Today, cameos, in film or television, represent the nadir of artistically bankrupt storytelling.

They exist solely as fan service and appeal to the lowest common denominator of viewer engagement.

When not self-indulgent, they only serve as low-grade ploys to grab the audience’s attention.

Seth Rogen as Matt Remick on the poster for The Studio.

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Altman, master of expansive, kaleidoscopic films about large communities, depicted Hollywood as a tight-knit local town.

These TV cameos were brief but memorable!

The Studioproves that cameos can offer something beyond a wave of audience cheers and moments of online virality.

Ike Barinholtz, Kathryn Hahn, Seth Rogen, and Chase Sui Wonders in The Studio

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Simply put, just give them some plot importance.

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Bradley Cooper, Melissa Schemmenti, and a student in Abbott Elementary

Ike Barinholtz, Seth Rogen, and Martin Scorsese in The Studio.

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