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‘Lorne’: The Man Who Made Everyone Famous but Himself

October 22, 2026 Robert Dean 0 Comments 30 Rock, Adam Sandler, Alec Baldwin, American comedy, Book and Film Globe, Broadway Video, celebrity documentaries, Colin Jost, comedy documentary, comedy legends, Conan OBrien, documentary review, Eddie Murphy, entertainment industry, Fred Armisen, Jimmy Fallon, John Belushi, Late Night, late-night television, Lorne, Lorne Michaels, Lorne Michaels succession, Michael Che, Morgan Neville, NBC, Netflix, Paul Simon, Saturday Night Live, show business, sketch comedy, SNL, SNL 50th anniversary, SNL documentary, Steve Martin, streaming documentaries, television history, The Blues Brothers, The New Show, The Tonight Show, Tina Fey, Wayne's World, Will Ferrell

Morgan Neville’s new documentary explores the mastermind behind Saturday Night Live, who built a comedy empire while keeping his own life stubbornly offstage.

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But ‘Who is Martin Mull?’

October 21, 2026October 26, 2026 Samuel Porteous 0 Comments 1970s comedy, absurdist comedy, addiction, alcoholism, America 2-Night, American comedy, artistic identity, Best in Show, Billy Joel, Bob Saget, Bruce Springsteen, celebrity documentaries, Christopher Guest, comedy documentary, comedy history, contemporary art, documentary film, documentary review, Eric Idle, fame, Fernwood 2 Night, Fred Willard, Johnny Carson, Martin Mull, Monty Python, mortality, music history, musical comedy, Neil Berkeley, Netflix, Norman Lear, painting, Rhode Island School of Design, RISD, satire, Seth MacFarlane, Steve Martin, television history, The Fabulous Furniture, The History of White People in America, The Larry Sanders Show, The Tonight Show, Tom Waits, Waiting for Guffman, Wendy Haas, Who Is Martin Mull?

A star-studded meditation on mortality is also very funny

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Was Peter Asher Pop Music’s Zelig or Svengali? ‘Everywhere Man’ Offers Answers

June 20, 2026June 19, 2026 Jim Allen 0 Comments 000 Maniacs, 10, 1960s music, 1970s music, Apple Records, Billy Joel, Bonnie Raitt, British Invasion, Carnaby Street, Carole King, Cher, classic rock, Dan Geller, Danny Kortchmar, Dayna Goldfine, Diana Ross, documentary review, Elton John, Eric Idle, Everywhere Man, folk rock, George Martin, Gordon Waller, Immediate Family, James Taylor, Jane Asher, Lee Sklar, Linda Ronstadt, los angeles music scene, Lyle Lovett, music criticism, music documentaries, music history, music managers, Natalie Merchant, Paul McCartney, Peter and Gordon, Peter Asher, pop music, Randy Newman, record producers, Robin Williams, rock and roll history, rock documentaries, Russ Kunkel, singer songwriters, Steve Martin, Swinging London, The Beatles, The Section, Twiggy, Waddy Wachtel

The documentary follows Asher from Swingin’ London to laid-back L.A… and beyond.

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‘I Like Me’ Reminds Us Why John Candy Still Matters

October 28, 2025October 29, 2025 Robert Dean 0 Comments 2025 films, Bill Murray, Canadian cinema, Catherine O'Hara, Colin Hanks, comedy documentaries, I Like Me, John Candy, Ryan Reynolds, Steve Martin

Colin Hanks’ documentary captures the warmth, humor, and heartbreak of a larger-than-life Canadian

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Everything That’s Streaming in October 2025

October 2, 2025October 7, 2025 Jake Harris 0 Comments America Ferrera, Anthony Ramos, Bill Murray, Brittany Snow, Catherine O'Hara, Charlie Hunnam, Cillian Murphy, Criterion Channel 2000s Horror, Criterion Channel Body Horror, Criterion Channel John Carpenter films, Criterion Channel John Woo Hong Kong action, Dan Aykroyd, Devil in Disguise John Wayne Gacy Peacock Michael Chernus, Don’t Date Brandon Paramount Plus true crime, Down Cemetery Road, Emma Thompson, Eugene Levy, Greta Lee, Guy Pearce, Hand That Rocks the Cradle, Hell House LLC Lineage, Idris Elba, Jared Harris, Jason Clarke, John Candy I Like Me documentary, Johnny Knoxville, Kathryn Bigelow A House of Dynamite, Kiera Knightley, Love Is Blind Season 9, Maika Monroe, Maintenance Required rom-com, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Matthew McConaughey, Mayor of Kingstown Season 4 Jeremy Renner Edie Falco, Murdaugh Death in the Family, Nobody Wants This Season 2 Adam Brody Kristen Bell, October 2025 streaming guide, OTHER David Moreau, Patricia Arquette, Play Dirty Mark Wahlberg Shane Black, Rebecca Ferguson, Richard Linklater, Robert De Niro, Ruth Wilson, Saturday Night Live Season 51 Bad Bunny Amy Poehler Sabrina Carpenter, Selling Sunset Season 9, Something Wicked This Way Comes, Star Wars Visions Season 3, Steve Martin, Steven Spielberg, Stiller & Meara Ben Stiller documentary, The Boulet Brothers Dragula Titans Season 2, The Chair Company Tim Robinson, The Last Frontier, The Lost Bus Paul Greengrass, The White House Effect, The Woman in Cabin 10, Twisted Wonderland anime, Vampirina Teenage Vampire live action, VHS Halloween Shudder, Zoey Deutch

Spooky season is here! This month’s streaming offerings promise a scary good time.

