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  1. chapters
    ‘Let’s Let the Squirrel Out of the Bag’On the Anchorman set, improv-comedy masters had the freedom to reimagine the film one line at a time.
    By Saul Austerlitz
  2. backstories
    ‘They’ve Taken a Toy and Broken It’Succession director Andrij Parekh channeled the energy of Adam McKay’s 2016 Election Night party into “America Decides.â€
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  3. stars on stars on stars
    Adam McKay Has Sold His Next Celebrity HangoutHis movie Average Height, Average Build will star Robert Pattinson and Amy Adams, and will come to Netflix.
    By Jennifer Zhan
  4. chat room
    Michael Chiklis Grew Up With the Gospel of Red AuerbachThe Winning Time actor on the legendary Boston head coach’s cigar strategy and witnessing the Lakers-Celtics rivalry in real time.
    By Marah Eakin
  5. emergency discussion
    Does Winning Time Really Need to Look Like That?A constant-motion visual offense makes sense for this story, but whether it elevates or undermines the viewing experience is up for debate.
    By Jen Chaney, Roxana Hadadi, and Kathryn VanArendonk
  6. tv review
    Winning Time Certainly Puts on a ShowThe HBO series about the Los Angeles Lakers during the Magic Johnson era is flashy as hell, and purposefully so.
    By Jen Chaney
  7. ex-besties
    Adam McKay Says Will Ferrell Won’t Speak to HimOver casting John C. Reilly in Winning Time.
    By Rebecca Alter
  8. predictions
    Don’t Get Mad at Me When Don’t Look Up Wins Best PictureLike an asteroid destined to obliterate Earth, Adam McKay’s climate-change satire feels increasingly likely to win at the Oscars.
    By Alison Willmore
  9. the law
    Elizabeth Holmes Found Guilty on Four Counts of Fraud and ConspiracyThe jury could not reach a verdict on three charges, and acquitted her of the remaining four.
    By Rebecca Alter
  10. cat valentine
    Adam McKay Clearly Hasn’t Seen VictoriousBut he didn’t saaaaaaay I couldn’t improvise!
    By Alejandra Gularte
  11. movie review
    Don’t Look Up Hates Its Own AudienceAdam Mckay believes that people need laughs and famous faces to be lured into thinking about pressing matters, and he loathes them for it.
    By Alison Willmore
  12. stronger together
    Jessica Chastain, Aaron Sorkin, and More Rise Up to Defend Jeremy StrongBehind every Strong man is a group of celebrities willing to defend him.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  13. you ever been to poughkeepsie?
    12 Directors on Their Favorite New York City Movies“That’s an element of New York: You can look into a window and see a totally different world, and you’re so separated from it.â€
  14. adam mmmmkay?
    Adam McKay Calls Aaron Sorkin ‘the Right-Wing Version of Me’“I would say Sorkin is slightly right of center.â€
    By Rebecca Alter
  15. sports
    Tall Men Bo Burnham, Jason Segel Cast in Basketball ShowAn untitled HBO series about the 1980s Los Angeles Lakers is providing Hollywood’s tallest men with opportunity.
    By Anne Victoria Clark
  16. tv adaptations
    Issa Rae and Adam McKay Take on Nice White Parents for HBOThe pair will adapt the Serial Productions podcast into a half-hour scripted series.
    By Halle Kiefer
  17. casting call
    Leonardo DiCaprio, Meryl Streep, and Clout Join Adam McKay’s Netflix ComedyBut also Timothée Chalamet, Jonah Hill, and Film Twitter’s finest.
    By Devon Ivie
  18. we here for you
    Adam McKay Is Developing a Coronavirus Vaccine … -Themed TV Show for HBOThis one’s for the slime puppies.
    By Rebecca Alter
  19. casting
    Jennifer Lawrence Will Try to Save Humanity in Adam McKay’s Don’t Look UpWe’re about to be seeing a lot more of J.Law again.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  20. hbo max
    Adam McKay Is Bringing The Uninhabitable Earth to HBO MaxOfficially the least chill streaming service.
    By Jackson McHenry
  21. tv adaptations
    Bong Joon-ho Needs a Parasite Show For All the Ideas He Couldn’t Cram Into MovieSometimes, you just can’t wedge all your class criticism into two hours and twelve minutes.
    By Halle Kiefer
  22. norman lear
    Live Episodes of All in the Family and The Jeffersons Are Coming to ABCFor one night only! Now with 100% more Jamie Foxx!
    By Bethy Squires
  23. glass cage of emotion
    Will Ferrell and Adam McKay Are Breaking UpCreatively, that is.
    By Devon Ivie
  24. awards season
    Alfonso Cuarón Gets One Step Closer to Oscars Glory With DGA Awards WinBo Burnham also nabbed the first-time director honor.
    By Devon Ivie
  25. awards season
    Bradley Cooper Double-Dips With Two DGA NominationsSee the full list of DGA nominees.
