Here's the latest episode of Amy Poehler's web series Smart Girls at the Party, in which she interviews Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer, stars and creators of the web series Broad City and the upcoming Comedy Central show of the same name. Don't listen to the graphics, Ilana is the one on the left and Abbi on the right, not the other way around.
Conan O'Brien gathered a bunch of glory era Simpsons writers together to talk about their experiences working on the show for his web talk show Serious Jibber-Jabber. The writers present are Al Jean, Mike Reiss, Jay Kogen, Jeff Martin, and, of course, Conan O'Brien, who wrote for the show himself in its fourth and fifth seasons. It's 81 minutes of Simpsons writers talking to each other, so enjoy!
Here's an hour-long interview with Portlandia duo Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein from last year that was just uploaded online today. The discussion was moderated by serious moderator Julie Klausner and recorded at the Paley Center last year. Armisen and Brownstein talk in depth about the show, music, and how Saddam Hussein brought them together.
First-time Daily Show guest Lena Dunham and Jon Stewart had a nice chat last night about the ins and outs of her newfound fame and, of course, discussed how much bile and jealousy is thrown at her on the internet, with Dunham concluding that, "You definitely do get the sense that there are some 58-year-olds who want you dead." She also discussed how much she reads about herself online, revealing that she limits herself to reading the top three items in Google News about herself. That means Lena Dunham probably won't come across this post, not that there's anything offensive to her in it anyway.
Last week, Reserve Channel released a never-before-seen hour-long interview with Louis C.K. at the Paley Center, and now here's one they just put out with Saturday Night Live writers Seth Meyers, John Mulaney, Chris Kelly, Marika Sawyer, Colin Jost, and Erik Kenward. It's an hour-plus chat that digs deep into SNL's writing process and gives you a rare look at the faces of the weirdos who write the show (except for Seth Meyers, his face is on the show all the time).
Here's The Hollywood Reporter's hour-long comedy roundtable, featuring Kristen Schaal, Anthony Jeselnik, Nick Kroll, Rob Delaney, and Cecily Strong. From Kroll's story about bombing in front of Bill Murray when he was new at stand-up to Schaal discussing a particular network's reluctance to air shows with female leads, it's an interesting and fun chat all around.
Gothamist had Michael Ian Black interview Marc Maron in advance of Maron's new IFC show, and it proves to be as contentious as any conversation between Michael Ian Black and Marc Maron. Listen to the full audio below or head over to Gothamist to read the nonstop barrage of insults and apologies for yourself.
Here's a really silly interview between musician John Vanderslice and Stella (Michael Ian Black, Michael Showalter, David Wain) that serves as proof that the Stella guys should never be apart from each other.
David Letterman has always been intensely shy – or at least, shy for a public figure – avoiding any and all interviews, publicity, and discussion of his personal life. He's started to open up a little bit as he's nearing retirement, beginning with an appearance on Alec Baldwin's podcast last year and now, in a long interview on Oprah Winfrey's TV show Oprah's Next Chapter, which aired yesterday. Here's a clip of Letterman discussing his retirement, explaining that he has a deal worked out with CBS President Les Moonves where Moonves decides when he retires, no questions asked. Hit the jump for the rest of Letterman and Oprah's [...]
This never-before-seen hour-long chat with Louis C.K. was posted online last week by Reserve Channel. Our own Ramsey Ess wrote about the interview here last week. It's a 2010 discussion between C.K. and Time magazine's TV critic James Poniewozik at the Paley Center, following the first season. It's kind of quaint to watch Louis C.K. talking about the first season of the show after we've seen two more seasons of him pushing things even further, but this is still a nice look into his creative process and a must-watch for fans of the comedian who everyone is fans of right now.
Here's Community star Alison Brie on the latest episode of Paul F. Tompkins's excellent web series Speakeasy. Tompkins talks to her about GIFs, Dungeons & Dragons, Nathan Fillion, her cover band, Community, Mad Men, and tons of others stuff that's fun to talk to Alison Brie about.
Here's a never-before-scene, hour-long interview with the Onion News Network team, recorded at the Paley Center in 2011. Representing ONN are producer Liz Koe and writers John Harris, Carol Kolb, Lang Fisher, and Dan Mirk. The conversation covers a wide variety of topics, including why they made so many videos about horses, how to know when comedy crosses the line, and the sketch they wanted to make but never did: Moat Diggers, the world's most boring reality show.
Here's an hour-plus Paley Center interview with Danny McBride and the cast and crew of HBO's Eastbound & Down from 2011. McBride is joined by co-creator Jody Hill, producer Chris Henchy, and actors Steve Little, Katy Mixon, Ana de la Reguera, and Michael Peña. It's a nice look into how one of the most fucked-up comedies on TV is made, and you can watch the rest of the interview after the jump:
YouTube's Reserve Channel has been releasing excellent extended Paley Center interviews with folks like Louis C.K., the writers of SNL, and Ricky Gervais lately, and they've just put out this new one with Sarah Silverman and the people behind The Sarah Silverman Program. The hour-plus chat was recorded in 2008 and features SSP cast members Brian Posehn, Steve Agee, Jay Johnston, and Laura Silverman, co-creator Rob Schrab, producer Heidi Herzon, writer Dan Sterling, and unfortunately, no Harris Wittels. It's a great, fascinating interview but it could use a little Foam Corner break.
