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Scotsman
13-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Scotsman
Talking Sopranos: Michael Imperioli and Steve Steve Schirripa bring their podcast to UK stages
This article contains affiliate links. We may earn a small commission on items purchased through this article, but that does not affect our editorial judgement. The podcast series has a new lease of life as it comes to stages in the UK next year Sign up to our Arts and Culture newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Fans of hallowed HBO series The Sopranos might already have their Christmas 2025 idea sorted. Michael Imperioli and Steve Schrippa are bringing Talking Sopranos to UK audiences in the New Year. Here's where the pair will be visiting and how you can get your hands on pre-sale tickets before general ticket sales this week. Two of the most recognizable stars from HBO's ground-breaking series, The Sopranos , are bringing their beloved podcast, Talking Sopranos , to UK stages in 2026. Talking Sopranos, featuring cast members Michael Imperioli (Christopher Moltisanti) and Steve Schirripa (Bobby Baccalieri), is set to tour the UK in February 2026, with Live Nation confirming dates in Birmingham, Liverpool, Glasgow, and several other cities throughout the month. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad The presenters of the popular podcast series, Talking Sopranos, will be bringing their discussions about the iconic TV series to UK stages in 2026. |The podcast series, which concluded on December 20, 2021, provided an insider's look at the making of The Sopranos, offering fans a deeper understanding and appreciation of the iconic series directly from two of its key actors. Its popularity among fans who wanted to revisit the show and hear new perspectives and stories led to the book, Woke Up This Morning: The Definitive Oral History of The Sopranos , co-authored by Imperioli and Schirripa, being published in November 2021. This is an event all television enthusiasts won't want to miss. Here's where Talking Sopranos is touring the UK in 2026 and when tickets go on sale for this highly anticipated series of events. Where is Talking Sopranos taking place as part of their UK tour? The duo are set to grace the following venues on the following dates: Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad When can I get tickets to attend Talking Sopranos during the UK tour dates? Pre-sale tickets O2 Priority members will get their chance at picking up tickets first, with pre-sales taking place from May 14 2025 at 10am BST, with Live Nation and Ticketmaster pre-sales to commence a day later on May 15 2025 from 10am BST. General ticket sales The remaining allocation of tickets will then g o on public sale through Ticketmaster from May 16 2025 at 10am BST.
New York Post
07-05-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Michael Imperioli reveals the hilarious reason why this ‘Sopranos' scene needed 12 takes
He couldn't fuhgeddabout this scene. Michael Imperioli and Steve Schirripa, who both starred on 'The Sopranos,' looked back at their time on the drama in an interview published Tuesday. Imperioli, 59, reminisced on shooting Season 3 Episode 2, titled 'Proshai, Livushka,' in which the family heads back to the house after Livia Soprano's funeral. The Emmy winner recalled having to reshoot one scene over and over because the cast couldn't hold back their laughter. 9 Steve Schirripa and Michael Imperioli of 'The Sopranos.' WireImage 9 Livia Soprano's funeral scene. HBO 'Janice [Aida Turturro] wanted everybody to say something about her,' Imperioli explained, 'and [my character] said something about, some kind of esoteric thing about no two people are the same.' 'And, when they played the song from 'Carousel,' we just all started laughing hysterically and they had to cut,' he added. 'This happened at least 12 takes in a row.' 9 Livia Soprano's funeral scene from 'The Sopranos.' HBO 9 Season 3 episode 2 of 'The Sopranos.' HBO During the episode, Imperioli's character, Christopher Moltisanti, reminisces on Livia, telling his family, 'They say, there's no two people on earth exactly the same. No two faces, no two sets of fingerprints. But do they know that for sure? Because they would have to get everybody together in one huge space, and obviously that's not possible even with computers.' The guests are left puzzled after Christopher's remarks, but Janice then plays Livia's favorite song, 'If I Loved You' from the 1956 musical movie 'Carousel.' 'So what should be one of the saddest scenes, right, cause it's Livia's funeral turned into this thing that we just couldn't shoot because people were just laughing too much,' Imperioli said. 'It's actually a very fond memory.' 9 Livia Soprano's funeral in season 3 episode 2 of 'The Sopranos.' HBO All jokes aside, Schirripa, 67, chimed in about the strong bond the cast and crew of 'The Sopranos' had while making the drama. 'You're with these people,' he expressed. 'They become honestly like a family. Marriages, babies, divorces, so you, you're all together. 