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Yahoo
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
David Cross, Thomas Mann, Sandrine Holt, Hasan Minhaj & More Join Ellie Sachs In Her Debut Feature Rom-Com ‘Lucy Schulman'
EXCLUSIVE: Writer-director Ellie Sachs has set an impressive cast for her debut feature Lucy Schulman, an indie rom-com in which she plays the title role. Recently wrapping production in New York City, the film also stars David Cross (Arrested Development), who exec produces, as well as Thomas Mann (Sovereign), Sandrine Holt (Your Friends & Neighbors), playwright and actress Eisa Davis (Mare of Easttown), actress and filmmaker Annabelle Attanasio (Bull), and actor-comedian Hasan MInhaj (It Ends with Us). The logline for Lucy Schulman is being kept under wraps. Fernando Loureiro (Frances Ha) and Guilherme Coelho (the upcoming Oceânico) are producing via their company, Tigresa, along with Morwin Schmookler (The Apprentice). Executive producers include Cross, Gabriel Faria do Amaral, Jay Burnley, Will Frank Day, Sam Evoy, Will Janowitz, Carissa Knol, Clay Prietsch, Zachary Rice, Kelly Schwartz, Sascha Seinfeld, and Chelsea Tieu. More from Deadline Eight-Year-Old Arabella Olivia Clark Lands Lead Role In Uni & Atomic Monster's Supernatural Horror Film 'Other Mommy' From Rob Savage Diego Luna To Star Opposite Taylor Kitsch In Hostage Thriller 'Eleven Days' "A Debate To The Death": Hasan Minhaj & Ronny Chieng Set Joint Comedy Tour UTA Independent Film Group is repping worldwide rights. Previously, Sachs has worked on the web series Ad World, sold the Richard Kind short Proof of Concept to The New Yorker, and set up pilots at places like FX. The up-and-comer is repped by UTA and Mosaic. Cross is repped by UTA, Brillstein Entertainment Partners, and Sloane, Offer, Weber & Dern; Mann by UTA, Amplified, and Hansen, Jacobson, Teller; Holt by Denton Brierley, Paradigm, and Strand Entertainment; Davis by Gersh and Del Shaw Moonves; Attanasio by Entertainment 360, CAA, and Ziffren Brittenham; and Minhaj by WME and Hansen, Jacobson, Teller. Best of Deadline 2025-26 Awards Season Calendar: Dates For Emmys, Oscars, Grammys & More Men of Steel: Every Actor Who Has Played Superman - Photo Gallery 'Michael' Cast: Who's Who In The Michael Jackson Biopic
Entrepreneur
07-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Entrepreneur
Comedian Mary Lynn Rajskub on Risk-Taking
For comedian and actor Mary Lynn Rajskub, creating a steady stream of comedy since the 1990s has been both fun and a form of therapy. Plus, as she told me, "Being a woman and getting paid less, I don't have time to stop. You just keep going!" True to her word, Mary Lynn has not stopped. She's been on such iconic shows as 24, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Mr. Show, The Larry Sanders Show, and her new hit, North of North, just got picked up for a second season on Netflix. She's also got multiple standup specials, including her new one, Mary Lynn Rajskub: Road Gig, which you can watch for free on YouTube as soon as you finish reading this. Related: Best-Selling Author and Cartoonist Stephan Pastis on His Creative Process: 'I Often Look Down to Make Sure I Have Pants On' I love talking with comedians for our How Success Happens podcast because, to me, their profession is the most personal form of entrepreneurship imaginable — you and the words coming out of your mouth are the product. And it's a product that needs constant updates and iterations, and you have to be more than comfortable with risk. You never know when a joke is going to unite everyone with a good laugh, or cancel you into oblivion. Mary Lynn talked about developing her material, as well as collaborating with comedy powerhouses, like Bob Odenkirk, David Cross, Paul Thomas Anderson and Amy Sherman-Paladino. And we discussed the literal smell of success. A recent news story where Jamie Foxx revealed that Eddie Murphy's home has the scent of pomegranate pumped into every room, Mary Lynn described the defining scent of her home: "Well, today was my son's last day of school, so I cooked breakfast. So we probably have a nice bacon and dog scent going on here." You can listen to our full interview here, and check out 3 success takeaways below, which have been edited for length and clarity: 1. Success means only leaving the house when you want. "I still do a lot of live comedy. But it means I have to drive out of my house at night, and it's hard. I don't want to leave and be in a place, but then once I do it, it reminds me that I love it, and I'm doing it as a workout. I'm doing it to hear material. A lot of times for local shows, I'm not getting paid. And I am in the position that I get to do that. Success for me now is being able to do it because I love it." 2. Having