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IndieWire | 2/3/2019 | Staff
Emmy hopefuls, beware: there’s a comedy hitman hiding in your midst. Bill Hader accepted the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series on Saturday night for HBO’s “Barry”...
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IndieWire | 1/28/2019 | Staff
“Barry” was one of the most critically acclaimed premieres of 2018. So what does Bill Hader’s HBO comedy do for a follow-up? Stay right in the spotlight, it looks like.
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The Playlist | 1/27/2019 | Rodrigo Perez
I’ll admit, I was definitely not convinced of or by HBO’s “Barry” at all at first. Another comedy about a hitman his moral conundrum or his emotional point of view ala “Gross Pointe Blank,” “Analyze...
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The Playlist | 1/4/2019 | Gregory Ellwood
Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures: “Black Panther” BlacKkKlansman “BlacKkKlansman” “Bohemian Rhapsody” Crazy - Rich - Asians “Crazy Rich Asians” “The...
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The Playlist | 1/4/2019 | Gregory Ellwood
The night when the worlds of film and television unite is almost upon us. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association are set to open their doors to their annual party where alcohol is encouraged, the...
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Variety | 1/2/2019 | Daniel Holloway
If not for “Up All Night With Rhonda Shear,” there would be no “Barry.” A linear precursor to binge viewing, USA’s horror-movie schlock block, which ran from late evening to early morning in the...
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Variety | 12/12/2018 | Cynthia Littleton
“Barry” and “The Kominsky Method” went all the way on their first SAG Awards ballot while “The Americans” joined the party at long last for its final season. SAG Awards voters cemented Netflix’s...
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The Playlist | 12/6/2018 | Gregory Ellwood
The Writers Guild of America announced the Television, New Media and News nominees for the 2019 WGA Awards and this appears to be. a cyclical year where many of the honorees were returning or...
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/Film | 11/8/2018 | Ben Pearson
Yesterday’s revival of The 4400 was Exhibit 9,457 in the ongoing case of Hollywood’s reliance on established intellectual property, and two upcoming TV shows, Veronica Mars and Swamp Thing, are both...
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IndieWire | 11/1/2018 | Staff
On November 1, the 2018 IndieWire Honors ceremony will celebrate eight filmmakers and actors for their achievement in creative independence. We’re showcasing their work with new interviews and...
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IndieWire | 10/2/2018 | Staff
Thanks to roles on two high-profile comedies, actress and comedian D’Arcy Carden has become the common link to the two sitcom stars most likely to be dubbed “national treasures”: Ted Danson and...
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‘Atlanta’ Shut Out Completely on Emmys Night as ‘Maisel’ and ‘Barry’ Steal the Post-‘Veep’ SpotlightIndieWire | 9/17/2018 | Staff
Monday’s Emmys broadcast began with the satirical song and dance number, “We Solved It,” referring to solving the diversity problem on TV. Of course, the joke was that the problem hadn’t been fixed,...
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Deadline | 9/17/2018 | Dade Hayes
Decades removed from his breakout turn as Fonzie on Happy Days, Henry Winkler won his first career Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy. Winkler captured the trophy for his turn as...
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/Film | 8/26/2018 | Ben PearsonIn this edition of TV Bits: And more! Rick - Morty - Teaser - Footage - Season While this Rick and Morty teaser doesn’t feature any actual footage from the upcoming season of the show, it does...
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The Playlist | 8/24/2018 | Charles Barfield
If you’re not watching “Barry,” I can only assume that it’s because of the sheer amount of good series out there during this era of Peak TV has made it so the Bill Hader series somehow flew under...
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The Federalist | 8/8/2018 | Tony Daniel
Not that long ago, I taught scriptwriting for a number of years. Like aura-reading psychics and Chinese hacking software, writing teachers begin to sense patterns after being hit over the head with...
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The Playlist | 7/12/2018 | Gregory Ellwood
To think we questioned in our Emmys nominations predictions piece whether there would be any real surprises this year. Not only did the Television Academy provide a ton of them, but a significant...
