Seth Abramovitch

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Senior Writer at The Hollywood Reporter

Sr. Writer, The Hollywood Reporter. 2022 Print Journalist of the Year — SoCal Journalism Awards. Check out my podcast It Happened in Hollywood!

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Richard Pryor's Essential Albums Released as Box Set

1 week ago | hollywoodreporter.com | Seth Abramovitch

“This is a perfect time for Richard Pryor,” says Jennifer Lee Pryor, the late comedian’s widow. “I’m just very excited and happy that we’re getting this out there.”She’s referring to an ambitious new box set from Rhino, bringing together seven of Pryor’s seminal comedy albums from his years at Warner Records.
Richard Pryor’s Essential Albums Released as Box Set

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Seth Abramovitch

Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.Generate Key Takeaways“This is a perfect time for Richard Pryor,” says Jennifer Lee Pryor, the late comedian’s widow.
David Blaine on ‘Do Not Attempt’ Magic Series, Past Stunts

1 week ago | hollywoodreporter.com | Seth Abramovitch

David Blaine greets me not with a trick but an apology. I’m standing backstage with the famed magician and endurance-stunt artist at Wynn Las Vegas, the resort casino where he recently renewed a residency through 2026. Dressed in his trademark black, Blaine offers a warm hello and says he’s sorry the show no longer features its big opener — which involves him leaping from an 80-foot-high platform and landing on a pile of cardboard boxes on the stage.
David Blaine Has One More (Deadly) Trick Up His Sleeve

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Seth Abramovitch

David Blaine greets me not with a trick but an apology. I’m standing backstage with the famed magician and endurance-stunt artist at Wynn Las Vegas, the resort casino where he recently renewed a residency through 2026. Dressed in his trademark black, Blaine offers a warm hello and says he’s sorry the show no longer features its big opener — which involves him leaping from an 80-foot-high platform and landing on a pile of cardboard boxes on the stage.
Michelle Wolf on White House Correspondents’ Dinner Disinviting Amber Ruffin: “They Didn’t Want to Make Trump Mad”

2 weeks ago | hollywoodreporter.com | Seth Abramovitch

Michelle Wolf has traded the U.S. for Spain — Barcelona to be exact. But the former Daily Show contributor and star of her own Netflix talk show, 39, went there “for a boy,” as she puts it, not as any kind of political statement. Not that the latter assumption is so far-fetched.
Is 'Blaxploitation' an Offensive Term? For Pam Grier, It's Complicated

2 weeks ago | hollywoodreporter.com | Seth Abramovitch

Appearing on the It Happened in Hollywood podcast to retell the making of 1997’s Jackie Brown, screen icon Pam Grier revisited her breakout roles in a series of low-budget action films in the early-1970s — electrifying audience-pleasers like 1973’s Coffy and 1974’s Foxy Brown.
Revisiting “Blaxploitation”: For Pam Grier, the Term Is Complicated

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Seth Abramovitch

Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.Generate Key TakeawaysAppearing on the It Happened in Hollywood podcast to retell the making of 1997’s Jackie Brown, screen icon Pam Grier revisited her breakout roles in a series of low-budget action films in the early-1970s — electrifying audience-pleasers like 1973’s Coffy and 1974’s Foxy Brown.
Long Before Cory Booker, Patton Oswalt Delivered an Epic Star Wars Filibuster on ‘Parks and Recreation’

3 weeks ago | hollywoodreporter.com | Seth Abramovitch

As Cory Booker spoke on the Senate floor through Monday night and into Tuesday morning — an 18-hour address (not quite a filibuster, as no bill or nominee was being debated) attacking President Trump and Elon Musk‘s gutting of federal programs like Medicaid and Social Security — it evoked memories of another epic legislative speech: Patton Oswalt‘s Star Wars filibuster.
Long Before Cory Booker, Patton Oswalt Delivered an Epic Star Wars Filibuster on ‘Parks and Recreation’

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Seth Abramovitch

Long Before Cory Booker, Patton Oswalt Delivered an Epic Star Wars Filibuster on ‘Parks and Recreation’Tue, April 1, 2025 at 5:10 PM UTCYahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article.
Sam Rockwell, His Acting Coach and a Leap of Faith

3 weeks ago | msn.com | Seth Abramovitch

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