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Before They Get Stale: Stephen Colbert, Alia Shawkat and Dave Attell

May 6, 2008 AT 05:27PM | Comments (0)

53192718 Indecision 2008 is liveblogging the North Carolina and Indiana primary results tonight. [Indecision 2008]

Stephen Colbert excluded from Top 100 Public Intellectuals. [Foreign Policy]

Lineup announced for 2008 NYC Sketchfest. [SketchfestNYC]

Tina Fey fights pirates. [Videogum]

Alia Shawkat reveals more about the Arrested Development movie. [Radar]

50 Greatest Commercial Parodies. [Nerve]

The Gong Show is coming to CC with host Dave Attell. [TV Squad]

MTV Movie Awards nominations announced. [I Watch Stuff]

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Tags: Arrested Development , Dave Attell , Indecision , matt tobey , Sketch Comedy , Stephen Colbert , The Colbert Report

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Arrested Development Movie in 2009?

May 5, 2008 AT 02:26PM | Comments (2)

Maeby This one seems to have slipped under the radar last week, but Alia Shawkat pretty much confirmed that an Arrested Development movie is in the works for release next year. You can watch the full interview after the jump, but here's the good part:

"I think it's gonna happen. They're writing the script right now, supposedly. But, you know, Mitch talked to all the actors and they are all in; Everyone wants to be a part of it."

She shared a few more details in this Teen Flare interview:

"With the publicity of Juno, Jason Bateman started spewing rumours that there was going to be a movie. When we wrapped, [Jason] said, ‘watch I’m going to make sure a movie happens’. He’s just like the best advocate for Arrested – as everyone is. But he really just created a rumour, which now may be starting the actual production of it. Mitch [Hurwitz, the creator] spoke to everyone to make sure they were all on board and everyone is, so I think they’re going forward with it. Ron Howard is down to [direct] it, so I think Mitch just has to write the script…"

Meanwhile, if the movie happens, I imagine there'll be a little onset tension after this bit in today's Daily News:

Former "Arrested Development" star Alia Shawkat has admitted she had a thing for her TV dad, David Cross. "I had the biggest crush on him when we were doing the show," she told us, laughing, at the Tribeca premiere of her flick "Bart Got a Room." "He's so attractive in many ways, but mostly in the chest area."

There's a pretty thorough history of the talk surrounding a potential AD movie on the show's Wikipedia page.

This is pretty exciting and all, but I can't help but be a little nervous that it'll somehow end up sucking. I guess if anyone can translate an awesome show into an awesome movie, it's these geniuses though. I will say this: If they can get the band Arrested Development to do a new-millennium remix of "Mr. Wendal" for the movie, it can't possibly suck.

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Tags: Arrested Development , David Cross , Interviews , matt tobey , Michael Cera , Movies , Video , Will Arnett

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Happy Birthday, Will Arnett!

He played one of the funniest characters in television history, he'll soon be father to the world's funniest baby, and today Will Arnett turns 38. Here he is on The Daily Show in 2006 with guest-host Rob Corddry:



In other comedy birthday news, Monty Python's Michael Palin is 65 today. A classic Palin/Python sketch is after the jump.

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Before They Get Stale: Judah Friedlander, Gallagher and Mitchell Hurwitz

April 29, 2008 AT 05:39PM | Comments (0)

Friedlander Do Republicans not get that The Colbert Report is satire? [Radar]

Judah Friedlander interview. [OK!]

Jake Kasdan interview. [Devon DeLapp]

Paul Mecurio interview. [Daily Orange]

Lloyd Kaufman interview. [Crave Online]

Gallagher interview. [Heeb]

Early positive responses to Mike Birbiglia's sitcom. [Comic's Comic]

Two producers from The Simpsons team with Arrested Development's Mitchell Hurwitz. [Digital Spy]

Strangers with Candy's Mitch Rouse gets new show on Spike. [Reuters]

Lewis Black, Margaret Cho, Kids in the Hall and Jeneane Garofalo to appear on new season of XM's Unmasked. [XM]

Coen bros. comedy to open Venice Film Fest. [NY Times]

Interview with a South Park animator. [Colorado Daily]

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Tags: Arrested Development , Gallagher , Interviews , Janeane Garofalo , Judah Friedlander , Lewis Black , matt tobey , Mike Birbiglia , Movies , Paul Mecurio , South Park , Strangers With Candy , The Colbert Report , The Kids in the Hall

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World's Funniest Baby to Be Born in Next 9 Months

Poehlerarnett1 Let's say you love bowling. Like you eat, sleep and breathe bowling. Are you with me? Good. Now imagine you found out that Earl Anthony and Parker Bohn III were going to have a baby together. Yes, I know, it's really fucking exciting, calm down. Your hypothetical obsession with the quasi-sport of bowling is actually beginning to skeeve me out a little. But, now you know what it's like for a comedy nerd to hear that Amy Poehler and Will Arnett have combined their genes to produce a comedic super-baby.

Seriously, this kid is going to be hilarious. As far as comedic super-babies go, he or she will probably make Zoolander Ben Stiller look like Envy Ben Stiller! No pressure, gestating Poehler-Arnett fetus.

After the jump, enjoy a clip of Amy Poehler and Will Arnett being funny together on Arrested Development.

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Before They Get Stale: The Simpsons, Arrested Development and Kristen Wiig

April 15, 2008 AT 06:25PM | Comments (0)

Kristen1 How to Survive a Colbert Interview. [The Plank]

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