He is one of the key comedic brains behind Between Two Ferns and Comedy Bang Bang. We caught up for a coffee to talk about comedy economics, how podcasting has really changed the game and, yes, how to do comedy with the President of the United States and the Canadian God Prince Justin Bieber. If you are keenly interested here is the full raw 20 min interview with Scott.
Shot by David May
Edited by Marc Fennell
Renee Zellweger has many opinions about the state of modern news media. In this interview her Bridget Jones' Baby co-star Patrick Dempsey also opens up about the death of his mother and why he felt the need to open a cancer wellness centre.
From dealing with media criticisms to helping fight cancer, the stars of Bridget Jones's Baby Renee Zellweger and Patrick Dempsey cover all bases.
New Zealand filmmakers Dave Farrier & Dylan Reeve stumbled across the story of the year in this film. I sat down with the director and things got... weird.
This happened in 2014. I'm doing just fine, now, thanks.
Back in 2014 Adrien Brody quietly made a ghost story movie called Backtrack in Australia. It was emotionally taxing & he talks about the challenges of stepping out of a dark, pained character, he explains just how hard it is learning the Australian accent and why he thinks Biggie Smalls is one of America's finest poets.
Swedish actress Alicia Vikander has had a bloody good year. She was out in Australia promoting the latest Bourne movie but she has a swag of titles in the last few years including Ex Machina and her Oscar winning tilt in The Danish Girl. And she is about to take on the role that turned Angelina Jolie into a bankable star: Lara Croft. Vikander talks about Brexit, Oscar quirks and much more.
Kara Swisher, executive editor of Recode is easily among the best connected, most feared journalists in Silicon Valley. I had the pleasure of sitting down with her at the Walkley's excellent Storyology conference. It's a great listen. She explains why Twitter is likely to be sold in the next 6 months, explores the companies that she believes are true innovators and also explains why she gave birth holding a Blackberry. That part I liked best. As always you can subscribe to more interviews like this in the Download This Show podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Pocketcasts and Omny
Down Under is bound to be one of the most talked about Australian films of 2016. The black comedy is set in the aftermath of the infamous 2005 Cronulla riots and has divided critics, challenged theatres and - it has to be said - made many, many people laugh. So, we took the director out for kebabs to talk about whether dangerous filmmaking is doable in this day and age.
Matt Damn talks about how he and Ben Affleck had 'business lunches', funded their teenage auditions, and begged Michael Bay to watch Good Will Hunting.
Shot by David May
Edited by Marc Fennell
Marco Polo is one of the biggest and boldest tv period dramas. It's star Lorenzo Richelmy talks about learning to film English dialogue, battlescenes, and orgies.
The man behind Freaks and Geeks, Bridesmaids, The Heat and Spy opens up about the stunning campaign to take down the new 2016 all-female reboot of Ghostbusters. He talks about why he chooses to work with funny women and why he wants to push them into starring roles. Feig also takes us on a journey through his groundbreaking tv show Freaks and Geeks that introduced the world to the likes of Seth Rogan, James Franco.
For almost a decade Ty Burrell was stuck playing bit parts as assholes, idiots and the occasional zombie. Then he cracked the big time as a lovable dad on Modern Family.
Duncan Jones, son of David Bowie talks about his new movie Warcraft: The Beginning, ethnic diversity in fantasy movies, and growing up on the set of Labyrinth.
Acting since the age of three, an Oscar nominee by the age of 14, Jodie Foster was raised on movie sets. In this interview she talks about directing, persevering in Hollywood and what makes her tick.
Shot by David May
Edited by Marc Fennell
He's one of New Zealand's most successful filmmakers: no, not Peter Jackson. It's Taika Waititi and he's talking about his new film Hunt for the ilderpeople and his, um, unusual plans for Thor Ragnarok
The power of Playschool, bigotry, politics, and one very funny encounter with Robert Redford. I spent the day with Australia's Surrogate Mum.
Shot by David May
Edited by Marc Fennell
Are we in the midst of a generation war? Who had it better? Houses? Jobs? Superannuation? It's all on the table.
Macy Baez was born deaf, yet the teenage hip hop dancer is killin' it on the international stage.
Shot by Dan Bolt
Edited by Marc Fennell
Ahead of his new Netflix movie Special Correspondents, Eric Bana takes an unflinching look back at his career, his life and his passions.
Shot by David May
Edited by Marc Fennell
