Alan Tudyk was pumped full of adrenaline for Patch Adams
Alan Tudyk is the perfect actor for our current, content-saturated moment of Peak TV and streaming wars. The versatile,…
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Jason Segel tells us the Edward Norton performance that inspired his career
It’s hard to believe that it’s been almost 20 years since Jason Segel first enraptured audiences on the cult TV show Fre…
Nathan Fillion on being a Monkees fan and why he gets nervous in a crowd of drinkers
Beloved actor Nathan Fillion has had a fairly charmed career ever since his breakthrough role as Captain Malcolm…
Peep Show’s Robert Webb on the power and affection of the word “cunt”
Robert Webb may be best known to American audiences as Peep Show’s man-boy Jeremy “Jez” Usborne, and if his new…
David Sedaris on his most overrated book and how bad people can make good art
David Sedaris’ long literary career continues with the publication of Calypso, a new book of essays out today. It’s…
Kat Dennings grew up in a haunted house and bought her first albums based on hot blonds
Kat Dennings first gained attention as a young actor with noteworthy roles in The 40-Year-Old Virgin, The House Bunny,…
Archer’s Amber Nash spent her first allowance on an MC Hammer album
You might not immediately recognize Amber Nash’s name or face, but the second you hear her raucous laughter in Archer,…
Travis McElroy is still hoping to find the moment we reached “peak Jim Carrey”
Travis McElroy is the “middlest brother” of the podcast world, thanks to his status as one of the three hosts of comedy…
Andie McDowell on Multiplicity and being pushed back to work after she had kids
A working actor for more than 30 years, Andie MacDowell has played the drawling ingénue in everything from Four…
Reggie Watts is living his childhood dream, but would also enjoy being a gigolo
Reggie Watts is a true original. He began his career as the frontman for genre-bending rock/soul/hip-hop group Maktub…
Scott Thompson on the sexiness of Cat Stevens and how Buddy Cole helped him come out
Every member of The Kids In The Hall has their recurring characters: Bruce McCulloch as chittering working gal Kathie…
Aparna Nancherla wants to know if ghosts can have trust funds
We have a lot of affection for Aparna Nancherla here at The A.V. Club. That’s, at least in part, because she’s a veteran
Margo Martindale wants to be 66 forever
Margo Martindale’s work on the stage and small screen has earned her multiple Emmys, a Tony nomination, and—perhaps the…
Karen Kilgariff has profound thoughts about self-acceptance—and ranch dressing
Although she hasn’t always been front and center the way she is now, if you’re a fan of comedy, you’ve either seen…
Let's remember all of 2017's 12th Questions
For the past couple of years, The A.V. Club has used its 11 Questions feature to ask celebrities about their first…
Comedian Shane Torres hasn't heard from Guy Fieri... yet
In 11 Questions, The A.V. Club asks interesting people 11 interesting questions—and then asks them to suggest one for…
Search Party’s John Reynolds wishes he’d studied piano instead of watching Whose Line Is It Anyway?
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Nightmare
On Elm Street’s Robert Englund is
no longer afraid of snakes, but cops still freak him out
“Good. I’m sick of answering questions about how long my makeup takes,” Robert Englund says upon being told that we’re…
Daniel Radcliffe still remembers learning the C-word from Ali G
In 11 Questions, The A.V. Club asks interesting people 11 interesting questions—and then asks them to suggest one for…
Steve Guttenberg thinks the Biblical hero David would be a better bowler than anyone, even God
In 11 Questions, The A.V. Club asks interesting people 11 interesting questions—and then asks them to suggest one for…