Search Results
He wins tonight for Best Comedy Screenplay
Last year, I did a post about how a Penn writer and Penn producer came together to create a big movie hit. Tonight that Penn writer wins for his screenplay and he accepts sporting an awesome blue tux. After the jump reacquaint yourself with the movie and check out a cameo in the film by […]
Tonight one Penn alum roasts another Penn alum
If you haven’t seen the ads yet, tonight a whole slew of misfits roast Donald Trump (W’68) on Comedy Central (10:30/9:30c). I’m sure you can safely expect jokes about his hair, his marriages and all of the products he’s put his name on. At first I was a bit surprised Trump was such a good sport, […]
3 Penn alumni work together on tonight’s “Royal Pains” season finale
(l to r: Michael Sluchan, C’91, Michael Rauch, C’90) There is no question that Penn alumni are working together all over the entertainment business (and there have been plenty of DT stories about this). Here’s another goodie sent to me by USA network executive Michael Sluchan (C’93). Not only did Michael Sluchan help develop and […]
Tonight this Penn alum reveals Caligula was a manic depressive psychopath
With a fullbright scholarship and an American Academy in Rome fellowship under his belt, it’s no wonder why Penn alum Darius A. Arya (C’93, DKE, Water Polo, Classics) is once again featured in a National Geographic show airing all this week called “Rome Unwrapped”. More from Darius and a video clip from the show after […]
Tonight another Penn Alum gets a Comedy Central special…and the rest is history (VIDEO)
DT Favorite Aaron Karo’s (W’01, Pennfest 2006 performer, Penn in Pictures 2010 panelist) hates when bridesmaids conclude their speeches about how the bride and groom met with the tired phrase “and the rest is history”. Tonight, Aaron’s first one-hour Comedy Central special kicks off with this complaint and then runs the gamut from drunken friends […]
Experiment with this Penn TV producer’s “Ghost Lab” tonight
Penn alum Jake Laufer (C’96, UTV, Ice Hockey, P.A.R.M.E.S.A.N)‘s spooky “Ghost Lab” TV show debuts tonight on the Discovery Channel, but the real story here is Jake’s path in becoming a co-Executive TV producer which includes: perseverance moving to 3 different cities and seizing opportunities For anyone trying to break into the entertainment business, Jake’s […]
