The car ride home was a one-man comedy act comprised of every nun joke Gramps could remember. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

So she said, “There’s a hilarious old comedy on TV.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

He likes putting sound effects into comedies, the sillier the better, and he reacts to them like a delighted little boy. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

They brought in celebrities to sing and dance and star in comedy sketches that taught children about the virtues of cooperation or about their own emotions. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wondering whether I have or want one, trying to decide if the end of existence is a tragedy, a comedy, or as inconsequential as that chem lab I forgot to turn in last week. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

She thought she liked the sootiness of sex and its comedy; she laughed a great deal during the raucous beginnings, and rejected those lovers who regarded sex as healthy or beautiful. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

And to Trip, the whole thing was pure comedy: a glorious slapstick spectacle, complete with bleeped-out tirades and plenty of chair throwing. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Eventually, my mom received a visa, and she and my dad finally got their own version of a romantic comedy of errors. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Another show I was given was a British comedy from the 1970s. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Will it be the tug on their heartstrings that makes it all too much, that makes them turn to a convenient comedy to take their minds off the harsh corners of the world? How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I'm sitting on the couch watching a dumb romantic comedy with my parents. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

“Why would you ever imagine that a comedy has to be funny?” The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

This whole world of the Kamaswami people had only been a game to him, a dance, a comedy which one watches. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

One Saturday evening not long ago, an improvisation comedy group called Mother took the stage in a small theater in the basement of a supermarket on Manhattan’s West Side. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

The romantic comedies are right about this part. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

The Tale of the Three Brothers and the Djinn might be a comedy if you hear it in the market in Isfahan, or it might be a hero’s journey around a bonfire in Ardestan. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

We had gone to a comedy show that was uncomfortably homophobic. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

The 1930s saw some giants of ‘musical comedy’, as it mostly was at that time, straddle the twin worlds of Broadway and Hollywood - among them George and Ira Gershwin, Cole Porter and Rodgers and Hart. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

I'm tying out for a role in a major romantic comedy. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

The chat rooms made her blog feel inconsequential, a comedy of manners, a mild satire about a world that was anything but mild. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Her diary entry the next day makes her teamwork with Dina—whom Zhenya adored—sound like a kind of dark comedy duo. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Another one about two men named Laurel and Hardy, who are famous for being a funny comedy team. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

But she was busy with a couple of sixth-grade boys who had taken over the microphones and were doing a comedy routine. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

That Christmas, Mrs. Finley gave me paperback copies of both the comedies and tragedies of Shakespeare. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

But there was a deadly serious insight buried within the comedy. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

A comedy called The Old-Fashioned Way was playing. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

I imagined the lively scene, the actors and Hamlet devising a comedy to lighten the mood at Elsinore. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

I remember chinning myself on the top of a fence to see one such comedy show filled with gallows humor. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

A romantic comedy or whatever they call it. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Since everyone accepted them, and more particularly since they accepted themselves, I knew that their laughter was real and that their lives were cheerful comedies, interrupted only by costume changes and freshening of make-up. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Mrs. Baker, if it’s a comedy, it’s supposed to be funny. That’s what comedies are.” The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

Everyone was laughing, holding their guts and their sides as these actors gave Mr. Price his final wish, and acted out his funeral play, a comedy, at his funeral. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Others are romantic comedies, a meet-cute ruined by mishaps and bad timing, finally leading to a kiss atop a tall building—the metropolis glimmering in the background, moon rising, love song playing over the credits. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Johnny eats cheese with his fingers and watches British TV comedies. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

Radar and I were watching some half-funny stoner comedy on HBO, and I had started to get into the story when Radar said, “Garage door.” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

And everything he loved, everything he had shown the visiting elf was turned into a grotesque cartoon, a bloody comedy of violence. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

And it’s not the sort of unwanted of romantic comedies, where it means they’ll end up together in the end. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I explain the first hint I found last night, about the audition for a role in a romantic comedy. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

You’d make it perfectly literal, without any wordplay or comedy that would confuse preschoolers. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maya was pretty sure if the circumstances weren’t so dire, they would have looked like they were doing a comedy routine. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

It's disturbing and needy and never happens in situation comedies or movies that end with big kisses. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Odd too is the effect produced when he uses academic jargon—bubbles at the tip of his tongue: ‘Topos... negative capability... vegetation imagery in Shakespearean comedy.’ Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The nation’s corner theaters hosted 85 million people a week for 25-cent viewings of an endless array of cheery musicals and screwball comedies. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“A comedy is about characters who dare to know that they may choose a happy ending after all. That’s how I know.” The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

I came to the conclusion that the whole business at twenty-three minutes to one was a comedy played for my benefit! Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

It draws its comedy from the fact that what, to Flanders and Swann’s twentieth- century Western audience, is a commonplace, is heresy to the cannibals of the song. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

Silently Tessie inserted the links, tragedy in one sleeve, comedy in the other. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Watching him stand there in his suit, I can picture him in a black-and-white Hollywood romantic comedy trading witty banter with his heroine. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

We saw the newsreel at the Dreamland Theater in Nantucket, and it got much louder laughs than the comedy, which featured a fat actor named Lloyd Hamilton. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Shakespeare wrote tragedies and comedies, so which do you feel like you’re in when he talks to you?” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Mary Lincoln is looking forward to celebrating recent Union victories by enjoying this popular comedy on a night that features Keene. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

He laughed at his little joke and repeated the line about the frozen dinners, as if he would use it later in a comedy routine. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

About fifteen minutes into the show, popular ventriloquist Edgar Bergen and his wooden dummy Charlie McCarthy finished their comedy skit. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

Together we resembled the cast of a dopey situation comedy, something called Grin and Bear It, or Hello, Dolly. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Coach was always trying to be funny, and I knew he thought saying my name like that was comedy gold. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

“Oh my God, this is like all those romantic comedies where the girl hires a male escort to pretend to be her wedding date and then falls in love with him for real.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Richard Nixon would later call the Watergate operation “a comedy of errors.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

There was the newsreel that told of amazing inventions and adventures in far-off lands; there were the cartoons and the slapstick comedies, Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

“Life is a drama full of tragedy and comedy,” Mom told me. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

It was supposed to be a comedy, but it wasn't that funny. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

“Rather an odd little comedy that I watch here,” said Poirot to himself thoughtfully. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

And it didn’t count Much Ado About Nothing, which should have counted for the whole shebang, since it advertised itself as a comedy—but let me tell you, it wasn’t. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

There was comedy in the way Milton, while still worrying about me, kept one eye on the rocketing taxi meter. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

The encounters were usually tense, with potential violence roiling just below the surface, but sometimes these confrontations were also tinged with comedy—as in the contest for seats in the council chambers. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

He had actually done stand-up comedy in clubs, Officer Speros told us, and for the first day we were less his class than his audience. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He laughed so hard at the comedies that sometimes he embarrassed us and we tried to tell him that people were looking at him. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, my God. I want my future life to be a cheesy romantic comedy.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

He could quote lines from his favorite comedies, like Caddyshack, or poke fun at someone who was too pretentious or willfully ignorant. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Improvisation comedy is a wonderful example of the kind of thinking that Blink is about. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

The image of a burly policeman traipsing across the stage with an empty plastic bag, attempting to “capture” the air, was the stuff of Chaplinesque comedy. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Wishing she could be the co-adventurer in the fantasy she lit in the first place, introducing me to the magical escape of musical comedy. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Clio was Muse of history, Urania of astronomy, Melpomene of tragedy, Thalia of comedy, Terpsichore of the dance, Calliope of epic poetry, Erato of love-poetry, Polyhymnia of songs to the gods, Euterpe of lyric poetry. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Good grief. Is this smut supposed to be comedy?” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He would lose himself in thoughts of her, and plan his next letter, refining the phrases, trying to find comedy in the dullness. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Glenn Burke was always standing on the benches in the Dodgers clubhouse and doing stand-up comedy, reciting poetry, and dancing around. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

In 1921, Eubie Blake’s Shuffle Along became the first musical comedy written by African-Americans and starring African- Americans to run successfully on Broadway. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

A small piece of paper slid out from between the pages—an invitation to Cynthia Sower's comedy show. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

The “sophisticated comedy” featuring my number one female film favorite is opening at a downtown palace momentarily. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sure, he liked military history, weapons, and biplanes, but he also loved old films, especially romantic comedies from the 1940s and ’50s. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The sight of Armpit, the biggest and toughest kid in class, holding the little baby toy just added to the comedy, and it took a while for what he was saying to sink in. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

At the Clinic, there was comedy in the way Tessie, idly picking up a waiting-room magazine, found herself reading about the juvenile sexual rehearsal play of rhesus monkeys. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Yes, the president and Mrs. Lincoln would attend this evening’s performance of the popular if silly comedy Our American Cousin. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I thought we were making a comedy. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

The confusion that ensued when I explained to my stepfather that I expected to deliver the baby in three weeks, more or less, was reminiscent of a Moliere comedy. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was supposed to be a joke, but comedy is all about timing, and mine was way off. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

It’s a dumb thing to say, because I totally don’t believe it, but I’m going for comedy here. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

The whole scene was an unutterable mixture of comedy and pathos. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Bobby felt that journalists weren’t really interested in how or why he moved the chess pieces, but rather in the scandal, tragedy, and comedy of his life. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

It was just a Bollywood comedy, but I loved it. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

What scared me was the idea of French people I'd gotten from movies and situation comedies. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

We staged spontaneous "shows" of our own in the courtyard behind our building, and I mimicked a comedy routine with a hat teetering on my head. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

Couples danced to the latest hits while fireworks exploded overhead, or they enjoyed light comedies performed by a local stock company, in a theater that served as a casino between productions. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

The music, sports, comedy, and drama programs helped them forget the money troubles they’d had since the Great Depression began nine years earlier. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

Oswald Wyre and Ant Little do this jackal laughter like their master's all six Monty Pythons rolled into one comedy thug. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

“A comedy isn’t about being funny,” said Mrs. Baker “We’ve talked about this before.” The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

Was it not a comedy, a strange and stupid thing, this repetition, this course of events in a fateful circle? Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

That same year, CBS was also considering a new comedy show starring Mary Tyler Moore. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

He’s been in thirty-eight dramas, twelve crime pictures and comedies, eleven thrillers, eight action films, seven Westerns, six war movies, four documentaries, three horror flicks, two sci-fi films, and a musical, among others. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I turned back to watch the cruel comedy routine on the other side of the glass. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Eliminating those unfamiliar with the Stooges’ slapstick, physical, lowbrow comedy, I found that an overwhelming 8 percent of my sample admitted to such an indulgence. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Theatre groups in towns and cities across the United States presented live dramas, comedies, and musicals at prices affordable to struggling families. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

Scores of our friends and neighbors, including some of the boys with whom I had studied Hebrew and watched the makeshift comedy skits, silently walked down the main street toward the train station. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

What Jefferson had described as “the reign of witches” even began to assume the shape of a political comedy in which the joke was on the Federalists. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Isabelle told Hugo about other movies she loved: comedies and cartoons and cowboy movies starring someone named Tom Mix. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

They were far too busy watching the Paul and Engel romantic comedy. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

We were superbly above him and the comedy gave us a delusion of high self-respect. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her new film is billed as a “sophisticated” comedy in which she must certainly reach new heights of perversion and blasphemy. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

CBS wanted to appeal to listeners who enjoyed programs more serious than the comedy and variety shows. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

Mr. Curtain giggled—actually giggled—as if he were watching a comedy show. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I am determined to be a silent spectator of the silly and wicked game,” Adams explained to Abigail, “and to enjoy it as a comedy, a farce, or as a gymnastic exhibition at Sadler’s Wells.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

He paced the concourse, looking for the cousin he’d grown up with, a sharp-nosed girl with the grinning mouth of a comedy mask. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“Your abuelo loved to watch comedies. He laughed a lot for someone who had a hard life.” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Is this a cooking class or a comedy club? A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Apparently they sang an ironic twist on traditional human comedy song “One-Eyed, One-Horned, Flying Purple People Eater.” Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I could barely connect the anxious person hunched down every week in front of us to the funny woman who, under the inspiration of wine, launched into comedy routines in our kitchen. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

In a jolt of good news for Chicago's comedy scene, The Laugh Factory, a leading stand-up venue in Los Angeles, plans to open in the North Side space once occupied by the Lakeshore Theater. L.A.'s Laugh Factory plans Chicago outpost 2011-02-17T22:51:00Z

Television network CBS has cancelled production of its comedy Two and a Half Men for the rest of the season after the star, Charlie Sheen, unleashed an expletive-filled attack on the show's producer. Charlie Sheen show cancelled after rant against producer 2011-02-25T07:36:32Z

Finally, another new entry this weekend, the comedy "We Bought a Zoo," landed at No. 6 with $7.8 million. "Mission: Impossible" cruises to top of box office 2011-12-25T19:34:40Z

One network takes exception to this talk of a sudden comedy revival: CBS. Television: In Bear Times, a Bull Market for Sitcoms 2010-04-17T21:50:00Z

It recalled, for Mac, Trump’s crudely menacing and unwittingly self-lampooning use of comedy, which, Mac added, “isn’t that funny.” In “Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus,” Taylor Mac Takes on Shakespeare—and Trump 2019-04-20T04:00:00Z

One of the nominations went to Betty White, who at 88 proved you're never too old for comedy when she hosted the show to big ratings and applause. `The Pacific,' `Glee,' top Emmy Awards nominees 2010-07-08T13:11:00Z

The backdrop would be an idyllic Connecticut town full of oddballs and eccentrics, and the tone would be a blend of character-driven comedy and drama, all set to a screwball pace. Why ‘Gilmore Girls’ Endures 2020-11-23T05:00:00Z

Described as both "warm and well-intentioned," the comedy follows the lives of six young Black professionals and close friends living their lives in LA. From "MacGruber" to "Dr. Death," here are 11 shows to watch on Peacock besides the Olympics 2022-02-12T05:00:00Z

Steve Coogan won the male equivalent for his role in The Trip, while Rev and Harry and Paul were among the other small screen comedy winners. Sherlock takes Bafta TV honours 2011-05-22T20:36:59Z

With "Glee," Paisner noted, Murphy also created a novel format mixing music with drama/comedy, which has had an influence abroad. `Glee' producer Ryan Murphy to honor Norman Lear 2012-11-18T18:16:03Z

His stand-up career flourished and Oliver began meeting some of his comedy heroes. An Englishman in New York 2011-07-23T23:04:11Z

A summer comedy used to be an easy win, an Apatow hit eventually proving as reliable as a superhero sequel, but the formula has been off of late. Summer 2018 box office: what can we learn from the hits and misses? 2018-08-28T04:00:00Z

"There's a generational difference in our comedy," Fey explained. Jennifer Garner, Zoe Saldana, Tina Fey explain work ethic in Elle 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z

You don't want comedy to be bland and safe, but there's no reason why inoffensive should be bland. A laughing matter: Comedians Steve Punt and Shappi Khorsandi debate whether comedy is too cruel 2011-01-22T08:31:01Z

Last year’s biggest winners were Game of Thrones and the Amazon comedy The Marvelous Mrs Maisel. Emmys 2019: Game of Thrones leads the race but can it rule for the last time? 2019-09-20T04:00:00Z

The absence of “Veep” also means there will be a new winner in best comedy for the first time in four years. Emmy Nominations 2018: ‘Game of Thrones’ and Netflix Lead the Way 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z

But a deep dive by Ringer said it found that there is a correlation between a film's score and box-office returns, specifically for comedy and horror films. Do audiences even trust movie critics anymore? The downfall of Rotten Tomatoes and media criticism 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z

On the Nielsen VideoScan First Alert sales chart, "Iron Man" outsold its nearest competitor, the Universal Studios comedy "Get Him to the Greek," by a margin of more than 8-to-1. "Iron Man 2" sells more than 1 million DVDs in one day 2010-10-07T02:37:00Z

And this year’s comedy category is really strong, though again, I’m not sure everyone is really punching in the same weight class. Our TV Critics on the 2018 Emmy Nominations 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z

Marking the director's fifth collaboration with Leonardo DiCaprio, the black comedy is based on stock broker Jordan Belfort's memoir of the same name. Hobbit beats Wolf at US Box Office 2013-12-30T08:55:13Z

I don’t suppose the artist meant them to seem humorous, but to my eye, comedy overrides piety. Some Favorite Things Not Hanging on a Wall 2011-12-30T00:11:48Z

The difference between alternative comics and regular stand-up comedians usually had to do with the venues where they performed—alternatives to commercial comedy clubs. Jon Stewart, Louis C.K., Chris Rock, Stephen Colbert, Conan O’Brien and the behind-the-scenes secrets of comedy’s ’90s glory days 2015-11-23T05:00:00Z

Ms. Drescher’s comedy, on the other hand, is so light that it’s like a vaudeville routine. Television Review : Life With a Gay Ex-Husband. It Happens. 2011-06-14T22:30:15Z

It added five last week, including guest actor in a comedy honors for host Jimmy Fallon. Tallying up the Emmys: The most, the best and finally a win 2014-08-24T04:00:00Z

The Internet loves FX’s hit comedy Archer, and , it seems, loves the Internet back. Archer Gets Naked for Reddit 2014-01-09T00:13:07Z

Meanwhile, shows like White House comedy series “Veep,” which is bidding for its a third Emmy, and nefarious Washington drama “House of Cards,” a contender for best drama series, are in danger of being sidelined. Trump's White House: a gift or a curse for TV comics? 2017-09-12T04:00:00Z

I spent 14 years as a union organizer, which convinced me that progressives lose because of us, so I naturally wanted my comedy to hunt a bigger whale than right-wing stupidity. Can three comedians transcend the red-blue divide? 2011-08-26T20:30:00Z

Paul Dergarabedian, a senior Comscore analyst, said ticket sales for “Uncut Gems” were “a testament to the power of an original and exhilarating movie with an unexpected performance from an iconic comedy star.” ‘Uncut Gems’ Shines at Box Office, Just in Time for Oscar Voting 2020-01-05T05:00:00Z

Aside from its tendency toward leisurely travelogue, “The Self-Propelled Island” consists largely of slapstick comedy, prescient satire of capitalist privilege and melodrama. Michael Dirda takes a new look at a little-known Jules Verne novel 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z

O'Connor's legacy is to have further established the role of women writers in British film, particularly in the realm of hard drama, as well as comedy. Bafta awards: British women vie for writing prizes 2012-02-10T19:16:05Z

Simply putting one nutty character in a room with another nutty character does not a comedy make, yet that's what each scene of this show boils down to. "The Big C": Kooky, unsexy cancer 2010-08-14T23:01:00Z

"Our Idiot Brother": Paul Rudd stars as the title character in this new comedy that also features Elizabeth Banks, Zooey Deschanel and Emily Mortimer as his sisters; midnight screenings Thursday at some theaters. Weekend preview: 2011-08-24T20:21:09Z

But now the new voices of liberal comedy can pave the way. How late-night political comedy needs to evolve: Be more subversive 2023-01-30T05:00:00Z

But after so many years away from stand-up, and on the couch, Murphy will be walking back into a very different landscape for comedy. Eddie Murphy, off the couch, is rejuvenated by ‘Dolemite’ 2019-10-01T04:00:00Z

They stayed in touch as Pierce graduated, moved to New York, kept writing stories and performed with a sketch comedy troupe. Kander’s second act: Kander and Pierce, with new musical ‘Kid Victory’ 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z

The Edinburgh Festival Fringe, which runs alongside the Edinburgh International Festival, includes more than 3,500 productions in theater, music, comedy, dance, cabaret and other types of performance, and concludes on Monday, Aug. 27. ‘Ulster American’ Wins Edinburgh Theater Prize 2018-08-24T04:00:00Z

Gary Austin, who helped changed the shape of American comedy as the founder and artistic director of the influential improvisational theater company the Groundlings, died on Saturday in Los Angeles. Gary Austin, Who Founded the Groundlings Improv Troupe, Dies at 75 2017-04-03T04:00:00Z

Why did you choose comedy here to tell this very personal story? Why Idris Elba Chose Comedy to Tell His Most Personal Story 2021-02-09T05:00:00Z

Bruce Rosenblum, chairman of the Television Academy, emphasized in an interview that the change didn't necessarily mean no more hour-long comedies up for Emmy consideration. Emmy rule changes may shake up TV industry awards 2015-02-20T05:00:00Z

The biting political comedy returned for a fourth season last night, but HBO has already decided to bring the series and Silicon Valley back for a fifth and third season, respectively. HBO Renews 'Veep' and 'Silicon Valley' 2015-04-13T04:00:00Z

Thomas Middleditch, a master of physical comedy, gets bounced around by the hydraulics, fiddles awkwardly with the headrest and, finally, reclines into someone’s lap. ‘Silicon Valley’ Season 3, Episode 5: The Scrappy Innovator 2016-05-22T04:00:00Z

The elder Quizon started performing on stage in the 1940s during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines and made his final comedy flick, where he played a priest, two years ago. Dolphy, comedian adored by many Filipinos, dies 2012-07-10T16:40:09Z

Teetering somewhere between audacious and offensive, the stylistically voracious “Filmistaan” only intermittently reveals any sense of danger in its comedy. ‘Filmistaan,’ a Bollywood Take on Indo-Pakistani Relations 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z

She next stars in the comedy feature "You Again." Betty White gets comic book treatment 2010-09-07T20:21:00Z

She pointed also to the numbers of women directors, promoters and managers in comedy. Edinburgh comedy awards: 'record year' with 530 eligible shows so far 2012-06-21T15:24:29Z

As bouncy as a ball, with ductile physicality and emerald eyes, Spot injects a lot of anarchic physical comedy into the proceedings and more than a little violence. Review: ‘The Good Dinosaur,’ Pixar Human and Apatosaurus 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z

With this "Abbott Elementary" follows a long tradition of inserting romantic tension into its ensemble comedy through a pair of people who are obviously perfect for each other. Stop shipping the duos on "Abbott Elementary" and "The Bear." TV needs deeper workplace friendship 2023-03-18T04:00:00Z

