Brian Reich, a veteran comedy writer known for his work on Late Night with Conan O’Brien, where he created such memorable characters as Masturbating Bear and Pimpbot 5000, died September 12 in Los Angeles. He was 53.
Reich, born April 5, 1969, was a Harvard Lampoon alum. His first job out of college was as a writer on NBC’s Late Night with David Letterman at the end of its run. He then segued to Late Night with Conan O’Brien when the former Saturday Night Live writer took over the late-night talk show. During his five-year tenure, Reich helped establish the show as one of its key writers and creator of several signature characters.
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“I am so saddened by the news that we’ve lost the hilarious Brian Reich,” O’Brien wrote on Twitter. “He was such an inventively funny and daring comedy writer and he gave...
Reich, born April 5, 1969, was a Harvard Lampoon alum. His first job out of college was as a writer on NBC’s Late Night with David Letterman at the end of its run. He then segued to Late Night with Conan O’Brien when the former Saturday Night Live writer took over the late-night talk show. During his five-year tenure, Reich helped establish the show as one of its key writers and creator of several signature characters.
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“I am so saddened by the news that we’ve lost the hilarious Brian Reich,” O’Brien wrote on Twitter. “He was such an inventively funny and daring comedy writer and he gave...
- 9/20/2022
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Don’t expect juggling or magicians on Conan O’Brien’s upcoming HBO Max “variety” series.
The comedian, who exited the late-night space with the end of TBS’ Conan in June, has lifted the lid on his streaming plans on the opening episode of Season 3 of the Inside Conan podcast.
The audio series, which is produced by his burgeoning Team Coco business, has been rebooted for a third run with Conan writers Mike Sweeney and Jessie Gaskell, who host the series, covering the beginning, middle and end of O’Brien’s 28-year run in late-night as well as what he and his team have been up to since the show went off the air.
The podcast, which kicks off October 22, will feature O’Brien as the first guest with appearances by the likes of his wife, Liza Powel O’Brien, who talks about how they met during a remote for Late Night; Courtney Thorne-Smith,...
The comedian, who exited the late-night space with the end of TBS’ Conan in June, has lifted the lid on his streaming plans on the opening episode of Season 3 of the Inside Conan podcast.
The audio series, which is produced by his burgeoning Team Coco business, has been rebooted for a third run with Conan writers Mike Sweeney and Jessie Gaskell, who host the series, covering the beginning, middle and end of O’Brien’s 28-year run in late-night as well as what he and his team have been up to since the show went off the air.
The podcast, which kicks off October 22, will feature O’Brien as the first guest with appearances by the likes of his wife, Liza Powel O’Brien, who talks about how they met during a remote for Late Night; Courtney Thorne-Smith,...
- 10/21/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Fox’s Let’s Be Real sketch comedy returns tonight with four new episodes featuring new puppets from entertainment and politics.
Executive produced and written by Robert Smigel (Triumph The Insult Comic Dog), the new series will debut new puppets Dr. Anthony Fauci, Governor Andrew Cuomo, Senator Ted Cruz, Kim Kardashian and LeBron James.
Previously featured puppets, such as President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, former President Donald J. Trump, former Vice President Mike Pence and Kanye West also will appear, as the satirical comedy series will cover politics and pop culture in 2021 through topical sketches, celebrity cameos and remote pieces.
Let’s Be Real is produced by Fox Alternative Entertainment and Propagate Content. Smigel serves as writer and executive producer on the series. Anna Wenger is an executive producer on behalf of Fox Alternative Entertainment; Ben Silverman, Howard T. Owens, Kevin Healy and Greg Lipstone are executive producers on behalf...
Executive produced and written by Robert Smigel (Triumph The Insult Comic Dog), the new series will debut new puppets Dr. Anthony Fauci, Governor Andrew Cuomo, Senator Ted Cruz, Kim Kardashian and LeBron James.
Previously featured puppets, such as President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, former President Donald J. Trump, former Vice President Mike Pence and Kanye West also will appear, as the satirical comedy series will cover politics and pop culture in 2021 through topical sketches, celebrity cameos and remote pieces.
Let’s Be Real is produced by Fox Alternative Entertainment and Propagate Content. Smigel serves as writer and executive producer on the series. Anna Wenger is an executive producer on behalf of Fox Alternative Entertainment; Ben Silverman, Howard T. Owens, Kevin Healy and Greg Lipstone are executive producers on behalf...
- 4/30/2021
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Let's hear it for the writers!
The Writer's Guild of America held their annual awards show on Sunday night at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles, where Barry Jenkins' Moonlight, The People vs. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, and Donald Glover's breakout series, Atlanta were among those recognized for their achievement of the written word.
Read on below to see the full list of winners.
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Film Winners
Original Screenplay
Moonlight, Screenplay by Barry Jenkins, Story by Tarell Alvin McCraney; A24
Adapted Screenplay
Arrival, Screenplay by Eric Heisserer; Based on the Story “Story of Your Life” by Ted Chiang; Paramount Pictures
Documentary Screenplay
Command and Control, Telescript by Robert Kenner & Eric Schlosser, Story by Brian Pearle and Kim Roberts; Based on the book Command and Control by Eric Schlosser; American Experience Films
Television And New Media Winners
Drama Series
The Americans, Written...
