‘Conan’ stand-up Mike Lawrence rewrites the rules of success through comedy
On Dec. 23, the day the comedy community learned 34-year-old L.A. performer Neel Nanda had died, Mike Lawrence took to social media. “There’s more opportunities…
At stand-up set, Jo Koy calls Hollywood stars “marshmallows”
Onstage for the first time since hosting the Golden Globes, Jo Koy vented about his attempt to skewer Hollywood stars currently on the awards circuit.…
Judd Apatow slams Oscars putting ‘Barbie’ in adapted screenplay
Judd Apatow says nobody puts “Barbie” in the adapted screenplay corner. Last week, Variety reported that Greta Gerwig’s megahit “Barbie” had been classified as an…
What we learned from Hollywood’s year of strikes
Writers dropped their pens and picked up megaphones. Movie and TV stars walked picket lines instead of red carpets. A sitcom legend became the face…
Mayim Bialik leaving role as ‘Jeopardy!’ host
Mayim Bialik has hosted her last “Jeopardy!” episode. The “Big Bang Theory” star made the announcement Friday afternoon on social media. “As the holiday break…
Appreciation: Times reporter Chris Foster remembered as an ace
The Rams were loading up the trucks to move to St. Louis in June 1995, and The Times needed a reporter to hustle out to…
Writer David Hemingson taps his own past for ‘The Holdovers’
Writing “The Holdovers” was a deeply personal and life-changing experience, and it began where most things in L.A. begin — stuck in traffic on the…
Gloria Calderón Kellett: Norman Lear helped me embrace my purpose
Writer and producer Gloria Calderón Kellett worked closely with Norman Lear, developing the reboot of his groundbreaking 1975 show, “One Day at a Time.” Here,…
Poet, professor and writer, Refaat Alareer killed in Israeli strike | Israel-Palestine conflict News
NewsFeedIsraeli air strikes on Gaza have killed renowned Palestinian writer, poet, and professor Refaat Alareer and six members of his family. In his writing, Alareer…
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Remembering big-hearted writer Gabe Hudson
Good morning, and welcome to the L.A. Times Book Club newsletter. I’m Boris Kachka, the books editor at the Los Angeles Times, and even though…
Blake Butler starkly captures pain of wife’s suicide in ‘Molly’
Review Molly By Blake ButlerArchway: 320 pages, $18 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose…
Op-Comic: Politicians should count their blessings this Thanksgiving
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UTA drops Susan Sarandon amid tensions over Israel-Hamas war
As tensions continue to mount in Hollywood over the Israel-Hamas war, United Talent Agency has dropped actor Susan Sarandon as a client after comments she…
Filmmakers rally behind Warner Bros. movie ‘Coyote vs. Acme’
Filmmakers are rallying behind “Coyote vs. Acme,” the little Looney Tunes movie that could survive a death sentence from Warner Bros. Discovery. Warner Bros. Discovery…
Writer, Chameleon, Bipolar
I feel as if I am in a constant state of imbalance. It’s like being on a neverending rollercoaster ride. My life in writing started…
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‘The Changeling’: The writer and directors explain episodes 7 and 8
This article contains spoilers for the final two episodes of Season 1 of “The Changeling.” The curtain has come down on the first season of…
Australian true-crime writer Helen Garner, 80, on her US revival
On the day of our interview, Helen Garner didn’t win the Nobel Prize for Literature. “Imagine there are people who actually think they might win…