Eric Vitale/Getty Dan Schneider has given his first major interview since his abrupt exit from Nickelodeon in 2018. The TV producer — who created a number of Nickelodeon hits, from The Amanda Show to Drake & Josh and iCarly — addressed the controversy that surrounded his departure from the kids […]
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Jason Segel Has Mastered Comedy. Now, He’s Digging Deeper.
Jason Segel has always been a goofball. The charming, 6-foot-4 fixture in Judd Apatow’s universe writes, produces and stars in mostly comedies. As a teen, Segel was a cast member of the critically acclaimed yet short-lived “Freaks and Geeks” before eventually appearing in other Apatow projects like “Knocked Up,” “Get […]
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theatre, comedy and dance to book in 2021
Refinery 29 UK Your January Horoscope Is Here Get ready to begin a fresh new year with a more relaxed attitude. Our collective mood cools down from a wild flame to a steady burn starting on January 6, when warrior Mars enters steady Taurus. It’s time to look at the […]
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I hate my boyfriend’s stand-up comedy, and more advice from Dear Prudie.
Photo illustration by Slate. Photo by jacquesdurocher/iStock/Getty Images Plus. Danny is online weekly to chat live with readers. Here’s an edited transcript of this week’s chat. Q. Not a laughing matter: My boyfriend of three years has been dabbling in comedy since we started dating. For years his friends told him […]
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The Year’s Funniest Animated Comedy Bloomed from a Real-Life Friendship
“Dicktown” is a perfect title, even if without context you may never guess that the animated series it belongs to follows a pair of detectives investigating the mysteries of their chosen client base: North Carolina teenagers. The title refers to a nickname for Richardsville, a Tar Heel State town that […]