The comedy was never completely rooted in reality – but neither was it reliant, as in the most recent episode, on Grandma being locked in a car boot and towed away by the council. Have you been watching … Friday Night Dinner? 2012-11-07T12:22:15Z

He won an Emmy in 2003 for outstanding guest actor in a comedy series for appearances on "Will and Grace." Gene Wilder, star of 'Willy Wonka,' 'Blazing Saddles,' dead at 83 2016-08-29T04:00:00Z

But the rich burgher who commissioned the work suddenly decides to combine it with a farcical musical comedy. Strauss' 'Ariadne,' Puccini's 'Boheme' both please 2012-08-06T23:01:05Z

The songs seem to become less prominent as comedy turns to tragedy, though the music still informs every emotionally bracing moment. Broadway's fall revivals: Why big stars can't make up for a lack of artistic vision 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z

“If Groucho never existed, we would sense a lack in the world of comedy, like the planet in the solar system that astronomers say ought to be there.” What’s on TV This Week: Kennedy Center Honors and New Year’s Eve 2022-12-26T05:00:00Z

But in spoofing romantic comedies, Wain has made a film that can be both hailed and derided for its nonstop cleverness. Review: ‘They Came Together’ a parody party 2014-06-24T04:00:00Z

I would have loved to go into more comedy. 'Nightcrawler' actress Rene Russo is a reluctant star 2014-10-18T04:00:00Z

These comedies from the 1980s of plucky, sassy working-class women – tidily shaped, efficient exercises in sentimental button-pushing — have never been personal favorites of mine. London Theater Journal: A Double Double Bill 2010-07-28T15:51:00Z

But like other times in his life, he was rejected by them for their 2017 comedy slate. Comic, Netflix staple Jo Koy talks race, rejection in memoir 2021-03-22T04:00:00Z

Humor and comedy are part of my life. Cecily Strong has a raw new memoir about grief. That surprises her too. 2021-08-09T04:00:00Z

Joining the writing staff of someone else’s late-night comedy show is not typically the fastest way to further your own performing career, but then again, Amber Ruffin is not your typical television writer. Amber Ruffin Has Gone From the Writers’ Room to the Title 2020-09-22T04:00:00Z

Maron’s show, on which the host and fellow comedians shared war stories from the comedy world with spellbinding, intramural candor, reminded Hirway of his own conversations with other musicians. ‘Song Exploder’ and the Inexhaustible Hustle of Hrishikesh Hirway 2020-11-03T05:00:00Z

His stand-up comedy career was taking off, he was touring the country and “Silicon Valley” would soon debut to critical acclaim. How ‘The Big Sick’ makes arranged marriages, Muslim families and a coma perfect rom-com material 2017-06-21T04:00:00Z

You've said that before you don't want to do comedy that could hurt people or that is controversial. Why comic Kevin Nealon learned to draw caricatures 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z

Now I can see that what made his work so radical was that it was so self-aware, so postmodern: he was making comedy about the conventions of making comedy. George Saunders's Humor 2014-06-23T04:00:00Z

The comedy of these five men had a spirit of pushing back against what the world said men had to be. The Kids in the Hall Have Gotten Old. Their Comedy Hasn’t. 2022-05-24T04:00:00Z

We wanted to make a brutally honest relationship comedy, and use comedy to talk about tricky things. Rob Delaney and Sharon Horgan on their 'brutally honest' rom-com 'Catastrophe' 2015-06-19T04:00:00Z

There's a lot of my comedy friends in the audience, and my experience is that they put the biggest jokes in the show. ArtsBeat: Comedian Explains His Act After Comedy Central Cuts Jokes on Colorado Shootings 2012-08-07T12:59:50Z

It’s a seemingly ordinary event that sets off a series of minor and major dramas, as well as a touch of comedy, and which speaks to the nation’s lingering schism. The 9 New Directors You Need to Watch 2017-03-14T04:00:00Z

“In comedy you learn to write with flow — segue, setup, and punch line — but in a way that people won’t see or notice. And in theater you learn about character,” he told BookPage in 2000. Eric Jerome Dickey, bestselling novelist, dead at 59 2021-01-05T05:00:00Z

“La La Land” succeeds both as a fizzy fantasy and a hard-headed fable, a romantic comedy and a showbiz melodrama, a work of sublime artifice and touching authenticity. Review: Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone Aswirl in ‘La La Land’ 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z

Handey enjoys “pontificating about comedy,” but he doesn’t have a grand theory of why his jokes work. Jack Handey Is the Envy of Every Comedy Writer in America 2013-07-15T19:46:10Z

Instead the money saved from airing clip shows will be ploughed back into original programming, particularly comedy. Channel 4 axes list shows 2011-03-30T06:20:37Z

Slapstick comedy and supernatural terror are a hard combination to bring off. Review | In ‘Something More Than Night,’ Raymond Chandler and Boris Karloff are a winning crime-fighting duo 2021-11-28T05:00:00Z

Head up to the Roundabout Theater’s production of “Significant Other,” a new comedy about a young gay man who wonders where his Mr. Right is as his straight female friends all tie the knot. A 36-Hour Guide to Gay Pride Weekend in New York 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z

Despite being a horror series — aimed at teenagers and older — Mr. Stine hopes to bring some comedy. R.L. Stine to Write Man-Thing Series for Marvel 2016-12-09T05:00:00Z

Are we going to see you do a really broad comedy? The Carpetbagger: A Word With ... Gary Oldman 2012-02-17T17:14:51Z

He met comedians like Robin Williams and Dana Carvey there, and performed at one of the city’s most popular comedy clubs, the Holy City Zoo. Kevin Meaney, Veteran Stand-Up Comedian, Dies at 60 2016-10-22T04:00:00Z

Mr. Cleese, an original member of the Monty Python comedy troupe, has recently been dealing with a more modern set of problems in his real life as well. John Cleese to Reboot ‘Fawlty Towers’ 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z

But then life is, after all, a comedy to those who think and a tragedy to those who feel, to borrow from Horace Walpole. Theater Review: ‘Le Cid’ at the Theater of the Church of Notre Dame 2013-01-21T23:51:21Z

“In the way it’s performed, there’s a certain smugness to the actor. But comedy hates pretension. Comedy hates hypocrisy. And comedy hates smugness.” The Comedic Side of William Peter Blatty, the Author of ‘The Exorcist’ 2017-01-14T05:00:00Z

People like sex and they like comedy, and merging the two gives Doolbaz the opportunity to service an otherwise unsatisfied customer demand. Meet the professional dick photographer: “I thought it would be funny to treat dick pics like a high-fashion photo shoot” 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z

SAT-MON Musical performances, film, comedy, spoken word, dance, theater, visual arts, Indie Market vendors, beer gardens, 11 a.m.-11 p.m., gates close 10 p.m., Community calendar 2011-08-31T23:22:04Z

Physical beauty and fearless adventure, silly comedy and sensitive emotions, filmmaker Hiroyuki Okiura brings a facility for all of them to the table. 'A Letter to Momo' delivers quirky comedy, realistic despair 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z

Such, at least, is the input you would have needed had you been working on “House of Lies,” a scorchingly cynical comedy having its premiere on Sunday on Showtime. | 'House of Lies': ?House of Lies,? With Don Cheadle, on Showtime - Review 2012-01-07T00:39:31Z

Clearly the DJs are fans of sketch comedy: once again, the ad was shown during an episode of Saturday Night Live. Daft Punk announce new album, Random Access Memories 2013-03-25T10:28:25Z

If you notice, all of these comedies are on network television, so I guess when Nosowitz asks “Where have all the fun comedies gone?” Where have all the fun sitcoms gone? They’re all over television, silly! 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z

Here's the comedy website Laughspin on what it describes as the "disingenuous outrage" sweeping America after Cook's gag. Stewart Lee causes Fringe rumpus, while US standup causes outrage 2012-08-01T14:59:00Z

“But when that’s your life, there’s some comedy in that, too.” Heidi Gardner Celebrates Easter … Candy 2023-04-01T04:00:00Z

His delivery and his physical comedy are top-notch even in this low-brow milieu. 'Horrible Bosses 2' has horribly funny moments, but too few 2014-11-25T05:00:00Z

Aside from her excellent performance in Obvious Child, she’s had roles on some of the smartest US comedies of the past decade, such as Parks and Recreation, Bored to Death and Kroll Show. Jenny Slate: ‘We’re not saying abortion is funny’ 2014-08-26T04:00:00Z

For Krymov, the 14 months since he left Moscow have had all the audacious drama, tragedy and dark comedy of one of his plays. Amid Exile and Fire, a Revered Russian Theater Director Is Reborn 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z

Last year, its inaugural launch featured concerts from superstars such as Beyoncé along with comedy shows, celebrity panels, a free fan expo, a film festival and, finally, an awards show telecast. Preparations for BET Experience event reach fever pitch 2014-06-27T04:00:00Z

The 5th Avenue Theatre presents a Broadway musical comedy inspired by Voltaire's satirical novel, with a book by Lillian Hellman and a score by Leonard Bernstein. The Week Ahead: Folklife and Sasquatch festivals are arts highlights 2010-05-19T21:51:00Z

Rapidly leaving behind those innocent concepts, the theme in the comedies that follow is more realistic. Review: 2 J.M. Barrie comedies smart, breezy 2013-05-07T21:01:15Z

Back home, the film will do modest business along the lines of most of his comedies. "Dark Stranger" a serviceable Woody Allen comedy 2010-05-17T04:43:00Z

On one level the outlook for UK TV comedy writers is brighter than at any time for at least a decade, with several commercial broadcasters increasing their commissioning in the genre. TV comedy writers must be paid more, warns veteran producer 2012-06-01T12:42:44Z

And even though The Office is a comedy rather than a brooding, intense drama, if the question is "have we produced anything of similar quality?" The debate: Can British TV produce drama as good as Mad Men? 2010-07-24T23:06:00Z

Earlier this month, the show received 20 Emmy nominations, the most ever for a freshman comedy. Sarah Niles Needed ‘Ted Lasso,’ Too 2021-07-30T04:00:00Z

Croft and Perry's BBC comedies were, on the whole, very very badly written … Yet Dad's Army succeeded because most people love characters more than they like jokes. Susan Calman finds that Scottish independence is no joke 2013-05-07T13:52:23Z

“It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” has made a nice little business out of being one of the nastiest little comedies on television. Review: ‘The Mick,’ From the Minds of ‘It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’ 2016-12-30T05:00:00Z

Not sure what kind of comedy you like the best? 5 Comedy Shows to Catch in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-08-09T04:00:00Z

And for a genre perceived as touchy-feely and lightweight, romantic comedy demands incredible precision in its execution. How Do You Solve a Problem Like the Rom-Com? Three Comedians Try. 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z

An action comedy from Shane Black, who directed “Iron Man 3” and wrote the original “Lethal Weapon.” Summer Movie Release Schedule 2016 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z

The primary function of her brand of political comedy—which is descended from “The Daily Show,” where she became famous as a correspondent—is catharsis, Bee said. Samantha Bee’s Awkward Praise for the Press 2017-05-01T04:00:00Z

Turning his tragedy into comedy doesn’t mean it makes any more sense. ‘Sugar Daddy’ Review: The Grief Comes Out in Laughs 2023-01-23T05:00:00Z

“Girls” star Lena Dunham earned the guild honor for TV comedy, while Rian Johnson won for drama series for “Breaking Bad.” Affleck’s ‘Argo’ Wins Directors Guild Top Honor 2013-02-03T08:27:43Z

The British filmmaker Ken Loach, winner of the Palme in 2006 for “The Wind That Shakes the Barley,” is back with “The Angels’ Share” — atypically for Loach, a comedy. ?Battleship?: Dumbest military spectacle ever? 2012-05-17T00:00:00Z

Robinson calls herself a “reformed workaholic,” but she’s not short of plans: an idea for a romantic comedy, a talk show, specials she would produce and, perhaps the most challenging one, a two-week vacation. Give Phoebe Robinson the Title She Deserves: Boss 2021-10-08T04:00:00Z

“Nobodies,” a comedy produced by Melissa McCarthy and her husband, Ben Falcone, about the hangers-on of the show-business world, begins its second season in the spring. Ditching Spike in Favor of Kevin Costner and Some Mean Teens 2018-01-16T05:00:00Z

At the invitation of the Jordanian royal family, his sisters said, he performed at a comedy festival in Amman, Jordan’s capital. Michael Batayeh, Comedian and ‘Breaking Bad’ Actor, Dies at 52 2023-06-10T04:00:00Z

The creators of indie horror comedy Lyle will offer the film online for free next week, in an unusual bid to raise funding for the second in a planned trilogy of female-driven horror films. Lyle: the 'lesbian Rosemary's Baby' to be streamed for free online 2014-07-30T04:00:00Z

The fact is, comedy can only be so subversive when that subversion gets you invited back by the target in the hopes of generating bigger ratings. An Unexpected Globes from Gervais: No Harm, No Foul, No Memories 2012-01-16T14:06:04Z

Mr. Williams, 52, is merely more adventurous, stalking younger viewers who get their news mostly from the Internet and satirical comedy shows like “The Daily Show” and “The Colbert Report.” Television Review: Brian Williams on ?Rock Center? - Review 2011-11-01T15:53:33Z

For that matter, the thought of a deadlock seemed ludicrous to be point of being comedy fodder. The cold comforts of “Designated Survivor” and “Madam Secretary” 2016-12-10T05:00:00Z

No surprise, “Mormon” came up repeatedly in interviews with people working on this spring’s comedies, like an incantation for success. High-Spirited Comedies Rush the Stage 2015-02-18T05:00:00Z

Paige overplays the comedy at the outset, but she quickly settles in, finding a balance between Vanda's heightened theatricality and her very real rage at male presumption and manipulation. 'Venus in Fur' is a delicious study of sexual power dynamics 2014-10-13T04:00:00Z

He started performing standup in high school and on his 20th birthday took a Megabus and moved to New York City to start his comedy career. Is this man the future of US comedy? Say hello to Jermaine Fowler 2017-05-02T04:00:00Z

Whether it’s the future of comedy is unclear, but it definitely felt like an attempt to fill a desperate need of the present. I Miss Being Part of an Audience 2021-03-09T05:00:00Z

The flavors neatly harmonize with the play’s light comedy and devotional turn. First-rate ‘Second Shepherd’s Play’ tops the Christmas class 2016-12-06T05:00:00Z

As the producer of a handful of live comedy shows around town, Ms. Creaghead is more familiar with the business of funny than with regular office life. Weekend Miser: Mandatory Office Party and ?Night of Dirty Songs? 2011-12-22T22:18:26Z

On Wednesday, the network's hit comedy "Modern Family" is expected to continue to shine at 9 p.m. At ABC, Thursday night is prime Shonda Rhimes time 2014-05-14T04:00:00Z

There’s been a recent controversy in the comedy world that I wanted to ask you about, since it’s opened up a debate about using racial stereotypes in comedy. Scandalized by Ali Wong’s Stand-Up? Brace Yourself for Her Book 2019-10-09T04:00:00Z

Together they formed musical groups that mixed percussion, vocals and comedy, and after experimenting with one-off performances using only brooms and garbage bins, they premiered “Stomp” at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 1991. Farewell to ‘Stomp,’ a Show at the Beating Heart of New York 2023-01-04T05:00:00Z

And the whole seagull incident seems slightly like a comedy sort of memory now.” Attack of the Seagulls? Nope. Appendicitis Felled Pianist. 2015-11-10T05:00:00Z

Often the comedy and the tension that is served by it, is by the inappropriateness of the comments. 'The Dilemma' stars love Chicago 2011-01-11T22:24:00Z

Soloway said that Pat had taught a generation of viewers to see gender nonconforming people as outsiders, rather than people who have the right to participate in art, media and comedy. Who Is Julia Sweeney Coming to Terms With? It’s Pat 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z

Now two things need to be established so that the sex tape in the cloud can present a problem big enough to drive all the slapstick comedy that follows. 'Sex Tape' lacks appeal, even with Jason Segel, Cameron Diaz 2014-07-17T04:00:00Z

Smith appeared on television screens in a comedy duo with Bob Goody, but it was as one half of Smith and Jones that he became pivotal to the BBC's light entertainment output. Mel Smith remembered: 'A gentleman and a scholar, a gambler and a wit' 2013-07-20T19:59:16Z

It's a romantic comedy, and this would be for me to direct and for her to star in again. Dave Franco shares your Airbnb anxieties in new horror flick "The Rental," starring wife Alison Brie 2020-07-24T04:00:00Z

His comedy dealt with puncturing the pomposity of the ruling classes. Silk 2011-03-01T08:00:02Z

Like that earlier novel, “Manalive” similarly touches on the allegorical but emphasizes, besides misdirection and surprise, its author’s mastery of social comedy. Review | The perfect book for this year’s coincidence, Easter on April Fools’ Day 2018-03-27T04:00:00Z

There has certainly been a boom recently in amateur comedians, including many who – like Peppiatt and Grist – have parlayed real-world profile into a fledgling comedy career. Edinburgh fringe's amateur comedians turn headlines into punchlines 2012-07-23T14:26:47Z

“Barney Miller” won two Golden Globes and an Emmy for best comedy series. Ron Glass, Who Played a Dapper Detective on ‘Barney Miller,’ Dies at 71 2016-11-27T05:00:00Z

While it’s hard to consider Girls a comedy, it’s nominated in the category, and Adam Driver did an excellent and nuanced job last season. Emmys 2014: What to Expect When Bryan Cranston, Jon Hamm and True Detective Compete 2014-08-22T04:00:00Z

"My Arm" strongly suggests Smith, a longtime presence in Seattle's fringe theater, is slavishly, satirically attuned to linguistic and syntactic variety, as well as the rivers of drama or comedy raging through inexpert communication. Review: In On the Boards solo show, Charles Smith explores levels of misunderstanding 2011-03-27T20:17:05Z

At the Golden Globes, Collins was nominated as best actor in a comedy and the show got a nod as best comedy series. Emmy surprises: ‘Pose,’ ‘I May Destroy You’ and ‘Lupin’ 2021-07-13T04:00:00Z

There is a marked difference, for example, between most late-night comedy and the specific genre of political satire. Don’t worry, be cynical: Why the fear of a nation of critical skeptics is overblown 2018-06-22T04:00:00Z

Oddly enough, cutting the punch line made “American Hustle” seem even more like a contemporary comedy than it already is. ‘American Hustle’ and ‘Wolf of Wall Street’ as Brutal Comedies 2014-01-24T21:39:56Z

Lovely man who was always so nice to me and had me on comedy awards panel for ten years. BBC comedy producer Hurll dies 2012-09-20T11:46:56Z

In her memoir, Radner marvelled at how her name was once associated only with comedy, but “has now become synonymous with cancer. What good is that going to do?” ‘She was our Michelle Obama’: how Gilda Radner changed comedy for ever 2019-05-07T04:00:00Z

With no other new R-rated comedies coming into the marketplace for the next three weeks, Universal expects continued playability for the comedy. 'Ted 2' falls short of expectations as 'Jurassic World' continues winning streak 2015-06-28T04:00:00Z

Daphne objects; Geneva doggedly holds on to the book — and soon scandalous secrets from the past erupt, generating a vastly entertaining screwball comedy held together with improbabilities. Review | These three audiobooks can be your sound of spring 2019-05-21T04:00:00Z

Feresten, the middle of three children, grew up in a household where comedy ruled. A career with 'Saturday Night Live' was in the cards 2015-06-29T04:00:00Z

"Intelligence" David Schwimmer plays an American agent who shakes up a small cyber crimes unit in the U.K. in this comedy written by and co-starring Nick Mohammad as a low-level employee. What the hell is Peacock? Here's a guide to the "free as a bird" streaming service 2020-07-15T04:00:00Z

A few years ago Mr. Téchiné made a lovely romantic comedy called “Changing Times,” a title that could serve for any of his films. André Téchiné, Director of ‘Unforgivable’ 2012-06-24T01:23:01Z

Hilarious complications ensue, to coin a phrase, but the comedy isn't what sets this film apart. Like 'Biutiful'? Scarecrow suggests other Best Foreign Film nominees 2011-02-03T20:56:07Z

Hers is the sole episode featuring a character speaking directly into the camera — and the only episode rooted in comedy, though the story progresses to a revealed tragedy. ‘Solos’ is a veritable who’s who of actors. Here’s why it needed ‘true masters of the craft.’ 2021-05-19T04:00:00Z

Those 1950s series launched the career that included the hit comedies “Maude,” “Good Times,” “The Jeffersons” and “One Day at a Time.” TV legend Norman Lear credits journey to laughter, family 2021-02-28T05:00:00Z

Is it a golden era for TV comedy? Jamie Demetriou: ‘After Fleabag, people demand to see my teeth’ 2019-08-10T04:00:00Z

He began as a likable teenage performer at Houston's only comedy club in the late '70s, doing gentle, spoofy skits about his meddlesome Baptist parents. The subversive legacy of comic Bill Hicks 2011-04-05T22:01:00Z

In this silent film comedy, the first solo feature by Frank Capra, you’re watching a strong man’s apprentice, whose boss’s drunkenness forces him to go on as a substitute. Spare Times for Children for Oct. 17-23 2014-10-16T04:00:00Z

Twelfth Night Shakespeare’s gender-bending romantic comedy; for age 13 and up. L.A. theater openings, April 16-23: 'The Walking Forest' and more 2017-04-13T04:00:00Z

Mr. Ayala started posting short comedy videos on Vine while at Florida Atlantic University. Social Media Stars Use Instagram, Twitter and Tumblr to Build Their Career 2014-07-11T04:00:00Z

Afropunk the Takeover — Harlem, running from Tuesday through Feb. 25, will celebrate black culture with music, art, film screenings, discussions and comedy. Afropunk: Feeling Black Activism’s Joy, and Its Pain 2017-02-17T05:00:00Z

