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Ben Stiller urges comedians to keep 'speaking truth to power' despite political landscape in the US: 'Taking chances with comedy...'

October 21, 2025 8:28 pm

Actor and director Ben Stiller talks about the current political landscape of the world and how comedy needs to continue putting up a mirror to society.

‘We are cooked’: Celebs, fans react after ABC pulls the plug on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ over host’s remarks on Charlie Kirk and Donald Trump

September 18, 2025 11:39 am

The move comes just months after Stephen Colbert said he would leave The Late Show, signalling a turbulent moment for the late night American TV network.

Ben Stiller first approached Barack Obama for the voice role played by Keanu Reeves in Severance season 2.

Severance season 2: Ben Stiller reveals he first approached Barack Obama for voice role played by Keanu Reeves

March 04, 2025 6:32 pm

Severance director Ben Stiller reveals he had a "very short list" for a potential voice cameo in season 2. This list included the likes of Keanu Reeves and former US President Barack Obama.

How Tom Cruise clawed his way back to the top with the weirdest character of his career

July 02, 2022 8:10 am

Tom Cruise was battling professional and personal setbacks in the mid-2000s, when he conceived, from scratch, the character that would take his career to the next level.

Severance review: Apple's best show yet has one of the greatest debut seasons in recent memory. 5 stars

February 17, 2022 6:40 pm

Severance review: Thrilling and thought-provoking, Apple's new show is something that Christopher Nolan would be proud of.

Ben Stiller to direct film adaptation of Rachel Maddow's Bag Man podcast

February 07, 2021 9:41 am

Based on one of the most brazen political bribery scandals in American History, Bag Man focuses on the 1973 political scandal surrounding Richard Nixon's vice president Spiro Agnew, who quietly ran a bribery and extortion ring while nobody was paying attention.

Hollywood Rewind | Ben Stiller's Tropic Thunder is a hilarious take on Hollywood

September 24, 2019 6:21 pm

Tom Cruise turned in what could be called one of his finest performances in Tropic Thunder as the maniacal studio executive Les Grossman. Aptly named. Sure, the performances helped the film's case but it was Stiller, Justin Theroux and Etan Cohen's hilarious and witty screenplay which did the trick.