Molly Shannon to Star With Paul Giamatti, Kathryn Hahn in Netflix Film...
Fresh off her Independent Spirit Awards win for “Other People,” Molly Shannon is set to co-star with Paul Giamatti and Kathryn Hahn in the Netflix original movie “Private Life.” Tamara Jenkins is...
View ArticleKaty Perry Drafts Molly Shannon, Terry Crews, Bill Walton for ‘Swish Swish’...
Katy Perry’s latest video, “Swish Swish,” directed by Dave Meyers, features an assortment of actors and sports personalities befitting the song’s basketball theme. The pop star released a trailer for...
View Article‘Will & Grace’ Books Molly Shannon for Return (EXCLUSIVE)
NBC’s revival of “Will & Grace” has booked Molly Shannon for a guest starring role in the back half of its first season, Variety has learned exclusively. Shannon will be reprising her role of Val...
View ArticleAmazon Users Angered Over Will Ferrell, Molly Shannon Rose Parade Parody
Will Ferrell and Molly Shannon, in character as local TV anchors Cord Hosenbeck and Tish Cattigan, hosted live coverage of the Rose Parade, which was streamed on Amazon Prime on Monday. The two played...
View ArticleSXSW Film Review: ‘Wild Nights With Emily’
In a plummy warble, a woman named Mabel Todd (Amy Seimetz, hilarious) lectures a rapt audience about her good friend Emily Dickinson (Molly Shannon). No, she never spent any “Wild Nights With Emily,”...
View ArticleHow Molly Shannon Brought Emily Dickinson Out of the Closet as a ‘Lesbian...
South by Southwest isn’t typically associated with movies that have a literary pedigree. But the film festival scored a coup this year, by bringing Emily Dickinson all the way to Austin. In “Wild...
View Article‘Wild Nights’ Headlines 20th Edition of Provincetown Film Fest
John Waters has penned all his books in Provincetown, Mass., and most of his movies, too. The iconic indie filmmaker of such campy classics as “Female Trouble” and “Hairspray” was born and raised in...
View ArticleEmmys: ‘Saturday Night Live’ Hosts Dominate Guest Performer Categories
The Emmy nominations offered a few surprises this year, but there’s one thing voters are consistent about: they love “Saturday Night Live.” Since 2009, half of the Emmys awarded in the guest...
View ArticleFilm News Roundup: Molly Shannon’s ‘Wild Nights With Emily’ Bought by Greenwich
In today’s film news roundup, Molly Shannon’s “Wild Nights with Emily” and Motke Dapp’s “Other Versions of You” get distribution, Robert Patrick is up for a role as an FBI agent and “Nutcracker” writer...
View ArticleTV Review: ‘The Other Two’
Typically, TV shows trying to replicate viral fame is more cringe-inducing than truly funny. The internet’s rapidly shifting whims make guessing the next big thing near impossible, and trying to make...
View Article‘Private Life’ Cast and Director on the World of In Vitro Fertilization
“Private Life’s” director Tamara Jenkins and stars Molly Shannon, Kayli Carter, Kathryn Hahn, and Paul Giamatti stopped by the Variety Sundance Studio presented by AT&T to talk about the world of...
View ArticleMolly Shannon Joins Showtime Comedy Pilot ‘Big Deal’
Molly Shannon has signed on to the Showtime half-hour comedy pilot “Big Deal,” Variety has learned. She joins previously announced lead Vanessa Bayer in the pilot, in which Bayer plays a character who...
View ArticleKaty Perry Drafts Molly Shannon, Terry Crews, Bill Walton for ‘Swish Swish’...
Katy Perry’s latest video, “Swish Swish,” directed by Dave Meyers, features an assortment of actors and sports personalities befitting the song’s basketball theme. The pop star released a trailer for...
View ArticleMolly Shannon to Star With Paul Giamatti, Kathryn Hahn in Netflix Film...
Fresh off her Independent Spirit Awards win for “Other People,” Molly Shannon is set to co-star with Paul Giamatti and Kathryn Hahn in the Netflix original movie “Private Life.” Tamara Jenkins is...
View Article‘Private Life’ Cast and Director on the World of In Vitro Fertilization
“Private Life’s” director Tamara Jenkins and stars Molly Shannon, Kayli Carter, Kathryn Hahn, and Paul Giamatti stopped by the Variety Sundance Studio presented by AT&T to talk about the world of...
View ArticleMolly Shannon Joins HBO Limited Series ‘The White Lotus’
HBO’s satirical limited series “The White Lotus” has added a handful of players to its already large cast. Molly Shannon, Jon Gries and Jolene Purdy are all joining the cast in recurring guest roles,...
View ArticleShowtime Orders Vanessa Bayer/Molly Shannon Comedy ‘I Love This For You’ to...
Showtime has picked up the half-hour comedy series “I Love This For You,” based on former “Saturday Night Live” star Vanessa Bayer’s own story of overcoming childhood leukemia. Bayer co-created the...
View ArticleMolly Shannon Says Gary Coleman Sexually Harassed Her: ‘He Was Relentless’
Molly Shannon said on a recent episode of “The Howard Stern Show” (via People) that she was sexually harassed by comedian and “Diff’rent Strokes” star Gary Coleman. The “Saturday Night Live” veteran...
View ArticleYou Won’t Love ‘I Love That for You’: TV Review
The world of home-shopping networks is one that seems ripe for comedy; the scenes in “Hacks,” for instance, in which Deborah Vance goes on television to hawk garments and jewelry are some of that...
View ArticleMolly Shannon on Baring All for Her New Memoir and Why ‘The White Lotus’ Was...
Molly Shannon has never worked with David Mamet, and yet the “Saturday Night Live” alum credits the playwright with her career breakthroughs. In her new book, “Hello, Molly,” Shannon details the...
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