Disgraced “Grey’s Anatomy” writer Elisabeth Finch would allegedly alter her appearance and take “puke breaks” as part of her orchestrated ruse to get people to believe she was seriously ill with cancer. A clip of the new three-part series “Anatomy of Lies” on Peacock displayed a glimpse into the extent of Finch’s lies as she … Read more
Look who’s having the last laugh. Will Ferrell’s “Saturday Night Live” co-stars were skeptical about his comic abilities when he first joined the legendary sketch show back in 1995. “I was trying to get to know everyone and there was a group of people who were looking at me and were like, we don’t get … Read more
The truth will come out. Peacock is releasing a docuseries on disgraced “Grey’s Anatomy” writer Elisabeth Finch, detailing the outlandish lies she told about her medical and personal history — including that she had cancer — all in an effort to get ahead in Hollywood. The streamer debuted a teaser trailer Tuesday about the three-part … Read more
The comedy world is mourning one of their own. Former head writer of “Saturday Night Live,” Bob Tischler, has died at age 78. Tischler’s son, Zeke, confirmed his father’s death to The New York Times on Monday. He told the outlet that the sketch comedy show writer died on July 13 at his home in … Read more
“The Simpsons” did it again. The animated show seemingly predicted Vice President Kamala Harris seeking the Democratic presidential nomination after President Joe Biden withdrew from the race over the weekend. A writer from the show even addressed the coincidence on social media. Lisa Simpson; Kamala Harris. In the 2000 episode of the comedy series, “Bart … Read more
Former “Howard Stern Show” writer Elisa Jordana has pleaded guilty to battery and been ordered to undergo a mental health check after she was busted hitting her then-boyfriend on a YouTube livestream. Jordana, 35, copped to the plea deal after footage of the violent altercation with her beau, Bahram Alipour, went viral back in April, … Read more
NEW YORK — Robert Towne, the Oscar-winning screenplay writer of “Shampoo,” “The Last Detail” and other acclaimed films whose work on “Chinatown” became a model of the art form and helped define the jaded allure of his native Los Angeles, has died. He was 89. Towne died Monday surrounded by family at his home in Los Angeles, … Read more
The brats are striking back. In the new Brat Pack documentary on Hulu, Andrew McCarthy, 61, confronted writer David Blum, 68, about how he coined the now-iconic group title in a notorious New York Magazine cover story from 1985. At the time, Blum was doing a piece on Emilio Estevez and joined him on a … Read more
The former “Howard Stern Show” writer who hit her alleged boyfriend while they were in a car has issued an official apology. “I just want to say I’m so sorry for what I portrayed on my livestream that everyone saw,” Elisa Ann Jordana (nee Schwartz) said Wednesday in a statement to the Daily Mail. “This … Read more
Trevor Griffiths, a prolific and avowedly Marxist writer for stage and screen most widely known for his play “Comedians,” which was staged in London and on Broadway, died on March 29 at his home in Yorkshire, England. He was 88. His agent, Nicki Stoddart, said the cause was heart failure. An important figure on the … Read more
Warning: Graphic content. Elisa Jordana, 35, a former employee of “The Howard Stern Show,” has gone viral on social media for a bizarre video incident. It culminated with her getting arrested hours later. When the Post reached out to Jordana for comment, she replied, “It was the second worst day of my life besides losing my … Read more
Warner Bros Entertainment didn’t steal the plot for its 2022 blockbuster “The Batman” from a writer who created a story about the Caped Crusader three decades earlier, a federal judge in Manhattan ruled on Wednesday. US District Judge Paul Engelmayer also said the writer Christopher Wozniak infringed copyrights belonging to DC Comics, which employed him as … Read more
Playwright John Patrick Shanley likes to run ideas past the people who populated his youth growing up in the Bronx. But one of his regular helpers isn’t even human. “I definitely confer with Bugs Bunny,” the Tony Award and Oscar winner told The Post. Shanley, 73, thinks the tricky rabbit exemplifies New York attitude. “He … Read more
Mr. Seidler told the site filmcritic.com that his parents, aiming to inspire him, tuned the family radio to George VI’s speeches during the war as object lessons of mastering a stutter. “They would say to me, ‘David, he was a much worse stutterer than you, and listen to him now. He’s not perfect. But he … Read more
Jane Wodening, the longtime collaborator and wife of Stan Brakhage, the avant-garde filmmaker, who flourished as an author after their divorce, writing stories about her years living on the road and then alone in a mountain shack, died on Nov. 17 at her home in Denver. She was 87. The cause was cardiac arrest, said … Read more
The vehement reaction to “The Exorcist” when it premiered in late 1973 helped create a special place for it in pop culture. The New York Times critic Jason Zinoman gives his perspective on the film’s lasting impact, the screenwriter’s headstrong ideas for the production and the conflict that turned “The Exorcist” into one of the … Read more
Dorothy Parker’s ghost spooked guests at New York City’s landmark Algonquin Hotel for more than 50 years — then suddenly went silent in 2020. Local historians suggest the literary icon’s restless spirit desperately called in agony from the beyond, until her dishonored earthly remains were buried with respect beside her family in the Bronx. Among other … Read more
The one where the writer tells all. Former screenwriter and producer Patty Lin, whose credits include “Freaks and Geeks,” “Desperate Housewives,” and “Breaking Bad,” says her time on “Friends” was “no dream job” — she claims the star-studded cast seemed “unhappy” with the sitcom that made them household names. In Lin’s upcoming memoir, “End Credits: How … Read more
Guinevere Turner woke up Jan. 5, 1975, feeling fine. It was the morning of the last day on Earth, the end of the world. But all was OK. After all, Mel Lyman — lord and savior — had said a spaceship was coming to take her and everyone she cared about to Venus, where they … Read more
Jerry Green, a Detroit sports writer who covered 56 consecutive Super Bowls, has died at 94, The Detroit News said Friday. Green retired as a columnist at the News in 2004 but continued to attend the Super Bowl for the newspaper until this year. His streak began with Green Bay’s 35-10 victory over Kansas City … Read more