Drawing its dancers mostly from PNB and Spectrum, it wields ballet technique in a modern way to create deft comedy, dark intensity and surreal visuals. Seattle dancemakers claim a spot on national stage 2012-11-20T22:18:06Z

It's a part she not only accents, as it were, with exaggerated comedy but seizes an opportunity that even most veterans never get: giving guff to Bill Murray. Naomi Watts looks to comedy, and a lighter career 2014-10-29T04:00:00Z

Rather, the whole spirit of Mr. Fallon’s comedy is that of someone who badly wants things to just be normal again. Colbert Rides a Trump Wave, While Fallon Treads Water 2017-02-22T05:00:00Z

Armisen’s transition from music to comedy wasn’t entirely planned; a short film he made 20 years ago changed the trajectory of his career. Fred Armisen has a TV show. And a Grammy nomination. And a stand-up tour. He’s not done yet. 2019-02-13T05:00:00Z

The seams — joining past to present, comedy to tragedy, America to dreamland — sometimes show. ‘West Side Story’ Review: In Love and War, 1957 Might Be Tonight 2021-12-08T05:00:00Z

The inability to experience pleasure is a common trope in comedy, but what Marc Maron or Woody Allen would take a minute to describe, Mr. Newhart gets across in a pinched glance. Bob Newhart, Master of the One-Sided Conversation 2014-05-26T04:00:00Z

Mr. Brill, a veteran stand-up who ran a New York comedy club, Paper Moon, now defunct, started booking “Late Show” in 2001, replacing Zoe Friedman, who left for Comedy Central. Critic?s Notebook: Eddie Brill and the Comics on David Letterman?s Show 2012-01-11T23:09:20Z

But the boldest avant-garde comedy I saw this year were two solo shows by Natalie Palamides — “Laid” and “Nate” — which co-opted the spirit of 1980s performance art in service of existential clowning. Best Comedy of 2019 2019-12-17T05:00:00Z

On its Web site, Vertical, the publisher of the book, describes “The Flowers of Evil” as a romantic comedy, but reviews of the work suggest something more complex. ArtsBeat: Graphic Books Best Sellers: A Teenager's Obsessions 2012-05-25T18:00:27Z

There’s a lot of this comedy at an old fogy’s expense. Review | Emma Donoghue’s ‘Akin’ sends an odd couple to France 2019-09-10T04:00:00Z

This farcical narrative was buttressed by a murder mystery, all of which came to a happy ending, turning the novel into a sort of 1930s-style screwball comedy. Comics: Vertigo Crime's 'Noche Roja' set on border of terror 2011-01-18T20:05:04Z

The show's "Robbin' Season," its critically acclaimed second, is loosely patterned on another Disney cartoon the "Tiny Toons Adventures" movie titled "How I Spent My Vacation," emulating the ways the cartoon characters' terror becomes comedy. Sometimes we can go home again: “Atlanta” comes full circle in its final season, only richer 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z

Next up is lead actor in a comedy series. Emmys 2014: Who Are Your Picks for Lead Actor in a Comedy? 2014-08-11T04:00:00Z

The comedy entertainment show, filmed before a studio audience, will feature guest comics and "top musical guests". Rob Brydon lands BBC Two show 2010-03-24T12:18:00Z

This supremely clever feature by the Quebecois director Denis Côté wrings great comedy from a simple dissonance. Five International Movies to Stream Now 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z

Like Father is a screwball romantic comedy powered by paternal love. Kelsey Grammer: 'People are so swift to judge, to react, to punish' 2018-08-03T04:00:00Z

Also a big hand for Silver Linings Playbook, an exuberant modern screwball comedy we had, in an unseemly fit of cynicism, deemed "too entertaining" for Academy voters. Oscar nominations pull a surprise by showing some taste – but will it last? 2013-01-11T14:12:00Z

Picasso at the Lapin Agile Steve Martin’s comedy about a fictional encounter between the artist and Albert Einstein at a Paris bar. The week ahead in L.A. theater, Jan. 21-28: Orson Bean, 'Pirates of Penzance' and more 2018-01-21T05:00:00Z

At the same time, he felt that as a comedy writer, he could bring a unique lens to the subject. Michael Schur’s Unending Quest to Be Perfect 2022-01-20T05:00:00Z

A spokeswoman for the Los Angeles Police Department said it was investigating the claims, and Netflix said last week that it had fired Mr. Masterson from “The Ranch,” a comedy series also starring Ashton Kutcher. Netflix Executive Loses Job After Comment on Danny Masterson Rape Allegations 2017-12-13T05:00:00Z

How do you feel about becoming, for lack of a better word, one of the elder stateswomen inside the field of comedy? Margaret Cho: No one is more sensitive about p.c. culture than white people 2015-10-03T04:00:00Z

Chappelle framed his experience as reflective of an unfair system that mistreats artists in comedy and television, comparing it to the abuses in the industry revealed by the #MeToo movement. Netflix Pulls ‘Chappelle’s Show’ at Dave Chappelle’s Request 2020-11-24T05:00:00Z

High School Is Over, but the Angst Is Not It takes a while to sort out who’s who in the gabby high school reunion comedy “10 Years.” Movie Review: ‘10 Years,’ a Comedy Directed by Jamie Linden 2012-09-13T22:55:13Z

Sometime late in Rivers’s illustrious comedy career, her affinity for plastic surgery gave her higher cheekbones. When pretending to be Joan Rivers is your job, when is it okay to get back to work?

In New York, she began working the comedy scene in the evenings while teaching high-school drama during the day, and was eventually invited to audition for Saturday Night Live. Insecure’s Natasha Rothwell on being 2018’s funniest character 2018-12-18T05:00:00Z

The rich, vibrant animation is complemented by lighthearted comedy; a couple of mischievous cupcakes recall the minions. Five Action Movies to Stream Now 2021-12-31T05:00:00Z

This comedy, about a famous televangelist family, is increasingly gaining popularity. What’s on TV This Week: ‘The Righteous Gemstones’ and ‘Heels’ 2023-07-24T04:00:00Z

Freaky Friday A mother and daughter magically swap bodies in this new musical comedy based on the Disney films; for ages 8 and up. L.A. theater openings, Jan. 29-Feb. 5: Alan Cumming, Bernadette Peters and more 2017-01-26T05:00:00Z

In the Journal of Popular Culture, film scholar Lesley Speed wrote about how 1980s teen comedies often depict “young, middle-class men’s presumed right to behave hedonistically on other people’s territory.” Brett Kavanaugh goes to the movies 2018-10-05T04:00:00Z

If you’re going to bring Martin and Short together on a pop-cultural comedy sketch series, you’d darn well better let them pay homage to either “Three Amigos” or “Father of the Bride.” Steve Martin and Martin Short Trade Barbs, and Eulogies, on ‘S.N.L.’ 2022-12-11T05:00:00Z

That’s what I think makes a good comedy work — when it has heart. Taraji P. Henson on Jussie Smollett, ‘What Men Want’ and the presidential election 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z

Those included nods for best comedy, best director for Phelim McDermott and best actress for Mei Mac as a girl who discovers a magical world near her home. ‘My Neighbour Totoro’ Dominates Olivier Award Nominations 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z

It feels so stand-up comedy routine: Men be all like this! Nora’s brand new world for women 2012-06-27T19:36:00Z

The whole film, I was surprised how the comedy in it played so well.” Motherlode Blog: That 'He's Adopted' One-Liner in 'The Avengers'? Not Funny. 2012-05-16T15:21:11Z

But they'd better be the kind of laughs that choke in your throat — dark comedy with a bilious tinge. 30:Minutes or Less: Jesse Eisenberg and Aziz Ansari in a Go-Nowhere Fargo 2011-08-11T21:05:00Z

The show didn’t feel more drab because it was more serious or because it played closer to drama than to comedy. Watching the Season 4 Finale of ‘Louie’ 2014-06-16T04:00:00Z

This is the kind of escape that comedy can uniquely provide. Ali Wong’s Raunchy New Stand-Up Set Brings the Laughs We Need 2021-08-11T04:00:00Z

Sheen sued Warner Bros. and "Men" executive producer Chuck Lorre on March 10, days after Sheen was fired from his starring role on television's top-rated comedy. Judge sends Sheen's 'Men' lawsuit to arbitration 2011-06-15T21:06:10Z

Wise when she accepted a comedy award some years ago, and Morecambe when she was 25, at the Midland hotel in Morecambe. Eric and Ernie: Victoria Wood's Morecambe and Wise biopic 2010-12-31T10:30:00Z

Gervais was filming his new comedy series, “Life’s Too Short,” created with his writing and directing partner, Stephen Merchant. Ricky Gervais Would Like to Non-Apologize 2012-01-11T15:17:22Z

This sounds corny, but that’s what I love about art, especially comedy. How a Review Changed Both Sarah Silverman and Our Critic 2021-05-19T04:00:00Z

But mostly this crass, witless, and unpleasant attempt at comedy showcases Ritchie's lack of sense and taste. Guy Ritchie's 2020-01-25T05:00:00Z

Pamela Smart is best known today as the inspiration for Joyce Maynard’s novel “To Die For,” the pitch-black comedy about a seductive woman who convinces young men to kill her husband. “Captivated” director: Pamela Smart is not the demonic ice princess that the media created 2014-08-18T04:00:00Z

He might not deliver the type of whimsical humour beloved of the comedy intelligentsia, but a lot of people are laughing, all right. Is Frankie Boyle actually funny? 2010-12-19T00:06:27Z

The Fringe is regarded as the world's biggest annual showcase for new talent in theater, comedy, song, dance and music and is the Mecca for street performers around the globe. Edinburgh festivals bat eyes at London Olympic fans 2011-11-24T17:35:18Z

Neither the action nor the comedy in this action comedy is consistently strong. ‘The Pirates,’ a Korean Swashbuckler 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z

The 40-Year-Old Virgin could easily have been a broad sex comedy, but we both wanted to look at this guy as being human above all else. Steve Carell: 'I don't care for mean humour' 2010-10-14T20:30:00Z

"It's not much fun to be angry all day and you want to provide some kind of catharsis with comedy so you try to process your feelings into something that's funny." An Englishman in New York 2011-07-23T23:04:11Z

Because most comedy clubs think that black comics are going to be dirty. Kid Dyn-o-Mite is a senior citizen, still on road 2012-07-20T17:24:08Z

Louis C.K. won an award for best comedy album, five years after several women accused him of sexual misconduct. Batiste, joyful performances highlight Grammy Awards 2022-04-04T04:00:00Z

The talent contest is drawing an average 12 million viewers for the Fox network but lags comedies like "Two and A Half Men" and "Modern Family" and crime series "NCIS" in terms of audience. "X Factor" finalists back to roots with audition songs 2011-12-22T03:36:36Z

There's all these comedy people that I got to see and meet through Pete. Judd Apatow praises Pete Davidson sharing his grief in the dark comedy "King of Staten Island" 2020-06-12T04:00:00Z

I was nominated for lead actress in a comedy for my show "Life With Elizabeth," a 30-minute comedy about a husband and wife. In her own words: Betty White on first Emmy win 2010-08-27T05:08:00Z

Then he spread his trademark trouty lips and tombstone teeth into the boyish grin that defined one of the cult comedies of the 90s. After 10 years 'Larry Sanders' is back 2010-05-15T23:08:00Z

Segregating comics may sound bizarre and offensive in today’s world but that underlying racism “baked into” the comedy club circuit was acceptable in the early 2000s, according to Koy. Comic, Netflix staple Jo Koy talks race, rejection in memoir 2021-03-22T04:00:00Z

“The Innocents” joins other recent projects about children on the dark side, including the new film adaptation of Stephen King’s “Firestarter” and the HBO dark comedy series “The Baby.” In ‘The Innocents,’ Kids Behaving Deadly 2022-05-13T04:00:00Z

We want the freedom of being single while pursuing monogamy, and there’s inherent comedy in that way. If you have to ask: “How To Tell You’re a Douchebag” filmmaker on making his Twitter-era rom-com 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z

Mainstream television comedies sometimes seem as if they are innovative only within relatively narrow limits. Comedy Central’s ‘Review’ and Its Hapless Critic Return 2015-07-29T04:00:00Z

Theatre is generally with a capital T: lofty, serious, there are women with wild hair and big scarves, while comedy is definitely lower case, and there are fewer scarves and more beer. Laura Solon: My Edinburgh 2010-08-16T09:13:00Z

His show is pointedly pessimistic about the ability of comedy to combat bigotry. Is It Funny for the Jews? 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z

Though the shows are very different, they share unconventional female leads and the fizziness of the classic screwball comedies. The Great American Musical, Side B, in ‘My Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’ 2015-10-07T04:00:00Z

But when it finally happened, the UCB Native American comedy showcase, which took place on Indigenous People's Day, was wildly successful. "There's so many Natives who are jokesters": Native comedy redefines patriotism & busts stereotypes 2021-07-04T04:00:00Z

Sanders said his character provides "terrific comedy relief." DreamWorks looks to Stone Age for new hit with "The Croods" 2013-03-21T13:05:14Z

There are other reasons that comedies are working well. The power of comedy is subplot in agency war 2015-04-03T04:00:00Z

Autumn treats: comedy highlights Will Dean: The Inbetweeners: more realistic than Skins? The Inbetweeners: series three, episode six 2010-10-18T21:35:00Z

It seemed natural to them to look at this often tragic subject through the lens of comedy. Israeli filmmakers use light touch on heavy topic in 'Farewell Party' 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z

Back to the Future was released in 1985, four years before I was born, and my early film education consisted of Disney, then Harry Potter, and then any and every romantic comedy. I've never seen ... Back to the Future 2020-04-20T04:00:00Z

In 2018, she released her first comedy album through Comedy Central and made her Netflix debut with a short set on “The Comedy Lineup.” 5 Things to Do This Weekend 2022-04-14T04:00:00Z

Last season he starred in the comedy series “Sean Saves the World.” Sean Hayes joins cast of CBS sitcom ‘The Millers’ 2014-07-08T04:00:00Z

Their chairman was then fired and the new one was not a comedy guy. Anjelica Huston: how we made The Addams Family 2018-11-06T05:00:00Z

She was slender and blond, with a scrubbed schoolgirl charm and a radiant voice that ranged from the patter of comedy to the edges of aria. Barbara Cook, Broadway Star Who Became a Cabaret Mainstay, Dies at 89 2017-08-08T04:00:00Z

But again, this is a comedy, which means Ramy eventually ends up with an irritated community elder manhandling his feet. Smart Watch: "Ramy" blesses us with a thoughtful, funny comedy about goodness 2019-04-20T04:00:00Z

They’re a bellwether in terms of forecasting Oscar nominations, but because their big categories are split into drama and musical or comedy, it’s double the awards. Movie Awards Season Kicks Into High Gear, Just Ahead of the Golden Globes 2017-01-03T05:00:00Z

TV series above comedy show "Seinfeld" in a list compiled by the Writers Guild of America. 'Sopranos' listed best-written U.S. TV series, ahead of 'Seinfeld' 2013-06-03T17:00:05Z

When ABC canceled the struggling comedy "Happy Endings" after its third season last year, there was a lot of high talk in certain quarters. NBC's 'Marry Me' may have a delayed honeymoon 2014-10-14T04:00:00Z

It keeps the comedy staple in the news, builds anticipation and injects star power. What if ‘The Daily Show’ Used Guest Hosts Permanently? 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z

Yes, parenthood has a way of taking over adult lives, but countless other shows, both comedies and dramas, have already worked this territory. ‘Masters of Sex’ Returns for Season 3, Children in Tow 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z

Recent comedy teams have shown the ease with which two can now become one, and then two again. Strange bedfellows: comedy double acts 2010-12-21T21:30:09Z

They cackle a lot, as they find various ways to repackage tales of puerile behaviour as comedy. Jake Hurwitz & Amir Blumenfeld with Streeter Seidell – review 2013-06-27T11:34:00Z

Does the world really need another dysfunctional family comedy? ‘Captain Fantastic’ isn’t a superhero film, but its originality saves the summer 2016-06-03T04:00:00Z

Ms. Meriwether, who was a playwright before she began writing for television, said experimenting with more extensive arcs also raised deeper questions about what comedy fans wanted. Why New TV Comedies Are Choosing Plot Over Jokes 2015-03-25T04:00:00Z

But the feature is more than an underdog sports comedy. 7 Things to Do With Your Kids in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-10-03T04:00:00Z

In its first four seasons despite being a critical favorite and cult hit, the Netflix comedy starring Eugene Levy and Catherine O’Hara got zero nominations. Facts and Figures about the 72nd Emmy Awards nominations 2020-07-28T04:00:00Z

In the 90s, when I was green in judgement, red in bank account, I wrote a series of unauthorised biographies of figures in comedy whom I admired. Confessions of a celebrity biographer 2010-08-03T23:27:00Z

A son reads his father’s erotic novels in a new comedy special. What’s on TV Saturday: ‘My Dad Wrote a Porno’ and ‘S.N.L.’ 2019-05-11T04:00:00Z

Can you see me in a Broadway comedy musical? Olga Kurylenko: 'You never really leave a Terrence Malick film' 2013-02-24T00:05:43Z

The backwoods comedy “Kingdom of Earth” has already been fruitfully revitalized, in a 1996 production from the Drama Dept., starring Cynthia Nixon. Theater: New Light, Long After His Sun Set 2011-02-13T01:06:05Z

With its light silent comedy, Mr. Wenders’s film presents movie history as a meeting of the inventive and the inevitable — a playful lark. Review: In ‘A Trick of the Light,’ the German Answer to the Lumière Brothers 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z

A chatty guy with a puckish smile, Mr. Manly occasionally performs what he calls “stand-up Irish comedy” at assisted living facilities. How Red Wing Became William F. Buckley Jr.'s Favorite Peanut Butter 2015-01-12T05:00:00Z

You know how it works: If mood elevators had been available to Dostoyevsky, would he have written “The Brothers Karamazov”? Might Ingmar Bergman have made only comedies? Review: ‘The Effect,’ About Falling in Love While Taking Antidepressants 2016-03-20T04:00:00Z

Donaldson’s best-selling stories often combine a message with a hint of comedy by reversing roles or expectations, and the importance of team work comes up again and again. Real life ugly beasts inspire new book by 'Gruffalo' author Donaldson 2017-08-31T04:00:00Z

This is the source of the play’s boisterous comedy as well as its aching poignancy. Theater Review: Conor McPherson’s ‘The Night Alive,’ With Ciaran Hinds 2013-12-13T03:00:09Z

And comedy is a lot like free speech — sometimes you have to hold your nose to support it. 'Gay' joke in 'The Dilemma' movie trailer: Humorous or harmful? 2010-10-13T23:23:00Z

Politics is like a high-octane fuel for comedy. ArtsBeat: Q. and A.: Comedy Central in Brazil 2011-08-03T18:24:18Z

The 47-year-old, who found fame with her role in action, comedy "The Mummy" in 1999, stars in "My Cousin Rachel", in which she plays a mysterious woman who is suspected of murdering her cousin's guardian. A minute with: Rachel Weisz recounts riding accident 2017-06-08T04:00:00Z

This is an old-fashioned comedy served up by top pros, with Lane standing in as dean of this college of wits. Three bright performances on Broadway: Nathan Lane, Michael Cera and Alex Sharp 2014-10-25T04:00:00Z

Given the importance placed on characters above plot or special effects, comedy casting is especially critical, executives say. Television: In Bear Times, a Bull Market for Sitcoms 2010-04-17T21:50:00Z

Under the superb direction of the veteran Michael Greif, the show has been subtly refined, its brasher comedy softened, and the performances have grown in delicacy. Review: In ‘Dear Evan Hansen,’ a Lonely Teenager, a Viral Lie and a Breakout Star 2016-12-04T05:00:00Z

Stewart Lee slammed organisers of the 'comedy god' prize. Edinburgh fringe hecklers should exit stage left and right 2010-09-03T16:03:00Z

He writes about women he said, because the genre he works in — romantic comedy — demands it. Darren Star Finds Sex in Another City With ‘Emily in Paris’ 2020-10-02T04:00:00Z

One such barb: Looking back on his role in “Weekend at Bernie’s,” he mentions that the cult comedy “spawned an ill-advised sequel about which nothing more will be said.” Review | In ‘Brat,’ Andrew McCarthy looks back at his younger self — a sheepish outsider, torn between ambition and art 2021-05-03T04:00:00Z

Last week's winner, dark action comedy "Pain & Gain," dropped to second place with $7.6 million. 'Iron Man 3' soars with huge $175.3 million in U.S., Canada debut 2013-05-05T16:42:06Z

Call me old fashioned but I'm not even sure I want all the prime cuts of TV programming – drama, sport, comedy – segregated off. Is Sky Atlantic bad for British television? 2011-02-06T00:06:29Z

But Teen Daughter just uses the premise as a setup for predictable zinger comedy. TV Tonight: I Hate My Teenage Daughter 2011-11-30T14:33:42Z

Mark Waters directed this comedy about the gang’s plan to rob a Chicago charity. Holiday Movie Release Schedule 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z

The writer and director Dean DeBlois takes the comedy to a deeper, more satisfying place than he did in the original franchise-launching animated film. Movies 2014-06-30T04:00:00Z

His witty lines, physical comedy and mannerisms just turn him into a super lovable character. 'Spoiler alert: Ross and Rachel date!' – teens on why they love Friends 2019-02-06T05:00:00Z

The script, by Hunter Bell, emphasizes comedy: sketch caricatures and one-liners. | 'Silence! The Musical': ?Silence! The Musical? at P.S. 122 - Review 2011-11-23T22:31:43Z

He said the show is one of a handful of sharp, smart comedies he is trying to build into ABC's schedule. Some guerrilla warfare on behalf of 'Cougar Town' 2012-01-10T20:33:49Z

He was the most wonderful comedy actor, things like I'm All Right Jack would make you weep with laughter. 2010-02-06T14:24:00Z

