When he's not writing for AJL... Rob Bloom, comedy writer and AJL contributor, recently won a national screenwriting competition. As the sole winner, Bloom's script Suburban Bravery is on its way to movie theaters across the country. Starring John Lutz (Saturday Night Live, 30 Rock) and Miriam Tolan (Second City, Late Night with Conan O'Brien), the two-minute comedy is about a suburban family whose idyllic breakfast is interrupted by a three-inch hissing cockroach. The "Short Script Big Screen" competition was sponsored by Screenvision and is in theaters nationwide now. "The only people happier than me about this experience are my parents," Bloom tells us. "They're experiencing kvell-overload."
“I'm like, 'Okay, who’s going to give me a job?' There are 100 scripts out there and there are only two roles, and one is for Cameron Diaz and one is for Julia Roberts." -- Will & Grace alum Debra Messing on getting roles after her successful sitcom run. She's now starring in the new USA network series The Starter Wife which debuts this Thursday night.
Newsweek has a wide-ranging interview with Mel Brooks in which the comedy legend discusses, among other things, David Hasselhoff, farting, and Don Imus. It's a can't miss.
Mazal tov to Amy Winehouse on her nuptials to boyfriend Blake Fielder-Civil.
Liberal Liev Schreiber would like to help George W. be a little cooler.
Hip Jews unite. Rumor has it Natalie Portman is datingSaturday Night Live's Andy Samberg.
Zach Braff and Amanda Peet are starring in a new romantic comedy that opens today. While the reviews have been less than stellar, this gag reel ain't half bad.
They said it
"As my grandfather said, if you hang around the store long enough, once in a while they’ll give you something." -- Billy Crystal upon hearing that he will receive the 10th annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.
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