John Mulaney is clearing up a misconception he feels people have about the late Robin Williams and the source of his brilliant comedy.
06.05.2022 - 00:33 / glamour.com
Grace and Frankie character, but she may still have inspired some of Grace's sexiest storylines.In her new , and environmental activist opened up to about how her best-selling 2012 book about aging, , may have impacted her Netflix series. “Grace and Frankie was created by the writers, not by and me,” Fonda asserted.
“In fact, I had very, very little to do with the creation of the scripts as we went along.”Still, that doesn't mean her life didn't serve as inspiration, especially considering the actor provided the writers with her book. “A number of years prior to making the series, I had written a book that became a best-seller called Prime Time about getting older, and it included everything including very detailed information about sex, and so I gave it to the writers and I could weigh in quite a bit,” Fonda said. “Not on the writing—just because you can write a book doesn’t mean you know anything about how to write a comedic sitcom—but about sex, about the problems of sex when you’re older and the joys and the possibilities and vibrators and all of that, and I think that maybe that helped inspire them.”In case you don't know, the hit Netflix series follows the story of two women in their seventies, Grace (Fonda) and Frankie (Tomlin), who forge a strong friendship after learning that their husbands (played by Martin Sheen and Sam Waterston) have been having an affair behind their backs for years.
Together—like, literally sharing a house—Grace and Frankie relearn how to navigate sex, dating, aging, and even more sex. One , in particular, involves the invention of a vibrator that is comfortable for people with arthritis.Still, it's not the sexier moments that jump out to Fonda when she thinks about her last eight years on
.John Mulaney is clearing up a misconception he feels people have about the late Robin Williams and the source of his brilliant comedy.
Not ready to say goodbye! Every year TV series inevitably come to an end, but that doesn’t mean it’s easy to let our favorite characters go.
A Tribute To Bob Saget will premiere on June 10.The date was revealed during the Netflix Is A Joke festival (via Deadline), with the film set to celebrate the late comedian and actor’s life with friends and family.The special was filmed at The Comedy Store in West Hollywood following Saget’s death aged 65 on January 9, featuring guests Jim Carrey, Chris Rock, John Mayer, Jeff Ross and Full House co-star John Stamos.Saget was found dead by authorities in a Florida hotel room, the day after he had performed a stand-up comedy set in Jacksonville. It was confirmed in February he died as a result of head trauma.A statement shared by Saget’s family read: “[Authorities] have concluded that he accidentally hit the back of his head on something, thought nothing of it and went to sleep.”Stamos paid tribute to Saget following his death at the time, writing: “I am broken.
Netflix has announced a June 10 premiere date for A Tribute To Bob Saget, a celebration of the comedian and actor’s life in comedy with his friends and family. The date was unveiled as part of the Netflix Is A Joke festival.
This Is Us is (the series finale is Tuesday, May 24) and I watched this coming Tuesday's episode with the intention of not crying ( I was going on Access Hollywood the next day to talk about the last few episodes of This Is Us and really didn't feel like going on camera looking all puffy). Well, that plan quickly went out the window, because by the time the last five minutes rolled around, I was a full-on sobbing mess.
This post contains spoilers for the final season of .Grace and Frankie, starring Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin, was never going to end Thelma & Louise–style. “No, no, no, no, never,” cocreator Marta Kauffman assures me during a recent call. “That would be so depressing.
Grace & Frankie is coming to an end. While fans are surely sad to see the mature-leaning scripted series conclude, there is one last surprise viewers can expect as they tune in to catch the final episodes.During an appearance on The Late Late Show with James Corden, Grace & Frankie star Jane Fonda teased a high-profile cameo fans will enjoy in the last episodes.“It’s not just that Dolly joins us,” the Oscar-winning actress began, “it’s the way that she is brought into the story that will knock your socks off.” Before she finished sharing, Fonda added, “It is so beautiful and so moving and unique.
Emily Longeretta SPOILER ALERT: Do not read if you have not watched the final episodes of “Grace and Frankie,” now streaming on Netflix.It’s the end of the road for “Grace and Frankie.” The longest-running Netflix original series dropped its final 12 hours on Friday, bringing the total count to 94 episodes. The comedy, created by Marta Kauffman, followed Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda’s Grace Hanson and Frankie Bergstein who became friends after their husbands revealed they were in love with each other.During the last episode, Sol (Sam Waterston) helped Robert (Martin Sheen) through his memory loss, bringing him back to the hotel where they shared their first kiss in the elevator.
When Grace and Frankie drops for its seventh and final season April 29, fans will have to bid farewell to more than just good laughs about yam lubricant and hydraulic-assisted toilet seats. The comedy from Marta Kauffman and Howard J. Morris is one of the last remaining series that features golden agers who actually address golden age topics. For all the talk in Hollywood about inclusion, there remains an astonishing lack of shows that both cast — and provide authentic depictions of — older Americans.
Grace and Frankie: A Farewell to 7 Seasons with Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin, the cast and creators reflect on the long-running comedy series about two women who become friends after their husbands leave them for each other. The show first dropped on Netflix in 2015, and has been one of Netflix's most successful comedies. The drops on Friday, April 29.In Netflix's Gracie and Frankie farewell special, and Tomlin discuss a plotline from the third season in which Gracie and Frankie start a vibrator company for women with arthritis to prove that older women have sexual needs like anyone else. "I'm a big fan of vibrators," said.
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Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin are opening up about welcoming Dolly Parton onto the Grace & Frankie set.
Netflix film The Gray Man have just been released – take a look below.The forthcoming thriller comes from Joe and Anthony Russo, who directed several Avengers films. It will also star Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, Billy Bob Thornton and Bridgerton‘s Regé-Jean Page.The film is based on the novel of the same name by Mark Greaney, with a screenplay written by Joe Russo alongside Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely.Take a look at some first-look images here:A plot synopsis shared by Netflix for the film reads: “The Gray Man is CIA operative Court Gentry (Ryan Gosling), aka, Sierra Six.
The second half of Grace and Frankie’s final series is arriving on Netflix this week.
Grace and Frankie, but, in real life, the actress has recently become a full-blown teetotaler.In an interview with about the final season of the show—the longest-running original series in Netflix history—Fonda revealed that she stopped drinking. “And here's why: It's because even with one drink, like, if I had a martini tonight, I would be at half-mast tomorrow,” she explained. “Now, that wasn't true when I was younger.
Jane Fonda isn't worried about growing older. Fonda stopped by to promote her Netflix series , where she gave her opinion on aging.«I'm super-conscious that I'm closer to death. And it doesn't really bother me that much,» Fonda said.«What bothers me is that my body is, you know basically not mine!» she continued.