Lena Dunham and Elaine Stritch
Dunham, the creator of HBO’s GIRLS, says when she was younger, she thought she’d be a “Gender and Women’s Studies teacher who showed movies at the occasional film festival.” Instead she’s trying to …
Dunham, the creator of HBO’s GIRLS, says when she was younger, she thought she’d be a “Gender and Women’s Studies teacher who showed movies at the occasional film festival.” Instead she’s trying to …
David Letterman began his Late Night gig as a self-described “gap-toothed, unknown smart ass.” But thirty highly successful years later, Letterman’s comedy formula has evolved: he no longer attends …
Lorne Michaels had nothing to lose on October 11, 1975, when Saturday Night Live first aired. He doesn’t pull all-nighters any more in preparation for the week’s show, but Michaels tells Alec he is …
Chris Rock is one of the greatest comic talents in the world, but when he arrived on Broadway to perform his first play, The Motherf***ker in The Hat, he did not yet know how to properly cross a …
Kristen was in college when an Acting 101 class prompted a move to L.A. She had little experience, but a tremendous gift for improv, and she soon found herself in a room auditioning …
Billy Joel has sold more records than The Stones, Bruce Springsteen, and Madonna—though the “rock star thing” is something he can “take off.” Joel started playing piano when he was about four or …
James Toback and Alec joined forces to make the documentary Seduced and Abandoned, which began as a story about raising money for a film. However, it soon became a study of the tension between art …
Chris Columbus has brought to the screen some of the biggest American family films in the last 20 years: Adventures in Babysitting, Home Alone, and Mrs. Doubtfire. He also produced and directed the …
Danny Bennett has spent the past thirty years managing the career of his dad, Tony Bennett and has produced a film following his father’s life entitled The Zen of Bennett. It was Danny who helped …
Dan Mathews is in favor of going naked instead of wearing fur. That makes sense considering he is Senior Vice President of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. He sits down with Alec to …