On November 16, 2022, in San Fancisco, CA, Tyrona Heath
had an inspiring interview with Ben Stiller
about "Pushing Creative Boundaries."
Ben Stiller shared his perspective on creativity, storytelling and handling adversity in today's constantly evolving world.
The B2B Institute, the event organizers, wrote:
"LinkedIn experts and industry thought leaders gathered in San Francisco to
share insights and perspectives into the future of B2B marketing. Watch our
recorded sessions to learn actionable marketing strategies to help your
business grow."
On LinkedIn:
"We're excited to welcome actor, producer, director and Hollywood legend,
Ben Stiller, to the stage. Celebrated as an actor known for his comedic
genius, but also his range, Stiller has spanned genres and disciplines
within his industry."
Naomi Fry and Ben Stiller speak onstage during the 2022 New Yorker Festival at
New York Society for Ethical Culture on October 08, 2022 in New York City.
Making of Severance: The fun, lively roundtable panel featuring director and
producer Ben Stiller, lead actor Adam Scott, showrunner Dan Erickson,
cinematographer Jessica Lee Gagne and casting director Rachel Tenner. Gold
Derby editor Denton Davidson hosts this special event for 2022 Emmy
contenders.
On June 13, 2022, Ben Stiller joins Mike Birbiglia in the Working It Out to
talk about everything from leaving the SNL cast within weeks of joining to
early nerve-racking test screenings for his film “Zoolander.” They also break
apart Ben’s genre-bending hit series “Severance” on Apple TV plus.
Ben aces the slow round with stories about growing up the child of
two comedy greats, not making the high school basketball team, and the magical
feeling of being backstage at “The $10,000 Pyramid” (VTR July 26, 1974).
One of Ben's fond childhood memories in the slow round is seeing
his parents at $10,000 Pyramid. Little Ben Stiller gets called up to the stage
by Anne Meara on her episode of Pyramid (with William Shatner).
Watch Ben's cameo on it:
Mike Birbiglia wrote on Twitter:
"This is a clip from
this week's episode of "Working It Out" with Ben Stiller. I've wanted him to
come on for two years and it finally happened!!!" (06/14/2022)
Ben
replied on Twitter:
"Thanks for finally making this happen
Mike. And I still remember getting to go up to the Winner’s Circle."
(06/14/2022)
Thanks for finally making this happen Mike. And I still remember getting to go up to the Winner’s Circle. https://t.co/xir1G6eRBL
Actor Ben Stiller and Author Jerry Stahl attend Jerry Stahl In Conversation With Ben Stiller: Nein, Nein, Nein! at The 92nd Street Y, New York on June 12, 2022.
In 1998, Ben Stiller played the role of Jerry Stahl in the movie "Permanent Midnight". The film is based on the autobiographical book of Jerry Stahl of the same title.
Actor Ben Stiller and Author Jerry Stahl attend Jerry Stahl In
Conversation With Ben Stiller: Nein, Nein, Nein! at The 92nd Street Y,
New York on June 12, 2022. Photo by Mark Sagliocco/Getty Images.
JJ Redick, an American former professional basketball player, and Tommy Alter invited Ben Stiller to their show: "The Old Man and The Three".
JJ Redick wrote on YouTube in the description for an interview with Ben:
"Our guest on The Old Man and The Three this week is none other than legendary actor/director, Ben Stiller. Topics include: the long process of creating his new hit show Severance on Apple TV+, how he approaches projects as an actor vs. as a director, why classic comedies don't get great reviews, how it's utter BS that a movie like Heavyweights doesn't have a higher score on Rotten Tomatoes, working with Philip Seymour Hoffman during the basketball scene on Along Came Polly, his New York Knicks fandom and why he never became a Lakers or Nets fan, creating Zoolander, working with Robert De Niro and so much more."
Watch an excerpt from the interview on Severance and Escape At
Dannemora.
In the show "Late Night with Seth Meyers" Ben Stiller talks about Severance,
the similarities between it and Escape at Dannemora and The Ben Stiller Show
winning an Emmy after it was canceled.
Stay
Tuned is back live for the first time since the pandemic. Join host and
former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara for a live audience Q&A and a
conversation with special guest Ben Stiller. VIP ticket holders in rows
1-3 will have the opportunity to attend a Meet & Greet with Preet
himself after the show.
On February 21, 2022, during the program "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon", Ben Stiller told how at BNP Paribas Showdown tennis match at Madison Square Garden in New York in 2013, March 4, tennis player Rafael Nadal pulled him from the stands to the tennis court to play with him doubles. In turn, Nadal's rival, Juan Martin del Potro, invited a girl, maybe 8 years old, to play.
Ben was very nervous about this game because he played tennis poorly, was not properly dressed and did not have good shoes on his feet.
