at Collider.com »Rachel Bloom Mourns Loss of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Songwriting Partner Adam Schlesinger: 'He Is Irreplaceable'
- 02 April 2020
- TVfanatic
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend's Rachel Bloom took to social media on Wednesday to pay tribe to Adam Scheslinger, who died Wednesday of coronavirus complications.
"I have so much to say about Adam Schlesinger that I am at a complete loss for words," the actress shared.
"He is irreplaceable."
Scheslinger co-founded the pop-rock band Fountains of Wayne, and was also well-known for his contributions to The CW's Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.
According to his attorney, Josh Grier, the composer died Wednesday morning due to complications from the coronavirus.
In a statement through his agent to Entertainment Weekly on Tuesday, Schlesinger's girlfriend said:
"Adam has been hospitalized with Covid-19" and is "on a ventilator and has been sedated to facilitate his recovery." The musician was "in critical condition," she said at the time.
Schlesinger also composed songs for Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All!, Too Late With Adam Carolla, The Howard Stern Radio Show,
Free Streaming Options: Revisit Classic TV Sitcoms, Beloved Dramas and One-and-Done Favorites — at No Cost!
- 20 March 2020
- TVLine.com
There's a ridiculous amount of TV content out there waiting to be streamed during your downtime — and a lot of it won't cost you one shiny penny.
TVLine already offers a premium streaming guide, which delivers a rundown of subscription rates, original series and select library content offered by established, new and forthcoming streamers. We also publish a monthly list of TV shows and movies coming and going on Netflix.
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Being John Malkovich at 20: why the surrealist comedy demands a rewatch
- 29 October 2019
- The Guardian - Film News
One of the most fascinatingly strange and unpredictable films of 1999 still carries with it more pleasures to be discovered
When Being John Malkovich opened in 1999, nobody knew the name of its screenwriter, Charlie Kaufman, who'd spent the previous 15 years laboring in the comedy salt mines, submitting articles on spec to National Lampoon, writing a number of unproduced pilots, and landing gigs on short-lived (if beloved) sketch shows like Get a Life and The Dana Carvey Show. Yet as soon as it premiered – and for every project he did afterwards – it was talked about as a Charlie Kaufman film, even though it was directed by Spike Jonze, whose work on innovative commercials and videos for Weezer (Buddy Holly), Beastie Boys (Sabotage), and others had earned him a reputation as one of the most sought-after talents in the business. This was virtually unprecedented; even Robert Towne, whose script for Chinatown is
Jon Glaser Inks With ICM Partners
- 17 July 2019
- Deadline
Exclusive: ICM Partners has signed actor and comedian Jon Glaser.
The six-time Emmy nominee created and starred in three TV series: Jon Glaser Loves Gear, Neon Joe Werewolf Hunter, and Delocated.
He played Councilman Jamm on Parks and Recreation and Laird on Girls.
Glaser's other television and film credits include: Inside Amy Schumer, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Mr. Robot, Wonder Showzen, Trainwreck, Be Kind Rewind, and Pootie Tang. His voice can be heard on Aqua Teen Hunger Force and Bob's Burgers, among other series. He appeared as Video Cowboy in the ESPN web series Mayne Street, and he created, directed and starred in a series of web shorts for Comedy Central called Tiny Hands.
Glaser wrote for Inside Amy Schumer, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, and The Dana Carvey Show, and his writing has appeared in the New York Times magazine, ESPN magazine, Bicycling magazine, The Onion A.
Stephen Colbert on Dana Carvey, Bill Cosby and the (Alleged) Pee Tape
- 06 September 2018
- Rolling Stone
Stephen Colbert's Rolling Stone cover-story interview covered a lot of ground, from his battle with anxiety to why Donald Trump is a "heretic against reality." But there was even more to the conversation.
On the lessons he learned while working on The Dana Carvey Show
I still will pull out things that Dana said about that show. On the show now, sometimes I'll say, "Right down the pipe," as Dana. He's like, "Do the show right down the pipe. Look right down the pipe of the lens.
'Too Funny To Fail': Hulu Docu Explores Ill-Fated 'Dana Carvey Show' And Its "Fiery Spectacular Wreck" Of An Ending
- 27 April 2018
- Deadline
Can there be such a thing as a successful failure? In the case of The Dana Carvey Show, the answer might be yes.