Everything That’s Streaming In August 2024

August 1, 2024August 26, 2024 Rachel Llewellyn 0 Comments Bad Monkey, Batman: The Caped Crusader, City of God, Elizabeth Taylor, Jane Lynch, Jeff Goldblum, Joe Rogan, Kaos, Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, Martin Short, Masahi Kudo, Matt Damon, Only Murders In The Building, Rick And Morty, Selena Gomez, Steph Curry, Steve Martin, Terminator Zero, Vince Vaughn

New ‘Rick and Morty,’ ‘Batman’, and ‘Terminator’ stuff, the return of ‘Only Murders’ and ‘The Rings of Power,’ and much more!

August

Everything That’s Streaming in August 2023

August 2, 2023August 7, 2023 Rachel Llewellyn 0 Comments Archer, Ashoka, Billions, Damian Lewis, Dan Harmon, John C. Reilly, Johnny Cash, Jon Benjamin, Lodge 49, Martin Short, Matthew Broderick, Meryl Streep, Only Murders In The Building, Painkiller, Paul Giamatti, Paul Rudd, Physical, Reservation Dogs, Rosario Dawson, Rose Byrne, Selena Gomez, Steve Martin, Strange Planet, The Chi, The Wonder Years, Winning Time

Last call for ‘Physical,’ ‘Archer,’ ‘Reservation Dogs,’ and ‘Billions’

Only Murders in the Building

Another Murder in the Building

July 7, 2022July 11, 2022 Asher Luberto 0 Comments Amy Schumer, Martin Short, Only Murders In The Building, Selena Gomez, Shirly MacLaine, Steve Martin

‘Only Murders’ only improves for season 2

June

Everything That’s Streaming in June

June 2, 2022June 6, 2022 Rachel Llewellyn 0 Comments Adam Sandler, Alicia Vikander, Anya Taylor-Joy, Cillian Murpy, For All Mankind, Hustle, Irma Vep, Jeff Bridges, Martin Short, Mickey Rourke, Ms. Marvel, Olivier Assayas, Only Murders In The Building, Peaky Blinders, Physical, Richard Pryor, Ronald Moore, Rose Byrne, Sana Amanat, Selena Gomez, Seth MacFarlane, South Park, Steve Martin, The Boys, The Old Man, The Orville, The Umbrella Academy, Tina Fey, Tom Hardy, WarHunt, Westworld

Content is busting out all over

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BFG Week in Review Podcast #054: ‘The Flight Attendant,’ Problems at Netflix, and ‘King Tut’

May 2, 2022May 24, 2022 Book and Film Globe Staff 0 Comments BFG, Dr. Demento, Kaley Cuoco, King Tut, Netflix, Steve Martin, The Flight Attendant, Trivia Quest

Raised in Arizona, our host Neal Pollack and his guests break down the culture

King Tut

Tut Tut

April 29, 2022May 2, 2022 Jake Harris 0 Comments Cuties, King Tut, Licorice Pizza, Saturday Night Live, Steve Martin, The Last Duel

How did we get so funky about media literacy?

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BFG Podcast #019: ‘Shang-Chi,’ ‘Only Murders In The Building,” and More

September 5, 2021June 16, 2022 Book and Film Globe Staff 0 Comments Kung Fu, Martin Short, Only Murders In The Building, Shang-Chi, Steve Martin

Our editor and writers break down the week in pop culture and literature

Only Murders In The Building

‘Only Murders In The Building’, They Wrote

September 3, 2021March 10, 2022 Paula Shaffer 0 Comments Martin Short, Only Murders In The Building, Selena Gomez, Steve Martin, Sting, true crime

Steve Martin, Martin Short (and Selena Gomez) together again, living the true crime dream

Waiting For Godot

Waiting for a Better Godot

June 17, 2021March 15, 2022 Matt Hanson 0 Comments Ethan Hawke, John Leguizamo, Robin Williams, Samuel Beckett, Steve Martin, Tariq Trotter, Waiting for Godot, Wallace Shawn

A wacky all-star online Zoom version of the play brings some laughs, but loses Beckett’s dark poetry

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Kevin Hart Gives a Fuck

December 4, 2020December 8, 2020 Michael Patrick Welch 0 Comments Ellen DeGeneres, Kevin Hart, Steve Martin, Zero Fucks Given

‘Zero Fucks Given’ on Netflix, the standup equivalent of an ‘Unplugged’ special

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