Check Out What’s Trending’s Amazing SXSW Lineup!

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  • Check Out What’s Trending’s Amazing SXSW Lineup!

    We’ll be in Austin talking to some of the biggest personalities in entertainment and tech at the fest including Neil DeGrasse Tyson, Grace Helbig, Dan Harmon, Mark Duplass, Robert Rodriguez, and Rosario Dawson, among others. It’s going to be a jam-packed week of interviews and crazy fun.

    We’ll be taking live questions too so join the chatroom and tweet us @WhatsTrending #SamsungSXSW

    CLICK HERE TO GO TO OUR PLAYLIST OF THE LIVE SHOW!

    Check out our schedule below and get PSYCHED for just some of WT’s awesome SXSW coverage:

    FRIDAY, MARCH 7

    2:30 pm: YouTube sensation Grace Helbig talks starring in Camp Takota, the film topping Oscar nominees on iTunes, as well as her other new ventures

    5:30 pm–6:30 pm:  Harmontown Happy Hour – Drinks, snacks and an intimate chat with Dan Harmon (Community and Rick and Morty) and director Neil Berkeley (Beauty Is Embarrassing), and a preview of their documentary Harmontown.

    SATURDAY, MARCH 8

    10 am: Brunch and conversation with Neil DeGrasse Tyson and the executive producers of Fox and National Geographic Channel’s Cosmos: A SpaceTime Odyssey

    11:30 am:  El Rey Network’s From Dusk Til Dawn: The Series. A conversation with Robert Rodriguez  (Sin City) and stars D.J. Cotrona and Zane Holtz

    3:30 pm: Kelly & Cal stars  Juliette Lewis and Jonny Weston

    SUNDAY, MARCH 9

    12:30 pm:  ICanHasCheezBurger founder Ben Huh hosts lunch and sliders!

    1 pm: Interview with co-writer, producer and star of Creep, Mark Duplass (The Mindy Project)  and writer/director/co-star Patrick Brice.

    2 pm: A chat with the stars of Wild Canaries Alia Shawkat (Arrested Development), Jason Ritter and Lawrence Michael Levine.

    3:30 pm: Chat with Jenny Slate (House of Lies, Kroll Show) and director Gillian Robespierre for Obvious Child

    5:30 pm-6:30 pm: Happy hour and chat with Tony Hsieh, Zappos CEO and the minds behind Downtown Vegas’  Vegas Tech Fund

    9 pm-1 am: Fullscreen and What’s Trending present Music Showcase and party. Performances by DJ RAC, Fresh Big Mouf, Jeni Suk and Kingsfoil will be livestreamed at youtube.com/whatstrending

    MONDAY, MARCH 10

    11:30 am: Conversation with the cast of We’ll Never Have Paris: Simon Helberg (The Big Bang Theory), Jocelyn Towne, Maggie Grace (Taken) and Jason Ritter (Parenthood)

    3 pm-4 pm: Live recording of the award-winning Rooster Teeth Podcast with special celeb guests, including Rosario Dawson (Cesar Chavez/Grindhouse/Death Proof)

    5 pm-5:30 pm: Cast of HBO’s new Comedy Series Silicon Valley– Thomas Middledich, TJ Miller, and Kumail Nanjiani

    For the most up-to-date schedule, follow @SamsungTweets and visit our brand spankin’ new launch of whatstrending.com. Interviews can be viewed live at https://youtube.com/whatstrending and will also be posted on demand at https://wtwebaccount.wpengine.com.

    Can’t wait to see you there!

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