It's another baby girl for "Saturday Night Live" cast member Bill Hader. The 34-year-old comedian and his wife, Maggie, welcomed their second daughter on July 28, People magazine reports. The baby, named Harper Hader, was born in New York City. The coupl
Showtime has ordered four one-hour episodes of The Big C to conclude the cable series' run in its fourth season, according to EW.com. The show, which is filmed in Connecticut, has also used numerous theater veterans as guest stars, including Alan Alda, L
In fact, had he not had carpal tunnel, mono, syphillis, and valley fever, his most recent extension would actually look pretty damn shrewd (when you factor in the deferred salary and its ability to help current payroll). Tonight vs. the lefties in the Ro
"Never Leave" is the latest offering from Yamin Semali (aka DJ AmDex of Clan Destined), and it’s another slice of what’s to come with his forthcoming album, YAMIN. The song is based on a true story about the deepest love of all — the love between a produ
It's very old news that theater derives from traditions of storytelling. More recent news, but still old enough, is that the insights in the theater often bubble out from what's unspoken — body language, situations that characters land in, even a stone-f
From Tulsa, you say? Bill Hader, in Saturday Night Live characters, simply slayed in the second English gala, Tuesday night at Place des Arts. Without doubt, Hader is among the greatest comic impressionists ever unleashed on this or any other continent.
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Post your Reviews and Comments on the "Final Sting Tour" here. When people are laughing, they're generally not killing each other. ~Alan Alda Yeah but when his own sister says that he prefers to be called Rudolf and not Rudi, I am the sort of person to g
Alex Pareene‘s quip that “Aaron Sorkin is why people hate liberals” has been much re-tweeted and gotten agreement from Jesse Walker and others. Amusingly, as a conservative, Sorkin is the kind of liberal I most like–and not because he makes liberals look
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The big news this week in comics is, of course, not in comics at all, but in your local movie theater, where a Batman movie is at this very moment on track to make more money than the comic book version of Bruce Wayne has spent over the course of the las
Laughter proves once again to be the best medicine when Sony Pictures Home Entertainment releases The Big C: The Complete Second Season on DVD. The critically acclaimed Sony Pictures Television original series stars Laura Linney, Golden Globe® winner for
Alan Alda -- yes, that Alan Alda -- has recently made the news as a science educator . PBS News Hour, the New York Times , and numerous blogs and other publications are reporting Alda's efforts to excite children's interest in science. Alda recalls himse
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Tanglewood celebrated its 75th on Saturday night with an all-star concert, a 1930-themed cocktail party, a gala dinner for more than 500, a fireworks display, an after-party at Highwood Manor, and most importantly, a delicious anniversary cake. It was a
David Spade, in town filming “Grown Ups 2,” surprising his former “Saturday Night Live” co-star Dennis Miller backstage at The Wilbur after Dennis’ show ... Spade popping into Pigalle for some asparagus soup and steak ... Burlington homegirl Amy Poehler
For Tom Werman, producing is producing, whether it's a multi-platinum album by Mötley Crue or a "Tomelette" -- Werman's signature breakfast treat at Stonover Farm, the popular New England Bed & Breakfast he runs with his wife Suky. Werman made his name a
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MONTREAL - The state was the inspiration for one of the classic Broadway musicals, but Oklahoma, while perhaps providing fodder for laughs, is not known to be a hotbed of comics. Yet it is from that stateâs metropolis of Tulsa that Bill Hader hails. Canâ
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When most people think of Alan Alda, a smile of recognition immediately comes to their faces. That's because they recall the hundreds of memorable roles -- good guys and bad guys -- that he's played in feature films, on Broadway and on television -- nota
Writers often make cameo appearances in films based on their stories. Occasionally, they play themselves in movies. Some playwrights, by nature of their proximity to actors and the theater, are almost better known for acting than for their writing (Walla
Sharon Foley Bushor, the longest-serving member of the Burlington City Council, espouses what could be called the “trickle-up theory” of political change. “What we do here affects Washington, just as what Washington does obviously affects us,” Bushor rea
