DAVID WAIN FOLLOWS THE YELLOW BRICK ROAD TO HOLLYWOOD IN HIS LATEST COMEDY

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The Wet Hot American Summer director talks about his new film, Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass, and why he's still making comedies with the friends he met in college.

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• NPR Topics: Culture: The Wet Hot American Summer director talks about his new film, Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass, and why he's still making comedies with the friends he met in college.

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• Topic: CULTURE — the feed headline centres on DAVID, WAIN, FOLLOWS, YELLOW, BRICK.
• Original feed: NPR Topics: Culture.
• Published: 17 Jul 2026, 12:00 UK.
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