Solaris Entertainment is developing a documentary about groundbreaking comedy writer Anne Beatts, her former business partner Eve Brandstein and Solaris managing partner Michael Bloom announced exclusively to TheWrap on Friday.
Beatts, who died in 2021, was the first woman to write for “Saturday Night Live” and helped pave the way for more women to enter the comedy field, Brandstein, who co-directed and produced the 2022 John Lennon documentary “The Lost Weekend: A Love Story,” said.
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Brandstein and Beatts first worked together on the beloved 1982 series “Square Pegs” starring Sarah Jessica Parker. “[Anne] came from New York and the whole ‘SNL’ scene. I was a little in awe of her comedy credentials at that point,” Brandstein said. She teamed again with Beatts on “Just Say Julie,” starring “Earth Girls Are Easy” writer Julie Brown.
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Beatts, who died in 2021, was the first woman to write for “Saturday Night Live” and helped pave the way for more women to enter the comedy field, Brandstein, who co-directed and produced the 2022 John Lennon documentary “The Lost Weekend: A Love Story,” said.
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Brandstein and Beatts first worked together on the beloved 1982 series “Square Pegs” starring Sarah Jessica Parker. “[Anne] came from New York and the whole ‘SNL’ scene. I was a little in awe of her comedy credentials at that point,” Brandstein said. She teamed again with Beatts on “Just Say Julie,” starring “Earth Girls Are Easy” writer Julie Brown.
“There weren’t...
- 6/2/2023
- by Sharon Knolle
- The Wrap
A little under a year ago we got tremendously excited when we learned that VH1 Classic was going to be reborn as MTV Classic. Visions of Remote Control marathons filled our heads along with the chance to finally see if lost classics like The State, The Ben Stiller Show, The Tom Green Show and The Andy Milonakis Show lived up to our memories. The MTV vault was overflowing with half-forgotten gems and this seemed like the perfect opportunity to see them again.
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- 6/7/2017
- Rollingstone.com
Victoria Jackson's notorious anti-gay views are usually no laughing matter, but one veteran comedian is offering up a hilarious spoof that skewers the former "Saturday Night Live" cast member's homophobic rants.
Julie Brown, who starred in MTV's "Just Say Julie," casts herself as the Tea Party "spokesmodel" in this quasi-musical clip, in which she sings a prayer to the parents of gay children while urging viewers to vote for Mitt Romney.
Fans who recall Brown's hysterical 1992 Madonna spoof, "Medusa: Dare To Be Truthful," will note the Material Girl also gets a wink from the star yet again in the new clip.
Julie Brown, who starred in MTV's "Just Say Julie," casts herself as the Tea Party "spokesmodel" in this quasi-musical clip, in which she sings a prayer to the parents of gay children while urging viewers to vote for Mitt Romney.
Fans who recall Brown's hysterical 1992 Madonna spoof, "Medusa: Dare To Be Truthful," will note the Material Girl also gets a wink from the star yet again in the new clip.
- 11/4/2012
- by Curtis M. Wong
- Huffington Post
We have the inside scoop on MTV’s Lenay Dunn — here are six things you never knew about this TV host!
Lenay Dunn has made her big TV debut on MTV’s new show 10 on Top. She’s the host of the show, which highlights the most talked about and tweeted about young celebrities each week. As the host, Lenay gets to interview popular celebrities and introduce new talent! Before landing this gig on MTV, Lenay skipped class to film videos for Redbull. Eventually, MTV noticed her and offered her the hosting role. HollywoodLife caught up with Lenay to find out six little known facts about her!
1. Her favorite episode of 10 on Top was the Halloween one: “I dressed up as Katy Perry (complete with a cupcake bra), Ke$ha, Justin Bieber, and Snooki. The highlight was when the real Snooki came by and pretended to be me on-air.”
2. She...
Lenay Dunn has made her big TV debut on MTV’s new show 10 on Top. She’s the host of the show, which highlights the most talked about and tweeted about young celebrities each week. As the host, Lenay gets to interview popular celebrities and introduce new talent! Before landing this gig on MTV, Lenay skipped class to film videos for Redbull. Eventually, MTV noticed her and offered her the hosting role. HollywoodLife caught up with Lenay to find out six little known facts about her!
1. Her favorite episode of 10 on Top was the Halloween one: “I dressed up as Katy Perry (complete with a cupcake bra), Ke$ha, Justin Bieber, and Snooki. The highlight was when the real Snooki came by and pretended to be me on-air.”
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- 2/14/2011
- by HL Intern
- HollywoodLife
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