Matt Walsh

Literary Death Match featuring Molly Ringwald, Wednesday

2012-11-05 15:09:00

I want to tell you a secret: I might know who is going to win Literary Death Match on Wednesday night. That's because Antoine Wilson told me he wants to bribe Molly Ringwald to vote for him, and then I saw them talking. OK, I introduced them. It was...

Wednesday’s Talk Shows: Tommy Lee Jones; Dan Rather; Bill O’Reilly

2012-05-22 21:37:17

Monday's Talk Shows

2012-05-06 21:36:35

Nazareth native appears on HBO's "Veep"

2013-05-15 16:29:45

Just For Laughs Chicago adds Russell Brand, Scott Adsit, more

2013-05-08 10:22:00

TBS Just For Laughs Chicago has added Russell Brand, Pete Holmes, Paul F. Tompkins, Brian Posehn, Doug Benson, Todd Glass, Scott Adsit, Kevin Dorff, Jon Glaser, TJ & Dave, Horatio Sanz, Matt Walsh, Brad Morris and Joe Nunez to its festival line-up....

HBO renews Baltimore-made 'VEEP' for a third season

2013-05-01 12:50:00

On Wednesday, HBO renewed the Baltimore-made sitcom "VEEP" for a third season. That means the series, which stars Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Vice President Selina Meyer, will be producing another 10 episodes in the Baltimore area next year. That's good...

'Big Fish' writer chats with the minnows

2013-04-19 07:27:00

A group of influential screenwriters will converge on Chicago this weekend, including Lucy Alibar (whose script for "Beasts of the Southern Wild" was nominated for an Oscar this year) and Bob Gale (who wrote all three "Back to the Future" films). They'...

'VEEP' goes deep in Season 2, and there's more Julia Louis-Dreyfus to love

2013-04-12 12:14:00

"Deep" and "sitcom" are not words often used in the same sentence. But a visit to the "VEEP" soundstage in Columbia gave a glimpse of the larger cultural power of this savvy satire from HBO, returning for its second season Sunday night. I also came away...

Veep Season 2 returns April 14 on HBO

2013-04-12 16:32:43

Competition films announced for 2013 Florida Film Festival

2013-02-28 16:13:00

The 2013 Florida Film Festival is shaping up to be the biggest one yet: Enzian Theater, which hosts the festival, says a record-breaking 170 films representing 23 countries have been selected from more than 1,500 entries. Of the 170 films, 143 are...

What's your take: Comedians working for free at iO

2013-02-21 12:49:00

There has been debate brewing the past few weeks among comedy performers in New York concerning the issue of pay. Often, stand-up comedians with a certain level of experience can score paying gigs at New York clubs. Recently, more and more stand-ups...

'VEEP' will start second season on April 14, HBO announced

2013-02-11 13:44:00

"VEEP," the Baltimore-made political satire starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus, will start its second season April 14, HBO announced Monday. Here is the release from HBO: �� The Emmy�-nominated comedy series VEEP kicks off its ten-episode second...

In this March 4, 2011, photo provided by HBO, actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus, center, actor Tony Hale, left, actress Anna Chlumsky, and actor Matt Walsh star in the HBO series "Veep."

2012-05-06 17:30:00

With big roles in the upcoming, buzzworthy romantic comedies "Save the Date" and "Bachelorette," Lizzy Caplan could become a huge movie star later in 2012. Which would be far too late.

2012-04-09 00:00:00

"Thinking about getting email. Worth it?" reads a postcard from the estranged father of pothead/drug dealer Fitz (James Pumphrey), who frequently repeats his ultimate insight that any three things can be a triangle.

2012-04-09 00:00:00