A musical version of the hit British comedy film Bend It Like Beckham is to open in the West End next year. Bend It Like Beckham set for stage 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z

This year will mark either a triumphant return to tradition or a changing of the guard for best comedy actress. Emmys 2019 predictions: who will win, and who should win? 2019-09-19T04:00:00Z

Where does the impulse for political comedy come from? The incredible Jessica Williams: 'Great comedy comes from feeling like you've gotten punched up' 2017-07-26T04:00:00Z

"The Middle" is the best family comedy on television, I am in a mood to declare, and yet I am always a little surprised to see it back again; someone must agree with me. TV Picks: 'Good Wife,' 'The Middle,' 'Black-ish,' 'Marple' and more 2014-09-19T04:00:00Z

As a genre, however, it can only ever be comedy. Dirty Grandpa and the return of Viagra Cinema 2016-01-18T05:00:00Z

All this is conveyed discreetly as Malik experiences the banalities of prison along with its shocks, surrealism and spasms of weird comedy. Movie Review | 'A Prophet': Learning to Read, Murder, Survive 2010-02-25T23:22:00Z

World's Greatest Dad Robin Williams leads an ironic parenthood comedy. This week's new films 2010-09-17T23:06:00Z

In a lot of musical comedy, there are a lot of clever turns of phrase, a lot of pop culture references, and that wasn’t my jam. Rachel Bloom on 'Crazy Ex-Girlfriend' and Flipping the Bechdel Test on Its Head 2015-10-12T04:00:00Z

The show comes at a challenging moment for comedy, which is having a hard time preserving an inclusive, big-tent spirit when performers feel compelled to express their personal politics in their work. Jon Stewart and Robert Smigel Craft a Comedy Benefit at a Polarized Moment 2017-11-13T05:00:00Z

The 2015 slate also targets key demographics, with comedy "Blunt Talk" from "Family Guy" creator Seth MacFarlane starring Patrick Stewart, ballet drama "Flesh and Bone" and baseball series "Survivor's Remorse." As 'Outlander' starts strong, Starz plays the niche TV game 2014-09-08T04:00:00Z

After a movie he starred in flopped in 1980 — the comedy “Why Would I Lie?” Treat Williams, Actor Known for ‘Hair’ and ‘Everwood,’ Dies at 71 2023-06-12T04:00:00Z

The role inversion makes for some rich comedy, and its conclusion includes a clever twist. Theater Review: ‘Timmy the Great,’ Family Musical, at Theater for the New City 2013-08-21T22:15:47Z

In the middle, da Silveira’s feminist message toggles between despairing realism and ultra-dark comedy, making for a smart, if repetitive, takedown of religious extremism. Five Horror Movies to Stream Now 2023-01-06T05:00:00Z

To illustrate why, a quick tangent: The only time I met Louis C.K. was backstage at a comedy theater while I was working on an unrelated story several years ago. Should Aziz Ansari and Louis C.K. Talk About Accusations Onstage? 2018-12-19T05:00:00Z

When Gervais said that his comedy award didn't mean much when he'd already got two Golden Globes and an Emmy, was he just telling the truth? Ricky Gervais 2010-07-17T23:08:00Z

McCarthy is a rare funny lady competing at the Oscars, which rarely honor performances in mainstream comedies such as "Bridesmaids." Scorsese's 'Hugo' leads Oscars 11 nominations 2012-01-24T14:07:04Z

It was "absolutely a book for grown-ups, for people who understand that comedy and tragedy are linked". Howard Jacobson wins the Booker for The Finkler Question 2010-10-12T20:48:00Z

This week’s film is “Groundhog Day,” that 1993 classic comedy in which Bill Murray learns some valuable lessons — especially because the day of the title just keeps repeating itself over and over again. Spare Times for Children for Aug. 8-14 2014-08-07T04:00:00Z

They are also the governing theme of this compellingly cruel 1930 comedy, which forms a fascinating companion piece to previous plays by Githa Sowerby and GB Stern in the Orange Tree season. The Breadwinner – review 2013-04-24T11:56:16Z

But it’s also a surgical disassembly of the notion that comedy is the cure for all that ails us. Hannah Gadsby’s “Nanette” and the case for quitting comedy 2018-07-03T04:00:00Z

“Patriot Act” airs its seventh installment of a 32-episode order on Sunday, and thus far it has demonstrated a consistency few topical comedy series nail so early into their runs. Hasan Minhaj on the joy of making “Patriot Act” and keeping the political personal 2018-12-02T05:00:00Z

The first is that the $44 million-budgeted Rogen comedy was an unmitigated hit, since it garnered 2 million downloads for a movie that was not conceived nor marketed for digital release. Box office: 'Interview,' 'Unbroken' and a busy, bizarre weekend 2014-12-29T05:00:00Z

Jemaine Clement: 'I went into comedy because I was sick of being shy.' Jemaine Clement 2010-08-28T23:05:00Z

On the other hand, Mr. Gethard ended his day by performing in a comedy show with Diddy, the illustrious if elusive hip-hop mogul, after a campaign that lasted over a year. ArtsBeat: Diddy Did It: Rapper's Guest Role at 'The Chris Gethard Show' 2011-01-15T09:23:16Z

Winsome is the way to be in this broad yet elegant musical comedy, rebranded as “Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella” when it debuted on Broadway in 2013. ‘Cinderella,’ being what it wants to be 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z

As he explains, “The stranger we get with the comedy, the more our audience is willing to talk to us as human beings.” Meet the next comedian to change late-night forever: Chris Gethard, talk show renegade for the Tumblr generation 2015-05-26T04:00:00Z

Humans can be ridiculous even in the most somber circumstances, but the attempts at comedy undermine the emotion. ‘The Brightest Thing in the World’ Review: Falling in Love, While Loving Heroin 2022-12-06T05:00:00Z

She had been trying to move away from headliners, drawing audiences based on her show’s reputation as a home for stellar comedy. The Art and Anxiety of Booking a Hit Comedy Showcase 2018-02-22T05:00:00Z

“Only in comedy,” she writes, about interviewing for a writing job on “Saturday Night Live” in 1997, “does an obedient white girl from the suburbs count as diversity.” Books of The Times: Tina Fey Is Greek and Also Teutonic, but She Isn?t a Troll 2011-04-03T21:52:49Z

There were even a couple of attempts at comedy. The Walking Dead: season eight, episode three recap – Monster 2017-11-05T04:00:00Z

Her career was revived in 1980 by the movie comedy “Airplane!” ArtsBeat: Barbara Billingsley, Who Played June Cleaver (and Later Spoke Jive), Is Dead 2010-10-16T23:57:00Z

Mr. Key is an odd fit in this category, but the sketch comedy format of “Key & Peele” shows off his amazing range. Mike Hale on the Emmy Awards 2015: Predictions, Wishes and What-Ifs 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z

ABC was third over all, broadcasting new episodes of its comedy line-up, including “Modern Family” at 9 p.m. ArtsBeat: 'Idol' Rules Wednesday Night Ratings, Again 2011-04-14T19:28:40Z

On the face of it, Pine, who has done few outright comedies, seems an unlikely choice for "Horrible Bosses 2," which follows the 2011 hit. Chris Pine stretches out in 'Bosses,' 'Into the Woods' 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z

It’s this illogical, inexplicable humour that makes much of this new wave of TV comedy feel novel and slightly subversive. 'Horrifyingly absurd': how did millennial comedy get so surreal? 2019-08-13T04:00:00Z

I just wish  offered them more; this gentle comedy is about as enticing as a bowl of gruel. Quartet: The Least Exotic Country Retirement Home 2012-12-21T15:00:47Z

Arriving with a wealth of ready-made catchphrases, this acerbic black comedy found Ryder and rebel boyfriend Christian Slater killing off high-school conformists, including a coterie of mean girls all called Heather. Heathers is back – but is it Winona Ryder's best film? Her top 20, ranked! 2018-06-21T04:00:00Z

In a jolt of good news for Chicago’s comedy scene, The Laugh Factory, a leading stand-up venue in Los Angeles, plans to open in the North Side space once occupied by the Lakeshore Theater. L.A.'s Laugh Factory plans Chicago outpost 2011-02-17T22:51:00Z

He later built a successful career in movies performing in comedies, dramas, big Hollywood flicks and low-budget art house films. CBS adds Robin Williams to veteran hits in fall TV lineup 2013-05-15T16:10:28Z

That will change on June 21, when HBO's half-hour comedy "The Brink" premieres. HBO's 'The Brink,' with Jack Black, is satiric about the geopolitical 2015-05-29T04:00:00Z

After that Mr. Rossi worked mostly without a partner; singing and telling jokes, he was in effect a one-man comedy team. Steve Rossi, Straight Man of Comedy Duo Allen and Rossi, Dies at 82 2014-06-23T04:00:00Z

Her childhood as an ugly outcast provided long-standing material for her comedy routines. Review | Joan Rivers never threw away a joke — or anything else. It’s all here. 2017-12-08T05:00:00Z

And we’re not sure, we may tend to like dramatic films a little more than comedic films, but that doesn’t mean that we don’t go to the big comedy that comes out on Friday. Film: A Teenager Flying Over a Cuckoo?s Nest 2010-09-25T05:00:00Z

Photograph: Jonathan Olley/AP Long shot as it may be – and Trash loves a long shot – I hear there are plans to turn Madchester film comedy 24 Hour Party People into a stage musical. Trailer Trash 2013-01-20T00:04:06Z

There's no shortage of creativity, novelty and imagination in UK comedy: this year's Edinburgh comedy award shortlist was the weirdest and most wonderful one yet. Funny men behaving boorishly 2013-01-04T19:00:01Z

Almost no topic is too taboo in the world of comedy. 5 Comedy Shows to Catch in NYC This Weekend 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z

The filmmakers better understood how the new political climate affected their movie when early audiences got to the scene in which a young white man heckles Mr. Nanjiani in the middle of a comedy set. Is the New Mr. Right an Immigrant Rom-Com Hero? 2017-05-03T04:00:00Z

In a country of less than 350,000 citizens that now sees over a million tourists per year, stand-up comedy, or “Uppistand,” is emerging as a subculture of live entertainment in Reykjavik, its capital. Laughter Under the Midnight Sun 2017-01-10T05:00:00Z

So the comedy boom is a good thing? Ross Noble: wake up call 2012-11-12T18:30:02Z

Unchecked enthusiasm is not always an asset in musical comedy, despite the genre’s reputation for wholesale peppiness. Review: ‘Something Rotten!,’ an Over-the-Top Take on Shakespeare 2015-04-22T04:00:00Z

In addition to the live performance, Gold will also screen a special five-part series later this year celebrating Monty Python's Flying Circus and the effect it had on the comedy world. Monty Python reunion set for TV 2014-06-13T04:00:00Z

But “Miracle Workers” is based on Rich’s 2012 novel, “What in God’s Name,” and it feels more like a 1930s-vintage Hollywood comedy. Winter TV Preview: ‘True Detective,’ ‘Carmen Sandiego’ and 19 More Shows to Watch 2019-01-03T05:00:00Z

But Mr. Joseph does not have the control over tone that is the hallmark of those models: His comedy wilts rather than blossoms in proximity to his tragedy, and his tragedy droops into bathos. Review: Real Russians and Fake News in ‘Describe the Night’ 2017-12-05T05:00:00Z

Because we’re in a period where comedy is only part of it. Lorne Michaels Isn’t Sure ‘S.N.L.’ Can Pull This Off 2020-09-24T04:00:00Z

Jonah Hill's comedy "The Sitter" opened at No. 2 with just $10 million. Movie audiences shrink below post-Sept. 11 level 2011-12-11T19:47:54Z

The Second City comedy troupe in Chicago even has a YouTube parody of a drunk Ms. Cutter impersonator holding a flask with charts in the background. Stephanie Cutter Is a Messenger Who Does the Shooting for Obama 2012-10-13T00:12:59Z

I love mashing up tone and genres, and moving between comedy, light and dark. "Polite Society" filmmaker on combining Bollywood, martial arts and "angry women being rageful" 2023-05-01T04:00:00Z

In the realm of mindless comedies, "Billy Madison," "Dumb And Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd," "Happy Gilmore," "National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1" and "The Mask" all come to HBO Max this month. "His Dark Materials," thriller "The Flight Attendant" and Maisie Williams hit HBO Max in November 2020-11-08T05:00:00Z

HBO's "Girls," about 20-somethings finding their way in New York, was also nominated for best comedy series, gaining five nods overall, including best actress in a comedy for creator Lena Dunham. Netflix streams into Emmys race in test of TV's future 2013-07-18T23:33:08Z

Somewhere lost in the overgrowth was a memorable 85-minute comedy capable of reaching its poignant conclusion without needless repetition or delay. Oh, the dreaded intermission: Long plays at a time when shorter is sweeter 2017-07-07T04:00:00Z

His last credit was as associate producer on “Tricks,” a musical comedy produced by Mr. Levin that ran for five previews and eight performances in January 1973. Biff Liff, Broadway Manager and Powerhouse Agent, Dies at 96 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z

The scene in which he dances like a loon to Dexys Midnight Runners at a teenage party is a favourite TV comedy moment of 2012. British comedy awards: worthy winners? 2012-12-13T09:33:46Z

He’s a Big Man on a Mission World Wrestling Entertainment continues its effort to meld violent sport with gooey, throwback family comedy in the claptrap road movie “Knucklehead.” | 'Knucklehead': He?s a Big Man on a Mission 2010-10-21T22:59:00Z

The relationship between the audience and comedy is peculiarly intense. I Miss Being Part of an Audience 2021-03-09T05:00:00Z

Moody also worked in film, appearing in Mel Brooks’ 1970 comedy The Twelve Chairs and as Merlin in A Kid in King Arthur’s Court. 'Oliver!' Actor Ron Moody Dies at 91 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z

The first episode of Black Mirror back in 2011 won a Golden Rose for best comedy at the Rose d'Or Television Festival. Mad Men's Hamm to star in Black Mirror 2014-09-29T04:00:00Z

The mostly young festivalgoers applauded warmly but grilled her a little about how she expected to promote a movie that she had set up with an apt warning: “This is not a comedy.” When Art Imitates an Actor?s Troubled Life 2011-03-17T23:17:23Z

Netflix brings the actor's first stand-up special, which has been classified as “dark comedy.” Netflix's best new releases in October, from the "Breaking Bad" movie to "Big Mouth" 2019-09-29T04:00:00Z

Act I quickly takes on the trappings of a screwball romantic comedy a la “The Philadelphia Story,” set in a much posher Grey Gardens, the Beales’ home in exclusive East Hampton, Long Island. ‘Grey Gardens’: Freak show or poignant portrait? 2013-03-22T23:51:30Z

But divorce on TV comedies is generally taken fairly lightly. How That Simpsons Break-Up Will Stand Alongside Other Sitcom Splits 2015-06-10T04:00:00Z

Six groups of New Yorkers do in this ensemble comedy, starring Patrick Stewart as a real estate mogul. Holiday Releases: Dinosaurs, Divas, Archers and Tie Fighters 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z

So far, the major comedy shows have done this pretty well. We expect comedians to comfort us: “SNL,” “The Daily Show,” and comedy’s new ritual of public mourning 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z

He became a technical adviser and actor on “The Phil Silver Shows,” the comedy set on an Army base. George Kennedy, Oscar-winning character actor of ‘Cool Hand Luke,’ dies at 91 2016-02-29T05:00:00Z

Despite the rib-tickling levity, though, this comedy of manners is also a serious novel about class cruelty on and off the battlefield. A novel to cure your ‘Downton Abbey’ withdrawal: ‘The Summer Before the War’ 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z

In between there are births, death, comedies, tragedies. Debra Messing Can Age 90 Years Easily. It’s Baking That’s Hard. 2022-03-23T04:00:00Z

And the network dipped its toe in the comedy space and found success with "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" Upfronts 2014: CW aims to keep momentum going, grow Monday audience 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z

As in Shakespearean comedy, all is swiftly untangled, but with a genderqueer twist: Musidorus, having grown attached to his female alter-ego, wonders if she isn’t an essential part of his identity, worth keeping around. “Head Over Heels,” Reviewed: A Trans-Positive Spin on a Sixteenth-Century Romance, with Help from the Go-Go’s 2018-07-27T04:00:00Z

Even more pointed is a spoof movie poster for “Weekend at Bernie’s,” the 1989 film comedy about two buddies toting around a dead man on their partying adventures, called “Weekend at Boris’.” It’s OK to Find Humor in Some of This 2020-04-22T04:00:00Z

The comedy video website Funny or Die claimed responsibility for the video on Wednesday and released a full cut showing the same Quaid freakout, but with more context. Dennis Quaid's Freakout Is a Funny or Die Prank 2015-04-15T04:00:00Z

Many in comedy today think that too many specials are being released, that comics are not spending enough time developing their art and that a deluge of mediocre stand-up will water down quality. A Netflix Experiment Gives Deserving Comics Their 15 Minutes 2018-07-03T04:00:00Z

But their exchange goes from prickly to something warmer and at times winning — which is an apt description of this interracial, interfaith, bigotry-teasing comedy, directed by Kenya Barris and written by Hill and Barris. ‘You People’ Review: Guess Who’s Going to Roscoe’s 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z

It also emphasised that there was a market for a comedy about black women just being themselves, and, er, occasionally trespassing into the homes of men who’ve ghosted them to trawl their search histories. Screen queens: the funny, fearless women who revolutionised TV 2019-03-03T05:00:00Z

Second Stage, meanwhile, will begin performances in summer 2015 of Mr. LaBute’s new dark comedy, “The Way We Get By,” about the aftermath of a hook-up after a drunken wedding reception. Off-Broadway Troupes Will Debut Works by Doug Wright and Neil LaBute 2014-05-28T04:00:00Z

While the War on Women rages on, some of our favorite ladies are using comedy to dismantle the head-scratching logic that’s so prevalent in our government, legislation, workplaces, and on college campuses. The year’s 7 best feminist comedy routines, so far 2014-07-16T04:00:00Z

Now I go to pitch meetings where executives say, ‘I want that cringe-worthy comedy.’ ‘The Office’ Finale 2013-05-01T12:00:01Z

He's around, somewhere, in the 2014 comedy "Wish I Was Here." TV This Week March 29-April 4: 'The Dovekeepers' on CBS 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z

That realization would be traced with more emotional nuance and substance in later comedies like “Much Ado” and “As You Like It.” Theater Review: ‘Love’s Labour’s Lost,’ at Hudson Valley Shakespeare Fest 2012-07-31T22:20:55Z

“That’s because comedy tries to create positive feelings,” Mr. Wan said, and then he grinned. Life After ?Saw? Turns Out to Still Be Scary 2011-03-18T22:01:35Z

This reality show, which highlights young Indian comics, is Amazon’s biggest entrant in a genre that Netflix has typically dominated internationally: stand-up comedy. In 2019, Netflix and Amazon Set Their Sights on India 2019-12-30T05:00:00Z

That formula has since undergone numerous transformations, as variations on the Wolf Man character have turned up in teen exploitation movies, comedies and even romances. 2010-02-06T05:25:00Z

Such details matter, because Rossini's piece is a fundamentally serious social comedy. The Barber of Seville (or Salisbury) ? review 2010-10-19T11:58:00Z

I am really looking forward to working on a great comedy project with the BBC. David Jason returning to comedy 2011-04-13T15:16:03Z

She began her career as a big-band singer, and transitioned to film in 1948 with the musical romantic comedy Romance on the High Seas, eventually appearing in 39 films. Doris Day denies role in new Clint Eastwood film 2015-09-23T04:00:00Z

Hall's fine production brings out Ayckbourn's rueful comedy and gains from the cramped conditions of the Duke of York's where the beds are packed tight together. Bedroom Farce | Theatre reivew 2010-04-04T21:10:00Z

When looking at television’s great comedies, all have their better and worse episodes, but all have a consistency that makes them legendary, something that Girls hasn’t been able to achieve. Goodbye Girls: Lena Dunham's era-defining HBO comedy bows out in 2017 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z

In 2014, these were 10 of the best political comedy examples of all three. The 10 best moments in political comedy this year 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z

But this family-friendly horror comedy, made in collaboration with the Spirit Halloween retail chain, is delightful. Five Horror Movies to Stream Now 2022-10-14T04:00:00Z

The show has included the kinds of voices that don’t normally get much of a fair airing on Comedy Central, or in the wider Jon Stewart produced or inspired universe of political comedy. Larry Wilmore Attempts to Be Seriously Funny 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z

Ticket sales for genre films like “Taken 2” or Mr. MacFarlane’s broad comedy, “Ted,” remain strong. Hollywood Seeks to Slow Cultural Shift to TV 2012-10-28T21:41:05Z

Though many comedy clubs around the city are reopening on Friday, you may just want to keep playing it safe. 5 Things to Do This Weekend 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z

Q: So what was it you needed that stand-up comedy and acting provided? Q&A: Whoopi Goldberg on family and the power of stories 2014-04-16T21:37:58Z

Before accepting the role, he wanted to clarify the show wasn’t simply a campaign against the multicam comedy. Annie Murphy’s new show takes aim at familiar sitcom tropes 2021-06-15T04:00:00Z

For there to be comedy, there's tragedy and for there to be tragedy, there's some comedy there. Will Smith's new "Bel-Air" Aunt Viv on reboot fears: "I really didn't want to let the culture down" 2022-04-03T04:00:00Z

The hilarious mockumentary became ABC’s first comedy to quadruple its ratings since its premiere. Quinta Brunson breaks down A+ grade for ‘Abbott Elementary’ 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z

The book’s standard mode is comedy of errors: rhythmic, fleet and perforated with omissions and miscommunications that beget more of the same. An Unlikely Romance Blooms in a Hospital Room, Then Metastisizes 2020-04-21T04:00:00Z

Mr. Godbout compares the state of flux in comedy to that of the movie industry. Comedy Is Booming. I Can’t Wait for the Bust. 2017-11-22T05:00:00Z

