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Monday, January 6, 2014

Tad Friend: The “Mystery Science Theater 3000” troupe on Broadway. by Tad Friend

Once upon a time, in the deeper reaches of your cable box, you could stumble across a show called “Mystery Science Theater 3000.” The program, which bounced across several networ…

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Tuesday, December 31, 2013

Talk Extra: Paul Rudd’s Bat-Mitzvah Years by Tad Friend

Paul Rudd likened the experience of watching himself as a youthful bat-mitzvah d.j. to watching himself in a porn video.

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Monday, May 27, 2013

Tad Friend: Colin Quinn’s alternative American history. by Tad Friend

As Colin Quinn left the Barrow Street Theatre after performing his one-man show, “Colin Quinn Unconstitutional,” he ran into a friend named Tim. “Fuck you,” Tim said,…

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Monday, November 26, 2012

Tad Friend: Directing from a distance. by Tad Friend

At the appointed hour, Julian Sands rang up John Malkovich from the office of the Irish Repertory Theatre. Sands conceived and performs the one-man show “A Celebration of Harold Pinter…

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Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Lewis Black, Playwright by Tad Friend

In his living room high up in Hell's Kitchen, the comedian Lewis Black sat on a sofa with three throw pillows tucked around him, as if he'd had a bad breakup and needed a hug and some Haagen…

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