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  1. Adam McKay Once Attempted to Prank Call Lorne Michaels at ‘SNL’During his visit to Stephen Colbert in December, Adam McKay told a great story about prank calling the Philadelphia Phillies’ team manager, and […]
    By Megh Wright
  2. last night on late night
    That Time Adam McKay Prank Called Lorne Michaels As Mad Joe TorreThe director recounted the experience on Late Night With Seth Meyers.
    By Sean Fitz-Gerald
  3. Adam McKay Is Developing a Border Control Comedy Starring Will Ferrell and […]Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly have another buddy comedy in the works. During a recent interview with Paul Thomas Anderson on The Director’s […]
    By Megh Wright
  4. Watch Rachel Dratch and Adam McKay Go on a ’50s Date at The Second CityWelcome 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
  5. oscar futures
    DGA Award Nominees Include George Miller, Ridley Scott, and MoreBut what got snubbed, and what does it mean for Oscar?
    By Kyle Buchanan
  6. party chat
    Adam McKay Might Tackle Global Warming NextOr immigration, or something about sociopaths.
    By Kevin Lincoln
  7. the month in movies
    December in Movies: Where to Start? (Star Wars)Plus The Hateful Eight, The Big Short, Daddy’s Home, In the Heart of the Sea, Concussion …
    By Kevin Lincoln
  8. kind of a big deal
    Will Ferrell’s Idea for a Political Satire“All we try to do is to hold up a mirror to what is going on.”
    By Jackson McHenry
  9. Adam McKay and Stephen Colbert Talk Chicago, Improv, Pot, and Free PizzaHere’s a clip of Adam McKay’s interview from last night’s Late Show, where he and Stephen Colbert talk about their scrappy Chicago improv days […]
    By Megh Wright
  10. sequels forever
    Anchorman 3 Might Tackle Iraq or New MediaSixty percent of the time, the Operation Desert Storm worked every time.
    By Halle Kiefer
  11. movie review
    The Big Short Turns the Financial Meltdown Into a Heist ComedyDirector Adam McKay invents his own glorious goofball syntax: part business thriller, part stand-up comedy, with a liberal dash of NPR didacticis.
    By David Edelstein
  12. The Big Short Will Make You Furious All Over Again About 2008The pitchfork mobs didn’t quite make it to Wall Street. So seven years later, the man who brought you Anchorman decided to give it another go.
  13. Adam McKay and Will Ferrell Producing ‘This Is Happening’ Comedy at NBCNBC has a new comedy in the works from Will Ferrell and Adam McKay’s Gary Sanchez Productions. Deadline reports that the network has put into […]
    By Megh Wright
  14. Adam McKay Is Writing an ‘Archie’ Broadway MusicalArchie Comics is headed to Broadway with some help from Adam McKay and Funny or Die. Variety reports that McKay is currently working on a book […]
    By Megh Wright
  15. summer movie preview 2015
    A Timeline of Ant-Man’s Troubled Production History [Updated]Ant-Man’s protagonist may be tiny, but the hurdles the film has faced are undeniably large.
    By Abraham Riesman
  16. the second comedy boom
    Backstage Photos From 25 Years of Second CityFeaturing Steve Carell, Stephen Colbert, Tina Fey, Key and Peele, and more.
    By Nate Jones
  17. comedy
    Watch Young Amy Poehler’s Lost Second City PilotIt’s called RVTV.
    By Nate Jones
  18. This 20-Year-Old Amy Poehler Pilot Is the Stuff of Comedy Nerd DreamsWelcome 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
  19. If You Have $300M, You Might Be Able to Buy Funny or DieAdam McKay and Will Ferrell’s Funny or Die is reportedly considering a big sale. Bloomberg reports that the company recently hired a financial […]
    By Megh Wright
  20. How Adam McKay Directs at the Top of His IntelligenceAdam McKay’s path to becoming a director began as a notoriously mischievous improvisor under the tutelage of guru Del Close in Chicago, then […]
    By Brad Becker Parton
  21. Adam McKay Says He Rewrote the ‘Ant-Man’ Script with Paul RuddNot long after director Edgar Wright left Marvel’s Ant-Man film in May, Adam McKay was chosen to help rewrite the script for new director […]
    By Megh Wright
  22. Adam McKay, Seth Rogen, and Ben Schwartz Are Working on a New MovieActor/writer Ben Schwartz has written a new comedy and teamed up with Adam McKay and Seth Rogen for the project. Variety reports that McKay is […]
    By Megh Wright
  23. Watch Adam McKay and Scott Adsit Perform in the 1995 Second City Show […]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
  24. Peyton Reed Talks Adam McKay’s Work on ‘Ant-Man’“We all know Adam is, in my mind, a comedic genius, and I’ve known Adam since the Upright Citizens Brigade days that I did in the late ‘90s. […]
    By Megh Wright
  25. tv
    Manimal: The ’80s Show Turned Will Ferrell FilmIt’s about a crime-fighting doctor who morphs into different animals.