He steers both comedy and bitterness through his reactions, his tiny winces, the roll of the eyes that turns innocence into innuendo. Privates on Parade; In the Republic of Happiness; The Arabian Nights – review 2012-12-16T00:06:01Z

It feels like comedy by committee, where compromises have been reached, and middle paths found. TV review: The Queen's Mother in Law; Bad Education; Gates 2012-08-21T21:35:01Z

His models, he says, are filmmakers that mix drama and comedy with an edge, like David O. Russell, Spike Jonze and Paul Thomas Anderson. Jason Bateman: First Time Director, Toronto Hit 2013-09-09T18:00:59Z

The Clean House Sarah Ruhl’s comedy about an aspiring comedian from Brazil who works as a housekeeper for two married doctors. L.A. theater openings, June 5-12: 'home/sick' and more 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z

Reflecting favorably on the movie’s dark comedy and impeccable cinematic austerity, the Venice Jury awarded it the festival’s top prize. Addio, Lido: Last Postcards from the Venice Film Festival 2014-09-07T04:00:00Z

How do you explain the perennial appeal of the comedy double act? Mel Giedroyc, comedian and broadcaster – portrait of the artist 2012-11-06T16:59:01Z

Mark Jones Two sitcom one-offs launch another Sky comedy season of new work. TV highlights 28/03/2013 2013-03-28T07:00:04Z

Wilson found a breakout role in the 2011 comedy hit "Bridesmaids." Australian comedian Rebel Wilson wins defamation suit 2017-06-15T04:00:00Z

Elf The Musical Stage adaptation of the 2003 Will Ferrell holiday comedy about an elf who leaves the North Pole and heads to New York City. L.A. theater openings, Dec. 18-25: 'Elf The Musical' and more 2016-12-15T05:00:00Z

The humor is often crass, and the lead characters have exceedingly foul mouths, but over all the series is an amusingly caustic variation on both the teenage comedy and the bromance genre. The Best TV Shows of 2016 2016-12-05T05:00:00Z

Hot off his movie’s best motion picture, comedy or musical win at the Golden Globes, the “Grand Budapest Hotel” helmer landed on the DGA list. DGA 2015: Five surprises from Tuesday's nominations 2015-01-13T05:00:00Z

When the show shifts into broad comedy, it can lean on tired tropes, like a woman suffering from Tourette’s syndrome and loudly cursing. How ‘Horace and Pete’ Made the Network Suits Look Good 2016-04-12T04:00:00Z

No movement survives without a sense of humor, because comedy is how we nourish our souls. "Sissy" author Jacob Tobia says we all have "a coming-of-gender story" 2019-03-10T05:00:00Z

But she allows some comedy, too, as in her cheerful shuffle, “Gone for Christmas”: a wish list capped by “I want you gone for Christmas.” 13 Albums That Revisit (and Redefine!) Holiday Classics 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z

Given the performers and the channel, Key & Peele may seem like the next show to fit the “black sketch comedy” slot, after the late, lamented Chappelle’s Show and the late, less-lamented Chocolate News. TV Tonight: Key and Peele 2012-01-31T17:36:03Z

This is the plot of “Episode Four” from the second season “Derry Girls,” a breakout comedy that is now streaming on Netflix. Watching "Derry Girls" in a violent America 2019-08-05T04:00:00Z

He also wrote the screenplays for several comedies and dramas geared to African American audiences, such as "Brown Sugar" and "Our Family Wedding." The comedy-drama 'Dope' defies 'black film' expectations 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z

But the very fact of the debate illustrates the challenge in the current climate of making a commercial comedy, let alone one about a topical or sensitive subject. Satire is a tricky enterprise; 'Get Hard' filmmaker knew that going in 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z

A comedy of errors like “Get Shorty” so easily lent itself to screen treatment that an adaptation was inevitable. An Appraisal: Elmore Leonard: A Man of Few, Yet Perfect, Words 2013-08-21T21:31:56Z

The intrusion of death’s messenger into this teasing romance poses no problem for contemporary audiences who have grown accustomed to comedies taking twisted turns. Shakespeare's 'Love's Labor's Lost': Kathleen Marshall directs a winner at the Old Globe 2016-08-22T04:00:00Z

But such people are unlikely to be fans of the fare on Adult Swim’s late-night comedy block anyway. Review: In ‘The Jack and Triumph Show,’ a Mama’s Boy Faces Temptation 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z

Now they're in the running to win one of Britain's most prestigious comedy awards. On the brink of making it big in comedy at Edinburgh Fringe 2013-08-23T13:30:17Z

For every cheesy pun in the script, there's a wisecrack worthy of vintage screwball comedy; for every character who is a caricature – the flamboyant British director, the dreamy understudy – there's another pulsing with individual life. Curtains – review 2012-08-03T17:27:29Z

"Lysistrata" is, of course, the Aristophanes comedy in which a group of Greek women scheme to force their men to end an ongoing war by withholding sexual favors. 'The Uncoupling': a New Jersey high school under 'Lysistrata's' spell 2011-04-06T22:24:04Z

Brennan got her first big role on the New York stage in the musical comedy “Little Mary Sunshine.” ‘Clue’ Actress Eileen Brennan Dies at 80 2013-07-30T20:34:25Z

But while movies were a smaller part of Macdonald’s output, his plainspoken, deadpan comedy could be all the more distinct on the big screen. New this week: ‘The Starling,’ Diddy and Billy Bob Thornton 2021-09-20T04:00:00Z

But in musical comedy – at least among its stars – such metamorphoses happen less frequently than you might expect. ArtsBeat: Theater Talkback: A Master Class With Christine Ebersole, a Singer of Many Voices 2011-01-26T21:21:57Z

Her bawdy-medieval-nuns comedy The Little Hours is out in the US this summer, and she’s been cast in Spielberg’s upcoming government secrets drama The Papers. Alison Brie: ‘If you’re imagining me from Mad Men, you’re in for shock therapy’ 2017-06-26T04:00:00Z

But when Stephen Colbert visited David Letterman Tuesday night on “The Late Show,” the comedy franchise he will inherit next year, they commemorated the occasion in grand 2014 style: With the taking of a selfie. ArtsBeat: Colbert Visits Letterman on ‘Late Show’ 2014-04-23T05:11:16Z

Mr. Hornby credits the comedy writing team of Ray Galton and Alan Simpson with influencing his work in general and this book in particular. Nick Hornby’s ‘Funny Girl,’ About a 1960s BBC Sitcom Star 2015-01-28T05:00:00Z

"Mommy" trades in comedy and heart, the movie's warmth and emotional violence often coming all at once, as Diane and Steve play out their enjoyably crass dynamic. Cannes Film Festival shines light on maverick director Xavier Dolan 2014-05-27T04:00:00Z

"Four years on late-night comedy does not equal seven years in prime time, financially," Mary sighs, noting that she's had to borrow from her retirement account. Hollywood's fickle; family ties endure 2011-03-16T21:28:00Z

“I was just excited to have more comedy minds in the movie.” How 'Neighbors 2' Became a Gross-Out Comedy With a Feminist Conscience 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z

But Farley didn’t live long enough to free himself from the kind of comedy that made him famous. The Big, Funny, Tragic Life of Chris Farley 2015-08-10T04:00:00Z

Instead of setting the stage for a lighthearted buddy comedy, Universal finds itself in the middle of a larger national discussion of how anti-gay slurs contribute to teen suicides. "Dilemma" dispute hurts studio and gay rights group 2010-10-12T04:59:00Z

Brady's scene with Laura, terrified as she struggles to make amends, is a comedy masterpiece. Mary Tyler Moore featured in 'Van Dyke Show' set 2014-04-01T13:08:13Z

Bill Cosby has lived through several eras of seismic events in the history of American race relations – and his comedy has never engaged with that turbulence at any point. Stewart Lee causes Fringe rumpus, while US standup causes outrage 2012-08-01T14:59:00Z

It is true that as a home for comedy, Twitter has been on a steady decline. Hey, Elon Musk, Comedy Doesn’t Want to Be Legal 2022-11-11T05:00:00Z

Moranis shot to fame in the 1980s as a star of the sketch comedy series “Second City Television,” before landing roles in blockbuster movies like “Ghostbusters” and “Honey I Shrunk the Kids.” Actor Rick Moranis sucker punched while walking in NYC 2020-10-02T04:00:00Z

As previously announced, Damon Wayans Jr. will depart the comedy at the end of its current  season. Fox renews 'New Girl' for a fifth season 2015-03-31T04:00:00Z

Another strain of Groucho’s comedy derived from the family’s Judaism. The divine madness of Groucho Marx 2015-12-21T05:00:00Z

But as a fairy tale jampacked with action, romance, comedy, tragedy, drama, music, dancing and Western pizazz, it's a painless entree to the archetypal Bollywood style. 'Kites': a star-crossed love story, Bollywood style 2010-05-20T20:10:00Z

We were proposing a big broad comedy without comedians – a completely new concept. How We Made: Airplane! 2020-05-25T04:00:00Z

The first was a comedy, “Epic Proportions,” and then came the musical “Grease,” with its script scrubbed of profanity and one character’s unwed pregnancy papered over in euphemisms. Samuel G. Freedman: A Catholic School Meets a Challenge 2010-12-18T01:45:26Z

Q: Are you looking for more comedy roles? A Minute With: Jane Fonda on learning from the young comic set 2014-09-19T04:00:00Z

Who’d have thought that Plaza’s mediocre film To-Do List, a 90s-set sex comedy that didn’t quite catch on with critics or audiences, would seem so terrific just one summer later? Life After Beth first look review – fun zombie premise is dead on arrival 2014-08-14T04:00:00Z

Last year, Griffith Park's flurry of filming featured the movies "Atlas Shrugged: Part III" and "The Perfect Guy," the Amazon Studios TV series "Transparent" and Comedy Central's sketch comedy show "Key and Peele." Griffith Park tops list of most popular L.A.-area filming sites 2015-01-28T05:00:00Z

It's a killer kick-off, perfectly designed to puncture anxieties about the comedy/rap crossover. Doc Brown 2010-08-08T14:45:00Z

He became famous in part because of comedy institutions; he was a fixture on roasts, late-night talk shows and Howard Stern. If Comedy Is Making You Feel Bad, You’re Not Paying Attention 2018-07-26T04:00:00Z

But he also emphasized that “The Nightly Show” would be comedy. 'The Nightly Show With Larry Wilmore' Premieres Jan. 19 2014-11-19T05:00:00Z

The funny fat guy is a staple, whereas if a bigger woman does comedy it turns into this weirdly controversial thing where she gets, like, death threats on Twitter.” ‘Grumpy Old Women’? Five filmmakers suggest the gender-swap remakes they want to see. 2018-05-02T04:00:00Z

In getting ready to play Oliver Hardy, half of the world’s most famous comedy duo, Reilly referred to one of the funnyman’s nicknames: Babe. How Christian Bale, Nicole Kidman and other actors became unrecognizable onscreen 2019-01-03T05:00:00Z

If “Baskets” is breaking ground, or pushing up against particular boundaries, it may not be in the muted tone of its comedy as much as in the slice of American life it portrays. No Clowning Around 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z

She’s pretty and petite and funny and keen on the same outdoor hobbies and old comedies as me. ‘I don’t think we’ll ever have sex again’: our happy, cuddly, celibate marriage 2017-04-15T04:00:00Z

But three comedies in particular are generating advance buzz. Sundance Festival Shows More Comedies 2013-01-16T17:58:40Z

Comedy – particularly manic comedy – generally lasts about as well as unpasteurised milk, but Williams's early appearances are still hilarious. Why Robin Williams's true genius lay in his weird and wonderful comedy 2014-08-12T04:00:00Z

Well, we wanted to do episodes that were original, and interesting, and stuff we hadn’t seen covered that much in comedy. “Master of None” co-creator Alan Yang on writing himself into cheerful Brian and his family’s powerful immigrant story: “All that stuff happened to my dad” 2015-11-18T05:00:00Z

Perhaps because of the lasting influence of Tim and Eric, the trend in sketch comedy has been for scenes to get absurd quickly. ‘A Black Lady Sketch Show’ Has the Most Exciting Comics (and the Silliest) 2022-04-27T04:00:00Z

"Happytime Murders," by contrast, seems like the kind of comedy that kids trying to act like adults would come up with if they had a sugar rush and a $40 million budget. “The Happytime Murders”: A sad excuse for grown-up comedy 2018-08-24T04:00:00Z

This dreamboat little comedy sat in TV purgatory for a while, but now its happy, offbeat 10 episodes are finally available. How Much Watching Time Do You Have This Weekend? 2020-05-14T04:00:00Z

Bay announced in November that the star of Boogie Nights and The Departed had been given the role following a successful stint on his forthcoming bodybuilding-themed action comedy Pain & Gain. Transformers 4 mounts reality TV search for Chinese wannabe actors 2013-04-19T10:59:13Z

We’ll return to it again on this list, but a few moments from within this neutron bomb of comedy deserve their own pedestal. Annie Hall at 40: ranking the film's funniest moments 2017-04-20T04:00:00Z

Instead he now looks likely to be played as a figure of a fun in a forthcoming comedy by Sacha Baron Cohen. Sacha Baron Cohen set to play billionaire Cecil Chao in The Lesbian 2012-10-05T14:30:24Z

Taylor Negron, a comedian and actor who was a fixture in Los Angeles comedy clubs as well as a playwright who penned “Gangster Planet” after the 1992 Rodney King verdict riots, died Saturday. Taylor Negron dead; comedian and playwright was 57 2015-01-11T05:00:00Z

Streaming services added a dose of new competition to the best comedy series category, challenging ABC’s “Modern Family” which has won an Emmy in each of the last five years. Emmy Nominations 2015: ‘Game of Thrones’ Leads the Way 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z

For actors, “Beauty Queen” is a balancing act that moves between tragedy and comedy, the human and horrific. Marie Mullen in 'Beauty Queen of Leenane': Daughter and mother, victim and villain 2016-11-11T05:00:00Z

Williams will be remembered for his edgy comedy and for dramatic turns, but for people my age, Williams was our childhood. For millennials, Robin Williams was the ultimate movie star 2014-08-11T04:00:00Z

A comedy about the end of a romance is streaming on Netflix. What’s on TV Thursday: ‘Someone Great’ and ‘Aliens’ 2019-05-02T04:00:00Z

Nacho Vigalondo’s comedy “has such an easygoing, offhand vibe, and takes such pleasure in its characters’ foibles, that it camouflages its deep subject, which is rage,” A. O. Scott wrote in The New York Times. What’s on TV Tuesday: ‘Colossal’ and ‘Frontline: Life on Parole’ 2017-07-18T04:00:00Z

Finally there is comedy, which may be most problematic movie genre to cross over from one culture to another with its sense of humor intact. Film: Yvan Attal at Rendez-Vous With French Cinema 2010-03-11T05:31:00Z

Griffin joined us for a recent "Salon Talks" interview, where we discussed comedy, death threats and the movie nobody thought she'd make. Kathy Griffin still gets death threats: "They got me, but they never got me down" 2019-07-21T04:00:00Z

There were comedies such as the “In the Loop,” and the drama “Welcome to the Rileys.” Actor James Gandolfini, who created Tony Soprano, dies in Italy at 51 2013-06-20T03:08:11Z

Mr. Brooks, a godfather of neurotic, passive-aggressive film comedy, once made a movie called “Defending Your Life.” Movie Review: ‘This Is 40,’ From Judd Apatow and Starring Paul Rudd 2012-12-20T18:32:19Z

His comedy doesn’t carry a message, but it does have a specific mood and texture that has shifted over the years. Dave Attell Is Our Greatest Club Comic (Says the Writer He Made Fun Of) 2019-03-20T04:00:00Z

When Jordan Peele came out with this searing freakout comedy, audiences still knew him best as half of the sketch comedy duo Key & Peele — not as an auteur of socially attuned horror films. What’s on TV Wednesday: ‘What We Do in the Shadows’ and ‘Monsters and Men’ 2019-03-27T04:00:00Z

Do we crave comedy as a means of escaping how squishy and alienated and overwhelmed we've become? In search of this year's "30 Rock" 2010-10-02T23:01:00Z

Under these restrictions, radio comedy would be her only option. The making of Melissa McCarthy: how Bridesmaids star kept it real and cleaned up 2015-08-22T04:00:00Z

Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report" picked up its second consecutive Emmy in the comedy/variety series category — a win made more poignant by the fact that the show is ending later this year. Emmys 2014: Repeat winners 'Breaking Bad,' 'Modern Family' dominate 2014-08-26T04:00:00Z

However, is a comedy that seeks to redeem those demons of the moment, hoodies. Trailer trash 2011-08-13T23:06:21Z

Richer comedy might be found through sympathy with, rather than wholesale dismissal of, the millions who don't share his liberal views. Lee Camp ? review 2011-03-30T17:54:00Z

It’s based on his way of looking at this type of comedy. A forgotten comic revolutionary returns to HBO 2018-03-23T04:00:00Z

If it were not so brilliant a melodrama, we should class it as a brilliant comedy. My favourite Hitchcock: The Lady Vanishes 2012-07-24T09:23:46Z

Away from drama, awards for female and male comedy performance feel surprisingly low-key. Bafta TV awards 2012: who should win? 2012-05-25T13:14:35Z

But his career really took off with 1939's horror comedy "The Cat and the Canary." Bob Hope gets little thanks for all the memories 2014-11-29T05:00:00Z

This charming 2017 ABC comedy was too good for this world. Comfort food for your eyes: Here are 7 easily bingeable sitcoms you haven't seen 2020-07-21T04:00:00Z

Is anyone prepared to leap to the defence of UK comedy? Talk show hosts vote with their jokes – and which standups are in the money 2012-11-06T17:02:36Z

This author doesn't just walk the knife-edge between comedy and tragedy, he picks the knife up and starts dancing with it. Looking back at the Lost Booker: JG Farrell 2010-04-15T11:26:00Z

It started Monday night, when organizers deployed a couple of stand-up comedy veterans to contend with the noisily heckling Bernie Sanders supporters. Why comedy as a weapon could be such a force in the 2016 election 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z

That crush continued, but as she got older, Ms. Benton noticed that African-American women rarely appeared in the musicals and romantic comedies she loved. Denée Benton, Tony Nominee, Embraces Her Inner Natasha 2017-05-11T04:00:00Z

Her comedy doesn’t wander or riff much, and when it does, there’s a purpose, as when she delivers this non-laugh line: “In our society there is no word for male mistress.” Ali Wong’s Raunchy New Stand-Up Set Brings the Laughs We Need 2021-08-11T04:00:00Z

The comedy about a dysfunctional family gathering for the holidays after their mother dies was economical to produce and carries a $17 million budget. Box Office: 'Doctor Strange' stays on top With $43 million, 'Arrival' impresses 2016-11-13T05:00:00Z

Wait a minute — more Shakespeare summer comedy, performed outdoors? New works pepper Seattle stages this month 2010-08-05T20:35:00Z

In the case of this droll comedy about a wealthy 18th-century gentleman turned bungling buccaneer, that requires visualizing many different feelings. Salon's picks for the best TV title sequences of 2022 2022-12-29T05:00:00Z

Gill, whose dark comedy The Voorman Problem starred Martin Freeman and Tom Hollander, said his project would be "more of a portrait than a conventional biopic". Morrissey biopic in development 2014-05-09T08:10:25Z

Tonally the film is a mishmash of thriller, dark comedy and, most disappointingly, gory creature feature without enough gore or creature. Five Horror Movies to Stream Now 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z

It may not bring down governments, but it might just help us all to keep a sense of proportion ... maybe it's the comedy equivalent of "picturing them naked". Why radio won't stop joking for the election 2010-04-13T13:26:00Z

The lines are corny, but that's part of the point — clowns, after all, are not known for their cutting edge comedy. The case for Tim Curry's Pennywise 2019-09-14T04:00:00Z

Then there's the sense of urgency and unpredictability linked to the "Love Is Blind" reunion that would not be there for a comedy special. "Love Is Blind" promised a live reunion, only to stand us up. So, what did we learn? 2023-04-17T04:00:00Z

Of the 96 acting nods for drama, comedy and miniseries, nearly 44% — a total of 42 nominations — went to people of color. ‘The Crown,’ ‘Ted Lasso,’ streaming seek Emmy Awards glory 2021-09-16T04:00:00Z

Perhaps the subject matter – a comedy about grieving widows – was too dark. Tired of rewatching Fleabag? Here are 30 TV hidden gems to stream 2020-03-28T04:00:00Z

In the 1990s, the 52-year-old actor's role in TV political comedy Spin City won him an Emmy, three Golden Globes, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. E! network sorry over Fox 'fun fact' 2014-01-14T11:39:35Z

Positive roles and virtuous actions, even in sex comedies such as “Dirty Grandpa” and “Mike and Dave,” are as much of a temptation for an actor as they are a trap. “Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates” and the Death of the Hollywood Comedy 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z

The gross-out comedy earned plague warnings from the few reviewers who subjected themselves to the ordeal. Hansel & Gretel Grab Some Candy on a Skimpy Weekend 2013-01-27T16:18:04Z

It's no coincidence that three of the new comedies are on the ABC network -- the home of long-running series like "Desperate Housewives" and "Grey's Anatomy" that feature women in strong roles. Wimps and wusses? Men flounder in new U.S. TV shows 2011-09-09T13:34:47Z

In 1974, Moore won an Emmy for best actress of the year and best lead actress in a comedy series for her role as Mary Richards in the Mary Tyler Moore Show. Mary Tyler Moore at 75: An Iconic Life In Pictures 2011-12-29T14:44:32Z

She became a major star as a host and guest on US TV as well as writing for film and television, recording a Grammy-nominated comedy album and penning two best-selling books. In pictures: Joan Rivers 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z

Who Got Snubbed: Jordan Peele deserved a nomination just as much as his comedy partner. Emmys 2015 Predictions: Who Will Win and Who Should 2015-09-14T04:00:00Z

