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Crushable: What was your inspiration for showing audiences a “behind the scenes” glimpse of commercials? Your last show, Michael and Michael, also followed that format of taking viewers backstage with you.

Michael: I tend to find humor in what I do, and this is the world most familiar to me. It’s kind of my workplace, my version of an office.

Crushable: Sort of a grossly distorted version, one would hope

Michael: Yeah, what’s funny about a film set is that people take their jobs so seriously. And like all their doing is making entertainment, but people take their work very, very seriously. And that’s kind of a little bit what these things are all about.

Crushable: : The histrionics in this episode of reminded me of that old episode of the Michael Showalter Showalter, where you and Paul Rudd reenacted the notorious fight on the set I Heart Huckabees, between Lily Tomlin and David. O. Russell. Do you sort of draw on this idea that behind these funny movies there are these…

Michael: Temperamental, egomaniac…yeah, it’s the idea that people are having these huge temper tantrums and all you’re doing is making a movie. It isn’t that important, so why are you having a total meltdown? This isn’t life or death.

Crushable: So is every episode going to show commercial directors having a meltdown?

Michael: No…well, maybe. Every episode is different, this one is the only one where someone has a temper tantrum. Each one is a different commercial, with a different premise.

Crushable: Now I’m not positive if this is true, but I haven’t seen you do much commercial work yourself. I remember one time you made fun of Michael Ian Black for shelling Sierra Mist. Do you think the commercial world is inherently even more ridiculous than that of films?

Michael: Possibly…I think a lot of interesting people work in that world, and there’s a lot of talent, but at the end of the day, you’re still selling a product. And it’s just a funny marriage: It’s the most extreme form of marrying the corporate side and the artistic side, and they make strange bedfellows.

Crushable: It dovetails nicely with the 4th season of Mad Men premiering.

Michael: Exactly.

Crushable: This is the 3rd online production you’ve gone back to: after Stella’s original web show, and the Michael Showalter Showalter. Do you prefer the Internet as your comic medium?

Michael: More than anything, it’s an opportunity to do something in a much shorter time-frame. So you can writer, film, edit, and get something up there in weeks, where in the film and television world, it can take months, or sometimes longer than that. So you can stay busy and stay doing stuff while doing projects that take longer to see through. It’s a way to stay current.

Crushable: So what are some of those longer projects you’re working on?

Michael: Well, I’m actually doing Michael Showalter Showalter as a series on IFC. That we just started filming, so it’s going to take awhile before it starts airing. And in February my book is coming out, Mr. Funny Pants, which I would say is a quasi-memoir; or semi-auto-biographical memoir. And other than that, just kind of, yeah, keeping it real.

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George asked about the threesome that Hilary played out on Gossip Girl. Hilary said that the scene was mild but that she did kiss a girl, which was an awkward topic of conversation with her mother. She also spoke about her new film, According to Greta, which opens in theatres today.

They also covered the topic of the controversial statements made by Faye Dunaway who basically said that Hilary shouldn’t be playing Bonnie in the Bonnie and Clyde remake. George’s response to that was priceless! Love him. Check out her interview below!

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Hilary Duff Makes An Appearance on “Lopez Tonight”!

If you can’t tune in at 11, then you can try to catch the 2am episode. Any of you guys planning on tuning in?

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She explains, “I designed clothing that I feel are staples for my closet. Every girl needs a great leather jacket, and every girl needs a skinny pair of black jeans.”

She also says that it’s difficult to get her own shopping done, “I walked into a mall one day and was mobbed by people. And I just remember feeling really different than everyone else. I felt really loved. But it was weird at the same time.”

I think she did a great job with the Femme clothing line! It’s feminine yet it’s not too girly.

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Hilary Duff Discusses Femme for DKNY Jeans

She said of taking on the role, “I was a little hesitant. It was kind of close to home… then I realized, I would never say something [that Olivia says] like, ‘Oh, this is just for the cameras.’ I think that’s what makes me so different from some of the other people my age.

Hil continues, “It seemed for a time there were people who hated each other – and I knew they hated each other – but they were in pictures together all the time, smiling and throwing their arms around each other. I was like, ‘You’re in the same business I am – how can you do that and feel okay? I so wouldn’t do that.’”

It’s great that she has enough self –respect to not completely sell out like some other celebs. She looks great, by the way! Check out a slideshow of her photo shoot below.

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Hilary Duff Covers January 2010 Issue of Nylon Magazine!

Even then, Hilary was a pretty bright and intelligent girl. It’d be nice if some other younger stars could be so down-to-earth! If only Hilary new then that she’d continue to rise to fame, come out with some great albums and have a hockey player boyfriend! Check out the interview below.

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Flashback: Hilary Duff Talks Lizzie McGuire At Age 16

Discussing where the two first got to know each other he explained, “We actually were on a trip. There was a bunch of groups. A resort in Idaho flew us out. We were all on the same plane and it was kind of, I guess maybe a bit of a fluke –she calls it ironic. No I’m kidding! It’s one of those things where we were all in a group and there for the weekend at a resort. There was golf and water skiing, white water rafting. It was kind of a getaway.”

He continued, “We spent the weekend all hanging out and it was about mid-summer and we’ve been dating for a couple years now.”

He was also asked about how feels about the paparazzi being all up in their business. He admits, “That’s not so bad when you’re out at an event. It’s just a little challenging when you leave your house and there’s five to ten people waiting just to follow you around all day long. You know, sometimes you have to plan your day ahead.” You can watch the video of Mike Comrie’s interview, here, towards the end of the clip.

Nice to get a little bit of insight into their relationship! I think it’s good for celebs to keep their relationships on the private side, but I’d be lying if I said I didn’t enjoy hearing about it!

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Mike Comrie Talks About Meeting Hilary Duff For the First Time