    By Anna Silman
  26. Will Ferrell and Adam McKay Are Producing an Action-Comedy ‘Manimal’ MovieIf you’re a huge fan of the shortly lived ‘80s television series Manimal, then today is your lucky day. Deadline reports that Sony Pictures […]
    By Megh Wright
  27. Adam McKay on What He Learned from Working with Improv Guru Del CloseWill Ferrell doesn’t mince words when describing Adam McKay, his longtime friend and comedy collaborator. “He’s kind of a dangerous […]
    By Mike Sacks
  28. Peyton Reed Will Direct ‘Ant-Man’ with Script Help from Adam McKayMarvel has finally named its new Ant-Man director to fill the void left by original helmer Edgar Wright. Deadline reports that Peyton Reed has […]
    By Megh Wright
  29. directors chair
    Marvel Taps Peyton Reed to Direct Ant-ManThe man who brought you Bring It On.
    By E. Alex Jung
  30. Adam McKay Is Definitely Not Replacing Edgar Wright on ‘Ant-Man’It looks like Paul Rudd’s Anchorman director Adam McKay is now out of the running to replace Edgar Wright on Marvel’s Ant-Man. According to […]
    By Megh Wright
  31. directors chair
    Adam McKay Won’t Direct Ant-Man EitherThe search for Edgar Wright’s replacement continues.
    By Delia Paunescu
  32. directors chair
    Adam McKay, Ruben Fleischer Meeting to Maybe Direct Ant-ManThey’re among the directors on Marvel’s short list.
    By Jesse David Fox
  33. Marvel Looks to Adam McKay and Other Comedy Directors to Replace Edgar […]In the wake of director Edgar Wright’s departure from Marvel’s Ant-Man movie, THR reports that the studio is now considering a new set of […]
    By Megh Wright
  34. yabba dabba doo
    Will Ferrell and Adam McKay Are Making a Flintstones MovieYabba dabba doo, indeed.
    By Anna Silman
  35. Will Ferrell and Adam McKay Are Producing an Animated ‘Flintstones’ MovieThe Flintstones is getting rebooted again. THR reports that Will Ferrell and Adam McKay are producing a full-length, animated Flintstones movie […]
    By Bradford Evans
  36. Adam McKay Vows to Make Economics Sexy and Fun with His Next Movie“Rather than knowing about Kim Kardashian and sports and who’s wearing what, the language of power is economics. Is there a way to make that as […]
    By Bradford Evans
  37. Adam McKay, Will Ferrell, and John C. Reilly to Re-Team for ‘Border Guards’After their successful collaborations on Step Brothers and Talladega Nights, Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly are currently in talks to star in […]
    By Megh Wright
  38. movies
    Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly Reteam for Immigration ComedyWith Step Brothers and Talladega Nights director Adam McKay.
    By Anna Silman
  39. jokes and jokes and jokes
    Four Thoughts on Anchorman 2’s 763-New-Jokes VersionIt’s definitely longer and possibly better and Steve Carell has a flash of brilliance.
    By Jesse David Fox
  40. Adam McKay Is Directing a Movie About the Economic CrisisWriter/director Adam McKay (Anchorman(s), Step Brothers) has found his next movie. McKay has signed on to develop Michael Lewis’s book, The Big […]
    By Bradford Evans
  41. adaptations
    Adam McKay to Write and Direct The Big ShortThe Michael Lewis book.
    By Amanda Dobbins
  42. sequels
    There Definitely Won’t Be an Anchorman 3“It’s done,” says Adam McKay.
    By Jesse David Fox
  43. Adam McKay Says There Won’t Be an ‘Anchorman 3’Adam McKay, who directed both Anchorman movies and co-wrote them with Will Ferrell, said in an interview with Empire that the Anchorman series […]
    By Bradford Evans
  44. ‘Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues: Super-Sized R Rated Version’ Is Coming […]During his visit to Jimmy Fallon on last night’s Tonight Show, Will Ferrell confirmed the news that on February 28th, an alternate R-rated […]
    By Megh Wright
  45. miss you doby
    Anchorman 2 to Get Re-Released With All New Jokes763 new jokes and a musical number!
    By Jesse David Fox
  46. Steve Carell Says Paramount Shut Down the ‘Anchorman’ Broadway Musical IdeaDuring a recent interview on the podcast A.D.D. Comedy, Steve Carell revealed an interesting tidbit about Adam McKay and Will Ferrell’s […]
    By Megh Wright
  47. Taking a Closer Look at the Female-Centric Gloria Sanchez Productions with […]Comedy’s infamous lack of gender (and racial) diversity has remained a relentlessly discussed issue lately, especially since SNL made the […]
    By Megh Wright
  48. Will Ferrell and Adam McKay’s Gary Sanchez Productions Adds Female-Centric […]With the exception of 2012’s Bachelorette, Adam McKay and Will Ferrell’s production company Gary Sanchez isn’t exactly known for making […]
    By Megh Wright
  49. NBC Orders 3 Pilots from Adam McKay, Will Ferrell, Dan Mazer, and J.J. […]NBC has ordered three more pilots including one from McKay and Ferrell’s Gary Sanchez Productions, Deadline reports. The first pilot Love Is […]
    By Megh Wright
  50. Will Ferrell and Adam McKay Tried to Get Barack Obama to Cameo in […]In a new interview with Paste magazine, Anchorman director/co-writer Adam McKay revealed that he and Will Ferrell tried to get a bunch of super […]
    By Bradford Evans
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