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IndieWire | 6/22/2018 | Staff
When Bill Hader first moved to Los Angeles after graduating college, he was going west to pursue his dream of becoming a serious filmmaker, not a comedian. But like so many in their twenties who...
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Deadline | 6/15/2018 | Matt Grobar
One of the most disruptive directors working today, Atlanta helmer Hiro Murai has brought specificity of vision to the Golden Globe- and Emmy-winning series, resulting in an experience unlike any...
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Variety | 6/13/2018 | Danielle Turchiano
Bill Hader’s HBO series “Barry” is technically a half-hour comedy, but since his character is a hitman who decides he wants to become an actor, it does get very violent.
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Variety | 6/10/2018 | Joe Otterson
Bill Hader and Alec Berg were intent on not letting their HBO comedy series “Barry” fall into the trap of hitman cliches from movies and TV. “There are probably more hitmen in movies and TV than...
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Deadline | 5/23/2018 | Patrick Hipes
The Producers Guild of America’s annual Produced By Conference next month in Los Angeles has rounded out its list of participants including adding Barry co-creators Bill Hader and Alec Berg for a...
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Collider | 5/13/2018 | Adam Chitwood
Spoilers for the Barry Season 1 finale follow below. HBO’s excellent new series Barry has concluded its first season, and things certainly did not go as planned.
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Collider | 5/12/2018 | Christina Radish
From Alec Berg and Bill Hader, who serve as co-creators, executive producers, directors and writers, the eight-episode, half-hour HBO dark comedy series Barry follows a depressed hit man (Hader, in...
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Remote Controlled: ‘Barry’ Star Henry Winkler on Getting Laughs From Playing a ‘Desperate’ CharacterVariety | 5/7/2018 | Ariana Brockington
Welcome to “Remote Controlled,” a podcast from Variety featuring the best and brightest in television, both in front of and behind the camera. Winkler, who also juggles starring in NBC’s “Better...
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IndieWire | 5/10/2018 | Staff
On HBO’s “Barry,” death follows the titular hitman-turned-actor wherever he goes, even when he’s trying very hard not to kill anyone. No really, he’s turning over a new leaf, starting right… now.
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Collider | 5/7/2018 | Allison Keene
This article is spoiler-free! Two of the best series of 2018 so far are both about assassins. And yet, both quirky, tonally undefinable series are extremely thoughtful in how they portray that world.
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Collider | 5/6/2018 | Adam Chitwood
Spoilers for Barry Episode 7, “Louder, Fast, and Keep Going,” follow below. Those who’ve been keeping up with Barry on HBO are now well aware of the show’s brilliantly diverse tonal range—especially...
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Collider | 4/29/2018 | Adam Chitwood
Barry is getting intense. We’re nearing the end of the first season of Bill Hader and Alec Berg’s brilliant half-hour HBO series, and what began as a humorous story of a hitman trying to become an...
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Collider | 4/28/2018 | Christina Radish
From Alec Berg and Bill Hader, who serve as co-creators, executive producers, directors and writers, the eight-episode, half-hour HBO dark comedy series Barry follows a depressed hit man (Hader, in...
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Collider | 4/23/2018 | Adam Chitwood
Spoilers for Barry Episode 5, “Do Your Job” follow below. One of the best shows currently airing on television is Barry, the new half-hour comedy series on HBO from creators Bill Hader and Alec Berg.
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IndieWire | 4/22/2018 | Staff
“Barry” is a story filled with payback. Rival mafia gangs order retaliatory hits as payback for dwindling numbers. Even Barry’s (Bill Hader) decision to stick with his acting class is, on some...
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TheWrap | 4/12/2018 | Tony Maglio
HBO has renewed “Barry” and “Silicon Valley.” What’s the through-line there? Both sitcoms hail from Alec Berg. “While ‘Barry’ has delighted audiences with its deft interplay of comedy and drama,...
