On September 17th, The Knockturnal had the pleasure of attending Frigidaire’s exclusive event in New York City. Hosted in a loft that couldn’t have felt more inviting, the space was bright, industrial, and alive with the scent of fresh sauce and baked dough. Exposed brick, high ceilings, and natural light created the perfect setting for Frigidaire’s big debut of its first-to-market Gallery Range with Stone-Baked Pizza Mode. From the moment we walked in, it was clear this wasn’t going to be just a product launch. This was an experience.
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Exclusive: Bookie Stars and Creators Discuss Season 2 of Max’s hit Comedy show [Video]
We chatted with lead stars Sebastian Maniscalco and Omar J. Dorsey and Emmy®-nominated Creators/Writers/EPs Chuck Lorre (Two and Half Men, The Kominsky Method, and The Big Bang Theory) and Nick Bakay about the new season of the comedy series Bookie, which is now streaming on Max and has new episodes released weekly.
Bookie is a new comedy series that follows longtime bookie Danny (Sebastian Maniscalco) and his best friend Ray (Omar J. Dorsey) as they collect bets, and try to keep their gambling business afloat in Los Angeles. Cast also includes Vanessa Ferlito, Jorge Garcia, Andrea Anders and Maxim Swinton, with appearances from Charlie Sheen, Ray Romano and Angus T. Jones. The series is created by Chuck Lorre and Nick Bakay.
The Knockturnal recently interviewed Omar and Sebastian about the series. They told us about the origin of this show, working with the creators and finding chemistry with their co-stars. Following his audition, Omar showed up for his chemistry test with Sebastian, he told us, “we were knocking it out of the park…throwing it back and forth with the jokes and it felt really good and it just felt like we were a team.” Sebastian was already signed up to star in this show and he told us about finding his screen partner, “we met Omar at the screen test, he was the guy. He had a swagger about him.” From the first days of filming to wrapping this series the guys knew they had created an extremely funny show. Sabastian told us, “it’s digestible comedy, it’s quick, it’s clever. You get to see a great cast, a collaboration of some really, really great talent.”
Watch Bookie now on Max with new episodes on Thursdays.
The highly-anticipated new film by iconic director Martin Scorsese kicked off the New York Film Festival at the Lincoln Center on Friday, reuniting screen legends and introducing new stars alike. Actors including Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Joe Pesci, Harvey Keitel, and Bobby Cannavale walked the red carpet to celebrate the premiere.