Joel Arnold Author Archive
Publish date: 2024-08-13
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Inside ‘Hardcore Game of Thrones’, the Podcast That Treats Westeros as a […] Game of Thrones is everywhere. Between the books, show, after-shows, and podcasts – not to mention YouTube explainers, online fan […]Aug. 25, 2014
Keeping Your Childlike Enthusiasm Alive with Janet VarneyJanet Varney’s positive and generous attitude might be best exemplified by her Nerdist podcast The JV Club; in it the actress, producer, and […]July 23, 2014
Talking to Kumail Nanjiani and Jonah Ray About ‘The Meltdown’The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail premieres on Comedy Central tonight as an eight-episode, half-hour standup showcase based on the very […]July 15, 2014
Brian Huskey on UCB, Improv, and Being a Character ActorBrian Huskey might have once been “that guy,” recognized for his work in commercials and film and TV, but the actor and UCB-trained improviser […]June 27, 2014
‘They Came Together’: Beating a Dead Horse with Efficiency and SpiteMade by smart, talented comedy people and starring smart, talented comedy people, They Came Together is a dumb movie. It’s built on dumb ideas […]June 27, 2014
Carmen Lynch on Translating Comedy from English to Spanish and an […]New York-based comedian Carmen Lynch didn’t come to the city planning to do standup, but she’s been at it for more than a decade. She’s […]May 22, 2014
Trying to Keep Up with the Unstoppable J.B. SmooveJ.B. Smoove is a force to be reckoned with. The quick-witted, high-energy standup, actor, and writer, known for his role as Leon on Curb Your […]Apr. 10, 2014
Talking to Nick Frost About Dance, Passion, and ‘Cuban Fury’Nick Frost is putting himself out there. Just as his Cornetto Trilogy collaborators Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg are working on their own […]Mar. 24, 2014
Talking to Jillian Bell and Charlotte Newhouse About Their Comedy Central […]Jillian Bell and Charlotte Newhouse’s Comedy Central web series Idiotsitter wraps up this week, with the series possibly seeing its odd couple […]Mar. 14, 2014
Jason Bateman Gleefully Gets Away with Rule-Breaking in ‘Bad Words’Bad Words, an inappropriate exercise in audacity starring Jason Bateman, works exceedingly well if you’d laugh at a full-grown adult with life […]Mar. 7, 2014
Andy Daly’s New Show ‘Review’ Is Sharp and Full of Promise “Life. It’s literally all we have. But is it any good?” Last night, this so very critical question was posed by Andy Daly’s earnest and […]Feb. 5, 2014
Inside ‘The Thrilling Adventure Hour’ Podcast with Ben Acker and Ben […] The LA-based monthly short-form comedy and variety show The Thrilling Adventure Hour is entering its ninth year in March, and as a […]Dec. 9, 2013
‘Key & Peele’ Showrunners Ian Roberts and Jay Martel Talk the Third […]Key & Peele wraps up its third season next week, and the dynamic sketch show continues to work like a well-oiled machine, delivering an […]Nov. 27, 2013
Talking to Mike Birbiglia About Retiring ‘My Girlfriend’s Boyfriend’ and […]Mike Birbiglia isn’t in love with standup comedy, and he’s not exactly hot on the one-man show either. The workman-like storyteller says […]Nov. 11, 2013
How to Make a Successful Web Series with Natasha LeggeroOn the spectrum of conceptual talk shows, Natasha Leggero’s Tubbin’ with Tash, which debuted last month on the YouTube channel JASH, is […]Nov. 4, 2013
Talking to Jason Mantzoukas About ‘The League’, Improv, and Playing […]Jason Mantzoukas is known for playing the crazy man, and he couldn’t be happier. The UCB-trained improviser, actor, and writer is most known […]Oct. 23, 2013
Talking to Rob Corddry About ‘Childrens Hospital’The season finale of Childrens Hospital airs tomorrow night at midnight on Adult Swim, and for the show’s first half-hour episode, creator Rob […]Aug. 9, 2013
Talking to David Gordon Green About ‘Prince Avalanche,’ Getting Dumped, […]What exactly a David Gordon Green movie is is a little hard to pin down these days. Before he directed episodes of Eastbound and Down or stoner […]July 12, 2013
Talking to Michael Cera and Sebastian Silva About ‘Crystal Fairy,’ Chile, […]Michael Cera’s been up to a lot lately. Between popping up on Burning Love as a mild-mannered guy with a significant nut allergy, reprising his […]`; // integrate Sub(x) scripts and elements if (hostname !== 'subs.nymag.com') { // do not integrate on this subdomain document.head.appendChild(trackingScript); document.body.insertAdjacentHTML('beforeend', subXAnimationElements); }ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7t8HLrayrnV6YvK57wK6roaeiZLewsctmmKumn6GxcA%3D%3D