The sketch comedy show only ran for seven episodes on ABC in 1996 — an eighth episode was uncharitably yanked in favor of a Coach rerun. The program's brief rise and rapid flame-out is told in the Hulu documentary Too Funny to Fail, now in contention for Emmy nominations.
Director Josh Greenbaum was in high school when The Dana Carvey Show premiered.
"I vividly remember sitting down to watch the first episode with great anticipation," he recalls. "I was a huge fan of Dana Carvey and here he was with his own show on the No. 1 network in the primetime slot with the No. 1 lead-in. So it seemed like the perfect formula."
Carvey, coming off his run on Saturday Night Live and the Wayne's World movies, qualified
Stephen Colbert on His Former Boss Louis C.K.'s Sexual Harassment History: 'I Didn't Know'
- 03 December 2017
- Indiewire
Stephen Colbert has known Louis C.K. for decades, and even reported to him when C.K. was the head writer at 1996's short-lived "The Dana Carvey Show." Despite their professional interactions, Colbert got candid during a Dec. 2 discussion with Samantha Bee about how he had no idea that C.K. had a reputation for harassing women.
"I feel dumb," Colbert said at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark, at the seventh annual fundraiser for New Jersey non-profit Montclair Film (via our sister site Deadline). "I'm not surprised that men are bad but… I didn't know about Louis C.K. I didn't even know about Cosby! And that's dumb."
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Bee said she is pleased that all of these sexual harassment scandals are now coming to light.
Watch The Crew Of The Dana Carvey Show Watch And React To A Home Improvement Ad That Ran Before Their Show
- 02 December 2017
- GeekTyrant
Sometimes a show can get pulled from TV due to the wrong audience finding it, and this clip might be the strongest evidence for that argument. The Dana Carvey Show was pulled off the air rather quickly, and at the time those involved with the show were a bit confused. Now, in the present, it's way more obvious that these were two completely different comedy shows going back to back. Check out them reacting to the series, and then binge some skits of The Dana Carvey Show online.
See full article at GeekTyrant »Stephen Colbert, Fellow Late-Night Hosts Address Louis C.K. Sexual Misconduct Allegations — Watch
- 10 November 2017
- TVLine.com
"For those of you tuning in to see my interview with Louis C.K. tonight, I have some bad news," Stephen Colbert said towards the top of Thursday's monologue. "Then I have some really bad news."
C.K., who was set to appear on CBS' The Late Show, cancelled at the last minute after he was accused of sexual misconduct by five women, several of whom alleged that the comedian masturbated in front of them without their consent. Colbert, who worked with C.K. on the short-lived 1996 sketch-comedy series The Dana Carvey Show, addressed the allegations head-on in a monologue
'Too Funny to Fail' Trailer: Hulu Documentary Digs into 'The Dana Carvey Show'
- 22 October 2017
- Slash Film
Dana Carvey was once one of the most popular cast members on Saturday Night Live. He star had risen so high that after leaving the late night sketch series that he launched his own self-titled primetime sketch comedy series on network television. So why did it fail? A new Hulu documentary called Too Funny to […]
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'Too Funny to Fail' Review: 'Dana Carvey Show' Doc Finds Some Joy in One of Comedy's Most Glorious Failures
- 21 October 2017
- Indiewire
Enough time has passed since the preemptive demise of "The Dana Carvey Show" that Stephen Colbert, Steve Carell, Robert Smigel, and the comedian who gave the show its name can chuckle a bit. Twenty years after ABC pulled the plug on a subversive primetime sketch show, "Too Funny to Fail" revisits the meteoric rise and spectacular flameout that surrounded the show's eight-episode run in the spring of 1996. Yet with decades of perspective, Josh Greenbaum's documentary finds a surprising amount of fondness and wistfulness in a doomed project with such a public end.