Celebrities, friends and family gathered at Alice Tully Hall in Lincoln Center on Monday to remember the late writer/director Nora Ephron. Although Ephron passed away on June 26 at the age of 71 due to complications from leukemia, she was still very much
When most people think of Alan Alda, a smile of recognition immediately comes to their faces. That's because they recall the hundreds of memorable roles -- good guys and bad guys -- that he's played in feature films, on Broadway and on television -- nota
By Alex Pappademas on July 10, 2012 9:45 AM ET Kevin Winter/Getty Images Years ago, stipple-happy Spy magazine brother-cartoonists Drew and Josh Alan Friedman prophesized a mid-21st-century Baltimore in which everyone, mysteriously, looks exactly like Er
In Tuesday morning's round up of news briefs, Nora Ephron planned her memorial, which took place Monday in New York. Also, the latest schedule is out with a packed schedule of Comic-Con events. An Agatha Christie adaptation will get U.S. distribution; an
The criminal life has been very good to Anna Gunn. The actor had amassed an impressive résumé of stage and television work over the years, most notably on dramas like "Deadwood" and "The Practice." But Gunn landed her true breakout role on AMC's revoluti
Actor Stanley Tucci (L), director Nora Ephron (C) and actress Meryl Streep address the audience before a screening of the film "Julie & Julia" during the 35th American Film Festival of Deauville in Deauville, France on September 5, 2009. UPI/David Silpa
Charles Sykes / AP By Jordan Zakarin, The Hollywood Reporter Even from beyond, Nora Ephron was busy and in charge, writing and directing and throwing the perfect party with utmost expertise. Ephron, who died June 26 of complications from Leukemia, pre-pl
I swore I wasn't going to lead with any Tomkat news today (because oops my brain liquefied from boredom and dripped out my ear all gross), but then the other celebrities had to go and be HELLA UNEVENTFUL. Blame all non-Tomkat celebrities, not me. Anyway,
Ephron died June 26 of complications from leukemia. She was 71. Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson and Martin Short paid tribute to the late writer-director Nora Ephron at a memorial in New York's Alice Tulley Hall Monday. The Hollywood Reporter said s
NORA EPHRON’s memorial service in New York yesterday was filled with family, friends and show biz cronies who honored the late screenwriter, director and author with love and laughter. “She was the most fantastic blend of joy and cynicism. She was my bes
A quick burst of 9 links for you to chew over, as picked by the Technology team These are pictures to make you go "wow". From those cuddly people at the FBI. Even so, it works. High-speed trading tools pioneered in the stock market are increasingly drivi
THE tale of a customer who spent three months trying in vain to have his Hewlett-Packard laptop repaired yielded a gusher of same-here e-mails. Most ended with a variation of “I’m never buying another H.P. [fill in the blank] again.” Only one e-mailer, R
"If you would not be forgotten as soon as you are dead, either write something worth reading or do things worth writing." - Ben Franklin "You have to leave the city of your comfort and go into the wilderness of your intuition. What you'll discover will b
In this PBS NewsHour segment, science correspondent Miles O'Brien reports on a contest launched by actor and author Alan Alda that challenges scientists to explain the science behind a flame, while flexing their communication muscles. The judges are thou
Have you ever tried to explain something as common and every day as a blue sky, green grass, or the way sound works? Those with children have likely had to do this very thing at some point, trying their best to assuage their kid’s blossoming curiosity. O
JUDY WOODRUFF: Next: making science understandable to young people. Sure, it sounds simple enough, but, sometimes, the explanation doesn't really explain. Now a well-known actor who, as they say, once played a doctor on TV has made it his mission to help
On a long road trip, the right audio offers a magic elixir of voice and story. It can mitigate irritation over snarled traffic, remedy boredom and, on occasion, lighten the mood if the atmosphere in the minivan resembles the Donner Party minutes before t
As if in salute to Nora Ephron, who died last week, two refreshingly smart romantic comedies directed by women arrive on our screens. Both are in the best Hollywood tradition, as practised so skilfully by Ephron in her screenplay for When Harry Met Sally
