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Arts & Entertainment TV Interviews

"Top Chef's" top dog
In this interview and podcast, Tom Colicchio dishes on his favorite contestants, how our food obsession sprang from disco's demise, and why he's nothing like Gordon Ramsay.
By Sarah Hepola Jun 9, 2008
Curious George
Preparing for his 14th HBO comedy special, George Carlin waxes philosophic on the freedom that comes from not giving a #%&@.
By Heather Havrilesky Feb 28, 2008
Put up your Dukes!
Susan Sarandon dishes about playing feisty heiress Doris Duke on HBO, Ralph Fiennes' "matinee idol" looks and her old gay boyfriends.
By Heather Havrilesky Feb 7, 2008
Conversations: Tim Gunn
The "Project Runway" guru talks about his new show, "Tim Gunn's Guide to Style," and his passionate crusade to make fashion work for the masses. An interview and podcast.
By Sarah Karnasiewicz Sep 11, 2007
Conversations: Steven Okazaki
The filmmaker behind "White Light Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki" shares the survivors' stories he explores in his devastating documentary. An interview and podcast.
By Andrew O'Hehir Aug 6, 2007
Real talk with Bill Maher
The talk show host sizes up Hillary and Obama, and explains why he's so over McCain.
By Joan Walsh Feb 16, 2007
Cruel to be kind
The animal rights activist who goes undercover in the startling HBO doc "Dealing Dogs" speaks candidly about his willingness to abuse some animals to save the lives of others.
By Andrew Adam Newman Feb 21, 2006
Cut from a different cloth
"Project Runway" winner Jay McCarroll talks about fame whores, the spoils of his victory and the challenges of designing clothes that aren't intended for some rich guy's wife.
By Heather Havrilesky Dec 7, 2005
Amish out of water
Can reality TV shows be documentaries for the masses? Producer Jon Kroll certainly thinks so and claims that "Amish in the City" is only the beginning.
By Heather Havrilesky Aug 18, 2004
Reality TV's intern from hell
Drew, the fired intern from "The Restaurant," wants to make one thing clear: "I might seem a little cocky at times, but under no circumstances am I a monster."
By Corrie Pikul Apr 27, 2004
No exorcist required
Linda Blair talks about her new Hallmark Channel horror spoof, her love of animals and, yeah, that movie from the '70s with the pea soup and the crucifix.
By Amy Reiter Oct 25, 2003
The man who would be Carson
From Jimmy Kimmel to Colin Quinn to Ellen DeGeneres, there are too many untested talents joining the talk-show fray. J. Keith van Straaten may be the most experienced host of them all. So why isn't he on the air yet?
By Heather Havrilesky Jul 19, 2003
A Python in the desert
Monty Python co-founder Michael Palin on eating camel meat, being recognized by Inuit in the Bering Strait, and becoming a sex symbol at 60 in his new travel series, "Sahara."
By Brian Libby May 21, 2003
The man behind the Slayer
"Buffy" creator Joss Whedon talks about why Buffy and Angel couldn't be together, how Willow might have stayed straight, and the end of the series that redefined cult TV.
By Laura Miller May 20, 2003
Why does everybody love "Raymond"?
Because its stories and cast make it one of the best, and funniest, sitcoms on TV. Creator Phil Rosenthal talks about the success of his show as it nears its final season.
By Heather Havrilesky Apr 10, 2003
Black to the future
Director Isaac Julien talks about "BaadAsssss Cinema," his Independent Film Channel tribute to the outrageous fashions, foot-high Afros and subversive politics of '70s blaxploitation movies.
By Uju Asika Aug 20, 2002
"What drugs have not destroyed, the war on them has"
David Simon, creator of the searing new HBO series "The Wire," on why even the best cop shows are phony and our anti-drug mania amounts to a permanent war against the underclass.
By Ian Rothkerch Jun 29, 2002
From public access to network sitcom
Co-creator Dan Milano talks about the long, exceedingly strange trip of "Greg the Bunny."
By Carina Chocano Mar 28, 2002
A day in the life
Joel Surnow is the man responsible for the thrilling, masochistic television show "24." He has no idea how it's going to end.
By Ian Rothkerch Feb 5, 2002
The men behind the curtain
Three actors from "Oz" talk about surviving the slammer, prison politics and the brutish force of the most overlooked show on television.
By Ian Rothkerch Jan 15, 2002
The gang's all here
Four of "The Sopranos'" most memorable character actors have a sit-down on working with James Gandolfini, their favorite lines and where to find the best braciola.
By Ian Rothkerch May 17, 2001
"The enemies are capitalists"
In a comic (sort of) new series, the man who built "The X-Files" on paranoia about government finds something new to worry about.
By Jeff Stark Mar 13, 2001
Beyond the fringe
Louis Theroux, host of "Weird Weekends," talks about cutting across cultural margins, straight into the worlds of porn stars and roller-skating survivalists.
By Cynthia Joyce Oct 22, 1999
The adventures of Sir Peter Ustinov
The actor, novelist, playwright and director talks about what it was like to follow in Mark Twain's footsteps -- literally.
By Daniel Mangin Aug 24, 1999
Give Pokimon a chance
Ten-year-old Sean Levine talks about the limitless potential of Pokimon.
By Cynthia Joyce Jul 6, 1999

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