The Parting Shot with H. Alan Scott
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The Parting Shot with H. Alan Scott
Newsweek’s H. Alan Scott delivers your weekly dose of pop culture with the Parting Shot. Every week you’ll get celebrity interviews, award show coverage, and the rundown on exactly what to watch, read, and listen to in culture. Consider the Parting Shot your one stop shop for everything pop culture.
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Ginger Minj & Jujubee on Stop! That! Train!, RuPaul and the Art of Being Stupid Together
Ginger Minj and Jujubee stop by to talk about their new film Stop! That! Train!, the World of Wonder and Bleecker Street comedy that casts them as the...
Kristen Kish Is Refreshingly Honest About Top Chef, Traitors and Her Journey
Kristen Kish has had one of the most exciting years in food television, and she's not slowing down. The ‘Top Chef’ host sat down with Newsweek’s H. A...
The Comeback's Laura Silverman: Lisa Kudrow Made Me 'Click In'
With The Comeback's 20-year journey now complete, Laura Silverman joined Newsweek’s H. Alan Scott to reflect on what it meant to play Jane, the docume...
Andrew Scott Made Me Watch ‘Pressure’ and Now I Can't Stop Checking the Forecast
Andrew Scott sat down with Newsweek’s H. Alan Scott to talk ‘Pressure,’ the WWII film where he plays James Stagg, the meteorologist who convinced Eise...
Allison Janney, Andrew Rannells and Jim Rash on HBO's Miss You, Love You
Oscar-winner Allison Janney, Andrew Rannells and writer-director Jim Rash sit down with Newsweek’s H. Alan Scott to talk about HBO's ‘Miss You, Love Y...
Our Lady J on The Burroughs, Broadway Dreams and Being Seen
Writer and producer Our Lady J, also known as Yona Speidel, talks The Burroughs, queer storytelling, career pivots and why she's done chasing one lane...
Judith Light on ‘The Terror: Devil in Silver’ and Defying Hollywood's Rules
Judith Light talks The Terror: Devil in Silver on AMC+/Shudder, career reinvention and why there's nothing to get in life — only what you can give. If...
Summer House's Luke Gulbranson Is Done With Reality TV. He Wants Congress
Luke Gulbranson went from Summer House to the campaign trail. Now he's running for Congress in Minnesota and making his case.
"Congress doesn't...
Stop! That! Train! Director Says Comedies Belong in Movie Theaters
Director Adam Shankman on Stop! That! Train!, bringing comedy back to theaters and why stupidity is exactly what we need.
"I hope I did my part...
World of Wonder Co-Founders on Why ‘Stop! That! Train!’ Matters
Randy Barbato and Fenton Bailey on World of Wonder, Stop! That! Train! and why RuPaul was born to lead a disaster movie.
In a media landscape t...
Will Sharpe on Playing Mozart, Paul Bettany and Life After White Lotus
Will Sharpe has been on a roll since White Lotus, and now he's taking on one of fiction's most iconic roles — Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in the Starz ori...
Laurie Metcalf Had the Broadway Season of Her Life and She Earned It
Tony and Emmy winner Laurie Metcalf reflects on her remarkable Broadway season, Death of a Salesman, co-star Nathan Lane and the enduring legacy of Ro...
Sally Field on 'Remarkably Bright Creatures' and Why She Isn't Done Yet
Sally Field opens up about playing Tova in Netflix's Remarkably Bright Creatures, based on the bestselling book—a story about loneliness, loss and an...
Margo's Got Money Troubles: Michelle Pfeiffer and Nick Offerman Go Deep
Michelle Pfeiffer and Nick Offerman talk Apple TV’s Margo's Got Money Troubles, working with David E. Kelley and that infamous Catwoman Oscars snub fo...
Richard Gadd on ‘Half Man,’ Masculinity and Life After ‘Baby Reindeer’
Richard Gadd follows Baby Reindeer with Half Man, an HBO limited series about two repressed ‘brothers’ in Glasgow. “I came up with the two characters ...
Beaches Star Jessica Vosk Is a Bette Midler Purist. You Will Be Too
Jessica Vosk on stepping into Bette Midler's legacy with the Broadway musical ‘Beaches’ and why she's not your typical Broadway girl.
"There's...
RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 18 Finale: The Top Three Myki, Nini and Darlene on Their Path to the Crown
Before Friday's MTV finale, the top three queens of RuPaul's Drag Race season 18 join H. Alan Scott to reflect on their path to the crown. Darlene Mit...
Lisa Rinna Wrote the Book on Reinventing Yourself
Lisa Rinna has made a career out of saying yes, and it's working. The actress, author and reality television icon joins us to talk about her New York...
Billy Magnussen Fought Hard for His Role in AMC's 'The Audacity'
Billy Magnussen has spent the past twenty years adding diverse roles to his resume, and ‘The Audacity’ is emblematic of an actor coming into his own. ...
