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At the end of Season 2 of HBO's "Crashing," fictional Pete Holmes discovers a darker side of his personality, while doing a roast battle with his girlfriend. It freaks him out so much, as a matter of fact, that he breaks up with her and questions his very persona. Now, as Season 3 opens, Pete continues to evolve both as a person and as a standup. The show follows Pete as the character starts to taste some success -- and experiences the ego that comes with that. The season also touches on timely issues, such as misogyny in comedy, and leads to a big moment for Pete in the season finale. Returning guests include comedian Artie Lange, whose addiction struggles have been addressed throughout the show.

We sat down with Holmes at the Austin ATX TV Festival last June. For information on how to attend this year’s festival (June 6-9, 2019), please visit: atxfestival.com. (Music by HookSounds.)

Hugh Grant returned to television for the first time since the early 1990s in "A Very English Scandal," which premiered on Amazon Prime Video this past June. Now he's received a Golden Globe nomination for the role, which tells the shocking -- and quite amusing -- true story of the first British politician to stand trial for conspiracy and incitement to murder. We recently moderated a panel with Grant about the series and what brought him back to TV; here's audio from that conversation. (Music by DJ Omar Khan and HookSounds.)

"The Neighborhood" stars Max Greenfield and Beth Behrs talk about their new sitcom and why they enjoy the multi-camera sitcom format. Also, they dissect their favorite episodes of TV of all time. While Greenfield chose the Season 2 finale of "The Leftovers," Behrs went back to a famous 1969 "Carol Burnett Show" sketch starring Tim Conway as a rookie dentist and Harvey Korman as his unwitting patient. (Music by HookSounds.)

TV writer Greg Garcia earned raves for creating shows with quirky but down-to-earth relatable characters, such as 'My Name is Earl" and "Raising Hope." His latest series, the TBS anthology "The Guest Book," introduces new characters every single week. Garcia was inspired by his heavy diet of sitcoms growing up, including the classic "Andy Griffith Show." For a young Garcia, it was a rare appearance by the eccentric Ernest T. Bass that made for his favorite episodes of the series. When we asked the TV creator to pick his favorite TV episode of all time, he zeroed in on those five Ernest T. Bass appearances. (Music by HookSounds.)

"Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" co-creator Aline Brosh McKenna talks about the final season of her CW show, and how Rachel Bloom made it OK to like Rebecca Bunch even at her worst. We also talk about her favorite episode of the series, and her favorite episode of TV of all time -- the pilot to The Americans. (Music by Hook Sounds.)

"Rise," inspired by a real-life teacher, stars Josh Radnor as Lou, a teacher going through a bit of a midlife crisis. He decides the answer to his woes is to jazz up the school's lackluster theater department. One problem: It's already run by Tracey, played by Rosie Perez.

Jason Katims was the executive producer behind FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS and PARENTHOOD, and HAMILTON producer Jeffrey Seller, are behind the new NBC drama. Perez and Katims stopped by IndieWire to discuss their inspirations for RISE, including what convinced Katims to return to high school — and why Perez finally started doing TV after years of avoiding the small screen.

Ed Helms is back behind the desk at Comedy Central, at least for one night, as the fictional host of "The Fake News with Ted Nelms." It's a fast-paced one-hour special that looks like CNN but with a Monty Python-eseque twist. IndieWire's TURN IT ON talked to Helms about his return to Comedy Central, what The Daily Show meant to him, and why he's reclaiming the term Fake News to actually mean "Fake News."

Writer/producer/director Glenn Gordon Caron broke almost every TV rule in the 1980s with "Moonlighting." It was an hour-long comedy drama that played with the form almost every week. Later, Caron had an even bigger hit in "Medium," and now he's doing something different, taking over the CBS drama "Bull" for its sophomore season. The show stars Michael Weatherly as an expert trial consultant, loosely based on Dr. Phil McGraw's work before becoming the talk show host we all know today.

When Josh Schwartz was first approached to develop a teen drama, Stephanie Savage was his boss, as the head of TV for McG's Wonderland production company. That show became "The OC," an immediate sensation for Fox. Ultimately Savage wrote one of the show's landmark episodes, "The Best Chrismukkuh Ever," and from there, Schwartz and Savage worked together on shows such as "Gossip Girl." Now, Schwartz and Savage are behind two of the fall's most anticipated new shows: A reboot of "Dynasty" for The CW, and a take on Brian K. Vaughn's Marvel comic "Runaways" for Hulu.

Rob Huebel created and stars in "Do You Want to See a Dead Body?" which started as Funny or Die shorts before making their way to YouTube Red. The show follows Rob and his celebrity friends, who join him on a quest to go check out a dead body he found -- but mostly wind up in other predicaments, some pretty precarious. Celebrity guest stars include Justin Long, Adam Scott, Judy Greer, Terry Crews, and John Cho along with many more.