    By Hunter Harris
  26. on comedy
    Steve Carell’s Most Famous, Most Lamp-iest Anchorman Quote Was Improvised14 years later, we get the story.
    By Devon Ivie
  27. movie review
    Vice Is Gimmicky, But Christian Bale’s Dick Cheney Impersonation Is Spot-onAdam McKay has devised a rollicking comic style for what amounts to an anti-hagiography, a scabrous portrait of Dick Cheney the Unholy One.
    By David Edelstein
  28. nurse!
    Christian Bale’s Vice Research Saved Adam McKay From a Heart Attack“I always thought when you get a heart attack, it’s pain in the chest or the arm.â€
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  29. departures
    Adam McKay Confirms He Left Funny or Die Earlier This YearMcKay launched the website with Will Ferrell and Chris Henchy in 2007.
    By Megh Wright
  30. trailer mix
    Vice Trailer: Christian Bale Goes Full Dick CheneyJust in time for the holidays.
    By Jackson McHenry
  31. Christina Applegate to Star in Will Ferrell–Produced Netflix Comedy Dead to MeShe’ll play a widow who meets “a free spirit with a shocking secret.â€
    By Megh Wright
  32. chat room
    Jeremy Strong Swears That Succession Isn’t About Rupert Murdoch and His Family“I probably can’t say that enough.â€
    By Hunter Harris
  33. funny people
    Will Ferrell and Adam McKay Will Make You Giggle With New Netflix SeriesDead to Me sounds like a (dark) hoot.
    By Devon Ivie
  34. Netflix Orders ‘Dead to Me’ Comedy from Liz Feldman, Will Ferrell, and […]Netflix just added another comedy series. According to Variety, the streaming network has given a 10-episode series order to a dark comedy […]
    By Megh Wright
  35. Succession Trailer: HBO’s New Family-Business Battle RoyaleSuccession’s ten-episode first season will premiere in June.
    By Hunter Harris
  36. transformations
    Christian Bale and Amy Adams Are Unrecognizable As Dick and Lynne CheneyIt’s for Adam McKay’s upcoming biopic.
    By Jackson McHenry
  37. casting couch
    Mission Accomplished: Sam Rockwell in Talks to Play George Bush in Cheney BiopicProduction starts in September.
    By Hunter Harris
  38. Will Ferrell and Adam McKay Have Two Comedies in Development at CBSWill Ferrell and Adam McKay’s production company has two projects in the works at CBS and CBS Television Studios. According to Variety, Gary […]
    By Megh Wright
  39. CBS All Access Adds New Shows From Will Ferrell and Ridley ScottWill Ferrell is producing a comedy with Adam McKay for the streaming service.
    By Tolly Wright
  40. casting couch
    Christian Bale and Amy Adams May Hustle America Anew With Dick Cheney BiopicWith Steve Carell as a potential Donald Rumsfeld.
    By Karen Brill
  41. the industry
    The Big Short’s Adam McKay Is Directing a Drama About Dick CheneyPlan B and Gary Sanchez to produce.
    By Halle Kiefer
  42. Dwayne Johnson, Will Ferrell, and Adam McKay Are Developing a Wrestling […]Dwayne “The Rock†Johnson is turning his real-life experiences as a wrestler into a new comedy at Fox. According to Variety, the network has […]
    By Megh Wright
  43. Lizzy Caplan to Star in Ferrell/McKay-Produced Dark Comedy ‘Friend of Bill’Adam McKay, Will Ferrell, and Jessica Elbaum’s production company Gloria Sanchez has a new movie in development starring Lizzy Caplan. […]
    By Megh Wright
  44. HBO Orders Drama Pilot ‘Succession’ from Adam McKay and Will FerrellAdam McKay and Will Ferrell have a new project in the works at HBO. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the network has ordered a drama pilot […]
    By Megh Wright
  45. the industry
    HBO Orders Kathryn Bigelow and Adam McKay PilotsBoth are family dramas of sorts.
    By Karen Brill
  46. reaganomics
    Adam McKay Was ‘Taken Aback’ By Reagan Backlash“The press is a beast.â€
    By Devon Ivie
  47. not-so-superheroes
    Adam McKay Directing Evil-Superhero Tale IrredeemableFox is making it.
    By Abraham Riesman
  48. Watch Jenna Jolovitz Tell Adam McKay About Her Glory Days in the Ice […]Welcome to The Second City Archives, in which we post an exclusive clip each week of some of comedy’s biggest superstars performing early in […]
    By Megh Wright
  49. oscars 2016
    McKay: Political Comment at Oscars Had No Target“This is a right‑left movie, and we’ve got to stop, man. Big money is taking over our government, and until right and left goes, no more big money.â€
    By Sean Fitz-Gerald and Jennifer Vineyard
  50. the awards show show
    Podcast: Talking With Adam McKay About Big ShortTalking the movie’s PGA win, criticism it has faced, and even Anchorman 2.
    By Kyle Buchanan
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