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Newsweek’s H. Alan Scott delivers your weekly dose of pop culture with the Parting Shot. Every week you’ll get celebrity interviews, award show coverage, and the rundown on exactly what to watch, read, and listen to in culture. Consider the Parting Shot your one stop shop for everything pop culture.
Newsweek hosts The Parting Shot with H. Alan Scott, a news show with 433 episodes published.
Comedian Anna Roisman joins me for a packed episode covering the biggest stories in pop culture right now. First, the Emmy race for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, which is already a two-woman fight: L
It is America's 250th birthday and what better way to celebrate than talking George Washington. Newsweek’s H. Alan Scott sits down with William Franklyn-Miller, the British actor stepping into his first leading role as a
Tristan Schukraft is one of the most influential figures in queer life right now, and chances are you already know his work. He's the founder of MISTR, the free online platform that has become the largest prescriber of P
Brooke Shields isn't just the star of Acorn TV's new cozy mystery series You're Killing Me . She's the engine behind it. As both lead actress and executive producer, Shields plays Allie, a bestselling novelist in a quain
Geena Davis is redefining what it means to age on your own terms. Steven Spielberg is reminding everyone why his name above the title is enough. And Justin Trudeau just became one half of the summer's most talked-about c
Ginger Minj and Jujubee stop by to talk about their new film Stop! That! Train! , the World of Wonder and Bleecker Street comedy that casts them as the leads of a drag-fueled disaster movie parody. They get into what it
Ginger Minj and Jujubee stop by to talk about their new film Stop! That! Train!, the World of Wonder and Bleecker Street comedy that casts them as the leads of a drag-fueled disaster movie parody. They get into what it w
Kristen Kish has had one of the most exciting years in food television, and she's not slowing down. The ‘Top Chef’ host sat down with Newsweek’s H. Alan Scott to talk about what makes the long-running competition series
With The Comeback's 20-year journey now complete, Laura Silverman joined Newsweek’s H. Alan Scott to reflect on what it meant to play Jane, the documentarian who became the audience's eyes and ears into Valerie Cherish's
Andrew Scott sat down with Newsweek’s H. Alan Scott to talk ‘Pressure,’ the WWII film where he plays James Stagg, the meteorologist who convinced Eisenhower to delay D-Day. We talk about his approach to complicated chara
Oscar-winner Allison Janney, Andrew Rannells and writer-director Jim Rash sit down with Newsweek’s H. Alan Scott to talk about HBO's ‘Miss You, Love You,’ a dark comedy about grief, estrangement and the unlikely bond bet
Writer and producer Our Lady J, also known as Yona Speidel, talks The Burroughs, queer storytelling, career pivots and why she's done chasing one lane. This is a great chat if you’ve ever been interested in pursuing a ca
Judith Light talks The Terror: Devil in Silver on AMC+/Shudder, career reinvention and why there's nothing to get in life — only what you can give. If you grew up with her on Who’s the Boss? or were moved by her performa
Luke Gulbranson went from Summer House to the campaign trail. Now he's running for Congress in Minnesota and making his case. "Congress doesn't work for the people. It works for the party, it works for the president, it
Randy Barbato and Fenton Bailey on World of Wonder, Stop! That! Train! and why RuPaul was born to lead a disaster movie. In a media landscape that Bailey describes as its own disaster movie, "tectonic, seismic change" an
Director Adam Shankman on Stop! That! Train!, bringing comedy back to theaters and why stupidity is exactly what we need. "I hope I did my part to drag that into our current time," he told Newsweek. "It's unapologeticall
Will Sharpe has been on a roll since White Lotus, and now he's taking on one of fiction's most iconic roles — Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in the Starz original series ‘Amadeus.’ Newsweek’s H. Alan Scott chats with Sharpe abo
Tony and Emmy winner Laurie Metcalf reflects on her remarkable Broadway season, Death of a Salesman, co-star Nathan Lane and the enduring legacy of Roseanne’s Aunt Jackie. Subscribe to my newsletter: https://for-the-cult
Sally Field opens up about playing Tova in Netflix's Remarkably Bright Creatures, based on the bestselling book—a story about loneliness, loss and an unlikely bond with an octopus. (Yes, an octopus.) “It has always been
Michelle Pfeiffer and Nick Offerman talk Apple TV’s Margo's Got Money Troubles, working with David E. Kelley and that infamous Catwoman Oscars snub for Batman Returns. (She was robbed!) This is one you’re not going to wa
Jujubee
drag queen
1 appearance on this show
Ginger Minj
Drag Queen
1 appearance on this show
Kristen Kish
Restaurateur, Author, and Host of Top Chef
1 appearance on this show
Laura Silverman
Zero Proof Nation
1 appearance on this show
H. Alan Scott
cohost of 'Out on the Lanai' · Newsweek
4 appearances on this show
H. Alan Scott
cohost of 'Out on the Lanai' · Newsweek
4 appearances on this show
Allison Janney
1 appearance on this show
Andrew Rannells
Broadway's Book of Mormon
1 appearance on this show
Judith Light
1 appearance on this show
Will Sharpe
actor · Dinner and a Movie PDX
1 appearance on this show
Paul Bettany
1 appearance on this show
Nathan Lane
1 appearance on this show
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