"Everyone Sounds Like a Virgin" on Sitcoms: 'Barry,' 'Veep,' 'Shrill' and The Hollywood Reporter Comedy Showrunner Roundtable
Bill Hader, David Mandel and Ali Rushfield join Alan Yang (‘Forever’), Tanya Saracho ('Vida') and Jerrod Carmichael ('Ramy') to let loose on secrets of the writers room and the horrors of marketing posters.
"You're Not Gonna F***in' Tell Me What My Story Is": Sam Esmail, Nic Pizzolatto and The Hollywood Reporter Drama Showrunner Roundtable
Steven Canals, Sera Gamble, Marti Noxon and the late John Singleton also sound off on the scenes that make them nervous ("Part of the excitement is rattling some cages"), the most dangerous question in any writers room ("What are we going to do this episode?") and why "it's important sometimes to ruin the narrative."
Hollywood's 50 Most Powerful TV Showrunners of 2018
The Hollywood Reporter's annual rundown of the most influential creators includes those executive producers with the Netflix gold — congratulations again, Ryan Murphy — as well as emerging talents like Jordan Peele and Lena Waithe.
Norman Lear and 'One Day at a Time' Showrunners Talk #MeToo, Trump and Tackling Taboos
The television icon sits down with Gloria Calderon Kellett and Mike Royce, the showrunners of his Netflix comedy series, for a conversation about how comedy has changed and how to make a topical show.
Hollywood's 5 Most Powerful Animated TV Showrunners of 2018
Top cartoon creators are generating buzzy shows that are definitely not for kids, including a talking horse and a drinking princess, but that does not mean they are lacking in power. These executive producers are nabbing some of the biggest deals in TV (including, yes, a 70-episode pickup).
Watch Close Up with the Hollywood Reporter's Full Drama Showrunner Roundtable This Sunday
Dan Futterman ('The Looming Tower'), Courtney Kemp ('Power'), Bruce Miller ('The Handmaid's Tale') and David Shore ('The Good Doctor') also star on the Drama Showrunner Roundtable. 'Close Up With The Hollywood Reporter' airs every Sunday on SundanceTV.
Watch Hollywood Reporter's Full Uncensored Comedy Showunner Roundtable
Alec Berg, Michael Schur, Amy Sherman-Palladino and Justin Simien also star on the Comedy Showrunner Roundtable. 'Close Up With The Hollywood Reporter' airs every Sunday on SundanceTV.
Mike Schur Talks Abstract Approach to Creating 'The Good Place,' Predicting Trump's Inaugural Song
Complete with actual ethics lessons, Schur pitched the show to NBC saying, " 'We won't make this feel like school.' Then in literally the second episode, there's a guy standing in front of a blackboard."
'Dear White People' Creator Justin Simien Addresses Climate's "Black and White" Thinking
"We're human beings, we're capable of seeing the gray areas, we should be capable of holding multiple things at once," Simien told the Comedy Showrunner Roundtable.
Alec Berg Talks 'Barry,' 'Silicon Valley,' HBO and #MeToo
"Just because we can do anything, doesn't mean we should," Berg told the Comedy Showrunner Roundtable.