Like so many great romantic comedies, “Rye Lane” opens with a meet-cute. ‘Rye Lane’ Aims to Show You a Real London Love Story 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z

Mr. Chong, who would gain fame as half of the stoner comedy duo Cheech and Chong, worked with Mr. Taylor for a time in San Francisco before returning to his native Canada. Bobby Taylor, Soul Singer Who Helped the Jackson 5, Dies 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z

There is no epiphanic moment of invention in “Silicon Valley,” Mike Judge’s new HBO comedy series about the socially awkward, emerging center of the world. ‘Silicon Valley,’ Mike Judge’s New Series, Debuts on HBO 2014-04-02T16:55:21Z

That would probably be my biggest challenge: to do comedy. Sophie Turner on Defending Sansa Stark and Her Surprising Dream Role 2015-07-13T04:00:00Z

Davis once dated her interest in comedy to the age of seven, when she recalled making her grandparents laugh by imitating "an old Scottish man". Julia Davis: laughing in the dark 2012-08-10T22:00:36Z

For better and worse, though, this spooky drama was also one of the funniest comedy pilots I’ve seen this fall. TV Tonight: Sleepy Hollow 2013-09-16T09:30:13Z

Since the ABC comedy “George Lopez” ended in 2007, Lopez has been making movies, hosting a talk show, performing stand-up dates and even making news for a quick nap he took on a casino floor. George Lopez debuts new show on FX 2014-03-05T19:38:39Z

I write plays in Scots, one of which – a comedy about the Scottish Enlightenment called David Hume's Kilt – was developed at the NTS. Scots: an auld dug with plenty of bite 2010-06-04T21:00:00Z

ASPERGER’S ARE US A group of four pals, all on the autism spectrum, band together to create their own comedy team. Fall Movie Release Schedule 2016-09-16T04:00:00Z

Guys and Dolls National touring production of this classic musical comedy about gamblers, gangsters, showgirls and others in 1940s NYC. L.A. theater openings, April 12-19: 'Loopholes: A Pain in the I.R.S.' and more 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z

He called Salon from London to talk about his fascination with Nixon, “The Simpsons,” and why he doesn’t watch American sketch comedy. Legendary comic Harry Shearer: Nixon was the last great tragicomic character of our time 2014-08-08T04:00:00Z

But the crowds in the shows I saw were young and enthusiastic, and the performers appeared tickled to be in a community of comedy fans again. Live Comedy Is Back in New York! But Outdoors. Is This a Good Thing? 2020-08-26T04:00:00Z

That may appear pretentious, self-defeating, even contrary, but it's hard to dislike in our commercialised times when comedy has, in the duration of Kitson's career, become a huge, over-exploited commodity. Edinburgh fringe face-off: Stewart Lee v Nica Burns 2012-08-08T14:55:00Z

The supporting actor/comedy category looks like some sort of weird psychodrama, or like one of those writing categories with four episodes of “Mad Men.” ArtsBeat: Psychodrama in the Comedy Category 2011-07-14T15:01:44Z

ABC’s sitcom “Modern Family” won best comedy series for its fifth year in a row, tying the NBC sitcom “Frasier” for most Emmy wins as best comedy series. Explaining Status Quo at Emmy Awards 2014-08-26T04:00:00Z

Starring together in Theresa Rebeck’s new comedy, “I Need That,” they are playing the roles they know best: father and daughter. Danny DeVito, His Daughter and a Lot of Baggage (Onstage) 2023-10-18T04:00:00Z

MacFarlane's edgy comedy proved a polarizing force on Sunday's Academy Awards, with jokes about domestic violence, women's bodies and Jews in Hollywood that offended some viewers. One and done at Oscars for MacFarlane 2013-02-26T19:05:35Z

Horrid Henry is an inexpensive-looking knockabout comedy of a sort perhaps enjoyed by kids who are appreciably younger than those at which the film is apparently aimed. Horrid Henry: The Movie ? review 2011-07-28T21:10:01Z

“The Disaster Artist,” a comedy about the worst Hollywood film ever made, received early awards attention but on Tuesday, only landed one Oscar nomination, for adapted screenplay. 'Wonder Woman' stumbles, 'Get Out' surprises at Oscar nominations 2018-01-23T05:00:00Z

Zanies: The Zanies chain of local stand-up comedy outposts is a longtime Save the Seats participant. Save the Seats 2014: We've got your ticket for New Year's Eve 2014-12-26T05:00:00Z

I don’t think of my standup as malicious at all, that kind of comedy. Sarah Silverman on Therapy and Her Dark New Movie 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z

Here she gets to do a bit of everything that makes her a great performer: terrific action scenes, screwball-level marital comedy, some really rather impressive emoting. Every Angelina Jolie film performance – ranked! 2019-10-03T04:00:00Z

In his own sketch comedy series Kroll Show, he played at least a dozen different characters ranging from the expressionless pet plastic surgeon Dr. Armond to a Degrassi-inspired Canadian high school misfit. Nick Kroll Turned His Embarrassing Puberty Stories into a New Series 2017-09-25T04:00:00Z

"Oblivion" will be followed in June and July by M. Night Shyamalan's "After Earth," starring Will Smith, all-star comedy "This is the End," zombie film "World War Z" and robots-versus-aliens adventure "Pacific Rim." Aliens, rapture, giant robots: Hollywood takes on the apocalypse 2013-04-19T15:27:01Z

The "Rushmore" and "Lost in Translation" star is often at his magnetic best when he laces his comedy with a hint of disquiet. Toronto International Film Festival to feature Bill Murray Day 2014-08-20T04:00:00Z

Marry Me has its moments at best, A to Z is unlikely to make it through the alphabet and Bad Judge is an apt description of the comedy development process that created it. NBC Announces Plans to Burn Off Final Parks and Recreation Season 2014-12-01T05:00:00Z

The New York Times critic Vincent Canby described the film as “a deceptively sunny, sometimes uproariously funny comedy about the bad taste, vulgarity and awful aimlessness of a certain kind of middle-class American affluence.” What’s on TV This Week: ‘The Bachelorette’ and Liza Minnelli 2021-08-09T04:00:00Z

There were other big moments in the comedy awards. ‘Succession’ Wins Top Drama at Emmys 2022-09-12T04:00:00Z

Caught In the Net Ray Cooney’s sequel to his comedy “Run For Your Wife” about a bigamist cab driver in England. L.A. theater openings, Nov. 16-23: 'FDR' and more 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z

The Dutch novelist derives both comedy and tragedy from this tale of two insignificant friends from an insignificant town in the former Yugoslavia. 10 New Books We Recommend This Week 2019-12-19T05:00:00Z

Photograph: Murdo Macleod Musical comedy, the comedy of mime, character comedy, sketch comedy, poetic comedy, comedy by means of multimedia overhead projection. An Edinburgh comedy judge's diary: good old-fashioned standup 2010-08-16T09:58:00Z

A generous host, Mr. Buatta loved taking friends to cabaret, theater and comedy shows. Remembering the Marvelous, Maddening Mario Buatta 2018-10-20T04:00:00Z

When the subject is an awkward wedding toast, a classic comedy scenario, don’t expect an embarrassingly off-key remark inspiring a few gasps. On Comedy: The Comedy of Murderfist and The Birthday Boys 2013-12-10T22:37:39Z

As much as 'comedy northerners' are funny, where are the serious portrayals? The Village is yet another 'grim up north' TV caricature 2013-04-22T07:18:00Z

Whoopi Goldberg is the only African-American, which is astonishing when you consider just how many talented black performers are part of the current comedy boom. Review: ‘Misery Loves Comedy’ Puts Stand-Up in the Spotlight 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z

A comedy about death and how the living survive, at its heart is Myra, a mother and wife who's been given a grim medical prognosis. This week's new theatre and dance 2012-06-15T23:05:31Z

But there is something about Molière's blend of comedy and tragedy that we still find elusive. Making a sc?ne: the five French dramatists you should meet 2011-03-21T12:49:22Z

But without a baseline for the comedy, the layers of spoof in “They Came Together” don’t have the foundation to carry even a short movie. Review: ‘They Came Together’ a parody party 2014-06-24T04:00:00Z

A comedy that took the approach that “everyone’s the same,” regardless of culture or gender or background would be boring and feel bogus. CBS?s ?Rob!, Why It ?Stinks!, and How Not to Do Race on a Sitcom 2012-01-12T15:10:13Z

My goal is not just to offer great Stewart memories, but to also prove that Stewart’s comedy was the most socially significant example of political satire in U.S. history. Jon Stewart conquered Fox News: Essential highlights from “The Daily Show’s” 16-years of truth-telling 2015-07-20T04:00:00Z

Ratings for “The Daily Show” have dipped since Stewart’s departure, in part because the show now faces a consequence of its own success: it is no longer the only player in the news comedy business. Trevor Noah’s Crash Course in Surviving an American Election 2016-10-31T04:00:00Z

When Steve Martin performed stand-up devoid of recognizable jokes, many wondered how it could be called comedy. Perspective | Don’t ask if the duct-tape banana is art. Ask if it’s any good. 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z

In observational comedy, Leiby has found a form better suited to what she wants to say. Comedians Turn Their Attention to Abortion 2021-09-24T04:00:00Z

"And I think it's fun to get to do a comedy that's about people from a small town." In 'Tammy,' Melissa McCarthy returns to Midwestern roots 2014-06-30T04:00:00Z

These programs include the more star-driven Premieres section; midnight thrillers and comedies; "spotlight" movies that have already played other festivals; and experimental films. The Carpetbagger: From Sundance, a Competition Slate That Could Be Called Accessible 2012-11-28T21:00:48Z

The Universal Pictures film is a rare thing: a major studio comedy about queer characters, played by queer actors. Crafting a Rom-Com That’s True to 21st-Century Gay Life 2022-05-18T04:00:00Z

Rome still helps to define the way we understand our world and think about ourselves, from high theory to low comedy. What a strange lot 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z

This creates a charged, high-risk-and-reward atmosphere for comedy, which depends on the trusty two-step of building tension and releasing it. Ali Wong’s Raunchy New Stand-Up Set Brings the Laughs We Need 2021-08-11T04:00:00Z

The star of this dry and wicked black comedy is a building: The Curutchet House in La Plata, south of Buenos Aires—the only residence designed by Le Corbusier in the Americas. New Directors/New Films Series Sets Lineup 2010-02-25T17:48:00Z

“Kiratham,” the myth performed on Tuesday, was, though heroic, a comedy. Dance Review: Hindu Deities Conjure Magic in Movement Downtown 2010-08-18T21:55:00Z

There are a number of reasons you don't need to worry that Biden's win means comedy's loss. Is political comedy dead now? 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z

He wants to turn his writing into a comedy set. Everything was great about the date except for the timing 2019-01-08T05:00:00Z

Joshua Harmon’s melancholy comedy of friendship and marriage will toss its final bouquet on Sunday. 10 Things to Do in NYC Now 2017-04-21T04:00:00Z

The book calls to mind the absurd, grim comedy of Thomas Bernhard, Samuel Beckett, or Withnail and I. But it's also a joyous book. Not the Booker prize 2011: the shortlist 2011-08-18T09:45:51Z

The Apple TV+ comedy is a “traditional, well-done, single-camera sitcom,” he said — a description that sounds hauntingly like “Ghosts.” Boo! Sitcom ‘Ghosts’ combos misfit spirits, feel-good charm 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z

“Saturday Night Live” Honestly, my favorite form of acting is comedy. Mira Sorvino Replenishes With Crosswords and Marinara Sauce 2022-03-01T05:00:00Z

It is an inventive twist on the magic show, but they are mainly low-grade illusions coupled with gentle comedy. Seeking adventure at the Edinburgh Fringe 2013-08-04T00:37:54Z

The hero of the uneasy comedy “Me Time” begins the movie in a flashback, in free-fall. ‘Me Time’ Review: In Search of Lost Dad Jokes 2022-08-25T04:00:00Z

The Zanies comedy clubs in Chicago and St. Charles remain open. Lease issue closes Zanies in Vernon Hills 2011-06-01T20:32:11Z

Neither the magazine nor the star could know that, except for another Wilder comedy, Some Like It Hot, four years later,  would be her last hit movie. Marilyn Monroe 50 Years Later: In TIME and Out of Time 2012-08-03T12:00:58Z

Tiffany Haddish, who rocketed to A-list fame with her performance in last year’s hit comedy “Girls Trip,” is about to add another line to her résumé: an hourlong stand-up special on Netflix. Tiffany Haddish Gets a Netflix Stand-Up Special 2018-08-21T04:00:00Z

Also on hand: the comedy show’s “token male” — this time, Greg Johnson. What’s So Funny 2012-07-26T22:00:07Z

He also finds himself at yet another all-time low, and the show pushes things towards a tragic end before it remembers that it's a comedy. Tonight's TV highlights: The Culture Show 2010-12-02T08:00:00Z

A comedy about a lonely man and woman who spend a weekend together, the script hits its mark early and often. | 'Kissing Sid James': ?Kissing Sid James,? at 59E59 - Review 2011-12-20T23:25:12Z

The year before that, the silent film ode "The Artist" won best picture for a comedy. '12 Years,' 'Hustle' lead Globes nominations 2013-12-12T16:01:43Z

In his 20s, when Mr. Noah began to pursue comedy, it was an almost unthinkable career path for him. For Trevor Noah, a Comic Sensibility Shaped by the Scars of Apartheid 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z

A lot of this anti comedy stuff and a lot of #metoo stuff, even though it's all important, there are people without senses of humor involved in that. Comedian Jeff Garlin isn't afraid of political correctness 2019-11-18T05:00:00Z

First, there was the “Christmas in bulk” genre, epitomized by ensemble comedies like “The Family Stone” and the later “Love the Coopers.” Moms deserve better than this: The shameless pandering of “Mother’s Day” is an argument for the death of “hyperlink” films 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z

But we didn’t know and it was amazing to discover this crazy new comedy. The Bizarro Worlds of Quentin Dupieux’s Comedy 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z

After the successful crusade of alternative comedy, time was when cries of "Oxbridge smuggery" would reverberate around its crenellations. Sweat the Small Stuff: have comedy panel shows had their day? 2013-04-19T17:28:33Z

Davies appears to be having a fine old time in his bullet hole-laced hat, but in early episodes anyway the comedy is not organic to the narrative. 'Texas Rising' an exciting charge through the Texas Revolution 2015-05-25T04:00:00Z

Renaming it “Falstaff” and infusing it with warmth, the collaborators transformed it into one of the greatest operatic comedies. Music Review: Finding High Spirits in Shakespeare 2011-05-09T21:42:29Z

Her performance in Gillian Robespierre’s Obvious Child, playing a comic navigating a pregnancy termination, won her awards including the Critics’ Choice award for best actress in a comedy. Jenny Slate: ‘Ivanka Trump is a fake feminist and should be ashamed’ 2017-06-18T04:00:00Z

I've heard you say that you want to do full-blown comedy. Taryn Manning: "I don't want to keep playing characters that pass away" 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z

Is he suggesting that the class origins of the characters in a piece of scripted comedy are now more important to him than the quality of the writing? Are TV sitcoms too middle-class? 2011-01-30T00:04:16Z

Richard Kaufman is conducting, with Dennis James on organ, producing a live score for one of Keaton’s greatest comedies, about the adventures of a train engineer set in the Civil War. Datebook: Two centuries of African American women, painting California, art about 'La Bestia' 2017-03-23T04:00:00Z

None of these films made the cut on a list that includes highbrow humor and slapstick comedies alike. I can explain #OscarsSoWhite in 2 words: “Annie Hall” 2016-02-28T05:00:00Z

“Reanimator,” about a scientist bringing the dead back to life, walks the fine line between comedy and horror. The Week Ahead: July 10 ? 16 2011-07-07T20:15:40Z

With Mr. Tashlin, he found a director both sympathetic to his style of comedy and technically adept. Jerry Lewis, Mercurial Comedian and Filmmaker, Dies at 91 2017-08-20T04:00:00Z

The slight decrease was even less than popular comedies like "The Hangover" and "Wedding Crashers," which had similarly sustained business due to strong word-of-mouth. Rebooted 'Pirates' sets overseas box office record 2011-05-22T20:31:09Z

But the film, written and directed by Bart Layton, can’t quite decide what it wants to be: a slick, speedy caper; a goofball comedy; or a commentary on the state of the American soul. Review: In ‘American Animals,’ These Guys Didn’t Visit the Library to Study 2018-05-30T04:00:00Z

Vocal, student-led movements and social groups such as Black Lives Matter now challenge how power works in all parts of American society, including comedy. Has America lost its appetite for Curb Your Enthusiasm? 2017-10-29T04:00:00Z

“I can’t really talk about the movie because I don’t know if it’s a comedy or drama yet. I never do. I’ll let you know when I’m done,” he says, slipping back into his tent. On the set of Dumbo with Tim Burton: ‘Like meeting up with your teenage boyfriend’ 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z

IRL Comedian: Mr. Young-White brings his life into his comedy for a simple reason: He knows his experience is not unique. Newest ‘Daily Show’ Correspondent Has Graduated From Twitter Fame 2018-10-26T04:00:00Z

There’s a great deal of high comedy in “Poisoning the Press,” Mark Feldstein’s meticulous recounting of Anderson’s life and times. Books of The Times: The Supersnooper Pursuing the Paranoid Politician 2010-09-28T22:31:00Z

That’s because satire depends on using irony and comedy to encourage critical thinking. Trevor Noah and Stephen Colbert step up: Donald Trump made “The Daily Show” and out-of-character Colbert relevant again 2017-04-08T04:00:00Z

The 2012 stand-up set that made her a star focused on her cancer diagnosis, and her work since then has included the Amazon series “One Mississippi,” a comedy about grief. Tig Notaro’s ‘Drawn’ Explores Strange New Worlds: Animated Ones 2021-07-23T04:00:00Z

At these comedy shows in comfortable destinations, they perform their individual routines, then appear together. A ‘Honeymoon Tour’ of Laughs From Natasha Leggero and Moshe Kasher 2016-06-21T04:00:00Z

After two decades, hit goofball comedy "Dumb and Dumber" is back as "Dumb and Dumber To," and the sequel owes a big thanks to an unlikely ally: cable television. For 'Dumb and Dumber To' directors, bad jokes are worth the fight 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z

"Transparent," which was not nominated at the SAG Awards, won for best comedy series at the Golden Globes earlier this month. SAG Awards 2015: 'Orange Is the New Black' wins for comedy ensemble 2015-01-25T05:00:00Z

“There will be a little comedy, some pathos, music, and a tiny bit of ancient sex,” Idle described of the show.  Monty Python Reunion Sells Out In Less Than a Minute 2013-11-25T15:40:48Z

And like all the best computer games, it doesn't take itself at all seriously – there's plenty of comedy to be found. Spartacus: Blood and Sand and Stephen Fry on Wagner 2010-05-26T06:59:00Z

In this memoir of life as a TV comedy writer, the author lays out the years of toxic misogyny she endured on various sets. 12 New Books We Recommend This Week 2018-03-29T04:00:00Z

“Twitter and social media can shine a light on someone, but it can’t show you how they perform,” he said, adding that the network usually judges performers by attending stand-up comedy shows. A Shortcut to Comic Celebrity 2014-09-17T04:00:00Z

In his first comedy performances since he was heavily condemned for his antigay remarks at a show he played in Nashville, Mr. Morgan suggested that he had been misunderstood. Comedian, Chastened, Gets Back to Laughs 2011-06-26T22:00:39Z

In the scene leading up to “Prima Donna,” for example, he welcomed more joy and comedy. Andrew Lloyd Webber Brings the Music of the Night Back to ‘Phantom’ 2021-10-22T04:00:00Z

Summer Shorts An evening of original 10-minute comedies performed by a company of 24 actors. L.A. theater openings, June 29-July 6: 'Savages,' Shakespeare and more 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z

As for "A Comic Drama," the subtitle: Well, yes, this could be called a comedy in the classic sense. 'Are You My Mother?': Alison Bechdel's take on the mother-daughter bond 2012-05-10T20:25:04Z

"We like to look at two or three films at a time," Levinson said, spacing out dramas, comedies and action. Mark Wahlberg is a chance-taker; one of his biggest is 'The Gambler' 2014-11-07T05:00:00Z

She joined them in two more comedies, That’s My Boy and The Stooge. Polly Bergen, Emmy winner and Sopranos star, dies aged 84 2014-09-20T04:00:00Z

The actress best known for her role as the voice of a lead character’s mother on the hit comedy “The Big Bang Theory” died Tuesday after a brief battle with cancer, her representatives said. Carol Ann Susi, Actress Behind 'Big Bang Theory' Voice, Dies 2014-11-12T05:00:00Z

Fans of his absurdist comedy, most of which runs on Time Warner’s Adult Swim network, call in to talk. The story behind the sudden cancellation of Adult Swim’s Trump-loving comedy show 2016-12-23T05:00:00Z

One moment he's making the misguided comedy A Good Year, a film branded "a flop" only a week after its US release by its studio's owner, Rupert Murdoch. Ridley Scott 2010-09-24T08:16:00Z

How do you think the sex comedy genre has changed in recent decades? Matthew Broderick on Dirty Weekend and Ferris Bueller at 30 2015-09-08T04:00:00Z

He also taught comedy classes at the Upright Citizens Brigade theater for more than a decade. Jeff Hiller Walks Toward the Light 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z

The zany comedy “Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency” returns for Season 2. What’s on TV Saturday: ‘Dirk Gently’ and ‘Halt and Catch Fire’ 2017-10-14T04:00:00Z

He was not the first to discover that the stage is a good outlet for exhibitionism and that comedy, in particular, operates like an equivalent to boxing for a brainy boy "with issues". Russell Brand: messiah or very naughty boy? 2013-06-15T23:05:40Z

Reviews helped; not only were they generally positive, but they made clear to audiences that the play was meant to be a comedy — “a hate comedy,” according to the director. Defacing ‘Art’: After 20 Years, the Hit Play Gets a Brash Coat of Paint 2018-10-01T04:00:00Z

