Casey Wilson may be best known as an actor, with roles in “Gone Girl,” “Atypical,” “Happy Endings” and “Black Monday” as well as a stint as a “Saturday Night Live” cast member, and as a podcaster (“Bitch Sesh”). However, she also has an extensive writing résumé, including co-penning feature comedy films “Bride Wars” and “Ass Backwards.” Now, she is about to publish her first book, “Wreckage of My Presence,” out May 4 from Harper, a collection of essays reflecting on her familial and romantic relationships and some of her past work, all through a humorous lens.
“Wreckage of My Presence” does talk about some of your work experiences, but it also digs deep into your personal life. How did you know how much was enough of each part of you to include? And did you approach the behind-the-scenes stories differently if they were past shows where you may have told a...
“Wreckage of My Presence” does talk about some of your work experiences, but it also digs deep into your personal life. How did you know how much was enough of each part of you to include? And did you approach the behind-the-scenes stories differently if they were past shows where you may have told a...
- 4/30/2021
- by Danielle Turchiano
- Variety Film + TV
It was American humorist Erma Bombeck who is credited is saying that “there is a thin line that separates laughter and pain, comedy and tragedy, humor and hurt.” In the documentary program of the 2015 Sundance Film Festival, this is a topic oft explored. From the quite literal exploration in Kevin Pollak’s Misery Loves Comedy to the less overt themes in Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon, there were many instances of both pain and laughter, especially in the creation of great comedy. It is through these docs that Sundance explored the minds and eccentricities behind what makes us laugh. Let’s explore. Misery Loves Comedy In what began as a Kickstarter project for Kevin Pollak, the actor, comedian, filmmaker, podcaster and everyman of entertainment struggles to keep himself unheard as he interviews many of his most revered contemporaries about their lives in comedy. Though we don’t mind, as...
- 1/30/2015
- by Neil Miller
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
At 45 years of age, Hal Cruttenden is unlikely to be called 'fresh blood'. Like many before him he's put in the time, died his fair share and dealt with the ambiguity of the comic circuit; a circuit that is unforgiving by nature. And yet, as I come to write this (overdue) review of Hal's current national tour, 'Tough Luvvie', I can't help but feel that Mr Cruttenden is exactly what the industry needs right now.
Entering Wolverhampton's 'Slade Rooms' - the calmer, cosier option to its big brother The Civic - an immediate lack of knowledge was apparent. While I'd followed Hal's movements sporadically over the years, enjoying enough of his 'Mock the Week' and 'Live At The Apollo' appearances so as to keep me informed, I knew little of his style or relevance. Thankfully, this was an unfounded worry, as Hal graced the stage with such boisterous charm and...
Entering Wolverhampton's 'Slade Rooms' - the calmer, cosier option to its big brother The Civic - an immediate lack of knowledge was apparent. While I'd followed Hal's movements sporadically over the years, enjoying enough of his 'Mock the Week' and 'Live At The Apollo' appearances so as to keep me informed, I knew little of his style or relevance. Thankfully, this was an unfounded worry, as Hal graced the stage with such boisterous charm and...
- 4/1/2014
- Shadowlocked
Garth Callaghan has been diagnosed with cancer three times in the past two years. While he is currently cancer-free, he has just an 8 percent chance of surviving the next five years. He is planning for the future, though. Callaghan, 44, wants to make sure that if tragedy strikes, he leaves his daughter, Emma, with as much fatherly advice as possible. His chosen medium? Napkins. Ever since Emma was a little girl, Callaghan would leave notes in her lunchbox. What started as a sweet memento between father and daughter has become a tradition - one Callaghan hopes to continue, even if he...
- 1/27/2014
- by Melissa Locker
- PEOPLE.com
For girls born after women were appointed to the Supreme Court, sexual harassment is not tolerated in the workplace, and females always competed in school sports. So for them, "Makers: Women Who Make America" is a history lesson.
