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Each week, The Hollywood Reporter’s Mikey O’Connell attempts to stay on top of the latest in TV and entertainment (and stay sane) with a little help from his colleagues, friends and a revolving door of actors, comics, writers, showrunners and filmmakers.
The Hollywood Reporter hosts I'm Having an Episode, a tv show with 292 episodes published.
Katie Dippold discusses the two-decade journey to creating Widow's Bay, the sleeper hit of the spring, intense Halloween parties and the semantics of show business. But first! Lacey Rose returns to discuss THR roundtable
The stand-up and podcaster brings actual laughter as she shares her thoughts on straight men who attend her shows, plane talkers, working with Amy Poehler and why she'd never do reality TV again — except maybe 'The Trait
The judge and executive producer of Mikey's favorite show pays a visit to talk about a heated elimination, the likelihood of another All Stars season, her days of caviar-tasting for Vogue and her upcoming book about how
Stage and TV icon David Tennant swings by to talk about the second season of racy 80s dramedy 'Rivals,' his trip to the Criterion closet and the two biggest throughlines to his career: 'Doctor Who' and William Shakespear
'Wonder Man' and 'Man on Fire' actor Yahya Abdul-Mateen II joins to discuss his recent spike in work, his evolving metric for success and potholes in New Orleans. But first, THR's Katie Kilkenny explains how both the wri
Celebrated screenwriter and showrunner Craig Mazin swings by to talk about his latest feature, 'The Sheep Detectives,' as well as the juggling act of making 'The Last of Us' for TV viewers and video game fans. Also, Mike
Mikey, Mia Galuppo and Lacey Rose discuss the millennial fixation with The Devil Wears Prada, where Miranda Priestly ranks among Meryl Streep performances and what aspects of the film aged better than others. Then, Aline
Actress Linda Cardellini (Freaks and Geeks, Brokeback Mountain, Dead to Me) joins to talk about HBO's DTF St Louis, working with Miss Piggy and her career's horror pivot. But before that, THR critics Daniel Fienberg and
Leslie Jones may be one of the highest energy working comedians, but, in this week's episode, she says she's rarely going above a five or six. She also talks about her vetoed SNL sketches, lessons from the Ghostbusters b
Actress Olivia Munn, star of Apple TV's 'Your Friends and Neighbors' pipes in to discuss why shea nearly quitting acting and how one of her best lessons came from an experience with a very bad director. But first, Mia Ga
Filmmaker, stand-up and former 'SNL' writer Julio Torres talks about sharing his 'Color Theories' in a new HBO special, getting heckled in the Hamptons and his potential amusement park with Tilda Swinton. That's after Da
Drew Goddard, the Oscar-nominated screenwriter behind The Martian, has another space-set epic in Project Hail Mary. He talks about writing the script with a massive budget in mind and his ABC hit High Potential. That's a
Shrinking actor Michael Urie opens up about being the only Broadway actor not on the Gilded Age and legacy of Ugly Betty; That's after Vanity Fair's Rebecca Ford helps Mikey construct a mostly fool-proof ballot for your
Kevin Williamson pipes in to talk about returning to the franchise with Scream 7, his biggest hits and working with the late James Van Der Beek. And, now that The Traitors and The Olympics are over, Daniel Fienberg joins
Connor Hines, showrunner of 'Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette,' joins to talk about the challenges of casting and executing his buzzy FX drama. That's after reporter Ashley Cullins, author of 'Your Fa
Comedian Taylor Tomlinson digs into the evolution of her stand-up with Netflix special Prodigal Daughter and her two-year tenure as a late-night host. But first, David Canfield returns to help Mikey understand allure (an
Legendary comedy writer Paula Pell talks about her evolution from mothering sketch comedians to acting (Girls5Eva and, now, The Burbs) after Mia Galuppo joins to discuss that Marty Supreme speed bump and the history of m
Actress and comedian Sherry Cola discusses the perks of therapy — both in real life and on the new season of Shrinking. That's after David Canfield joins Mikey to live in Charli XCX's The Moment and examine the pop-star-
Mia Galuppo mines the storied history of the Sundance Film Festival — Weinstein hitting screenwriters! Near plane crashes! Golden retrievers! — ahead of its last go in Park City; and Mikey interviews Judd Apatow about hi
Filmmaker Nia DaCosta pipes in from London to talk about her spin on the 28 Years Later franchise — just don't call them zombies! — after I Said No Gifts host Bridger Winegar pays a visit to discuss pressing Utah-set rea
Gail Simmons
judge and executive producer of Mikey's favorite show
1 appearance on this show
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
actor
1 appearance on this show
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
actor
1 appearance on this show
Leslie Jones
leadership coach and creator of the Spiral Method · The Preservation Society of Newport County
1 appearance on this show
Julio Torres
1 appearance on this show
Chris Gardner
Author, Businessman, Philanthropist · Independent Contractors and Business Association (ICBA BC)
1 appearance on this show
Drew Goddard
1 appearance on this show
Kevin Williamson
Head Men's Basketball Coach · Dakota State University Trojans
1 appearance on this show
Bridger Winegar
1 appearance on this show
Nia DaCosta
writer/director
1 appearance on this show
Robby Hoffman
comedian and actor
1 appearance on this show
Clea DuVall
Showrunner for 'High School'
1 appearance on this show
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