Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Julia Louis-Dreyfus to Host Panel With Democratic Women Governors During DNC (Exclusive)
Julia Louis-Dreyfus is teaming up with the Democratic Governors Association during the week of the 2024 Democratic National Convention to highlight the country’s women governors. The Emmy-winning Veep and Seinfeld star, producer and activist will host a daytime panel on Aug. 21, which will be the third day of the upcoming four-day convention in Chicago. […]
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Julia Louis-Dreyfus Says Kamala Harris Is Too Smart to Take Advice From ‘Veep’ Character Selina Meyer
Though the real world’s political similarities to Veep may seem increasingly dramatic, show star Julia Louis-Dreyfus is sure Kamala Harris has it more under control than any fictional counterpart ever did. Louis-Dreyfus, who played fictional vp Selina Meyer on HBO’s Veep, told London’s Sunday Times this week that comparisons between her character and the current […]
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‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ Stuck the Landing — But Larry David Isn’t Done
Curb Your Enthusiasm ended with a trial and a kicker that put what its creative team called a “stubborn exclamation point” on the Larry David-created and -starring series by revisiting and flipping the ending of Seinfeld for Curb’s final episode. The April 7 series-ender for the long-running HBO comedy closed with a classic callback to […]
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‘Veep’ Creator Armando Iannucci on Why His Show Wouldn’t Work Today — and Advice for Kamala Harris
On July 21, President Joe Biden backed out of his re-election campaign to pave the way for his vice president, Kamala Harris, to succeed him in office. Up against former President Donald Trump, if elected, she would make history as the U.S.’ first-ever female president. It’s a story so good, you couldn’t write it — […]
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‘Veep’ Creator Armando Iannucci Comments on Real-Life Political Comparisons and Gives a Warning
Armando Iannucci, who created the series Veep, has shared that ever since President Biden dropped out of the 2024 presidential race and endorsed his female Vice President, Kamala Harris, he has received a “pile-on” of requests from news organizations (including this one) to comment about how real life is tracking the plot of the HBO […]
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‘Veep’ Is Going Viral (Again): David Mandel Talks Kamala Harris and If He’d Revisit the Series
Veep has entered the chat. But really, has it ever left? You could say Veep officially unsubscribed when the beloved HBO series ended in mid-2019. “We were racing out the door,” recalls David Mandel of the Emmy-winning political comedy starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus wrapping its run after seven seasons. Mandel, who took over as showrunner in […]
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Donald Sutherland, Versatile Star of ‘M*A*S*H,’ ‘Ordinary People’ and ‘The Hunger Games,’ Dies at 88
Donald Sutherland, whose performances in such films as M*A*S*H, Ordinary People and The Hunger Games proved he could portray sinister, sympathetic, comedic or tragic with equal aplomb, has died. He was 88. Sutherland died Thursday in Miami after a long illness, CAA’s Missy Davy told The Hollywood Reporter. Remarkably, Sutherland was never even nominated for […]
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Pope Francis Hosts Chris Rock, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Fallon in Comic Conclave
One hundred comedians walk into the Vatican … but it’s no joke. Pope Francis on Friday hosted more than 100 comedians from around the world, to highlight the importance of humor to society. Among the attendees were late night hosts Jimmy Fallon and Stephen Colbert, The View’s Whoopi Goldberg, Chris Rock, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Conan O’Brien, […]
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Julia Louis-Dreyfus Addresses Jerry Seinfeld’s Political Correctness Criticism: “Good to Be Vigilant”
Julia Louis-Dreyfus offered her take on her former co-star Jerry Seinfeld’s recent comments criticizing political correctness in comedy. “I think to have an antenna about sensitivities is not a bad thing,” the Veep star told the New York Times during an appearance on The Interview. “It doesn’t mean that all comedy goes out the window […]
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Lola Petticrew’s Death-Defying Act
When Lola Petticrew first read the script for Tuesday, a heart-wrenching, fantastical movie about a mother and daughter learning to confront death, they fell in love with the titular role because it was unlike any part they’d been up for before. It was only after being cast that the Irish actor (Wolf, She Said) learned […]
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Julia Louis-Dreyfus “Loved Everything About” ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ Finale ‘Seinfeld’ Callback
Though Julia-Louis Dreyfus didn’t make an appearance in the final Curb Your Enthusiasm episode that called back to the Seinfeld series finale, she’s a fan of how Larry David wrapped up his follow-up series. “I loved it,” she told The Hollywood Reporter of last month’s Curb ending. “I loved everything about it.” Curb‘s 12th and […]
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Dusty Kay, Writer and Producer on ‘Entourage’ and ‘Roseanne,’ Dies at 69
Dusty Kay, a writer and Emmy-nominated producer with credits including Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, Roseanne and Entourage, has died. He was 69. Kay died April 10 in Summerlin, Nevada, after an undescribed brief illness, Bill Nuss, his friend and longtime collaborator, announced. The pair authored the book for a musical based […]
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