Sean Fennessey and Bill Hader recap Season 3, Episode 5 of HBO’s ‘Barry.’ Now that the season is more than halfway over, Sean and Bill discuss the arc of the third season, how an episode with so little Barry can sustain itself, shooting intense action sequences, and more.
Host: Sean Fennessey
Guest: Bill Hader
Producer: Bobby Wagner
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Sep 9
‘Chad Powers’ Season 2 Breakdown With Creator Michael Waldron
In our first (!) Showrunner Special episode, Joanna Robinson and Mallory Rubin are joined by ‘Chad Powers’ cocreator Michael Waldron to talk about why he’s so interested in centering flawed characters, how writing Season 2 was different from the first, the NIL era of college foot ... Show More
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May 2022
"Barry" Director Bill Hader
On this episode of the Filmmaker Toolkit podcast, Bill Hader discusses the latest season of Barry and digs into his directing work on Episode 6, "710N". Hader talks about when and why he embraces generic conventions (and when he doesn't), what he likes about long takes, the benef ... Show More
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Jun 2022
The ‘Barry’ Season Finale. Plus, ‘Hacks’ Season 2 With Creators Jen Statsky, Lucia Aniello, and Paul W. Downs
Chris and Andy talk about the Season 3 finale of ‘Barry’ and what puts this show in the conversation for best things they’ve seen this year (1:00). Then they talk briefly about the new Ben Whishaw show ‘This Is Going to Hurt’ (27:50), before Andy is joined by ‘Hacks’ creators Jen ... Show More
1h 14m
Jun 2022
‘The Boys’ Is Back and More Gory Than Ever. Plus, ‘Barry’ Is Only Getting Better
Chris and Andy talk about some of the news coming out of Netflix's Geeked Week, including a new show from the creators of ‘Dark’ (1:00). Then, they talk about the return of ‘The Boys’ for its third season and how the show continues to nail its tone (17:21), before talking about t ... Show More
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May 2025
Episode 7 - “Convergence”
Host Troy Baker, showrunners Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann, and co-writer of this episode as well as The Last of Us Part II game, Halley Gross, discuss the epic season finale. The group chats about the showdown we’ve all been waiting for between Ellie and Abby, what the cliffhan ... Show More
1h 3m
Mar 2019
The 500th Episode, With Bill Hader and a Surprise First-Time Guest | The Bill Simmons Podcast
HBO and The Ringer's Bill Simmons is joined by Bill Hader to talk HBO's new season of "Barry", SNL stories, favorite films, getting old, the NBA and more (4:40) Then, for the first time EVER, Bill calls up *** ***, to tell some incredible stories (1:19:25).
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1h 34m