The three-hour special that airs Tuesday, Feb. 26, on PBS (check local listings), is naturally not just for younger women. It is for everyone - those who relished victories whenever women won higher office, experienced fury when colleagues made sexual advances or were frustrated when schools allocated money only for boys sports.
It's for males and females -- those who suffered the indignities and fought to change the world and those for whom the Era is only a baseball stat. Meryl Streep narrates the film, which should be required in any course about 20th-century America. Additional information is available at www.Makers.com.
The program features the accounts of famous leaders of the...
The three-hour special that airs Tuesday, Feb. 26, on PBS (check local listings), is naturally not just for younger women. It is for everyone - those who relished victories whenever women won higher office, experienced fury when colleagues made sexual advances or were frustrated when schools allocated money only for boys sports.
It's for males and females -- those who suffered the indignities and fought to change the world and those for whom the Era is only a baseball stat. Meryl Streep narrates the film, which should be required in any course about 20th-century America. Additional information is available at www.Makers.com.
The program features the accounts of famous leaders of the...
- 2/26/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Amy Poehler is showing Knope signs of slowing down in Hollywood. In addition to her starring role on NBC’s Parks and Recreation, she’s producing a pilot for Comedy Central based on the web series Broad City, appearing in three upcoming movies (A.C.O.D, They Came Together, You Are Here), overseeing her online network Smart Girls at the Party, hosting shiny events like the Golden Globes, and writing a book. For those reasons — and just because she’s, you know, funny — Poehler is highlighted in this week’s issue of Entertainment Weekly as part of our Women Who Run TV feature.
- 2/1/2013
- by Dan Snierson
- EW - Inside TV
We’re exploring Sundance’s past all week, so we’ve got the usual batch of stellar short films with a Sundance twist. It’s like being there without the snow boots or Harvey Weinstein ruining screenings on his cell phone. Why Watch? In 2002, Jamie Babbit (But I’m a Cheerleader) screened her short film about an aging lesbian couple on their way to a bridge game and earned an honorable mention at Sundance. It’s easy to see why. With an acerbic, hilarious performance from Jeanette Miller as an elderly nag and a bizarre catalyst that spells doom for more than just the couple, it’s a kind of shock to the system that feels like Erma Bombeck by way of Chuck Palahniuk. And, yes, it’s about the Jello. What will it cost? Only 7 minutes. Skip Work. Watch More Short Films.
- 1/22/2013
- by Scott Beggs
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Mothers Day Quotes! Funny Quotes and Sayings from Erma Bombeck -- totally giggle inspiring and worth retweeting! [May 8] "Seize the moment. Remember all those women on the 'Titanic' who waved off the dessert cart..." claimed funny mom Erma Bombeck. While the legendary pop culture writer and green celebrity passed away back in 1996, she remains one of the funniest mothers to have ever lived to this day. When she was dying, Bombeck remembered the little things in life that made her days special -- and things on her list of what mattered never seemed to be fame, money, or popularity. What mattered most to Erma Bombeck was being a parent as well as a wonderfully dysfunctional housekeeper and giggling role model writing about life as a 20th century modern woman. Here are just a few pearls of wisdom about parenting that are worth quoting -- quotes by Erma Bombeck. May she rest...
- 5/8/2011
- by Kae Davis
- Green Celebrity
If Henry David Thoreau is the parent of Wade Rouse’s third memoir, in which a stubborn urbanite attempts to settle down in a small Midwestern town, then Erma Bombeck is its midwife. Rouse, who admits to having covered his walls with the newspaper columnist’s picture in his youth, isn’t a ’60s suburban housewife, but he successfully imports a steady current of panic into the country-mouse comparisons of At Least In The City Someone Would Hear Me Scream: Misadventures In Search Of The Simple Life. After Rouse and partner Gary purchase a cabin in western Michigan while on ...
- 6/11/2009
- avclub.com
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