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Katcy Stephan Actor and comedian Zach Woods has signed with the Gersh Agency for representation in all areas. Woods is best known for his work on critically acclaimed series “Silicon Valley” and “The Office.” He played Donald “Jared” Dunn for six seasons on “Silicon Valley” and joined “The Office” as Gabe Lewis starting in Season 6.

EXCLUSIVE: Strand Entertainment, the newly launched management/production company of industry veterans Jeff Golenberg and Jason Shapiro, has signed actress Robin Tunney.

Aubrey Plaza is hanging out with a former co-star!

Aubrey Plaza and Noah Centineo were seen mingling during a night out at a movie theater this week.

While filming her new film "Somebody I Used to Know," actress Alison Brie was taxed with filming intimate scenes with co-star Jay Ellis.  A seemingly normal request for a romantic comedy, Brie was directed in said scenes by her husband, Dave Franco, with whom she co-wrote the film. "It doesn't make Dave and I uncomfortable," the actress told Jezebel of having her husband's direction during sex scenes.

Alison Brie and Dave Franco are pros at not making things awkward on set together, including the times when Franco has to direct his wife’s sex scenes.

Season 2 of The White Lotus is all about infidelity, but offscreen, many of the cast members are happily married.

“People are catching up on films,” is how one arthouse executive described the current moment in specialty, which echoes the slowdown in studio wide releases.

In this episode of The Discourse Podcast, we talk to actress Alison Brie (“Community”) and director Jeff Baena (“The Little Hours”), both of whom are currently out promoting their latest project that they co-wrote together, “Spin Me Round.” It’s their third collaboration following “The Little Hours” (2017) and “Horse Girl” (2020), the latter of which Brie starred in and co-wrote.

— or maybe we should say Benvenuto! For fans who fell in love with HBO's hit dark comedy, the show's second season can't come soon enough.While viewers await the premiere, reportedly slated for this October, HBO and the season's cast members have been dropping some crumbs as to what's in store when the show heads to the south of Italy. As one of the new faces joining the show, Aubrey Plaza told ET's Cassie DiLaura she's been wanting to work with ' creator, Mike White. «To be brought into that family,» Plaza says,"...it’s everything to me." Plaza will reportedly play Harper Spiller, a woman vacationing with her husband and some friends. In the midst of continued hype around the show more than a year after its debut (hello, 11 Emmy nominations), Plaza assured fans will be getting something fresh with the second season in Sicily. «I know it’s a lot to live up to, but Mike is so good about making the second season different,» she says. «It's still , but now it’s in Italy, so it has a totally different vibe and so, I think people are going to be surprised.»One thing fans love about the show that is going to be back? Another performance from Jennifer Coolidge.

Alison Brie and Dave Franco are one of those rare Hollywood couples that seem to just work. Brie says one reason for their close connection apparently stems from them working hard to keep in touch, despite their schedules.

Alison Brie keeps close to husband Dave Franco at the premiere of her new movie, Spin Me Round, held at The London West Hollywood at Beverly Hills on Wednesday (August 17) in West Hollywood, Calif.

Alison Brie and Dave Franco are one of those rare Hollywood couples that seem to just work. Brie says one reason for their close connection apparently stems from them working hard to keep in touch, despite their schedules.Brie and Franco walked the red carpet at a special IFC screening of her new film,, at The London West Hollywood at Beverly Hills, and the celebrated actress spoke with ET's Cassie DiLaura about her happy marriage of five years — as well as their upcoming project.Brie is starring in the forthcoming romantic dramedy, which Franco is directing and was co-written by the couple.«To me the best part is getting to experience all these other people on set realizing how incredible he is,» Brie said of getting to work with her husband on a film.

EXCLUSIVE: IFC Films has acquired North American rights to the comedy Bar Fight!, starring Melissa Fumero (Brooklyn Nine-Nine), Rachel Bloom (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend), Luka Jones (Shrill) and Julian Gant (Call Me Kat), with plans for a day-and-date release on November 11.

EXCLUSIVE: Jeff Baena’s Spin Me Round, which made its world premiere at SXSW last month, has seen its North American rights get scooped up by IFC Films and AMC+. The pic will hit theatres and VOD and stream exclusively on AMC+ this summer.

Peter Debruge Chief Film CriticA frothy wish-fulfillment comedy that takes a few wildly unpredictable turns, “Spin Me Round” serves up an al dente satire of corporate retreat culture by following the manager of a popular pasta restaurant on an all-expenses-paid trip to Italy, where nothing goes as she expected. Amber (Alison Brie) imagines something along the lines of the company’s TV commercials, in which handsome Tuscan Grove founder Nick Martucci (Alessandro Nivola) serves pasta in the shade of the family villa — the ideal backdrop for a straightforward rom-com scenario.