Since then, Ben has learned to play better and is always prepared to play, but no one invites him;)
Ben Stiller on February 21, 2022, during the program "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon". Photo: GettyImages.
Ben Stiller at BNP Paribas Showdown tennis match at Madison Square Garden in New York in 2013, March 4.
Ben Stiller and Adam Scott in an interview with Collider talk about
their series Severance.
The Apple TV+ series Severance, which premiered on February 18, tackles a whole new kind of work-life balance. The show created by Dan Erickson and directed by Ben Stiller and Aoife Mcardle follows the character of Mark, played by Adam Scott, who recently underwent the controversial procedure known as "severance" in order to take a job at the mysterious Lumon Industries.
Clocking in for the day effectively activates the implant in his brain that flips the switch to his work memories, meaning he forgets everything that happens to him outside the walls of the company (which is referred to as his "outie" side). When he's not working and living his life, he doesn't remember anything about Lumon either — or any of his quirky coworkers, like the goals-driven Dylan (Zach Cherry) or the by-the-company-handbook Irving (John Turturro).
The arrival of a disruptive new employee in Helly (Britt Lower), however, could do more than just threaten the status quo; it could upend the authority inside Lumon as it exists, led by company devotee Ms. Cobel (Patricia Arquette) and her loyal right hand Milchick (Tramell Tillman).
Ahead of the series premiere, Collider had the opportunity to speak with Severance star Adam Scott as well as Ben Stiller about how they first came to the project and what drew them to the material. Over the course of the interview, which you can watch above and read below, they also reflected on the moment when Stiller first called up Scott to tell him about the show, and Scott discussed his approach to playing a "severed" character like Mark.
COLLIDER: Ben, you helm a lot of the show's pivotal episodes, I would argue, from behind the camera. What was it about the project that drew you to it specifically?
BEN STILLER: Dan Erickson came up with this script, and he had not been produced as a writer and came through our doors, and I was immediately taken by the tone and sort of the influences in it that felt very original, but also familiar and something I hadn't seen before in terms of just the world of this show and the concept, the very simple concept that he came up with.
So I was immediately in. And it's taken a number of years to get it to this point. Really, it's been like, I think maybe five years since, or more. I forget when I first called you, Adam. Because I read it, and I called Adam up immediately too. Because he was the first person I thought of to be Mark.
COLLIDER: Adam, is it fair to say that you were involved with this project before you even knew about it? I saw that Dan had envisioned you for the character of Mark before you were even aware of it.
ADAM SCOTT: I mean, that's so flattering and nice to hear. I mean, from the moment Ben kind of gave me the big idea of the show, while I was standing in the snow in 2017, I just couldn't stop thinking about it because it's just such a great idea. It's one of those ideas you can't believe no one's explored before. And then a couple years later, I actually got to read a script. And it's just exactly the kind of thing that I like to watch as an audience member. And it had everything in it. It had this fun workplace comedy, just with this weird sinister vibe underneath it. It has satire and kind of thriller elements and suspense and science fiction. It had all this terrific stuff yet. It's completely character-driven. So as an actor, it was just a dream role and truly felt like something I'd been waiting my whole career to be able to do.
COLLIDER: In terms of your approach to the character, you're playing somebody who, in the world of the show, has been severed. So your work-life and your life-life, the memories are completely separate. Do you look at it as playing two separate people or is it more [that] you're playing two halves of the same person?
ADAM SCOTT: Definitely the latter. It had to be the same guy and just have it be a matter of addition or subtraction from one to the other. What does the one on the inside not have that the one on the outside does? It's a whole life of experience, but what does the one on the inside have that the outside does not? There are different things, and they manifest themselves in different ways, some physical, and some emotional.
So it was a constant sort of dance, figuring that out as we went along. And luckily, I had Ben there to sort of augment and keep track of, because we were shooting the whole show at once. So keeping everything straight, which "innie" or "outie" we were doing and where we were in the story was always a really fun puzzle to work at.
Ben Stiller and Adam Scott talk to ET Canada about their upcoming Apple TV+
series SEVERANCE.
The series SEVERANCE sees Adam Scott playing two
distinct halves of the same character who has split his personality in two in
order to separate his work life from his home life. The actor tells about the
challenges he faced playing Mark and which one of his ideas Ben Stiller
vetoed.
Directed by Ben Stiller, the Apple TV+ series SEVERANCE
debuts on February 18, 2022.
Access Hollywood’s Scott Evans spoke to Ben Stiller and Adam Scott about their
upcoming Apple TV+ series “Severance” and how they ended up working together
for the project.
Ben also reacted to being the same age now that Robert De Niro was when they
filmed the iconic 2000 movie “Meet The Parents.” “Wait a minute, I’m as
old as DeNiro, he was old when we did that movie, wait a minute!” Ben laughed.
Adding, “Honestly, that was the first takeaway…”
“Severance” debuts on Apple TV+ on February 18, 2022.
