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Jason Schwartzman, Carol Kane comedy 'Between the Temples' opens in August

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Jason Schwartzman, Carol Kane comedy 'Between the Temples' opens in August

Sony Pictures Classics announced the release date for "Between the Temples" on Wednesday. The comedy starring Jason Schwartzman and Carol Kane comes to theaters Aug. 23.

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Capitol Police detain 7 staffers from Stephen Colbert show

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Chris Rock, Adam Sandler prepare to be in-laws in 'Week Of' trailer

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Chris Rock, Adam Sandler prepare to be in-laws in 'Week Of' trailer

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Adam Sandler and Chris Rock to reunite for movie 'The Week Of'

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Adam Sandler and Chris Rock to reunite for movie 'The Week Of'

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Hulu renews 'The Mindy Project' and 'The Path'

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Hulu renews 'The Mindy Project' and 'The Path'

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Mel Brooks to play Dracula's dad in 'Hotel Transylvania 2'

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Mel Brooks to play Dracula's dad in 'Hotel Transylvania 2'

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Bana, Hill to star in 'Funny People'

Eric Bana, Jason Schwartzman and Jonah Hill reportedly have signed up for roles in "Funny People," a new big-screen comedy to be shot this fall in Los Angeles.

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Sandler, Stiller turn out for Autism event

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Fox considering new animated series

Fox may be adding a new U.S. show to its Sunday night lineup: "Animals," by Robert Smigel and Greg Cohen of "King of the Hill," Zap2it.com reported.

Robert Smigel (born February 7, 1960) is an American humorist, comedian and writer known for his Saturday Night Live "TV Funhouse" cartoon shorts and as the puppeteer behind Triumph, the Insult Comic Dog. Smigel was once a member of the Chicago comedy troupe "All You Can Eat".

Smigel was born in New York City, the son of Irwin Smigel, DDS, "The Father of Cosmetic Dentistry", and the founder and president of the American Society for Dental Aesthetics. For a time, Smigel studied at Cornell University but left and was quoted as saying "Those brains were just too intense. If I wanted a Nobel Prize, that would have been the place, but I just wanted to write and perform"; in the Adam Sandler feature film Punch-Drunk Love (2002), Smigel played a dentist.

Smigel began developing his comedic talent at Players Workshop in Chicago, where he studied improvisation with Josephine Forsberg. Fellow students included Bob Odenkirk.

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