Everyone knows Zach Galifianakis from his star-making turn in The Hangover, but did you know that, way back in 2002, he was the star of a late night talk show here on VH1 entitled Late World With Zach? Sadly, in classic “ahead of its time” fashion, no one watched the show and it was canceled after nine short weeks of production. That said, the point here is that we’ve always been huge fans of his here at VH1. What does this have to do with the price of rice in China? Well, just last night, our friends over in VH1 News caught up with our old buddy Zach on the red carpet for his new flick co-starring Steve Carell and Paul Rudd, Dinner For Schmucks. In the clip above, he confesses his secret trick for turning his face red on cue (hint: heroin!) and also whips out his iPhone in...
- 7/20/2010
- by Mark Graham
- BestWeekEver
In our ever-ironic infotainment world of pre-packaged celebrity and one-hand-washes-another show biz fawning, satiric talk shows are not coincidentally becoming increasingly ubiquitous. Jiminy Glick may only exist on Martin Short’s Myspace page these days, but imitations abound, from Stephen Colbert’s self-congratulatory victory laps before his silly Q and A’s to The Michael Showalter Showalter, the comedian’s boorish take on talk show host prima donna antics, to real talk shows themselves, where someone like Jimmy Kimmel does his late night shtick with a wink and a nod even the famously unstarchy Johnny Carson would have had trouble fully comprehending. Zach Galifianakis, perhaps best known for loving Absolut and lip syncing Fiona Apple and Kanye West, is the latest faux talk show host to hit the market. As a former real host himself (on Late World With Zach), as well as a guest on Jimmy Kimmel Live and The Michael Showalter Showalter,...
- 2/14/2009
- by Michael Joshua Rowin
- Tilzy.tv
Comedy veteran Zach Galifianakis will play Ashton Kutcher's best friend (and Cameron Diaz's nemesis) in What Happens in Vegas ... and also has been cast as a scientist overseeing an animal commando program in G-Force.
In Tom Vaughan's Vegas, for Fox, the actor plays Dave the Bear, an anti-marriage guy who wigs out after his best bud, Jack Kutcher), marries Joy (Diaz) during a wild, drunken night in Sin City.
In Hoyt Yeatman's G-Force, for Disney/Jerry Bruckheimer Prods., he stars as the lead government scientist in charge of a guinea pig commando program, helping send the highly trained elite agents on a dangerous mission.
Galifianakis recently starred in Sean Penn's Into the Wild, but he is known for his stand-up comedy performances and as host of the 2002 VH1 talk show Late World With Zach. He has made numerous appearances on other late-night comedy shows, in films like Heartbreakers and in the Fiona Apple's music video "Not About Love". She sang on his 2006 rap single "Come Over and Get It (Up in 'Dem Guts)."
Galifianakis is repped by CAA and Brillstein Entertainment Partners.
In Tom Vaughan's Vegas, for Fox, the actor plays Dave the Bear, an anti-marriage guy who wigs out after his best bud, Jack Kutcher), marries Joy (Diaz) during a wild, drunken night in Sin City.
In Hoyt Yeatman's G-Force, for Disney/Jerry Bruckheimer Prods., he stars as the lead government scientist in charge of a guinea pig commando program, helping send the highly trained elite agents on a dangerous mission.
Galifianakis recently starred in Sean Penn's Into the Wild, but he is known for his stand-up comedy performances and as host of the 2002 VH1 talk show Late World With Zach. He has made numerous appearances on other late-night comedy shows, in films like Heartbreakers and in the Fiona Apple's music video "Not About Love". She sang on his 2006 rap single "Come Over and Get It (Up in 'Dem Guts)."
Galifianakis is repped by CAA and Brillstein Entertainment Partners.
- 11/5/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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