Is Reality TV Dying? We Have Thoughts.
What’s going on with reality TV? Why is it so... bad right now? Newsweek’s H. Alan Scott is joined by Newsweek colleagues (and reality TV fanatics) Je...
From Druski to Bryon Noem: Why Conservatives Are Always the Last Ones in on the Joke
This week, the internet handed conservatives two gifts wrapped in irony, and they opened both boxes with a press release and a cease-and-desist threat...
CBS News’ David Begnaud on Landing Oprah, Barry Diller and Building Do Good Crew
CBS News journalist David Begnaud has spent decades telling other people's stories. Now he's building something of his own. Begnaud joins the Parting...
Is Riz Ahmed’s ‘Bait’ a Not-So-Subtle James Bond Audition? Maybe
Riz Ahmed wants to make "category killers" — and ‘Bait,’ his new Prime Video series about a London actor faking a James Bond audition, is exactly that...
Michael Patrick King on Writing ‘The Comeback’ and Why Lisa Kudrow's Performance Is One of a Kind
The Comeback is back, and Michael Patrick King is here to talk about it. The co-creator and director joins Newsweek’s H. Alan Scott to break down how...
Dan Bucatinsky on The Comeback, Billy's Big Moment, and Why Valerie Cherish Is Actually a Heroine
Dan Bucatinsky has been in Valerie Cherish's corner since the very beginning, and he's here to make the case for why she's always been a heroine, not...
Lisa Kudrow on Valerie Cherish, AI and Why ‘The Comeback’ Always Arrives Right on Time
She's back, and she needs to be heard. Lisa Kudrow joins the Newsweek's H. Alan Scott to talk about The Comeback season three, the one we didn't know...
40 Years of South by Southwest: The Festival That Changed It All
South by Southwest is celebrating its 40th anniversary, and it looks different than it ever has. Greg Rosenbaum, the festival's head of programming, j...
Why Outlander Hits Different, With Reshma Gopaldas
The Outlander audience is massive, and I learned that firsthand when I chatted with Caitríona Balfe, who plays Claire in the beloved, long-running Sta...
The Hulk Hogan Sex Tape That Ended Gawker But Led A.J. Daulerio to Sobriety
Some stories don't have clean endings. A.J. Daulerio published Hulk Hogan's sex tape, watched Gawker collapse under the weight of a $140 million lawsu...
A Musical Retelling of Gwyneth Paltrow's Ski Trial? Now That's Goop Comedy
I love weird. I especially love weird when it incorporates my favorite moments in pop culture. So when I recently saw Linus Karp and Joseph Martin's l...
Survivor 50's First Boots: Jenna Lewis-Dougherty and Kyle Fraser
Jenna Lewis-Dougherty and Kyle Fraser join Newsweek’s H. Alan Scott to break down their Survivor 50 exits, shocking game moves and who they're rooting...
After Lucifer, Tom Ellis Is Keeping His Shirt On in CBS’ CIA
Tom Ellis is ready for his next chapter. The actor talks CBS’ CIA, the new Dick Wolf drama he couldn't turn down. It’s a character who won't be naked...
Gabriel Basso Says The Night Agent Season 3 Changes Everything
Gabriel Basso is back as Peter Sutherland in season three of Netflix’s The Night Agent, and he's thinking big. "Relatability breeds success and succes...
Outlander's Caitriona Balfe Bids Farewell: 'A Quarter of Our Lives'
Caitriona Balfe reflects on the final season of the STARZ epic historical drama Outlander, bidding farewell to Claire, and to Sam Heughan’s Jamie Fras...
Daniel Radcliffe on Tracy Morgan: ‘You Can't Compare Him to Anyone’
Daniel Radcliffe on starring with Tracy Morgan in The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins, his Broadway journey and Harry Potter: “I love that people love...
Plus Size Park Hoppers: Fighting Fat-Phobia One Ride at a Time
Stephanie and Ashley from Plus Size Park Hoppers join Newsweek’s H. Alan Scott to discuss how their viral Instagram and TikTok accounts help plus-size...
Molly Sims: Building YSE Beauty Beyond the Famous Face
Molly Sims joins Newsweek’s H. Alan Scott to talk about building YSE Beauty from the ground up. The model-turned-entrepreneur opens up about her skin...
Candiace Dillard Bassett on 'Traitors' Exit and Rob's Shocking Betrayal
The Real Housewives of Potomac’s Candiace Dillard Bassett came to play when she walked into the The Traitors castle. After her shocking banishment, sh...
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Welcome to The Parting Shot! Your weekly dose of pop culture with H. Alan Scott. Conversations with celebrities, award show coverage, chats with indus...
Jack Whitehall Trades Punchlines for Suburban Anxiety in The Burbs
Comedian Jack Whitehall is trading punchlines for the “good type of nerves” in the new series The Burbs. In this latest role, the British comedian nav...