Tag: Barry
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‘Jessica Jones’ & ‘Barry’ Renewed, Phoebe Waller-Bridge Scores A New HBO Pilot
It’s TV renewal time. And man, that was fast. HBO‘s “Barry,” starring Bill Hader as a melancholy hitman turned actor, has been renewed for a second season after only two episodes have aired. The cable channel must love what they see. Created by Alec Berg and Hader, “Barry” launched its eight-episode first season March 25.…
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Bill Hader Was ‘Really Moved’ by ‘Girls Trip,’ Thinks Tiffany Haddish Is a ‘F—king Genius’
Anyone who’s seen “Documentary Now!” knows that Bill Hader is a cinephile. His love of film extends beyond “Grey Gardens,” of course, and in a new Village Voice interview occasioned by the imminent premiere of “Barry,” he discusses a few recent favorites. Chief among them is “Girls Trip,” which he “got emotional” during and whose…
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Bill Hader’s ‘Massive Panic Attacks’ on ‘SNL’ Inspired His New HBO Series, ‘Barry’
For as funny as Bill Hader’s “Saturday Night Live” sketches were, the actor wasn’t having a proportionate amount of fun performing them.“Any time you saw me on ‘Saturday Night Live,’ I was basically having a panic attack,” Hader said during a Q&A following the world premiere of his new HBO series, “Barry,” at SXSW. Co-created…