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☆ Mayan Lopez and George Lopez use TV show to heal relationship
  + stars: | 2022-11-14 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com   time to read: +3 min
Mayan Lopez’s co-star in her new NBC sitcom “ Lopez vs Lopez ” happens to be her real-life dad, George Lopez. As is the Lopez way, art imitates life: George’s previous TV roles in “The George Lopez Show” and “Lopez” were also based on his real life. After divorcing her mother, Ann, in 2012, Mayan Lopez says she felt resentment toward her dad and the two didn’t have much contact until they reconnected during the pandemic. I get to kind of have that (perspective) now.”The genesis of “Lopez vs Lopez” came about when TV producer Debby Wolfe stumbled upon Mayan’s TikTok account. “She was there for ‘The George Lopez Show’ that was based on (dad’s) life.
☆ Budd Friedman, Founder of The Improv, Has Died at 90
  + stars: | 2022-11-14 | by ( Ginger Adams Otis | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Budd Friedman , founder of The Improv comedy club franchise that launched some of the biggest careers in Hollywood, died Saturday in Los Angeles. He was 90 years old. Mr. Friedman was a Broadway producer in 1963 when he and his then-fiancee opened a coffee house for entertainers in New York that became The Improv.
☆ How a Disney creator helped edtech startup Paper create an interactive kids' streaming service that's like Peloton — but with math
  + stars: | 2022-11-11 | by ( Elaine Low | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
Paper Live, a interactive, educational live-streaming platform, launched in September 2022. The streamer is part of remote tutoring service Paper, which partners with school districts. This fall, it premiered Paper Live, a live-streaming service that includes an interactive element — and has a Hollywood-seasoned writer/executive producer at the helm. The newly expanded Paper Live launched around the start of the 2022-2023 academic year in the US. "We're seeing an uptick in not just usage of Paper Live but Paper in general because they're more familiar with the platform," said Cutler.
☆ How edtech startup Paper recruited a Disney creator to build a kids' streaming service that's like Peloton — but with math
  + stars: | 2022-11-03 | by ( Elaine Low | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
Paper Live, a interactive, educational live-streaming platform, launched in September 2022. The streamer is part of remote tutoring service Paper, which partners with school districts. This fall, it premiered Paper Live, a live-streaming service that includes an interactive element — and has a Hollywood-seasoned writer/executive producer at the helm. The newly expanded Paper Live launched around the start of the 2022-2023 academic year in the US. "We're seeing an uptick in not just usage of Paper Live but Paper in general because they're more familiar with the platform," said Cutler.
☆ I'm one of 11 writers on 'Abbott Elementary.' The job is just as fun as it seems — we argue about whose joke is best and collaborate on every episode.
  + stars: | 2022-11-02 | by ( Eboni Boykin-Patterson | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +12 min
Courtesy of Cerise CastleThe first episode I wrote for season two of "Abbott" was episode four, "Principal's Office," which aired in October. We always have a lot of fun in the writers room. At the same time, other writers get at least a joke or a substantial moment in another writer's episode. Writers are on set during filming to help problem solveThe job of a writer on set is really to problem solve. It's come up in the "Abbott" writers' room occasionally when we're casting and someone will say, "Hey, what about this person?"
☆ Facebook likely has your contact info — even if you never signed up for its services. Here's how to remove it.
  + stars: | 2022-11-01 | by ( Jordan Parker Erb | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +5 min
Speaking of Instagram: We reported that its parent company, Meta, likely has your contact information, even if you never shared it yourself — and even if you never signed up to use any of its services, including Instagram, Facebook, or Messenger. Facebook probably has your phone number, even if you never shared it. Facebook quietly rolled out the service, which lets people check whether the firm holds their contact information (such as their phone number or email address), and delete and block it. How to wipe your phone number from Facebook. In a separate leaked memo, engineers were told to work with "maniacal" urgency and bring their ideas to Musk directly.
☆ This entrepreneur says he found being laid off from Shopify 'empowering' — he now hosts improv workshops for businesses and charges around $2,000 per session
  + stars: | 2022-10-31 | by ( Madeline Stone | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
The Other Comedy Company uses improv games to help work teams meet their goals. In fact, he said he launched his business, called The Other Comedy Company, exactly one minute after he got the news. The Other Comedy Company facilitates comedy and improv workshops for businesses. Just over two months later, Shopify laid off about 1,000 people across the company. Myers said The Other Comedy Company currently employs four workshop facilitators, all of whom come from stand-up comedy or improv backgrounds.
☆ 'Ted Lasso' star Jason Sudeikis on the two rules that have helped him achieve his dream career
  + stars: | 2022-10-23 | by ( Morgan Smith | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +3 min
On "Ted Lasso" Jason Sudeikis' titular character, an American football coach who manages a British soccer team, leads with optimism, camaraderie and the occasional homemade biscuit to butter up his boss. Off-screen, however, the Emmy-winning actor has relied on different strategies to build a successful career. Sudeikis explained to Indeed CMO Jessica Jensen that while he was growing up in Overland Park, Kansas, the goal was to take improv classes and learn about comedy writing. Then, when he moved to Chicago, that goal became finding work at Second City, a comedy club with famous alumni like Steve Carell and Tina Fey. That experience taught Sudeikis another important career lesson that would stick with him: "Pay attention to the people who have carved a path slightly ahead of you."
☆ I was a writer on 'The Office' but ended up selling shirts at Macy's. Landing another TV writing job after the hit show was shockingly hard — and my race absolutely had something to do with it.
  + stars: | 2022-10-19 | by ( Eboni Boykin-Patterson | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +13 min
After a successful run on the show, he couldn't land another writers room job for over two years. It was my first TV writing job. A few years later, I got my first job on "The Office" through NBC's diversity program. Ryan Koh started working again fairly quickly as well. It was a race thing, for sureLooking back, I think that part of why I couldn't get another TV writing job after "The Office" was because the writers rooms were smaller.
☆ Alex Jones' billion-dollar judgement: The conspiracy theorist has turned career-ending setbacks into profit windfalls, but this could be too much to overcome
  + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( Ashley Collman | Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +22 min
Robbie Parker was later falsely called a crisis actor, and the Parkers are among those who sued Alex Jones for defamation. Longtime informal adviser to Donald Trump, Roger Stone (right), and and Alex Jones (left) speak to reporters in December 2018. Picture showing a computer screen displaying the Twitter account of Far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones taken on August 15, 2018 in Washington DC. "Alex Jones is likely to continue being Alex Jones, which means he's likely to try all kinds of shenanigans to avoid accountability," said Holt. "The money awarded in damages does not repair what Alex Jones has done to those parents' lives, but it could be a step towards dismantling the toxic empire that Alex Jones has built around his brand."
☆ Early internet star turned celebrity Andy Milonakis revolutionized live streaming and virality, but he still has regrets
  + stars: | 2021-07-31 | by ( Steven Asarch | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +9 min
One of those original viewers was Jimmy Kimmel, who had started hosting his Jimmy Kimmel Live show and found an affinity for the comedic actor. An executive had been badgering Kimmel for a television show to pitch, which started as scrounged together clips from the web and Jimmy Kimmel Live. Andy joined Twitch and pioneered the world of IRL streamingIn 2016, Milonakis started to gain renewed attention with his Twitch streams. "I really do love the ability to be my own boss and fly all over the world and stream it live," Milonakis said. And when I do really weird, crazy shit, I feel like people don't expect that of me."
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