Nathan Fielder
Nathan Fielder and Emma Stone Take a Ride on the Wild Side as TV’s Cringiest Couple
The Curse began with an actual curse, or at least the threat of one. When Nathan Fielder first moved from Canada to L.A. in 2009, a woman approached him on the street asking for a handout. He told her he had no money. She replied, “I curse you.” That anecdote, described by Fielder to pal […]
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All the Stars Who Attended Kate Berlant’s One-Woman Show Opening Night at Pasadena Playhouse
The stars came out for Kate. Kate Berlant’s one-woman show with the one name title opened at the Pasadena Playhouse on Jan. 21, and the night featured a parade of bold-faced names in the 91101. Checking out the 75-minute production — written and performed by Berlant with direction by Bo Burnham — were Maya Rudolph, Molly Shannon, […]
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Kovert Creative Taps Publicist Rosy Baker to Join Firm’s Talent Team
Rosy Baker has started the new year with a new gig. The publicist has joined the talent team at Kovert Creative, a marketing, communications and entertainment firm. She’ll work out of Kovert’s Los Angeles office and focus on adding to the agency’s talent client roster, which includes stars like Jimmy Kimmel, Jack Black, Wanda Sykes, […]
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‘The Curse’ Co-Creator Benny Safdie on How a Visit to the OB-GYN Spawned the Idea for the Home Improvement Series
Hurt people hurt people. Cursed people take hurt to a whole new level. Such pain is on full display in The Curse, the Showtime drama series from creators and stars Nathan Fielder and Benny Safdie, with Oscar winner Emma Stone rounding out the core trio. The Curse centers on Fielder and Stone as Asher and […]
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‘The Curse’ Review: Emma Stone and Nathan Fielder Play Married HGTV Stars in Showtime’s Exhilarating, Exhausting Cringe Comedy
Benny Safdie is co-creator of the dark satire, which follows the stars and creator of a home-renovation series.
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Emma Stone, Nathan Fielder Get Hexed in New ‘The Curse’ Trailer
Emma Stone and Nathan Fielder co-star as a newly married couple trying to conceive a child while starting their new home-improvement show in the latest trailer for Showtime’s The Curse, which dropped on Friday. About halfway through the nearly three-minute trailer, Fielder’s character, Asher Siegel, while doing a staged photo-op where he donates a lone […]
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Emma Stone’s ‘The Curse’ Series Gets First Look, Launch Date
Showtime has given its upcoming home improvement comedy The Curse starring Emma Stone, Nathan Fielder and Benny Safdie a first look and a launch date. The series, which shows Stone and Fielder wearing hard hats and wielding sledgehammers to renovate a home in the first pics (below), will start streaming on Paramount+ for Showtime subscribers on […]
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New York Film Festival Unveils Spotlight Slate With ‘The Boy and the Heron’ and Garth Davis’ ‘Foe’ Starring Saoirse Ronan and Paul Mescal
The 2023 New York Film Festival has revealed the lineup for its Spotlight section, featuring world premieres of Nathan Fielder and Benny Safdie’s Showtime series The Curse starring Emma Stone, and Garth Davis’ Saoirse Ronan and Paul Mescal-starrer Foe. A collaboration between Fielder and Safdie, The Curse stars Stone and Fielder as married entrepreneurs who […]
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‘How to With John Wilson’ Star on Nathan Fielder’s Advice, NXIVM Battles and His Signature Stammer
It can be challenging to describe HBO’s How To with John Wilson to the uninitiated. The show, which debuts its third and final season Friday night, presents itself on its surface as a guide to modern life with 30-minute episodes titles like “How to Find a Public Restroom” and “How to Clean Your Ears.” But […]
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Nathan Fielder’s ‘The Rehearsal’ Renewed at HBO
Nathan Fielder is getting more Rehearsal time at HBO. The premium cabler has ordered a second season of Fielder’s comedy series The Rehearsal, in which the Nathan for You creator stages elaborate trial runs for people (and himself) who are facing significant events in their lives and want to practice getting them just right. The […]
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HBO’s ‘The Rehearsal’: TV Review
'Nathan for You' creator-star and 'How To With John Wilson' executive producer Nathan Fielder returns with a reality-comedy about ordinary people who prepare for key life challenges via elaborate recreations and rehearsals.
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Nathan Fielder Lands Comedy Series at HBO
Nathan for You‘s Nathan Fielder is headed for HBO. The writer, actor and comedian will star in comedy The Rehearsal, which has been picked up straight to series at the premium cable network. In addition to top-lining the series, he will also write, direct and exec produce it. The series stems from an overall deal […]
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