Vergara is nominated for supporting actress in a comedy for "Modern Family," and Margulies is up again for an award she won last year: Lead actress in a drama series for "The Good Wife." Kutcher, Vergara, Arnett among Emmy presenters 2011-09-06T18:14:33Z

Like almost everything about the Academy Awards, it rewards tragedy rather than comedy, and grandiloquence rather than subtlety, so there is something operatic in lining up a five-part fantasy league of the best actress winners. Who is the best Oscar-winning lead actress of all time? 2018-02-14T05:00:00Z

But there is a level of struggle and discomfort, there is a kind of irritation, I think, up and against life itself or other people, whatever that is, that you see a lot in comedy. Marc Maron won’t talk politics anymore: “Now I’d rather deal with the source of that anger” 2015-05-05T04:00:00Z

Frank Capra's breezy 1934 romantic comedy "It Happened One Night" is one of those moments. 'It Happened One Night' gets makeover on 80th anniversary 2014-07-17T04:00:00Z

But in truth, the insights in this smart comedy are evergreen, as the Olney Theatre Center production makes clear. Review | Coronavirus looms over this play set during a plague. But ‘The Amateurs’ speaks to timeless concerns. 2020-03-09T04:00:00Z

The movement’s standard of allowable behavior has been formed by popular culture—by standup comedy and, recently, by reality TV and by the snarking, trolling habits of the Internet. The Plot Against America: Donald Trump’s Rhetoric 2015-12-15T05:00:00Z

“Veep” is a comedy that swims with the tide and is absolutely brutal about politics. Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Prime Time’s Other Women in Power 2014-05-02T12:00:01Z

One move the network is considering is to place Greg Gutfeld, one of the hosts of “The Five,” in a new late-night comedy slot, as the New York Times first reported. Sean Hannity is the face of the post-Trump identity crisis at Fox News 2021-02-02T05:00:00Z

It gives us time to get acquainted with the extraordinary personalities of the Wuppertal dancers, and it means that moments of beauty and comedy, when they do occur, are all the more exhilarating. Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch: Viktor – review 2012-06-07T10:41:17Z

Some Coenoisseurs regard this early comedy as one of the top three; maybe even the gold medal. The Coen brothers’ films – ranked! 2018-09-07T04:00:00Z

The odds are not in the movie’s favor to take a fifth weekend: Friday’s debuts of the romantic drama The Lucky One and the ensemble comedy Think Like a Man should end Katniss’s streak. Nyuk Nyuk! The Hunger Games Eye-pokes The Three Stooges 2012-04-15T20:15:26Z

His standup comedy isn't a route to something, it's the talent he was born with. Comedy gold: Kevin Bridges' The Story So Far 2013-03-08T10:00:04Z

But Berry said the issues that millennials face today are different and required a “fresher” approach for the BET comedy series premiering 10 p.m. Halle Berry’s ‘Boomerang’ updates story for new generation 2019-02-11T05:00:00Z

Such high-toned outbursts are a recurring feature in “Storefront Church,” as Mr. Shanley attempts to blend earthy comedy and philosophical reflection smoothly, with results that are always thought-stirring, if sometimes lumpy. Theater Review: ‘Storefront Church,’ by John Patrick Shanley 2012-06-12T02:00:13Z

Yet they show grit and perseverance, leavened with slapstick comedy, not the usual reality brew of bad behavior. The Prancing Elites Dance Their Way Up 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z

Is it surprising that it has set off a debate about what constitutes a stand-up set versus a one-person show, and whether it is comedy at all? Jerry Seinfeld on Louis C.K., Roseanne and Tense Times in Comedy 2018-10-26T04:00:00Z

Have a good day with “Die Hard” action, “Identity Thief” comedy and “Warm Bodies” romance. ‘Warm Bodies,’ ‘Identity Thief,’ the 5th ‘Die Hard’ | New DVDs 2013-06-03T19:33:33Z

But this comedy nerd history is filtered through memoir, with Key relating stories of his budding fandom, training and rise from improv comic to television sketch artist. On Keegan-Michael Key’s Podcast, a Provocative Case for Sketch Comedy 2021-01-27T05:00:00Z

Female performers aren't creating something called "women's humour", even at its most personal, but smart, confident comedy, with well-crafted jokes that appeal to men and women. Edinburgh 2010 is best year ever for female comics 2010-08-12T16:27:00Z

One almost expects a romantic comedy of the art house sort. Heady Days for Hong Kong Women 2010-03-30T12:18:00Z

This six-episode comedy, which begins on Wednesday, takes place in hilltop mansions and on movie sets. Television Review: ‘Doll & Em,’ as in Dolly Wells and Emily Mortimer, on HBO 2014-03-18T21:28:44Z

But I’m not sure it’s the stuff of groundbreaking comedy. Sacha Baron Cohen reveals “Who Is America?” and the answer is terrifying 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z

Much in the same way the comedy duo once fantasized about a world without trigger-happy cops with “Negrotown,” “Pirate Chantey” presents another utopia — for pirates. This “Key & Peele” pirate sketch is an absolutely brilliant send-up of rape culture 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z

“The Bite” also taps into the Kings’ fondness for the comedy of city life, which generates some of the show’s best gags. Review: From ‘The Good Wife’ to the Covid Zombie Apocalypse 2021-05-20T04:00:00Z

When Warners UK dated Horrible Bosses for 22 July release, the distributor probably never imagined that rival comedy Bridesmaids would still be providing formidable opposition in its fifth week of play. Harry Potter won't be needing the box-office resurrection stone just yet 2011-07-26T11:48:42Z

The first act, in which Vera angles for a role, is in the style of a screwball comedy. Review: Early Hollywood in Black and White in ‘Vera Stark’ 2019-02-20T05:00:00Z

“We had one of the best stoner ideas ever, which was to quit our jobs in America and come here and start a comedy club,” Moskos recalled. This Little Amsterdam Improv Club Launched Big American Careers 2023-06-19T04:00:00Z

The total for “Ted Lasso” tops the 19 earned by “Glee” in 2010 to make it the most nominated first-season comedy ever. Diversity, firsts and more facts from the Emmy nominations 2021-07-13T04:00:00Z

Is the work a musical comedy, an operetta or an opera? 'Candide' is revisited in a playfully imaginative staging by Long Beach Opera 2016-01-25T05:00:00Z

The comic-book-inspired show will be joined by newcomers "Forever," a supernatural drama, and "Selfie" and "Manhattan Love Story," both comedies. At ABC, Thursday night is prime Shonda Rhimes time 2014-05-14T04:00:00Z

It received six nominations on Thursday, including one for best comedy, the most of any film. Carpetbagger Blog: Golden Globe Nominations Go to 'The Help,' 'The Descendants,' 'The Artist' 2011-12-15T14:24:42Z

He later turned his comedy to the dark side in films in which middle-aged male protagonists — unlucky womanizers, artists at the end of their creative tethers — are just one banana peel away from disaster. Blake Edwards, Prolific Comedy Director, Dies at 88 2010-12-16T20:39:02Z

The comedy of the situation was not lost on her. Who Is Valie Export? Just Look, and Please Touch 2016-06-29T04:00:00Z

She will host the popular late-night comedy program on May 8, one day ahead of "Mother's Day" in the United States, on which people celebrate moms and grandmas. Betty White set to host "Saturday Night Live" 2010-03-11T19:58:00Z

It’s a comedy, but she does a lot of crying. Film: The Unwilling Diva 2010-10-02T02:43:00Z

As well as House of Cards, the US-based firm has splashed a reported £190m content budget on a revival of the cult comedy Arrested Development, plus four more shows. TV streaming: six of the best shows 2013-02-16T16:00:00Z

Anyway, these two got us thinking about comedy sequels. Scarecrow recommendations for "The Hangover Part II" and "Kung Fu Panda 2" 2011-05-26T15:16:05Z

Satiric, surreal, unexpected and at times wildly funny, "Zero Motivation" is a savage black comedy that eviscerates an unexpected target: the Israeli army, officially known as the IDF. Israeli soldiers battle boredom in satiric 'Zero Motivation' 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z

Frustratingly, in the Emmy ballots “Orange Is the New Black” has been slotted as a comedy—although, to be fair, it does deliver more zingers than your average prison show. Emily Nussbaum: “Orange Is the New Black” and “Louie” Reviews 2014-07-07T04:00:00Z

She was involved with casting and fought for Mr. Duhamel after Warner Brothers, the studio behind the film, expressed concerns about his comedy chops. Film: The Unwilling Diva 2010-10-02T02:43:00Z

His fortunes changed dramatically when he won the lead in One Man, Two Guvnors, a rollicking update by Richard Bean of the 18th-century Carlo Goldoni comedy The Servant of Two Masters. Tony awards: James Corden raises bar for emotional acceptance speeches 2012-06-11T16:15:01Z

Autumn de Wilde is chewing raw ginger slices in a Beverly Hills hotel room when I enter to discuss her directorial feature film debut, a sprightly new take on Jane Austen's Regency-era comedy "Emma." "Emma." finds its hilarious humanity through the body's betrayals 2020-02-24T05:00:00Z

In his rise to the very top of the comedy world, Kevin Hart has done everything from delivering hit specials to selling out a football stadium to starring in box office smashes like “Jumanji.” Kevin Hart to Receive Mark Twain Prize for American Humor 2023-11-15T05:00:00Z

The result, he said, was “a really unfiltered script, something that was perfectly self-indulgent and pushed various ideas of comedy.” ‘The Greasy Strangler’: Just Maybe the Weirdest Movie Ever 2016-10-07T04:00:00Z

And that’s the oddest element of this latest demonstration that the romantic comedy is a fatally endangered species. REVIEW: Don't Dare Watch This Sex Tape 2014-07-16T04:00:00Z

It was nominated as a comedy, yet to many, the show looks and feels like an hourlong drama. Explaining Status Quo at Emmy Awards 2014-08-26T04:00:00Z

But eventually the writer had a “massive breakdown” and realized that she did not want to work in half-hour comedies anymore. Why ‘Gilmore Girls’ Endures 2020-11-23T05:00:00Z

Those cracks having now become chasms, Wohl can use the falseness of Simonesque stage comedy to dramatize the falseness of her real subject, which is not divorce but marriage. Review: In ‘Grand Horizons,’ Marriage Is a Long-Running Farce 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z

As a wandering Brit, I grew up on Top Gear – the celebrity dashes in reasonably-priced cars, the transcontinental races between presenters, the stunts and gags which often verged into off-color comedy. Why The BBC Is Right To Fire Jeremy Clarkson From 'Top Gear' 2015-03-25T04:00:00Z

Sheen was very publicly fired from the top-rated comedy three years ago, with TV executives citing self-destructive behavior and inflammatory comments to the producers at the time. Charlie Sheen Wants to Return to Two and a Half Men 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z

Some scenes have the feel of a workplace comedy, a genre Scott knows intimately. In ‘Severance,’ Adam Scott Gets to Work 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z

Nobody thought this period segregation comedy was perfect. What Will Win Best Picture? 20 Oscar Voters Spill Their Secrets 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z

He likes to think of it as a family comedy for families whose parents don't mind swearing around their kids. Is there anything Seth MacFarlane can't do? 2012-06-28T14:33:16Z

But, as it turns out, sometimes it’s pleasurable enough just watching the most unlikely American comedy star since Bill Murray slip into a groove. Review: Melissa McCarthy Takes Charge in ‘The Boss’ 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z

“Robots are in a way the antithesis of theater and comedy,” he said. A Robot Walks Into a Bar. But Can It Do Comedy? 2018-08-08T04:00:00Z

It was Netflix's second foray into streaming programs live; last month it streamed Chris Rock’s live stand-up comedy special in which he joked about Will Smith slapping him at the Oscars last year. A Live ‘Love Is Blind’ Special on Netflix Is Delayed, Vexing Fans 2023-04-16T04:00:00Z

And in case you thought the musical comedy triple threat was his own personal superpower, he is pretty sure it’s empathy. Zachary Levi of ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ Embraces His Inner Geek 2018-12-14T05:00:00Z

Director Todd Phillips left his usual wheelhouse when making a drama like “Joker,” given that he is best known for raunchy frat house comedies like “Old School” and “The Hangover” trilogy. Phoenix: I want a "Joker" sequel 2019-11-06T05:00:00Z

Political comedy is so often a source of news — and a subject of it — that it is easy to forget that this was not always true. 5 ways the 2020 election will be shaped by late night comedy 2019-02-23T05:00:00Z

His comedy also had a nasty streak, especially concerning women. ‘s dogged CIA agent, played by Jessica Chastain, was a tribute to “Every woman’s innate inability to never ever let anything go.” American Dud: Seth MacFarlane’s Awkward Oscars 2013-02-25T08:05:16Z

As he practiced law and also did comedy, "I don't know which one turned into the side job, actually," he said. NJ's highest court to hear 'joking judge' appeal 2013-02-26T17:37:11Z

After the war, he did stand-up comedy and wrote jokes for other comedians. Austin Kalish, a Writer of ‘Maude’ Abortion Episode, Dies at 95 2016-10-07T04:00:00Z

But we’ve plucked out a few notable exceptions, an eclectic mixture of action thrillers, romantic comedies, thought-provoking documentaries, and much more. ‘Zeros and Ones,’ ‘Juliet, Naked’ and More Streaming Gems 2023-01-25T05:00:00Z

Working for the Mouse Trevor Allen’s solo comedy about his time playing various costumed characters at Disneyland. L.A. theater openings, April 5-12: 'I and You' and more 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z

Police Academy 'to be relaunched' Classic 1980s comedy series Police Academy is set to return to the big screen according to reports. Don't move, dirtbag! Police Academy set to return 2010-03-06T16:13:00Z

A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder Tony-winning musical comedy about a distant relative who seeks to eliminate his competition for the family fortune. The week ahead in L.A. theater, Nov. 26-Dec. 3: 'Pang!' at 24th Street Theatre and more 2017-11-26T05:00:00Z

Henson points out that comedy was her original calling; it’s what she first came out to Los Angeles to do. Taraji P Henson: 'Hollywood didn't grasp my talent' 2019-03-08T05:00:00Z

That’s a valid choice, but one more consistent with an escapist comedy, and at times the show seems to have other intentions. Review: ‘Good Girls’ Offers Equal Time for Antiheroines 2018-02-25T05:00:00Z

Tina Fey has made huge, feminist strides for women in comedy at the same time that she has made comedy at the expense of women. "30 Rock" takes on feminist hypocrisy -- and its own 2011-02-25T18:01:00Z

We see artificial, snappy battles that might call to mind the screwball comedies of the ’30s and ’40s, if they weren’t so resolutely cute in a 21st century, self-absorbed kind of way. Apatow’s This Is 40: Way Too Many Scenes From a Marriage 2012-12-19T15:00:17Z

I had no choice but to just over commit to the comedy and it worked, somehow. Reid Scott's "Late Night" writer character "probably thinks of himself as pretty progressive" 2019-06-10T04:00:00Z

The ceremony for the previously announced winners is taking place in Manhattan two days after “Green Book” won best film, comedy or musical, at the Golden Globe Awards. After Globes wins, ‘Green Book’ takes a bow at NBR Awards 2019-01-08T05:00:00Z

Loach surprised some last year by releasing a cheerful comedy, Looking for Eric. Ken Loach returns with an angry look at Iraq 2010-05-19T21:25:00Z

For all the action comedies that feature male leads, there seem to be very few that women get to star in. Kate McKinnon and Mila Kunis: Just a Couple of ‘Bachelor’ Fans on the Run 2018-08-01T04:00:00Z

Great comedy blurs all lines and the three aforementioned skits did exactly that. Kimmel, Covfefe, ‘Wonder Woman’: Washington’s Views on Pop Culture in 2017 2017-12-26T05:00:00Z

A lot of comedy people from Los Angeles. David Litt, an Obama Speechwriter Who Wants No Credit 2017-09-01T04:00:00Z

A panel of experts decided on the nominees, but Chortle comedy website readers will determine the winners. 2010-02-17T12:39:00Z

Certainly it’s tempting to suggest that the entire sweep of comedy would be irrevocably altered. Can you imagine a world without Star Wars, Harry Potter or Oasis? 2016-12-10T05:00:00Z

A brightly lit supermarket is a tough place to set a comedy, though; something about all that strip-lighting seems to bleach out the laughs. TV highlights 26/08/2011: BBC Proms 2011: Spaghetti Western Orchestra 2011-08-25T22:00:03Z

Hasan Minhaj is trying to rewrite the narrative about his comedy and public persona after a bombshell profile from the New Yorker alleged the comedian fabricated parts of his backstory in his stand-up comedy. "I'm not a psycho": Hasan Minhaj refutes "factual errors" in New Yorker profile 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z

Phoenix Nights star Kay said he was "extremely proud" to be celebrated for having sold the highest number of tickets for a stand-up comedy tour. Forsyth listed as record breaker 2012-09-07T09:27:47Z

In this comedy of manners, Basu brings us to modern India, where Mr. and Mrs. Jha’s newfound money propels them from a cramped housing complex in East Delhi to the rich side of town. Perspective | Now that Hollywood is interested in Asian stories, here are other books that should be movies 2018-08-14T04:00:00Z

The passion he has that overrides all others is for comedy itself, a strong theme of this special and nearly every substantive interview he has ever done. Meet a Looser, More Personal Seinfeld 2017-09-18T04:00:00Z

SAT Phinney Neighborhood Center anniversary celebration, improv comedy; social hour, 7 p.m., performance 8 p.m. a tent in the parking lot, 7 p.m. Community calendar 2011-09-28T21:16:04Z

The clash highlights the play’s confusion as to whether it wants to be a comedy about meddling powers, or a drama about a couple whose breakup undergoes divine intervention. Review: Star-Crossed Lovers in Need of a Divine Assist 2022-10-31T04:00:00Z

Those with sensitivities to milk, eggs, shellfish and ground and tree nuts have nothing to fear from “Gluten!,” a new comedy by Stephen Kaliski at 59E59 Theaters. Review: In ‘Gluten!’ the Fashion Is in the Hazmat Suits 2015-11-29T05:00:00Z

The comedy is broad, then tears are jerked. Why dramedy "Dad I'm Sorry" speaks to Vietnamese offspring: "They don't dare talk to their parents" 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z

Swedish director Roy Andersson's offbeat, surrealist comedy "A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence" won the Golden Lion award for best film at the Venice Film Festival on Saturday. Offbeat Swedish film takes top prize at Venice film fest 2014-09-06T04:00:00Z

They cleared the air on their own feud, which fueled Letterman's comedy for years. Letterman says he sees psychiatrist weekly 2013-01-07T20:53:17Z

He briefly formed a duo with mandolinist Buzz Busby that accented comedy. ‘Cowboy’ Jack Clement, country-music icon, dies at 82 2013-08-09T05:47:51Z

The only difference is that in those older comedies the women have supernatural powers; Jess stands out because she seems so natural. Television Review: Three New Sitcoms Put the Focus on Young Single Women 2011-09-18T22:09:46Z

The sombre takeaway is that amid this often laugh-out-loud comedy is a reminder that the war against the far right hasn’t been won. Why BlacKkKlansman should win the best picture Oscar 2019-02-20T05:00:00Z

Trevor Noah told Thursday’s “Daily Show” audience how much loves American politics because it includes everything from tragedy to comedy. “Like hearing that someone roofied Bill Cosby”: Trevor Noah dissects the hilarious irony of the Ted Cruz birther movement 2016-01-08T05:00:00Z

A small space that looked like a miniature comedy club. ‘The Comedy Womb' is creating a healthy environment for laughs 2014-06-03T04:00:00Z

Nothing if not versatile, Ms. O’Hara appeared in harem pictures, westerns, costume melodramas and light comedy. Maureen O’Hara, smoldering Irish beauty of movie fame, dies at 95 2015-10-24T04:00:00Z

As his biographer James Curtis put it, “The comedy had almost given way to outrage.” There’s No Dave Chappelle or Hannah Gadsby Without Mort Sahl 2021-10-27T04:00:00Z

Victories in both the best drama and comedy series categories would mark a first for streaming services and reinforce their growing dominance, to the dismay of competitors. Emmys vow a ‘good time’ after bleak year; ‘Crown’ may rule 2021-09-18T04:00:00Z

Her hugely lucrative comedies, such as Father of the Bride and What Women Want, also maintain a deceptively easy-going focus on beady-eyed human stories. Nancy Meyers: ‘I don’t see a lot of movies about complicated women … I think it’s gotten worse’ 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z

These six new episodes are “equally sweet and filthy” as the splendid first round of this British comedy, James Poniewozik wrote in The Times. What’s on TV Wednesday 2016-06-29T04:00:00Z

After getting customer feedback on 14 shows, Amazon ordered full seasons for two comedies and three kids’ series. Review: Value in Amazon Prime goes beyond shipping 2014-06-18T04:00:00Z

After several months of mourning, Showtime decided to move ahead with the series because, says Nevins, "that kind of comedy is really hard to come by. The scripts are both really funny and really deep." Shalom Auslander creates a curmudgeon much like himself in 'Happyish' 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z

"I think there is an opportunity for R-rated comedy that is very addictive that nobody else could possibly get away with." Showtime adds 2 million subscribers, expands original shows 2011-08-04T18:31:47Z

His muscle bound frame is frequently on display in his films, but in Michael Bay’s 2013 dark comedy Pain & Gain, his body takes center stage. Don't go changing: actor transformations that weren't worth the effort 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z

Elsewhere, news breaks of Britain's first "comedy hotel", a Travelodge above a comedy club in Bethnal Green, east London, that promises toilet roll with jokes printed on it. Stephen Fry takes US sitcom role and shark-attack jokes bite the dust 2013-03-19T15:20:24Z

In the years after, Williams continued to surprise, making a habit of leavening his comedies with drama. Robin Williams seized the day in every role 2014-08-12T04:00:00Z

