Season 19 - Episode Guide

Inside the Actors Studio welcomes television and film comedy star Tina Fey. As an actress, comedian, writer and producer, Fey is best known for her work on Saturday Night Live and 30 Rock. Her films include Mean Girls, Baby Mama and the upcoming Admission. Fey's talents have been recognized with seven Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, four Screen Actors Guild Awards, and four Writers Guild of America Award. She has appeared twice on Time magazine's list of the 100 most influential people and was the youngest-ever winner of the award Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.

Bravo Media's Emmy-nominated series Inside the Actors Studio, hosted by James Lipton, reaches a milestone of 250 episodes with a two-hour event on Wednesday, May 29 at 7 pm. Lipton sits down for new interviews with former guests including Actors Studio alumnus Bradley Cooper, Robert De Niro, Jennifer Lopez, Christopher Walken, Barbara Walters, Dave Chappelle, Jay Leno, Conan O'Brien, Ellen Burstyn, and Spike Lee. Notable fans of the show including Katie Couric, Donald Trump and Sugar Ray Leonard share their favorite guests and moments from the past 19 seasons.

Inside the Actors Studio, hosted by James Lipton, brings multi-talented actor Jake Gyllenhaal to the stage on Thursday, September 19 at 8pm ET/PT. The critically-acclaimed performer has won a BAFTA award and been nominated for an Academy Award, a Screen Actors Guild award, and a Golden Globe award. Gyllenhaal has starred in such varied films as Brokeback Mountain, October Sky, Donnie Darko, End of Watch, and his upcoming movie Prisoners.

Bravo Media's Inside the Actors Studio, hosted by James Lipton, promises big laughs and riveting revelations when the cast and creator of Netflix's Arrested Development appear on the show on Thursday, November 7 at 8pm ET/PT. The series has won six Primetime Emmy awards including "Outstanding Comedy Series" in 2004 and Time Magazine included it in its "All-Time 100 TV Shows" list. Lipton, who has a recurring guest role on Arrested Development as Prison Warden Stefan Gentiles, will be joined by Will Arnett, Jason Bateman, Portia de Rossi, Alia Shawkat, Jeffrey Tambor, Jessica Walter, and creator Mitch Hurwitz. In the episode, series creator Mitch Hurwitz unveils his real-life inspiration behind the Banana Stand and the personal meaning behind the name "Maeby." Find out the stars' favorite Season 4 moments, which cast member swore off television after many false starts, who moonlights as a teacher, and the genesis of Portia de Rossi's name.

For the first time in its 19-year history, Bravo Media's Inside the Actors Studio, hosted by James Lipton, welcomes a father-daughter pairing to the stage with Bruce Dern and Laura Dern.

Fresh off of a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor, Bruce Dern joins James Lipton, along with daughter Laura, to discuss his impressive 50-year career that led him to the life-changing lead role as Woody Grant in Paramount Pictures' Nebraska. In the episode, Lipton delves into both Bruce's and Laura's individual careers, as well as their personal relationship. Viewers will learn what it was like for Laura to grow up with both her father and mother, Diane Ladd, in the industry, and to be the first and only family to each have a star side by side on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Bruce Dern reveals what it was like to be the only actor to kill John Wayne in a movie, and why Jack Nicholson is the best on-screen partner he has ever had.

Fresh off of her first Golden Globe win, "Best Actress" Oscar nominee Amy Adams appears on the Emmy Award-Winning series, hosted by James Lipton. After making her mark in the industry with memorable appearances in films such as Junebug, Enchanted, Doubt, and The Fighter, Amy Adams discusses her multifaceted career leading up to her standout performance in Columbia Pictures' American Hustle. Her lead role as a con-artist in the Academy Award nominated film earned Adam's her first Golden Globe win and fifth Academy Award Nomination. Adams has been nominated for five Golden Globe Awards and six Screen Actors Guild Awards.