Close Up with the Hollywood Reporter - Season 3

Six of comedy's best TV actors talk about what it's like making comedy in the current political climate and their proudest moments from their shows. Anthony Anderson, Kevin Bacon, Ted Danson, Brian Tyree Henry, William H. Macy and Kumail Nanjiani.

Pamela Adlon, Minnie Driver, America Ferrera, Kathryn Hahn, Issa Rae and Emmy Rossum talk about typecasting in Hollywood, male nudity vs. female nudity, and their most embarrassing moments on set.

Riz Ahmed, Sterling K. Brown, John Lithgow, Ewan McGregor, Billy Bob Thornton and Jeffrey Wright talk about what scenes they were nervous to approach and the process of letting a character go.

Nicole Kidman, Jessica Lange, Chrissy Metz, Elisabeth Moss, Oprah Winfrey and Reese Witherspoon talk about how they prepare for intense scenes and gender equality in Hollywood.

Judd Apatow, Kenya Barris, Gloria Calderon Kellett, David Mandel, Scott Silveri and Phoebe Waller-Bridge open up about what draws them to certain stories, the complications of network casting and the pressure to get political.

Ava DuVernay, Noah Hawley, David E. Kelley, Jenji Kohan, Lisa Joy and Ryan Murphy talk about how to make talent comfortable when shooting sensitive subject matters and the TV families that they most identify with.

W. Kamau Bell, Kris Jenner, Leah Remini, RuPaul and SallyAnn Salsano open up about why their shows connect so strongly with audiences, their first industry jobs and the distresses of social media.

Guillermo del Toro, Greta Gerwig, Patty Jenkins, Angelina Jolie, Denis Villeneuve and Joe Wright talk about working with esteemed veteran actors, overcoming their toughest days on set and the importance of telling personal stories.

James Franco; Tom Hanks; Gary Oldman; Willem Dafoe; John Boyega; Sam Rockwell.

Mary J. Blige; Emma Stone; Allison Janney; Saoirse Ronan; Jennifer Lawrence; Jessica Chastain.

Judd Apatow; Ridley Scott; Amy Pascal; Eric Fellner; Seth Rogen; Jason Blum.

Aaron Sorkin; Darren Aronofsky; Fatih Akin; Jordan Peele; Anthony McCarten; Emily Gordon.

Roger Deakins, Robert Elswit, Hoyte Van Hoytema, Janusz Kaminski, Dan Laustsen and Rachel Morrison talk about collaborating with directors, battling the elements on set and their favorite onscreen visuals of all time.

Bryan Cranston; Armie Hammer; Diane Kruger; Robert Pattinson; Margot Robbie; Octavia Spencer.