a "let's see what happens" attitude can serve you well. "Our show, North by North, is filmed in the Canadian Arctic, in the real town of Iqaluit. As you fly there, at a certain point, all the trees disappear and all you see is ice and snow. And that's when the crew of Canadian North Airlines offered me a 'special coffee.' I say, 'Oh, no thank you.' And they said, 'I think you do want a special coffee.' Because they knew that the booze and the sugar would help soften the edges for a Southerner who's not prepared for what's going to happen in this completely different climate extreme. So it seemed like the thing to do, so I figured 'When in Rome...' let's see what happens. And I was glad I did." 3. You'll never know if it works until you try. "There are a lot of little things that happen throughout the day that I think, 'Oh, that'll be funny.' And sometimes it is and sometimes it isn't. Sometimes I'll say it on stage and I'm like, oh, that was dumb, or that didn't translate. The second half of writing is always on stage for me. I've got to just say it out loud and figure out, oh, that's trash, or, oh, there's something there, let me work it. Or sometimes if you're lucky, it just comes out the right way the first time." Related: Comedian David Cross on His New Tour, Dealing With Criticism and If 'Arrested Development' Should Come Back Speed round! When she's on the road, she does not want BBQ recommendations: "Especially when I'm traveling alone. I'm like, you think I'm gonna go sit at a loud barbecue and order a beer and a big plate of meat? Who do you think I am?" She was once roommates with Sarah Silverman. "Sarah Silverman was absolutely the better roommate — I was a mess. She was so great, I was lucky that she allowed me to be there." Learning from the greats. " Garry Shandling had such a specific confidence in his humor and how he knew he wanted the world to be. I remember reading the Larry Sanders script and going, 'Oh no, I don't see the jokes. I'm not sure if I'm getting this.' And then when we did the table read and people were reading in character, then it was like, 'Oh, this is my favorite humor ever.' It is so specific to the character that it really doesn't work until you hear them deliver it." Follow Mary Lynn Rajskub on Instagram and subscribe to How Success Happens: Apple | Spotify | YouTube
The Guardian
02-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
‘We need new numbers': Comedian David Cross cracks jokes to spread climate crisis awareness
David Cross is many things: a famed comic, an Emmy award winner, and a New York Times bestseller. But he is not a climate scientist. That fact might make him the perfect person to communicate the urgency of global heating to mass audiences. 'You've got to speak to people in a way they can understand,' he said. That's the purpose of a new video in which Cross co-stars with renowned environmental scientist Michael Oppenheimer. 'Humor, as I think has been shown over centuries, is a very effective way to get people to absorb the information,' said Cross. The new video puts that theory to the test. In it, Oppenheimer plays the straight man, issuing a dire warning: 'Heat records are being broken all over the world. In fact, last year was the hottest year since the industrial era began,' he says. Cross then interprets that message for laypeople. 'Translation: the shit is hitting the fan,' he says. 'And the fan is on maximum.' The video was released by the group Climate Science Breakthrough, which has over the past two years has made videos with leading UK comedians such as Nish Kumar and Jo Brand in an attempt to 'help climate science break through to many more people - and unlock action'. 'We're aiming to reach beyond the converted and depolarize the debate,' said Ben Carey, one of the video's producers. If the new video is well-received, they'll enlist more scientists and experts to produce more of them, he said. The video series comes as part of a wave of climate-focused comedy launched in recent years. In 2023, Oscar-winning director Adam launched the non-profit Yellow Dot Studios to make content about the dangers of fossil fuels, and the following year, climate advocacy organization Gas Leaks Project launched a mini series about the dangers of gas stoves. These projects could help reach people who experts aren't often reaching, said Oppenheimer, since 'most of the training for young scientist is aimed at being able to communicate enough so you get your next job, not necessarily aimed at communicating to the public'. Sign up to Down to Earth The planet's most important stories. Get all the week's environment news - the good, the bad and the essential after newsletter promotion If it seems odd to use humor to build awareness about a grim subject, Cross says it's a tactic with a long history. Indeed, George Carlin railed against censorship in the 1970s, while Bill Hicks famously used his platform to speak out against George W Bush's foreign policy. 