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.
- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 30 minutes
- Episodes
- 338
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie’s ‘Encore’ Brings Back the Joy of ‘Simple Life’
Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie are ready to bring a little ‘sanasa’ to the world with Peacock’s Paris & Nicole: The Encore, their first project together since their reality show The Simple Life ended…
00:16:51 |
Thu 12 Dec 2024
Ray Romano on How ‘No Good Deed’ Is Unlike Anything He’s Done Before
The major thing about Netflix’s No Good Deed that appealed to Ray Romano was that it was unlike anything he’d done before. “I read about three scripts, and at the end of each there was a little twist…
00:29:50 |
Wed 11 Dec 2024
Awards Season Has Officially Started. 'Emilia Pérez' Dominates at the Golden Globes, 'Wicked' and 'Gladiator II' Fall Short.
The announcement of the Golden Globe nominations mean awards season has officially begun. Regularly an indicator of the films and actors in consideration for the big prize, the Academy Award, the Glo…
00:34:47 |
Mon 09 Dec 2024
Week In Review: Trump’s Cabinet Drama and Is Beyoncé the Greatest Pop Star?
As President-elect Donald Trump shapes out his cabinet, one thing is clear: it’s our favorite new reality show. To look back at the week that was, comedian Anna Roisman joins Newsweek’s H. Alan Scott…
00:37:13 |
Fri 06 Dec 2024
BONUS: The Sticky’s Chris Diamantopoulos on Working with Margo Martindale
After watching Prime Video’s The Sticky, it became clear that the Margo Martindale praise needed to continue with some of her co-stars. Chris Diamantopoulos is one of the “cohorts” Margo spoke about …
00:25:37 |
Wed 04 Dec 2024
Margo Martindale Finally Gets the Star Treatment in ‘The Sticky’
“Who knew that a barrel of maple syrup is worth more than a barrel of oil?” Margo Martindale does, after starring in The Sticky (December 6, Prime Video). The Emmy-winning actor plays Ruth Landry, a …
00:24:34 |
Wed 04 Dec 2024
Nora Ephron at the Movies: Ilana Kaplan’s Deep Dive on What Made Ephron Great
There are very few directors whose personality is so central to their work, and Nora Ephron is one of those directors. A multi-hyphenated powerhouse of creativity, Ephron’s films like Sleepless in Se…
00:32:37 |
Wed 27 Nov 2024
For Malala Yousafzai, the Apple TV+ Film ‘Bread & Roses’ is Personal
“Afghanistan is the only country in the world where girls are banned from access to education and women are limited from work.” That is the stark reality that motivated Malala Yousafzai to lend her n…
00:15:09 |
Fri 22 Nov 2024
Mayan Lopez on Why We Need More Sitcoms, Now More Than Ever
For Mayan Lopez, who stars, co-created and produces NBC’s Lopez vs. Lopez alongside her father, George Lopez, she tells Newsweek that we need more sitcoms, now more than ever. “You don’t gotta reinve…
00:27:05 |
Thu 21 Nov 2024
John David Washington on the Family Affair Behind 'The Piano Lesson’
For John David Washington, bringing Netflix’s The Piano Lesson (November 22) from stage to screen was a family affair. His father, Denzel, produces while his brother, Malcolm, directs the film adapta…
00:25:54 |
Wed 20 Nov 2024
Matlock’s Skye P. Marshall Says Working with Kathy Bates is Like Winning the Lottery
For Skye P. Marshall, getting the part of Olympia on CBS’ Matlock is the culmination of a lot of hard work. “Every decision I've made in my career has led me to this moment. I'm a winner.” On Matlock…
00:31:05 |
Thu 14 Nov 2024
Aldis Hodge Knows He Was Destined to Play Alex Cross
Aldis Hodge’s career has been busy since his debut as a child actor in the 1995 film Die Hard with a Vengeance, but he says all that work has culminated in Prime Video’s Cross (November 14). “It just…
00:26:57 |
Wed 13 Nov 2024
Wendi McLendon-Covey Is the Comedy Icon We Need Right Now
After 10 years of playing Beverly Goldberg on The Goldbergs, Wendi McLendon-Covey was not eager for a break. “I need to go do a job where I can just throw everything at it and then come home totally …
00:28:16 |
Tue 12 Nov 2024
Sharon Horgan’s Uncertain Yet Brilliant Path to Apple TV+’s ‘Bad Sisters’
Sharon Horgan has a resume packed with award-winning comedy, but when it came to crafting Bad Sisters (Apple TV+, November 13) she had to find the right balance. That’s because “a very difficult subj…
00:28:35 |
Fri 08 Nov 2024
Election Day Recap: How Did Donald Trump Make Greatest Comeback in Political History?
We have a new president. (Well, not new, but you know what I mean.) Former President Donald Trump pulled off one of the greatest political comebacks in political history. For some, it’s a victory, an…
00:31:06 |
Thu 07 Nov 2024
Trump vs. Harris: Where Things Stand as Election Day Approaches.
With election day just days away, we’re looking at what could be one of the closest elections in U.S. history. The question is: Will people show up to vote or is the apathy just so strong that people…
00:30:12 |
Fri 01 Nov 2024
Amber Ruffin Has News for You (And It's Funny)
A late-night comedy show on CNN? Yes, and it's a game show, too. Have I Got News for You, hosted by Roy Wood Jr. with Michael Ian Black and Amber Ruffin serving as team captains, tests players' knowl…
00:29:29 |
Thu 31 Oct 2024
With ‘Matlock,’ Kathy Bates Is Very Aware How ‘Unreal’ This Moment Is
For Oscar-winner Kathy Bates, “it’s all about the work.” lately, she’s been working a lot. In the reimagining of CBS’ Matlock, Bates plays Madeline Matlock, a woman rejoining the workforce at a prest…
00:26:23 |
Wed 30 Oct 2024
Did Donald Trump Just Super-Size This Election with His McDonald’s Stunt?
In the span of a week, former President Donald Trump went from working the drive through at McDonald’s to allegedly praising Adolf Hitler’s generals while president. Can you tell we’re just mere week…
00:31:04 |
Fri 25 Oct 2024
Bridget Everett Never Thought HBO’s ‘Somebody Somewhere’ Would Happen
Bridget Everett never thought she’d be the lead of a TV show. “I come from the downtown world in New York, a cabaret singer, and these things just don’t happen, you don’t find yourself with three sea…
00:26:54 |
Thu 24 Oct 2024
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