'Though there was some heavy times, there also was a lot of fun times. 'The Sopranos' happens to be a very, very funny show.' 9 Livia's funeral scene from 'The Sopranos.' HBO The HBO series followed the lives of Tony (James Gandolfini), a ruthless North Jersey mob boss who lives in suburbia with his wife, Carmela (Edie Falco), and two teenage kids. Gandolfini died suddenly in Italy in June 2013 at the age of 51. January 2024 marked the 25th anniversary of the show, which also starred Drea de Matteo, Lorraine Bracco, Tony Sirico, Vincent Pastore, Jamie-Lynn Sigler and Robert Iler. 9 Steve Schirripa (L) and Michael Imperioli attend the 2019 Garden Of Laughs Comedy Benefit. WireImage 9 Michael Imperioli, James Gandolfini, Tony Siroco and Steve Van Zandt. The LIFE Images Collection via Getty Images In honor of the special occasion, the cast reflected on filming the show and how it changed their lives and careers forever. 'It's like you want to be a race car driver and the first thing they hand you is a Lamborghini,' Falco, 61, exclusively told The Post. 'That's what ['The Sopranos'] felt like to me. It remains a very specific chapter in my life with tremendous emotional reverberations, still.' 'My family kept trying to tell me [how good the show was] and I told them, 'Stop telling me that stuff because it's just going to mess with me — I don't know where to put that information,'' she revealed. 'I felt maybe I really don't know what I'm doing or maybe they're going to find out I don't know what I'm doing. If too many people start looking at this too closely, maybe I'm screwed. I still get waves of it now, when people say, 'Do you realize what a cultural phenomenon 'The Sopranos' was?' It still feels unusual, is really all I can say.' 9 Michael Imperioli,Steve Schirripa,Tony Sirico during 'The Sopranos.' FilmMagic Sigler, who played Tony and Carmela's daughter, Meadow Soprano, echoed Falco's sentiments. 'It gave me another family, stability and security during a tumultuous 10 years as far as my personal life went,' the actress, 43, said. 'I think that, in very many ways, had I not had just the show, but also the support that I had from all those people throughout all those years, I might be a different person. I really feel like that experience had a big part in shaping who I am.'
Newsweek
02-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Newsweek
Lincoln Center Pays Tribute to Jazz Great Duke Ellington and His Legacy
Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Duke Ellington's enduring legacy as a musical pioneer was celebrated at a gala and concert with the soul of America as its undercurrent. Sopranos star Michael Imperioli and producer wife Victoria, 30 Rock actor Alec Baldwin and yoga instructor wife Hilaria, and TV host and author Joy Reid were among guests who watched comedian Dave Chappelle host a night in honor of what would have marked the legendary jazz composer and bandleader's 126th year. Duke Ellington performing on July 20, 1973 in New York, New York. Duke Ellington performing on July 20, 1973 in New York, New York. Santi Visalli/Getty The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis took the audience through a musical tour that included familiar greats like "Mood Indigo" and star turns by guests. Marsalis, the organization's managing and artistic director, told Newsweek: "His music contains American essences that we need to remember about who we are—800 records, 2,000 songs, 50 years on the road. He left a lot for us to contemplate. Wynton Marsalis, Nathaniel Williford and Xavier Anderson attend the Jazz at Lincoln Center Gala on April 30, 2025 in New York City. Wynton Marsalis, Nathaniel Williford and Xavier Anderson attend the Jazz at Lincoln Center Gala on April 30, 2025 in New York Jazz At Lincoln Center Hilaria Baldwin and Alec Baldwin attend the Jazz at Lincoln Center Gala on April 30, 2025 in New York City. Hilaria Baldwin and Alec Baldwin attend the Jazz at Lincoln Center Gala on April 30, 2025 in New York Jazz At Lincoln Center "It's much better [now] than when he was in America. Think about it, he was born in 1899. He would be much happier now than he was in the time he was in." Chappelle got a laugh with a joke about Donald Trump trying to Make Jazz Great Again but, much like Ellington's music, politics was left to sit mainly below the surface. Dave Chappelle speaks onstage during the Jazz at Lincoln Center Gala on April 30, 2025 in New York City. Dave Chappelle speaks onstage during the Jazz at Lincoln Center Gala on April 30, 2025 in New York Jazz At Lincoln Center Victoria Imperioli and Michael Imperioli attend the Jazz At Lincoln Center Gala on April 30, 2025 in New York City. Victoria Imperioli and Michael Imperioli attend the Jazz At Lincoln Center Gala on April 30, 2025 in New York Jazz At Lincoln Center Mercedes Ellington, Duke Ellington's granddaughter, told Newsweek: "We need some music now. He had a lot of music, so it's good that we go through his entire catalogue, as long as it takes for us all as a country to get better."