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Collider | 4/12/2018 | Allison Keene
In a move that isn’t super surprising, HBO has renewed its long-running comedy Silicon Valley for a sixth season, as well as Bill Hader‘s excellent new series Barry (you can read Adam Chitwood’s...
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/Film | 4/12/2018 | Chris Evangelista
HBO knows you want more Barry and Silicon Valley, and they’re going to give it to you. The network has officially renewed the two comedy shows for another season.
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The Playlist | 4/12/2018 | theplaylist
It’s TV renewal time. And man, that was fast. HBO‘s “Barry,” starring Bill Hader as a melancholy hitman turned actor, has been renewed for a second season after only two episodes have aired.
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Variety | 4/6/2018 | Tara Bitran
Welcome to “Remote Controlled,” a podcast from Variety featuring the best and brightest in television, both in front of and behind the camera. In this week’s episode, Variety‘s executive editor of...
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Collider | 4/2/2018 | Adam Chitwood
Saturday Night Live performers who leave the NBC series and find success outside the realm of that pop culture staple aren’t necessarily a rarity. From Bill Murray to Adam Sandler to Kristen Wiig,...
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Deadline | 3/30/2018 | Nellie Andreeva
FX’s limited series Trust, about the abduction in Italy of John Paul Getty III, launched last Sunday with 1.38 million Live+3 viewers, according to Nielsen data released today.
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The Playlist | 3/26/2018 | Eli Fine
It may not be the hottest of takes, but “Barry” is just as good as you’ve heard. The new HBO series stars Bill Hader as Barry Berkman, an assassin stationed in the Midwest.
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Deadline | 3/25/2018 | Anthony D'Alessandro
When it came to creating a half hour comedy series about a hitman who finds himself in Hollywood and gets caught up in the theatre arts scene, Bill Hader didn’t draw from his experiences as a...
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Collider | 3/25/2018 | Christina Radish
From Alec Berg and Bill Hader, who serve as co-creators, executive producers, directors and writers, the eight-episode, half-hour HBO dark comedy series Barry follows a depressed hit man (Hader, in...
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/Film | 3/23/2018 | Fred Topel
Imagine you’re staring down the barrel of a gun, and the man pulling the trigger is the guy who played Stefon on Saturday Night Live. Of course in the world of Barry, no one knows Bill Hader from TV...
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Deadline | 3/23/2018 | Greg Evans
As a cast member of Saturday Night Live, Bill Hader was one of the show’s great utility players, shape-shifting that rubbery face and malleable baritone into a crowded funhouse of oddball...
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Variety | 3/19/2018 | Kirsten Chuba
While it seems that Bill Hader wouldn’t have too much in common with his hitman-turned-actor character in new HBO show “Barry,” it turns out his tenure on “Saturday Night Live” actually helped...
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/Film | 3/11/2018 | Jacob Hall
On Saturday Night Live, Bill Hader made his name as a ham. And a good one. As the show’s resident master of impressions (maybe the best the long-running series has ever seen), he was a key...
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IndieWire | 3/9/2018 | Staff
For as funny as Bill Hader’s “Saturday Night Live” sketches were, the actor wasn’t having a proportionate amount of fun performing them. “Any time you saw me on ‘Saturday Night Live,’ I was...
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Variety | 3/9/2018 | Maureen Ryan
“Barry,” a low-key but likable caper comedy, represents a collision of three genres: It’s a single-camera half-hour show set among aspiring creative types, it’s one of a new breed of generally...
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Collider | 2/23/2018 | Adam Chitwood
HBO has released a new, full-length trailer for Barry, further revealing the highly anticipated new comedy series. The show hails from SNL alum Bill Hader, who, after leaving SNL, pitched HBO on...
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/Film | 2/23/2018 | Ethan Anderton
Bill Hader is returning to Saturday Night Live to host the late night sketch series that kickstarted his career next month, and that’s mostly because he has a new HBO show to promote.
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