Ben Stiller Recalls a Plea to Stop Casting Him in Comedies

Ben Stiller Recalls Seeing Open Letter Urging Hollywood to “Stop Putting” Him in Comedies
“I remember opening up the L.A. Times, and there was this writer who wrote a letter: ‘Dear God, stop putting Ben Stiller in comedies,'” he recounted. “I was just like, I don’t know, I’m here, I love doing what I do.”
Ben Stiller recalls open letter asking Hollywood to 'stop putting' him in comedies: 'I love doing what I do'
Ben Stiller reflects on the comedy movie zeitgeist of the early '00s, recalls reading an open letter asking Hollywood to 'stop putting' him in comedies: 'I love doing what I do.'
Ben Stiller Once Saw an Article Urging Hollywood to ‘Stop Putting Ben Stiller in Comedies,' Left ‘SNL' After Four Episodes Because ‘I Got Too Nervous'
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Ben Stiller Recalls a Plea to Stop Casting Him in Comedies: ‘I Don't Know What the Zeitgeist Was'
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