Newsweek
01-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Newsweek
Michael Imperioli Slams 'SNL' Over Aimee Lou Wood Skit: 'Mean'
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Michael Imperioli told Newsweek that a Saturday Night Live sketch about Aimee Lou Wood, his castmate in The White Lotus, was "pretty mean." SNL mocked Wood's teeth during a sketch titled "The White Potus" in which Sarah Sherman did an impersonation of her. Wood plays Chelsea in Season 3 of the Netflix series, while Imperioli starred in Season 2 as Dominic Di Grasso. Michael Imperioli, left, attends a Jazz at Lincoln Center gala in tribute to Duke Ellington in New York City on April 30, while Aimee Lou Wood, right, arrives for the Season 3 premiere of "The... Michael Imperioli, left, attends a Jazz at Lincoln Center gala in tribute to Duke Ellington in New York City on April 30, while Aimee Lou Wood, right, arrives for the Season 3 premiere of "The White Lotus" in Los Angeles on February 10. Morefor Jazz At Lincoln Center and Steve Granitz/FilmMagic Imperioli spoke about the sketch to Newsweek on the red carpet of a Jazz at Lincoln Center gala in tribute to Duke Ellington on April 30: "Yeah, that was pretty mean, mean-spirited. I guess they apologized, didn't they? It's a tricky thing because comedy, you know, I don't like having to over-censure comedy but you do have to be a little bit tactful. "She's a young actress and we want to give her some support. She's quite good." Sherman sent Wood a bunch of flowers, which The White Lotus star posted on Instagram with the caption: "Thank you for the beautiful flowers." In another post, she wrote: "I've had apologies from SNL." Wood had previously said on her Instagram that she found the sketch "cheap," writing: "Whilst in honest mode—I did find the SNL thing mean and unfunny." "The joke was about fluoride," she added. "I have big gap teeth not bad teeth. Yes, take the p*** for sure—that's what the show is about—but there must be a cleverer, more nuanced, less cheap way? "I actually love being taken the p*** out of when it's clever and in good spirits. I don't mind caricature—I understand that's what 'SNL' is. But the rest of the skit was punching up and I/Chelsea was the only one punched down on." The episode was all the more charged because Wood had told GQ magazine that White Lotus showrunner Mike White had to convince HBO that she should have the part, and she felt it was because of her looks. "Someone told me how much Mike had fought for me," she said. "They said 'it had to be you, no matter what HBO said.' It was honestly from the nicest place, but my little head goes: 'HBO didn't want me. And I know why HBO didn't want me, it's because I'm ugly. Mike had to say 'Please let me have the ugly girl!'" "That was the thing that was in my head," she added. Imperioli made his comments during a gala held the day after what would have been jazz icon Ellington's 126th birthday. "Duke Ellington is very New York," he said, "and it represents a real elegance and complexity and just that there's a gravity to his work that's important. Supporting jazz is really important. I think making sure that it continues and that younger generations appreciate it and discover it." Jack Royston is chief royal correspondent for Newsweek, based in London. You can find him on X, formerly Twitter, at @jack_royston and read his stories on Newsweek's The Royals Facebook page. Do you have a question about Charles and Queen Camilla, Prince William and Princess Kate, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, or their family that you would like our experienced royal correspondents to answer? Email royals@ We'd love to hear from you.
