Ben Stiller
As a Guest
Ben Stiller Unlocks An 'Old-Fashioned' Prison Break In 'Escape At Dannemora'
Stiller's Showtime series, which is up for 12 Emmys, centers on the true story of two convicted murderers who broke out of a maximum security prison in 2015. Originally broadcast Jan. 8, 2019.
Ben Stiller Unlocks An 'Old-Fashioned' Prison Break In 'Escape At Dannemora'
Ben Stiller loves a good escape story. So when he heard about Richard Matt and David Sweat, two convicted murderers who used tools provided by a prison employee to break out of a New York state maximum security prison in June 2015, he was intrigued.
Ben Stiller's Unexpected Adventures In Comedy
The star of Noah Baumbach's new film, Greenberg, initially wanted to be a serious actor -- and he's still got a thing for Vietnam War movies. Stiller talks to Terry Gross about how he got from that initial ambition to films like Meet the Parents and Zoolander.
As a Topic
'Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend' Is A Joke Name For A Podcast — Sort Of
The late-night host says that hosting a podcast allows him to "mind meld" with guests in a way he can't on TV: "We can just go down a deep, deep, deep well." Originally broadcast Oct. 2, 2019.
'Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend' Is A Joke Name For A Podcast — Sort Of
The podcast, Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend, featuring O'Brien's conversations with comics, actors and writers, launched November 2018. Its second season starts Oct. 7.