'Even before standup existed, there was Moliere and Voltaire and [Jonathan] Swift and Mark Twain – there is a huge precedent for artists using humor and satire to drive home a point,' said Cross. The use of humor may help drive the urgency of the climate crisis home for certain audiences, said Oppenheimer, particularly 'when the news is so chockablock full of news that competes for people's attention'. But comedy is not the only tool that can be used to better communicate the urgency of the climate crisis, he said. 'Some scientists are excellent at communicating with religious audiences and can frame the issues in a way that resonates with them [while] other scientists are great at connecting with parents,' he said. 'The point is, more scientists are recognizing that it's not always enough to lay out the facts or the data, that we have to find ways to encourage people to listen and take notice.'
Yahoo
23-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Evolving Norfolk farm weighs up its options to get cattle decisions right
A west Norfolk farmer has shared his data-driven decision-making process to weigh up all the options before starting a new beef cattle enterprise. David Cross runs Glovers Farm in Sedgeford, which is moving from mixed arable to an all-livestock operation, focusing on improving soil health and business resilience within a changing climate. As part of this evolution he has modelled three cattle enterprise scenarios to determine which approach was best suited to the farm's objectives - contract cattle, a conventional suckler herd, or organic store cattle. And he has explained the process to other farmers as part of the knowledge-sharing Monitor Farm programme run by the AHDB (Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board). David Cross at Glovers Farm in Sedgeford, which is part of the AHDB Monitor Farm network (Image: AHDB) Mr Cross said: 'Six years ago we realised that we needed to change what we were doing to ensure the long-term sustainability of the farm. "The decision was made to move from a mixed arable system to all livestock, primarily to improve soil health but it has multiple benefits in terms of removing input costs, balancing cashflow, risk reduction and making more use of environmental scheme options. "This shift in focus meant we needed to investigate the options available to us when considering a beef enterprise. "We originally had cattle on a liveweight gain (LWG) contract but the reliance on high-quality forage to meet the targets, with the challenge of changing weather patterns and soil quality issues, meant I wanted to review our options." The three systems were assessed for their impact on land use, feed resources, livestock productivity and financial outcomes, accounting for key factors such as seasonal pasture growth, forage availability and financial sustainability. The study showed organic store cattle offer the highest gross margin but with increased risk and reliance on stewardship income and organic market premium. Meanwhile, contract cattle provide a lower-risk, low-labour option with a balanced cost structure but requires high-quality pasture, and a conventional suckler herd offers long-term security but has higher labour and variable costs, resulting in lower financial returns. Specialist farm modelling software was used to evaluate trade-offs between financial returns, capital investments, labour and operational requirements, environmental impacts and risks from weather, animal disease and subsidy dependence. Mr Cross said his chosen option of contract-reared cattle was an expansion and restructuring of a current operation on the farm. Contract-reared cattle at Glovers Farm in Sedgeford (Image: David Cross) It means 720 calves will arrive this spring to graze on herbal leys, with some leaving in autumn, and some staying through the winter on fodder beet, giving the farm the flexibility to balance demand with optimum grass growth. Mr Cross said: "This is option is the lowest dependency on government subsidies, the least amount of equity to run, and we already have a good relationship with the guys we get the cattle from." He added: 'Modelling the three scenarios and how they would work for our situation was really useful to understand the pros and cons of different systems and how they could fit into the overall aims for the business and its future." Katie Evans, a senior AHDB knowledge exchange manager, said: 'When making decisions its important farmers choose an enterprise model that supports their overall business strategy, taking into account risk tolerance and long-term goals."
