Ann Marie Baldonado
'Fresh Air' Celebrates 20 Years on NPR
We can hardly believe it ourselves, but somehow Fresh Air has just reached its 20th anniversary as a daily national show. (We were a daily local program in Philadelphia for about 12 years before that.)
Friends And Favors: 'High Maintenance' Creators Share Their Secret To Success
The Web series centers on a pot dealer who bikes around Brooklyn delivering to clients. Katja Blichfeld and Ben Sinclair say they drew on their experiences and friends' generosity to make the show.
'Last Man' Will Forte On Beards, Comedy And Bruce Dern's Acting Advice
Forte tells Fresh Air about landing a job on Saturday Night Live and learning on the set of Nebraska that acting is "all about commitment."
Elizabeth Banks On Success: 'You Don't Get What You Don't Ask For'
The Hunger Games actress and Pitch Perfect 2 director also runs her own production company. Her secret to success? "I raise my hand a lot," Banks tells Fresh Air's Ann Marie Baldonado.
For Comedian Kumail Nanjiani, Getting Personal Is Complicated
Born in Karachi, Pakistan, Nanjiani moved to the U.S. for college. "I have a very conflicted relationship to where I'm from ..." he says. "It's still a struggle to negotiate some of it."
Rachel Bloom Upends Romantic Comedy Tropes On 'Crazy Ex-Girlfriend'
Bloom talks to Fresh Air's Ann Marie Baldonado about the CW musical comedy series, now in its second season, that she co-created and stars in. Bloom plays a woman who follows an ex across the country.
To Get To 'SNL,' Comic Sasheer Zamata 'Followed The Fun'
Sasheer Zamata has been a cast member of Saturday Night Live since 2014. Now she has new stand up special titled Pizza Mind.
'Everything Is Up For Grabs': Life Inspires Art For 'Catastrophe' Co-Creator
Sharon Horgan co-created and co-stars in the Amazon comedy series Catastrophe, playing one half of a couple making their way through parenthood, marriage and their careers.
'Life Is Short': Aubrey Plaza Keeps Busy With 2 New Films And A TV Series
Plaza may be best known for Parks and Recreation, but she has several new projects in the works. She costarred in FX's Legion, and has two new films this summer, The Little Hours and Ingrid Goes West.
In 'Columbus,' John Cho Reckons With His Own First-Generation Culture Clash
John Cho sometimes has a hard time taking life in Hollywood seriously. The actor was born in South Korea but grew up in the United States, and he says his experiences are vastly different from the deprivation his father saw as a child in what is now North Korea.