SUNDANCE TV'S ORIGINAL NON-FICTION SERIES 'CLOSE UP WITH THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER' RETURNS SUNDAY, JUNE 25 AT 10:00 AM ET/9:00 AM CT, WITH AN ALL NEW 'COMEDY ACTORS' EPISODE STARRING ANTHONY ANDERSON, KEVIN BACON, TED DANSON, BRIAN TYREE HENRY, WILLIAM H. MACY AND KUMAIL NANJIANI

Season three of SundanceTV's original non-fiction series "Close Up With The Hollywood Reporter" kicks off Sunday, June 25 at 10:00 a.m. ET/9:00 a.m CT with six of comedy's best TV actors in a candid conversation, moderated by The Hollywood Reporter's Lacey Rose, about bringing 2017's most talked about comedies to life.

Anthony Anderson ("Black-ish"), Kevin Bacon ("I Love Dick"), Ted Danson ("The Good Place"), Brian Tyree Henry ("Atlanta"), William H. Macy ("Shameless") and Kumail Nanjiani ("Silicon Valley") get together to discuss what it's like making comedy in the current political climate and their proudest moments from their shows. "Close Up with the Hollywood Reporter" is produced by SundanceTV in partnership with The Hollywood Reporter.

"Close Up with the Hollywood Reporter" represents a continued commitment by SundanceTV to innovative, informative unscripted programming that sheds light on the world of filmed storytelling and pop culture.

The series is executive produced by Matthew Belloni, Stephen Galloway, Jennifer Laski and Lacey Rose from The Hollywood Reporter, Paul Haddad from SundanceTV and produced by Stephanie Fischette from The Hollywood Reporter.

Upcoming episodes include:

Sunday, July 2 - Comedy Actresses
Emmy Rossum ("Shameless," Showtime)
Issa Rae ("Insecure," HBO)
Minnie Driver ("Speechless," ABC)
Pamela Adlon ("Better Things," FX)
Kathryn Hahn ("I Love Dick," Amazon)
America Ferrera ("Superstore," NBC)

Sunday, July 9 - Drama Actors
Billy Bob Thornton ("Goliath,"Amazon)
Riz Ahmed ("The Night Of," HBO)
Ewan McGregor ("Fargo," FX)
Sterling K. Brown ("This Is Us," NBC)
John Lithgow ("The Crown," Netflix)
Jeffrey Wright ("Westworld," HBO)

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