There are very few actors that have the luxury to say they’ve worked with the likes of Clint Eastwood and Morgan Freeman. Native New Yorker Erich Bergen is one of them. If you’re like presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton, you’re a fan of CBS’ Madam Secretary. The political drama, currently in its second season, reels in an average of 10 million viewers every Sunday and has been met with favorable reviews. There’s no denying that Bergen is an audience favorite. His character, Blake Moran, is the yuppie-like right hand man of Secretary of State
Jake Epstein is currently starring in the off-Broadway play, Straight. Jake is an actor and singer from Toronto. He’s been active on-and-off-Broadway, most notably as Gerry in Beautiful: The Carole King Musical. Another one of his more well-known roles was on the hit television series Degrassi: The Next Generation as Craig Manning. Let’s take a look at Jake’s thoughts on Straight, performing, and more: Straight Talk PC: What drew you to this show? Jake: I had worked with the director, Andy Sandberg, before, and he encouraged me to come in
March is Women’s History Month so here at Pop Culturalist, we’re going to spend each #TBT in March honoring strong women. To kick it off, we have one of the greatest girl groups of all-time: the Spice Girls. The Spice Girls began in England back in 1994, but were launched onto the world stage with their hit single, “Wannabe” (released in 1996). The song is an anthem for female friendship, and hit the top of the charts across the world. After that, they became the bestselling female group of all
Last year, TV Land gave us Younger. This year, we can thank them for Teachers. Haven’t heard of it? It’s a new comedy from Chicago-based improv group The Katydids, based on their web series of the same name. Centered on a group of teacher-friends and their misadventures at a Midwestern school, the show basically confirms all of your suspicions about the Secret Life of the American Teacher, complete with uproarious happy hours, extracurricular ambitions, and inappropriate uses of social media. It’s yet another example of a female-centered comedy succeeding on television. Think: Bridesmaids