Judd Apatow Thinks You’re All a Bunch of PrudesJudd Apatow talked to The Hollywood Reporter about Girls, and he had this to say about the infamously explicit and awkward sex scenes in the […]
New ‘This Is 40’ Trailer Asks: Who is Tom Petty?
The first This Is 40 trailer had people saying, “This is sad.” With this trailer, they’ll be saying: “This is funny,” and “This is filled with […]
ByJesse David Fox
The Lost Roles of Will FerrellIt’s hard to imagine SNL ever being canceled, but a few times throughout the long-running sketch show’s history, it’s come close to demise. […]
Judd Apatow Made a Cameo on Emma Stone InterviewPlus: Louis C.K., having tanked his audition for what is now Andrew Dice Clay’s role, reenacted dialogue between Woody Allen and Clay, and more, on our daily late-night roundup.
ByCaroline Shin
Judd Apatow Can’t Teach You How to Kiss Boys
He’d like to but he can’t. What he can do is give a bunch of solid advice about how to be a happier teenager. It speaks to the sad teenager […]
The Lost Roles of Amy PoehlerOver the past two decades, Amy Poehler has amassed one of the most impressive resumes in comedy history. Not only did she play a significant […]
The Lost Roles of ‘Freaks and Geeks’There’s been a lot of hubbub over Judd Apatow’s latest series Girls, which just became the first ever TV show released through Apatow’s […]
The Awkward Honesty of GirlsLast month at SXSW, HBO screened the first three episodes of Lena Dunham’s new show, Girls, to a packed house. For SXSW, it was an opportunity […]
ByErica Lies
Judd Apatow: ‘I got bored of penises.’“I got bored of penises. I said, ‘enough of that.’ No, I just like immaturity, I like to show people struggle and try to figure out who they […]
Everything You Are Feeling About GirlsPhew. If you’re going to read one review of HBO’s Girls, make it this one. It admits to the “unstable blend of worship, envy, and disdain” that […]
The Lost Roles of Bill Murray, Part TwoIt’s the one-year anniversary of “Lost Roles,” the column where we take a different comedian, comedy writer, or comedic performer each week and […]
ByBradford Evans
Revisiting ‘Funny People’“You cannot make friends with the rock stars.”
— Lester Bangs to William Miller, Almost Famous
It’s difficult for me to think about the […]
The Lost Roles of 2011I began writing the column “Lost Roles” for Splitsider in February, taking a different actor, actress, filmmaker, movie, or TV show each week […]
Lena Dunham’s Girls Looks a Little Bit Too Real
RIDDLE: What’s part Sex and the City, part Fuck! I’m in My Twenties, part mumblecore film, part Bridesmaids, part every trend article about […]