Part of that bittersweet satisfaction comes from the retroactive knowledge that some of the major players in this saga would go on to shape the modern comedy landscape. Colbert and Carell got their first big breaks as "Dana Carvey Show" cast members, while Smigel would eventually go on to a vaunted comedy writing career (including being
Remembering 'The Dana Carvey Show' in 'Too Funny to Fail' Doc Trailer
- 20 October 2017
- FirstShowing.net
"We had hired badass nerd pirates to blow up the system." Hulu has debuted a trailer for a documentary titled Too Funny to Fail, looking back at the short-lived comedy show "The Dana Carvey Show". Does anyone remember this show? Dana Carvey's "The Dana Carvey Show" launched in spring of 1996 and only lasted 7 episodes before it was cancelled. This doc examines how it all happened, how it came together, and how it all went wrong. It features Carvey and former Carvey Show cast members/writers Stephen Colbert, Robert Smigel, Steve Carell, Louis C.K., Charlie Kaufman, Jon Glaser, and more in a look back at why the ABC sketch show would "crash and burn so spectacularly." The show had such an amazing set of writers and comedians, it's fascinating to examine its failure. Hulu also has all the episodes available for you to watch. Here's the official trailer for Josh Greenbaum
See full article at FirstShowing.net »Colbert, Carell and 'Donald Trump' Revisit Dana Carvey's Sitcom Fiasco in Hulu's Too Funny to Fail Trailer
- 18 October 2017
- TVLine.com
Teaming Dana Carvey, red-hot off his Emmy-winning Saturday Night Live run, with the likes of Steve Carell, Stephen Colbert and Louis C.K. sounds like a comedy grand slam. ABC's The Dana Carvey Show however was sent to the showers after just a handful of 1996 airings, its infamous flame-out well-chronicled in the Hulu documentary Too Funny to Fail (premiering this Saturday, Oct 21).
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In the trailer above, Carvey first channels Apprentice boss-turned-President Donald Trump in assessing the sitcom's fate, before recounting how back in 1996 he assembled a
10 Best Movies and TV Shows to Stream in October
- 28 September 2017
- Rolling Stone
Sure, there's a chewy Lgbtq true-crime doc, a stand-up comic's most personal special yet, another new anthology show, a late-night talkfest starring Sarah Silverman, a standout movie from Noah Baumbach and not one but two historical serial-killer dramas. But what you're waiting for is the return of Stranger Things, and rest assured, you're about to have your Reagan-era nostalgia itch oh-so-mightily scratched. Here's the lowdown on what you'll be streaming over the next month.
Acceptable Risk (Acorn, Oct. 16th)
Say a guy gets killed while on business in Berlin. Chances
The 25 Best TV Comedy Ensembles of the Last 25 Years, Ranked
- 09 August 2017
- Indiewire
A great ensemble creates a mysterious bond between a show and its viewers. The chemistry shared on screen brings with it a certain level of comfort.
But to refer to this quality as some kind of supernatural power does a disservice to the men and women who forge it. There is the talent of each individual performer to consider: If any of them falter, the whole dynamic falls apart. It's a dynamic that requires work, too. Whether it's bonding in real-life or being a good listener on set, chemistry is a science for these casts; it's made, not found.
Then there's the versatility of expanding these connections beyond just one or two cast members, but an entire ensemble of six or so series regulars. The best ensembles work no matter who's paired up in a scene, and it feels like the TV can barely contain
Watch: Steve Carell's Agent Told Him to Quit the Business
- 30 June 2017
- Backstage
The next time you're ready to throw your hands up in exhaust, think of Steve Carell. One of Carell's first big breaks in acting was getting cast on "The Dana Carvey Show," a sketch show that ran on ABC in 1996. But a during a recent visit to "The Tonight Show," Carrell recalled to host Jimmy Fallon that just before he got that audition (for the job that would subsequently alter his career), his agent was anything but encouraging. "If something doesn't happen soon, you should get out of the business," she told him. "It's over." Carrell to date, by the way, has won a Golden Globe, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and also boasts an Oscar nomination. Said agent is, unsurprisingly, no longer his agent. Watch below for some much-needed inspiration: Invigorated? Head over to Backstage's casting calls to book a gig!
See full article at Backstage »See Emma Stone, Steve Carell Trade Quips, Lobs in 'Battle of the Sexes'
Emma Stone and Steve Carell take the court as Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs in the thrilling new trailer for Battle of the Sexes. The film chronicles King and Riggs' famous 1973 tennis match and opens September 22nd.
The new trailer captures the ridiculous media spectacle that surrounded the King-Riggs match-up, as well as its significant cultural underpinnings. While Carell's Riggs – boasting bushy, Seventies-style sideburns – spews all sorts of sexist nonsense and returns lobs with a frying pan, Stone's King fights for her rightful place in the history books and
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