Amber (Alison Brie) is stuck in year nine of a dead-end job managing a Bakersfield franchise of a beloved Italian restaurant chain called Tuscan Grove. Waking up next to her cat, her day-to-day includes training new employees on the cash register, breaking up fights in the kitchen, and reheating the chain’s signature Alfredo sauce in the microwave.

Secret’s out! Amy Schumer accidentally announced the birth of Michael Cera and his wife Nadine’s first child together.

EXCLUSIVE: The Many Saints Of Newark star Alessandro Nivola is set to join Sony Pictures’ Marvel movie Kraven the Hunter, starring Aaron Taylor Johnson in the titular role. It’s unknown who Nivola will be playing other then it being the villain in the film. He joins a cast that already includes Ariana DeBose, Russell Crowe and Fred Hechinger

EXCLUSIVE: Jake Picking, who can be seen next in the highly anticipated Top Gun: Maverick, has signed with Brillstein Entertainment Partners for representation.

On a whim! Aubrey Plaza explained how her impromptu wedding to Jeff Baena came about during the COVID-19 lockdown.

Aubrey Plaza has revealed she is married to her long-term partner Jeff Baena. The 36-year-old actress has confirmed she and Jeff have tied the knot after a decade together, as she referred to him as her “dear husband” in an Instagram post.

After a decade together, Aubrey Plaza and her man just gave us all the surprise of a lifetime!

Sealing the deal! Aubrey Plaza and Jeff Baena are married after a decade-long relationship.

Congratulations to the happy couple! Aubrey Plaza shared in an Instagram post on May 7 that she and her longtime partner, Jeff Baena, tied the knot. The Parks & Recreation actress, 36, took to social media to celebrate her longtime love’s recent career accomplishment, and let slip that Jeff is now her husband.

Aubrey Plaza just revealed some very happy news in the most subtle way!

One of the more interesting pandemic-era film narratives to emerge, Jeff Baena’s Showtime series “Cinema Toast,” reconditions classic film footage from the public domain, overlaying new dialogue and situations to create new hybrid shorts, landing somewhere between “Mystery Science 3000” and the early 2000s show “MXC.” Produced by The Duplass Brothers, and featuring a host of famous indie directors – including Baena, Alex Ross Perry, David Lowery, Kris Rey, Aubrey Plaza, among others – “Cinema

Aubrey Plaza is opening up about her new role behind the camera!

Joe Otterson TV ReporterShowtime has ordered the anthology series “Cinema Toast” from creator Jeff Baena and executive producers the Duplass brothers.The series is described as a post-modernist reinvention of older movies that turns pre-existing imagery from the public domain on its head to tell brand new unique stories. It will feature the voices of actors like Alison Brie, Nick Offerman, Fred Armisen, John Early, Christina Ricci, Megan Mullally, Chloe Fineman and Chris Meloni.

Showtime has ordered a new anthology series, Cinema Toast, created by Jeff Baena (The Little Hours) and produced by the Duplass Brothers (Room 104), set to stream later this month. The series is described as a post-modernist reinvention of older movies that turns pre-existing imagery from the public domain on its head to tell new unique stories. All 10 episodes of Cinema Toast will premiere on Showtime’s on-demand streaming and partner platforms on Tuesday, April 20.

Aubrey Plaza and Jeff Baena pose for a cute photo while attending Arclight’s Drive-in screening of their film The Little Hours on Wednesday (August 19) in Los Angeles.

Aubrey Plaza and boyfriend Jeff Baena enjoy some fresh air while taking their dogs for a walk around the neighborhood on Saturday afternoon (April 18) in Los Feliz, Calif.

In his three previous trips to the fest as director, Jeff Baena has brought Sundancers offerings ranging from a heartfelt zombie love story (Life After Beth) to a winking take (The Little Hours) on bawdy 14th-century tales of nuns and priests. So it's little surprise that Horse Girl, starring and co-written by Alison Brie, is hard to categorize.

A funny thing happens about a third of the way into “Horse Girl,” Jeff Baena’s fourth Sundance feature after “Life After Beth,” “Joshy” and “The Little Hours.” Or rather, a funny thing stops happening: the familiar, steady-heartbeat rhythms of the low-budget social awkwardness comedy become erratic, tachycardiac, as the initially endearing foibles of the film’s heroine, Sarah (a revelatory Alison Brie), are found to have deeper roots and more painful ramifications than feels right to laugh at.

GLOW star Alison Brie will be returning to your Netflix Originals queue long before Season 4 takes us back into the wrestling ring. The actress stars in Horse Girl, a new film that is poised to be way more twisted than anything we've seen from her before.