Melissa McCarthy

5 Things Learned at CinemaCon: Fading A-Listers, Killer Comedies, Where Are the Minorities?

April 18, 2013 By Brent Lang & Lucas Shaw 4 weeks ago

The five takeaways for Hollywood studios to ponder following the Vegas exhibition show

  

Melissa McCarthy: Men Who Say Women Aren't Funny Should Get Out Of Their Caves

April 18, 2013 By Brent Lang 4 weeks ago

Sandra Bullock says "Bridesmaids" and "The Heat" show women shouldn't be censored

  

CinemaCon: 'Heat' Director Paul Feig Says Boston Can Get Through Bombings

April 17, 2013 By Brent Lang 5 weeks ago

"The Heat" director shot the buddy cop comedy in the city

  

'Freaks and Geeks' Creator Paul Feig on Network TV: 'Nobody Under 35 Cares'

April 10, 2013 By Lucas Shaw 5 weeks ago

While speaking during an NAB conference in Vegas, the comic writer-director said he would rather have his new show on QVC 

  

Melissa McCarthy on 'SNL': 'The Voice' Judges Flip for Her Singing (Video)

April 7, 2013 By Brent Lang 6 weeks ago

The judges fight to land her on their team after she sings 'Don't Mess With My Toot Toot"
 

  

Steve Carell, Melissa McCarthy Among MTV Movie Awards Presenters

March 29, 2013 By Tim Kenneally 7 weeks ago

Seth Rogen, Chris Rock and Adam Sandler will also be doling out trophies

  

Melissa McCarthy Stops by 'Sesame Street' to Learn About Choreography (Video)

March 20, 2013 By Brent Lang 9 weeks ago

The "Bridesmaids" star and Elmo cut up a rug

  

Oscars 2013: Melissa McCarthy, Liam Neeson, John Travolta, Salma Hayek Named as Presenters

February 18, 2013 By Brent Lang 13 weeks ago

All four are prior Oscar nominees

  

Rex Reed Ripped for Calling Melissa McCarthy 'Tractor-Sized' and 'Hippo' in Review

February 8, 2013 By Tim Kenneally 14 weeks ago

"Melissa McCarthy ('Bridesmaids') is a gimmick comedian who has devoted her short career to being obese and obnoxious with equal success," Reed also wrote

  

'Identity Thief' Reviews: Is Melissa McCarthy's Latest Another 'Bridesmaids'?

February 8, 2013 By Brent Lang 14 weeks ago

Critics have not been kind to "Identity Thief"

  

'Identity Thief' Review: Two Stolen Hours You'll Never Get Back

February 7, 2013 By Alonso Duralde 14 weeks ago

Melissa McCarthy and Jason Bateman are no match for the comedy quicksand of this labored, dull effort

  

Creative Arts Emmys 2012: Behind the Scenes

September 16, 2012 By Mikey Glazer 35 weeks ago

A 103-degree red carpet, roll-away coolers of ice water, competing “Bridesmaids” and the hidden highlights and stolen moments inside Saturday’s Creative Arts Emmys.

  

Halle Berry, Joseph Gordon-Levitt Among 'Sesame Street' Guests This Season

August 6, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 41 weeks ago

Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Halle Berry will join with Maya Rudolph, Jon Hamm and Steve Carell, among many others, on 43rd season of "Sesame Street"

  

Party Report: Melissa McCarthy Stays Mum, Sharing a Sunday with Steven Tyler

March 12, 2012 By Mikey Glazer 1 year ago

Vocal rest for Melissa McCarthy, no such thing for Kurt Sutter and a too-young-to-drive Disney star goes for hot cars. The week on the party circuit.

  

Chuck Lorre, Michael Eisner, Bunim/Murray Inducted Into TV Academy Hall of Fame

March 2, 2012 By Mikey Glazer 1 year ago

Jon Cryer hosts tribute to "people who are not French"

  

Oscar 2012 Parties: 'The Battle Plan Is Unbelievable'

February 21, 2012 By Mikey Glazer 1 year ago

Here are the talking points for the best of this week's parties before and after the Oscar ceremony

  

Melissa McCarthy Comedy Pilot Picked Up by CBS; Husband Will Star

February 9, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 1 year ago

"Bridesmaids" star Melissa McCarthy's husband Ben Falcone will play a 37-year-old man who moves back in with his parents after going broke

  

Melissa McCarthy, Chris Rock Getting Married for a Romantic Comedy? (Update)

February 3, 2012 By Kimberly Potts 1 year ago

Rock is writing the script in which he and the "Bridesmaids" Oscar nominee would play a dysfunctional "Jerry Springer couple"

  

'Bridesmaids' Cast to Present at the Oscars

January 26, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 1 year ago

Maya Rudolph, Kristen Wiig and the gang are tapped to class up the movie industry's big night

  

'Mike & Molly' Plans May Wedding

January 11, 2012 By Tim Molloy 1 year ago

TCA: Wedding just may coincide with sweeps

  

Muppets, Bieber, 'Skin I Live In' Among 2012 Dorian Award Nominees

January 11, 2012 By Kimberly Potts 1 year ago

ABC comedy "Happy Endings" receives four nominations, including TV Comedy of the Year, from the Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association

  

Beth McCarthy-Miller to Direct Melissa McCarthy Comedy 'Tammy'

January 9, 2012 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

McCarthy-Miller is best known for her television work, most notably "Saturday Night Live"

  

Santa Barbara Film Fest Lineup: From 'Barrymore' to Andy Serkis to 'Ben Hur'

January 5, 2012 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

Festival announces nearly 200 films, plus awards for Melissa McCarthy, Rooney Mara, Shailene Woodley, Demian Bichir and Patton Oswalt

  

After a Day of Critics Honors, the Awards Race Is Still a Confusing Mess

December 11, 2011 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

On a day when Melissa McCarthy won twice as many acting awards as Meryl Streep, the awards picture didn't get any clearer

  

Melissa McCarthy Is Vaudeville Star Lulu Diamonds ('SNL' Video)

October 2, 2011 By Daniel Frankel 1 year ago

She stars in an "SNL" skit that targets everything from TCM to shapely and overtly sexual Vaudeville-era actresses

  

Oscar Buzz: The Extremely Loud and Incredibly Oscar-Baity Trailer

October 1, 2011 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

Can Melissa McCarthy break into the Supporting Actress race, and how Oscar-worthy is the new Stephen Daldry movie? A look at what Academy Awards trackers have to say about the big races