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Penn Alum Paul Provenza Brings Us Inside the Minds of These Celebrity Comics
A few years ago, Paul Provenza (C’79, Mask and Wig) showed us an inside peek of the comic world when he had his celebrity comedians deliver their own versions of the world’s dirtiest joke in his film, The Aristocrats. Starting this week, Paul serves up a lot more “celebrity insider” comedy that you’ll want to […]
Studio Ink Deal: Things Getting Sunnier for Sonny
Two former writers on “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” have signed an overall deal with Universal Media Studios. Sonny Lee (C’03, Penn Six, Full Measure, Penn Admissions) and Patrick Walsh have reached a one-year deal to develop comedy projects for the studio. The ICM-repped Lee and Walsh started in the business just four years ago […]
Will He Have Harold and Kumar Getting High With Santa in 3D?
Some Penn in Hollywood bits and pieces for you ranging from a Penn alum TV show which debuts tonight to a Penn alum screenwriter in franchise heaven!: “Miami Medical”, the new Jerry Bruckheimer CBS drama that ER physician TV medical consultant Zach Lutsky (C’97, AEPi)‘s been working on debuts tonight (Friday, 4/2)! ….Next up for […]
Yes, A Penn Alum Wrote “Hot Tub Time Machine” and Another Penn Alum Helped Produce It (and it’s awesome!)
You’ve been seeing the funny commercials for it on TV for months now and tomorrow, Hollywood screenwriter Josh Heald’s (W’00, Editor-in-Chief 34th Street Magazine (’99), Penn Jazz) Hot Tub Time Machine hits theaters nationwide. The film is about 4 friends who travel back to the 80s after they discover that their ski resort hot tub […]
This Penn Alum Directed a Groundbreaking Episode of TV
Did you see last week’s episode of “Ugly Betty”? If you didn’t, it was packed full of Penn! As I was watching the credits, I noted that not only was Penn alum actress Becki Newton (C’00) featured but also Penn alum Andy Wolk (C’70, DP, 34th Street) directed this episode! …Then just last night Debbie […]
From White Castle to American Pie: Penn Alum To Reboot Popular Film Franchise
Harold and Kumar writers Jon Hurwitz (W’00) and Hayden Schlossberg have been tapped by Universal to write a new script to reboot the American Pie film franchise. And by reboot, I mean not direct-to-DVD, but back in the theaters! I’m excited to see what Jon and Hayden will do to top that memorable pie scene! […]
