Ben Stiller Wants to Make Severance More Quickly—But First, He Needs to Get It Just Right

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Vanity Fair

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🗓️ 5 August 2025

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Ben Stiller joins the show and goes deep on his busy year, from filming the “daunting” new Meet the Parents movie to planning Severance season 3—right after that huge Emmy noms haul. Plus, exclusive details on the richly personal documentary he directed about his parents, coming out in October.

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to Little Gold Men, Vanity Fair's podcast for film, TV, and awards lovers.
0:10.0	I'm David Canfield.
0:12.0	Today, we're kicking off our Emmy nominee interview series with Severance's Ben Stiller.
0:19.0	The show is in the lead this year with a whopping 27 nominations, including for Best
0:23.8	Drama Series.
0:25.1	Ben is nominated there as an executive producer on the show, and he's also nominated for
0:29.3	directing the incredible season two finale, Cold Harbor.
0:32.5	He joins me today to discuss the long road to season two and what this huge showing on the
0:37.2	other side is meant to him.
0:39.0	We also discuss the journey to receiving this kind of recognition as a filmmaker
0:42.8	from taking a lengthy acting hiatus
0:44.8	to navigating major changes in the industry
0:47.3	and how projects can get made.
0:52.6	Ben Stiller, welcome to Little Gold Men.
0:55.0	Thank you. It's nice to be here.
0:57.1	We are thrilled to have you 27 Emmy nominations for Severance.
1:01.7	That is the most of any show this year.
1:04.0	You are personally nominated for both producing and directing the show.
1:08.4	How does it feel?
1:12.0	Of course, it feels great to have that recognition.
1:16.4	I don't know.
1:19.5	Yeah, it's really wonderful.
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