‘The Good Place’ brings representation and genius-level comedy to the small screen Olivia Popp August 4, 2017 0 Comments Living in a nondenominational, intersectional heavenly afterlife realm filled with flying and fro-yo all the time, expletives banned and a non-human celestial being named Janet who grants all your... Read More »
Season five of ‘Orange is the New Black’ is a messy yet beautiful riot Olivia Popp July 27, 2017 0 Comments Netflix’s “Orange is the New Black” has always struck an astoundingly beautiful, delicate balance between comedy and drama, but season five felt a little skewed. Nevertheless, while the dense... Read More »
Issa Rae’s acclaimed series ‘Insecure’ is back for season two, and it’s ‘hella great’ Olivia Popp July 21, 2017 0 Comments What can I say? Issa Rae has done it again. Now in its second season, the critically-lauded popular HBO show created by Stanford grad Issa Rae is back and better than ever. Clever, biting wit mixed... Read More »
Matt Walsh dishes on improv, the uncanny satire of ‘Veep’ and running into Lou Reed Olivia Popp June 9, 2017 0 Comments Now in its sixth season, HBO’s popular and critically-acclaimed political satire ‘Veep’ follows the lives of now-former president Selina Meyer (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) and her staffers... Read More »
Living while funny: an appreciation of Tina Fey and Amy Poehler Olivia Popp June 4, 2017 0 Comments Comedy goddesses, television geniuses, masters of all things funny — no matter what you call them, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler are undeniably, indubitably, and indisputably the best at what they do.... Read More »
Interview: Josh Brener of “Silicon Valley” talks comedy writing and the “Rude Boys on the Lot” Olivia Popp May 30, 2017 0 Comments Josh Brener, actor and self-proclaimed nerd, currently stars as Nelson “Big Head” Bighetti on HBO’s hit series “Silicon Valley” and has appeared previously as Dale on “The Big Bang... Read More »
Q&A: Daveed Diggs muses on fame, the accessibility of theater Olivia Popp and Carlos Valladares May 26, 2017 0 Comments On Wednesday evening, Tony- and Grammy-Award winning actor Daveed Diggs — best known for his roles as Thomas Jefferson and Marquis de Lafayette in the national musical phenomenon “Hamilton” —... Read More »
An evening with Daveed Diggs at Dinkelspiel Carlos Valladares May 25, 2017 0 Comments “I call myself a nerd all the time,” said “Hamilton” superstar Daveed Diggs to Nerd Nation at Dinkenspiel Auditorium. Last night, at an electrifying event hosted by the... Read More »
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