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Published by The Hollywood Reporter
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.
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Stand-up and serial demystifier Adam Conover sidles up for a chat about forcing himself to get personal on stage after the end of a 15-year relationship, the novelty of using dating apps for the first time and one very important question: Who really derailed Hollywood, YouTube or Netflix? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The comedian and actress pops in to discuss how the Obamas came to produce her latest special, what she learned while becoming a gun owner and how one billboard told her all she needed to know about TV's backslide into whiteness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The stand-up is back with her latest special, By a Thread, and on IHAE to spill on pissing off the golf manosphere, taking bribes at SoulCycle and helping set a Guinness World Record with her Pitbull bald cap drag. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The star of Colin From Accounts and Last Seen hits IHAE to discuss his banner year that kicked off opposite Anne Hathaway in The Devil Wears Prada 2, his young daughter wanting to enjoy Bluey in peace and what the hell actually happened to his character on Evil. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The writer and actress turns her eye to fiftysomethings in HBO's Youth, and swings by IHAE to talk about how she doesn't identify as a leading lady, measuring her life in TV shows and the appeal of guys in cardigans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The creators, showrunners and couple behind FX's Adults swing by to talk about the sophomore bump of their hang comedy, seeking advice from sitcom icons and making Gen Z relatable for the masses. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The 'Furious' showrunner pays IHAE a visit to talk about her TV trajectory from sitcoms to serial killers, her New Girl cast turning their reunion jokes into public spectacle and what Britney Spears songs she's listening to as she writes the singer's biopic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Actress and producer Diarra Kilpatrick swings by to talk about the second season of Diarra From Detroit, awkward pitches and her Hollywood journey. But first! Kyle goes on mic to discuss the cult of IMAX, whether or not we need to see The Odyssey in 70 mm and why it's totally fine to just lurk on Letterboxd. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Hello Sunshine's Lauren Neustadter swings by to talk about ending 'The Morning Show,' launching 'Elle' and 'Lucky' this summer, the impending return of 'Big Little Lies' and how you've got to get up real early these days if you want to score adaptation rights to books. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Comedian and actress Fortune Feimster is here to discuss her days as a red-carpet reporter, golf blindness and filming a buddy comedy with Kim Kardashian. But First! THR's own Lacey Rose returns to dish on all the drama behind comedy Ted Lasso as it comes out of hibernation for a fourth season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
'Five Star Weekend' star D'Arcy Carden joins to talk about her new Peacock series with Jennifer Garner and Airbnb-hopping with Sherry Cola. Plus! Mikey is joined by Mia Galuppo and Kyle Desiderio, who reveal what's actually worth watching this summer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
'Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness' showrunner Jeff Schaffer stops by with thoughts on the complications of spoofing and celebrating America at this moment and the enduring thrall of Euro Trip's "Scotty Doesn't Know." But First! David Canfield returns to discuss the rather bizarre class of 2026 Emmy nominees. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
What a treat! Lucia Aniello (Hacks), Erin Foster (Nobody Wants This), David E. Kelley (Margo's Got Money Troubles), Bill Lawrence (Shrinking, Rooster, Scrubs), Lee Sung Jin (Beef) and Dan Levy (Big Mistakes) pull up a seat at the Producers Roundtable to dish on awkward actors conversations, the upside of nepotism and the one singer who won't let any of them use her music. (Spoiler: it's Tracy Chapman.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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 roundtables, Harrison Ford and early Emmy momentum. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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 Traitors.' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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 to be a better guest — like what to do when you're stuck sitting next to an asshole. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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 Shakespeare. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
'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 writers' and actors' unions reached speedy deals with the studios after 2023's catastrophic strikes, what was won and lost in the negotiations and a rare west coast appearance of our beloved Scabby the Rat! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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, Mikey reveals a dark secret. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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 Brosh McKenna, the screenwriter behind both the original and its follow-up, joins to talk about the sequel she never thought she'd write and tackling the much-humbled world of magazines. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Observed November 4, 2026.
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