The Writer's Guild of America held their annual awards show on Sunday night at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles, where Barry Jenkins' Moonlight, The People vs. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, and Donald Glover's breakout series, Atlanta were among those recognized for their achievement of the written word.
Read on below to see the full list of winners.
More: John Legend, Justin Timberlake and Lin-Manuel Miranda Among 2017 Oscars Performers
Film Winners
Original Screenplay
Moonlight, Screenplay by Barry Jenkins, Story by Tarell Alvin McCraney; A24
Adapted Screenplay
Arrival, Screenplay by Eric Heisserer; Based on the Story “Story of Your Life” by Ted Chiang; Paramount Pictures
Documentary Screenplay
Command and Control, Telescript by Robert Kenner & Eric Schlosser, Story by Brian Pearle and Kim Roberts; Based on the book Command and Control by Eric Schlosser; American Experience Films
Television And New Media Winners
Drama Series
The Americans, Written...
- 2/20/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
The Writers Guild Awards and the Academy writing nominees always don’t line up; many films are ineligible. This year, those included Oscar-writing nominees “Lion” and “The Lobster.”
This year, the WGA and the Academy differed dramatically. While the WGA deemed “Moonlight” and “Loving” as Original Screenplays, the Academy considered both as Adapted; only “Moonlight” landed a nomination.
At the WGA, as at the BAFTAs, Barry Jenkins’ script for “Moonlight” competed for the Original Screenplay Award against both Kenneth Lonergan’s “Manchester by the Sea” and Damien Chazelle’s “La La Land.” Unlike the BAFTAs, Jenkins emerged the winner over Lonergan, a sign of strength for “Moonlight,” which is nominated for eight Oscars.
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However, in the Oscars’ Original Screenplay contest, lauded playwright and Oscar-nominated screenwriter Lonergan (“You Can Count On Me,...
This year, the WGA and the Academy differed dramatically. While the WGA deemed “Moonlight” and “Loving” as Original Screenplays, the Academy considered both as Adapted; only “Moonlight” landed a nomination.
At the WGA, as at the BAFTAs, Barry Jenkins’ script for “Moonlight” competed for the Original Screenplay Award against both Kenneth Lonergan’s “Manchester by the Sea” and Damien Chazelle’s “La La Land.” Unlike the BAFTAs, Jenkins emerged the winner over Lonergan, a sign of strength for “Moonlight,” which is nominated for eight Oscars.
Read More: Yes, Damien Chazelle’s ‘La La Land’ Really Will Win Director and Picture Oscars — Here’s Why
However, in the Oscars’ Original Screenplay contest, lauded playwright and Oscar-nominated screenwriter Lonergan (“You Can Count On Me,...
- 2/20/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
Donald Trump is playing right into Hillary Clinton's hands by keeping the Alicia Machado story alive, political experts tell People. During Monday night's presidential debate, Clinton held up Trump's past criticism of the former Miss Universe's weight as proof of his sexism and disrespect toward women over the years. Trump breathed new bluster into the issue the following day when he appeared on Fox and Friends and once again shamed Machado for gaining "a massive amount of weight" after she won the Miss Universe contest in 1996. "It was a real problem," he insisted. Ironically, Trump wasn't even asked about Machado in the interview.
- 9/29/2016
- by Tierney McAfee, @tierneymcafee
- PEOPLE.com
Donald Trump is playing right into Hillary Clinton's hands by keeping the Alicia Machado story alive, political experts tell People. During Monday night's presidential debate, Clinton held up Trump's past criticism of the former Miss Universe's weight as proof of his sexism and disrespect toward women over the years. Trump breathed new bluster into the issue the following day when he appeared on Fox and Friends and once again shamed Machado for gaining "a massive amount of weight" after she won the Miss Universe contest in 1996. "It was a real problem," he insisted. Ironically, Trump wasn't even asked about Machado in the interview.
- 9/29/2016
- by Tierney McAfee, @tierneymcafee
- PEOPLE.com
Last night, in New York City’s Time Warner Center, Tlc feted the forthcoming premiere of Sarah Palin’s Alaska. Based on a preview of the show’s social media campaign, it was evident that the network-approved narrative surrounding the series has already been honed. First and foremost, Tlc is insistent that Sarah Palin’s Alaska is not pushing a particular agenda. “It’s not political,” Brian Reich, the show’s social-media strategist, told a group of reporters, although he conceded that a scene in which Palin complains about her new neighbor, journalist Joe McGinnis, might be construed as partisan. Reich was manning a PowerPoint presentation that detailed the launch of Not Taking Sides, a new blog hosted by Tlc designed to emphasize the show’s lack of political affiliation. The penultimate slide in the PowerPoint, shown above, was a photo of Sarah Palin wielding a gun.
- 11/5/2010
- Vanity Fair
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