It’s not a comedy bit, but a bittersweet duet with the big-band singer Shirley Ross in which they play a divorced couple reminiscing about their time together. DVDs: On DVD, ?Bob Hope: Thanks for the Memories Collection? 2010-06-05T02:15:00Z

Lewis is doing two nights next week at Caroline's comedy club in New York, but he's eager to take a break from the road and stay home for six months. Richard Lewis looks back at his dark comic turns in 'Bundle of Nerves' 2014-09-03T04:00:00Z

In recent years, Nesteroff, 40 and often seen wearing a fedora, has carved out a niche as the premier popular historian of comedy because of his knack for unearthing such forgotten stories. Writing Native American Stand-Ups Into the History of Comedy 2021-02-16T05:00:00Z

Kieran first appeared alongside his brother as bed-wetting Fuller in the Christmas comedy before taking roles in Jean-Claude Van Damme’s action film Nowhere to Run and two Father of the Bride movies. Succession's Kieran Culkin on villainy, Home Alone – and Michael Jackson 2019-08-21T04:00:00Z

"The Intouchables": A French comedy/drama about the friendship between two men. Weekend Preview: Festivals in Edmonds and Beacon Hill 2012-05-30T21:42:08Z

The Odd Couple is one of the oldest and least inspired ideas in comedy. The one with the other TV show: ranking the Friends cast's next steps 2016-10-24T04:00:00Z

You don’t often see a musical comedy in which a transgender man and the woman he fancies sing about their mutual attraction — and agree the man shouldn’t have a sex-change operation. ‘Stu for Silverton’ sings about small-town tolerance 2013-07-24T01:37:24Z

What we see of Marilyn: The Musical is definitely better than the sketch comedy on Studio 60; “Let Me Be Your Star,” the emotional closer of the pilot episode, is literally and figuratively a show-stopper. Dead Tree Alert: Smash: Broadway?s West Wing, or Its Studio 60? 2012-02-02T15:31:12Z

Armisen and Brownstein are fans of awkward comedy such as Curb Your Enthusiasm, which explains a lot, but they balance the discomfort with a surreal eye. Portlandia: box set review 2013-06-27T14:00:01Z

“You start off with this sort of domestic comedy,” says the WCO’s Walker. Perspective | Strong woman confronts unjust ruler — opera tells, and retells, the story 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z

That was drama, and now it's back to comedy. "If they shout at me, I'll shout back": Eddie Izzard talks comedy, transphobia and taking a stand 2023-08-24T04:00:00Z

After more than 9,000 tweets, Delaney was named Funniest Person on Twitter at Comedy Central's second annual comedy awards, beating a list of nominees that included Steve Martin. Twitter comedian Rob Delaney sells out London gigs 2012-07-12T11:17:57Z

Last year's Man of the Year - award annually by the US' oldest undergraduate drama troupe - was comedy actor Jason Segel. Sutherland to receive Hasty Pudding 2013-02-05T15:15:55Z

ROILAND: It was so funny to Trojan horse that dramatic human story into this crazy comedy. The ‘Solar Opposites’ Creators Apologize for Their Clairvoyance 2021-03-25T04:00:00Z

Besides, during this Election Week the more comedy options we can enjoy the better. Comfort TV: 9 comedies to binge as an escape from our nation's madness 2020-11-03T05:00:00Z

Before his death — and in the beginning of the pandemic, while at home — he recorded his own last comedy special. New movies to stream over the long weekend, from “Ambulance” to “Norm Macdonald: Nothing Special” 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z

Williams would regularly come to the Bay Area comedy clubs to check out the scene and the young comedians, Gonzales said. Robin Williams: Comedy Store, Laugh Factory, Improv pay tribute 2014-08-11T04:00:00Z

Director Will Gluck, whose only previous feature was the much grosser teen comedy Fired Up!, is like a salesman who insists on planting his foot in your door even when you've invited him in. Easy A: We Heart Emma Stone 2010-09-17T17:35:00Z

The show gets more interesting at that point, but it’s still caught somewhere on the road from feminist buddy comedy to bloody drama — and it’s not quite credible as either. ‘Claws’ on TNT: That Manicure Comes With a Murder 2017-06-11T04:00:00Z

Dave Chappelle was honored with the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington on Sunday, an award considered the top honor in comedy. What’s on TV Wednesday: ‘The Bronx, USA’ and ‘Baroness von Sketch Show’ 2019-10-30T04:00:00Z

The comedy revue with rapper Dirt Nasty and comedian Kirk Fox, among others, brought catcalls from the audience and not even Sheen's girlfriend "goddesses" could win fans. Charlie Sheen's "Torpedo" bombs in Detroit 2011-04-03T06:46:02Z

Sheen, 73, recently appeared in several episodes of his son Charlie Sheen's comedy series Anger Management. Sheen joins Fonda in Netflix comedy 2014-06-19T04:00:00Z

But just because Frey’s music or personality might not be someone’s cup of tea doesn’t mean his passing should be fodder for online comedy or jokes. Wow, you hate the f**king Eagles: When uncool celebrities die, jerks just can’t help themselves 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z

To be sure, Cohen's comedy can be fearless and in some circles, it seems provocative. Cohen up to satirical tricks again in "Dictator" 2012-05-16T11:05:57Z

Ms. Creaghead said the show hoped to shine a spotlight on Brooklyn as a place where comedy is increasingly being performed, but not to the exclusion of performers who aren’t from the area. ArtsBeat: BAM and IFC Collaborating on New Comedy Showcase 2012-04-10T14:39:52Z

Perhaps hoping to help avoid that, Ayanna Dookie and Mike Brown host a dance party after each installment of their free weekly comedy show. Comedy in NYC This Week 2017-08-31T04:00:00Z

Studio estimates on Sunday say that Universal and Illumination's "Despicable Me 3" earned $75.4 million over the weekend, while the former Saturday Night Live stars' gambling comedy burned down. 'Despicable Me 3' and 'Baby Driver' Win at Weekend Box Office 2017-07-02T04:00:00Z

That eagerness to enlighten characterizes this comedy’s gentle, considerate tone. Review: ‘The Little Death’ Plays With Narrative Form and Fetish 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z

There’s an interesting parallel with you and Odenkirk in that before “Saul,” you were each best known as part of cult comedies, like “Spinal Tap” or his “Mr. Show.” Need a Bad Brother? Better Call Michael McKean 2017-06-12T04:00:00Z

“Catastrophe,” it is clear, refers not to a single occurrence but to a state of being — the chaos of life, which this comedy depicts with deadly honest charm. Review: In ‘Catastrophe,’ True Love Is Not Convenient 2019-03-13T04:00:00Z

The Film Forum series omits much of the best of Berkeley’s secondary work, like his effervescent elbows-out comedy “Bright Lights,” from 1935. Busby Berkeley’s Personalized Beauty 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z

A generation ago, it would be demographically unexceptional for the newlyweds of Hannah Marks’s delightful romantic comedy “Mark, Mary & Some Other People” to vow till-death-do-they-part at 26. ‘Mark, Mary & Some Other People’ Review: Till Death Do They Waffle 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z

This fall, along with “Nobody’s Fool,” Haddish has headlined two other movies, the dark comedy “The Oath” and, with Kevin Hart, “Night School,” which was a box office hit and critical flop. Tiffany Haddish: ‘My Career Is a Delicious Roasted Chicken’ 2018-10-17T04:00:00Z

To my mind, the savagely erotic fantasies of the Marquis de Sade are in this tradition and should be read as comedies of sorts. Howard Jacobson on taking comic novels seriously 2010-10-08T23:07:00Z

For about a year, it appeared as if Garry Marshall was about to make a stupid romantic comedy about every popular holiday in America starring every American idol. Ranking: Valentine’s Day Films From Worst to Best 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z

Eldon's certainly earned his place in the solo spotlight, following years as one of the most valuable utility players in British comedy. This week's new live comedy 2013-06-01T05:00:00Z

What an opportune moment, then, for the release of the ebullient, controversial Bollywood comedy Tere Bin Laden. Tere Bin Laden: satire with a sting 2010-07-22T15:25:00Z

As comedy gains status as an art form, tension between comics and hecklers will probably only increase. Critic’s Notebook: When the Comic and the Heckler Both Take Offense 2012-07-17T22:36:45Z

As in musical comedies dating at least to the 1940s, Dawn and Becky embark upon romances that provide comic diversion from the more weighty travails of Jenna. Review: Jessie Mueller Serves a Slice of Life (With Pie) in Sara Bareilles’s ‘Waitress’ 2016-04-24T04:00:00Z

The show’s escapist comedy and Harry’s grudging attitude shift toward Earthlings suit a pandemic-weary country grappling with political and social divisions, Sheridan said. Syfy’s ‘Resident Alien’ invader gets lift-off with viewers 2021-02-22T05:00:00Z

“You don’t get to where he is in comedy without troubleshooting your soul, man,” Davidson said. How Roy Wood Jr. crushed the toughest room in comedy 2023-05-01T04:00:00Z

But there is a big difference, Calman says, between topical comedy and intelligent satire. How Edinburgh standups are dealing with the riots 2011-08-10T19:00:02Z

This monthly showcase in the East Village celebrates both stand-up comedy and aerial pole dancing. 5 Comedy Shows to Catch in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-11-22T05:00:00Z

But nostalgia, or amusement at the thought of what used to make us laugh, is a valid element of comedy, along with craft, wit and warm-heartedness, which Big Ron and Little Ron had in abundance. The Two Ronnies: the double act's popularity is still booming 2010-12-23T10:30:00Z

The problem with such an approach – that a touch of earnestness can creep into what is very definitely a comedy – is largely avoided. La Cenerentola 2010-10-11T21:46:00Z

Despite Vignal’s intentions, the drama feels less effective as a result — as do the bouts of physical comedy. ‘My Donkey, My Lover & I’ Review: Three’s a Crowd 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z

Bringing dramatic weight to a comedy role, Franklin made Ann a life force while always conveying how much work it was to be her. Remembering Bonnie Franklin, One Day at a Time‘s Single-Mom Hero 2013-03-01T20:56:30Z

It was a tough format, doing this kind of a panel with five to seven minutes and doing comedy segments. Larry Wilmore Discusses the End of ‘The Nightly Show’ 2016-08-17T04:00:00Z

As we argue in our forthcoming book, Rogan's podcast has long promoted right-wing comedy and libertarian political voices, including some who trade quite gleefully in racism and misogyny. How Joe Rogan became podcasting’s Goliath 2022-02-15T05:00:00Z

But “Rosenkavalier” also contains whole stretches of heavy-handed comedy that can seem to go on forever. Review: A Radiant Revival of ‘Der Rosenkavalier’ 2019-12-15T05:00:00Z

The late musical comedy star was inspired by "The Gaucho" in such films as 1948's "The Pirate." Art Directors Guild spotlights Douglas Fairbanks and 'The Gaucho' 2014-08-23T04:00:00Z

The movie is a political comedy, as you might have guessed, that “unveils the truth and mystery about Donald Trump’s politics”. Brad Pitt and Natalie Portman queue up to prove their secret pro-Trump credentials 2020-02-13T05:00:00Z

But “Silicon Valley” is as much a wry study of modern entrepreneurialism — or, in jargon, “start-up culture” — as it is a comedy about work. ‘Silicon Valley,’ Mike Judge’s New Series, Debuts on HBO 2014-04-02T16:55:21Z

Below the seemingly frothy French surface of this comedy the music teems with shifting meters, free-roaming harmonies and busy rhythms. Opera Review: Evening of Comic Opera From the Met and Juilliard 2014-02-12T22:23:45Z

Repeat after me,"We like the Prime Minister and his unlikeable sidekick" –not to sound desperate, but sing fortissimo, with comedy in received pronunciation. The Saturday poem: The Point 2013-07-06T06:30:26Z

La La Land looks set to dominate the 74th Golden Globe awards, taking seven nominations, including best comedy or musical, best director, best actress and best actor. Golden Globes 2017: La La Land leads pack with seven nominations 2016-12-12T05:00:00Z

Michael Price, a comedy writer known for his work on "The Simpsons" and "F is for Family," recalled seeing "Part One" in theaters 40 years ago, when he was still a college student. "History of the World, Part 1" turns 40, and it's still good to be Mel Brooks 2021-06-12T04:00:00Z

If there is a causal relationship between these two facts, that means that audiences prefer the headache-inducing cinematography, broad and stereotypical characters, and vulgar comedy of the five Michael Bay-helmed installments. Top 10 blockbuster movies of 2018: Ranking the year's major action films and franchise behemoths 2018-12-31T05:00:00Z

The Assistant Commissioner Development Programme is seeking six candidates in comedy, drama, factual, daytime and children's programming. BBC launches diversity boost scheme 2014-10-05T04:00:00Z

At points, just to call this stuff observational comedy would be optimistic. Grumpy Old Women 2010-04-28T22:20:00Z

I was all lined up to go work for an oil company, and then I just got bitten by the comedy bug and thought, this is just far more entertaining than drilling for oil. Nick Mohammed Has Been Faking It on ‘Ted Lasso’ 2021-08-26T04:00:00Z

In “The Dumb Waiter,” one of Pinter’s early comedies of menace, as the critic Irving Wardle called them, the two men sit idling in a basement room of what was apparently a former cafe. Review: Serving Murder in ‘The Dumb Waiter’ 2021-07-09T04:00:00Z

Glee, about a high school musical group, won best TV musical or comedy as well as two supporting actor prizes at the Golden Globes. Glee break Elvis Presley's 50-year-old chart record 2011-01-24T12:26:34Z

As for his legacy, he emphasized that he wanted to be remembered for teaching comedy done with lightness. The Dumbledore of Clowning 2022-01-18T05:00:00Z

He was a sort of éminence grise in American comedy, still revered by younger comics like Cavett. The One About When Groucho Marx and Dick Cavett Became Great Friends 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z

The show’s tireless commitment to the laugh feels almost radical, given prestige TV’s current preference for emotionally trenchant comedy. ‘Black Monday’ Mines ’80s Excess for Comedy and Commentary 2019-01-20T05:00:00Z

In the US, the comedy cop caper stayed at pole position in the box office chart for three weeks. Lego Movie stands tall on UK chart 2014-03-04T16:44:48Z

Three recent Edinburgh comedy award winners were also in the lineup. David Baddiel poised for solo return at Edinburgh fringe 2013-05-10T13:32:13Z

Arguably a farce — though the playwright, Sandy Rustin, rejects that term, which to her suggests stock characters and clowning — “The Cottage” is a feminist twist on witty British comedies in the Noël Coward mold. How to Squeeze a Feminist Farce Into an English Country House 2023-07-05T04:00:00Z

It is a superbly sardonic turn, enlivened by bursts of gratuitous comedy. Best European Fiction 2013, edited by Aleksandar Hemon – review 2013-02-01T09:01:01Z

In the comedy tent Josie Long, Jimeoin and Mark Watson all shone, while an excerpt of Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake on the Lake stage was one of the weekend's loveliest moments. Latitude 2010-07-24T23:06:00Z

Her style of comedy is subtle, just like her dramatic performances; a flick of the eye, a twist of the lips. Why Emily Blunt can't believe her luck 2012-06-16T21:31:04Z

“Next Fall,” which opened Thursday night at the Helen Hayes Theater, is that genuine rara avis, a smart, sensitive and utterly contemporary New York comedy. Theater Review | 'Next Fall': At Helen Hayes, Taking on Religion From a Hospital Bed 2010-03-12T03:05:00Z

Yet “The Room” became a midnight movie hit — as a comedy. Tommy Wiseau in ‘The Disaster Artist’ wants to be taken seriously. James Franco can relate. 2017-11-29T05:00:00Z

I have the world record for more TV comedy specials than any comedian, male or female. Kathy Griffin still gets death threats: "They got me, but they never got me down" 2019-07-21T04:00:00Z

It’s part of a growing trend toward narrative ambition in television comedy that raises the question: Is there a trade-off between story and laughs? Why New TV Comedies Are Choosing Plot Over Jokes 2015-03-25T04:00:00Z

There’s comedy in that desperate fluttering of emotion — and truth, too. Anne Enright draws a rich, Irish family saga in ‘The Green Road’ 2015-05-05T04:00:00Z

Home Director: Tim Johnson Running time: 96 minutes Certificate: PG Animated comedy with Rihanna voicing a young girl who befriends an alien that helps her to find her mother after the human population is relocated. The best films of 2015 (so far) - US 2015-09-01T04:00:00Z

But beyond the host’s shaky efforts at comedy and likability, the Oscars gifted us with some incredible moments — moments that elicited terror and disgust and a newfound distaste for the word “squishy. ” The most uncomfortable moments from this year’s Oscars 2015-02-23T05:00:00Z

Even his comedy is mean-spirited -- he pilloried Michael Jackson when he knew Jackson was innocent, and Jaywalking must be the nastiest recurring bit even shown in prime time. 2010-01-22T19:33:00Z

And the series is sharp, without preachiness, on the casual sexism of the comedy business. 2 TV Shows, 4 Books and 7 Viral Videos for Your Long Weekend 2016-09-02T04:00:00Z

The choreography of stand-up comedy is usually pretty simple: Walk onstage, grab the microphone and tell a joke. Comedians Like Sebastian Maniscalco Act Out Their Humor 2015-01-28T05:00:00Z

Back to alphabetical order, with an ABC comedy about the ABCs and those who teach them. Best TV Shows of 2022 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z

That hit CBS comedy has also reached new ratings heights — up 27 percent over last year — coinciding with the introduction of repeats on TBS. CBS?s ?How I Met Your Mother,? Late-Blooming Hit 2012-04-08T19:08:15Z

One project that Weaver recently said yes to, rather surprisingly, was a cameo in the long-running ITV comedy drama Doc Martin. Sigourney Weaver: 'I’m asked to play awful people all the time' 2016-12-17T05:00:00Z

Passing for upbeat were “Obvious Child,” an abortion comedy, and “The Skeleton Twins,” a comedy about suicidal siblings. The Carpetbagger: Sundance: A Dark Mood Pervades This Edition 2014-01-24T16:50:57Z

Take “Dwight in Shining Armor,” a comedy that premiered this year about a 21st century teenage boy in the suburbs and a warrior princess who awakens there after being asleep for a thousand years. Lights. Camera. Prayer. A Mini-Hollywood Grows in Utah. 2019-10-13T04:00:00Z

Samsara West Coast premiere of Lauren Yee’s comedy about an American couple that hire a woman from India as a surrogate mother; for mature audiences. L.A. theater openings: 'An L.A. Journey -- The Story of Lorenzo Alfredo' and more 2015-04-30T04:00:00Z

After that, I think there was a little bit of a tidal shift in the way I was viewed in comedy circles, which before, I really wasn't. What makes Paul Rudd laugh 2010-07-30T00:29:00Z

“Abbott Elementary,” whose first season ends on April 12, is a workplace comedy, which means that it looks at teaching as a job done by complicated, messy humans. ‘Abbott Elementary’ Is Gifted and Talented 2022-04-07T04:00:00Z

Birbiglia and Key met briefly with Salon to talk about comedy and their comedy, “Don’t Think Twice.” How Mike Birbiglia and Keegan-Michael Key found common comedy ground: “He helped me ‘make less’ of it” 2016-07-22T04:00:00Z

Now, the dance that people have to perform in the corporate world when they're both professionally enmeshed and profoundly attracted is fertile ground for comedy and drama, at least potentially. "Friends With Benefits": Justin and Mila in the other, other sex-pals movie 2011-07-22T18:05:00Z

Instead, I thought about Glee – the musical comedy from Fox that became more tedious and ludicrous as time went on. 11.22.63: Stephen King's series about a time-traveller up against JFK's assassination is a long-haul treat 2016-02-15T05:00:00Z

Where Mr. Letterman broke in as a stand-up comic and Mr. O’Brien as a TV comedy writer, hosts like Mr. Fallon and Mr. Corden are more seasoned and dynamic performers. As Letterman Retires, Late Night TV Faces a Changing Landscape 2015-05-10T04:00:00Z

The New York Film Festival will present a 15th anniversary screening of the Coen brothers comedy “O Brother, Where Art Thou?,” festival organizers announced today. A Reunion Screening of 'O Brother, Where Art Thou?' and More at the New York Film Festival 2015-08-21T04:00:00Z

After several false starts, she hit upon her signature minstrel mode, playing all the characters in one-woman musical comedies of her own devising. Isy Suttie interview: 'I'd love to work with Victoria Wood' 2012-06-03T17:30:01Z

The announcement comes three days after his late-night chat show won the Writers' Guild of America award for best comedy/variety series. Oliver rules out Daily Show return 2015-02-18T05:00:00Z

All of these people who are on these shows know each other and have been struggling to do comedy for 15 years together.” Another Period and television's comedy casting carousel 2015-08-26T04:00:00Z

Maybe it was always an essentially innocent form – affectionate, for all the comedy, about universities and academics. How Tom Sharpe earned his seat at high table of campus fiction 2013-06-06T18:05:57Z

"Girls" was also nominated for outstanding comedy series. ArtsBeat: Emmy Nominees: Lena Dunham of 'Girls' 2012-07-19T14:27:33Z

What the comedy series “Broad City” had described as the country’s “caramel and queer” future suddenly seemed newly fragile. The Best Classical Music Performances of 2017 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z

Fox's "The Tooth Fairy," which was steady at No. 4 with $10 million in its second weekend; the total for the Dwayne Johnson comedy rose to $26 million at the box office. 2010-01-31T19:18:00Z

Returning to moviemaking, do you ever dream of returning to less serious fare, like a romantic comedy? Angelina Jolie Pitt Is Behind Closed Doors in ‘By the Sea’ 2015-11-04T05:00:00Z

But Mr. DiPietro’s version seems more like a forgotten bottom-drawer comedy from the 1930s, the kind that occasionally resurfaces at suburban dinner theaters. Review: Renée Fleming Plays Against Type in ‘Living on Love’ 2015-04-20T04:00:00Z

But it’s this weird thing that subtly indicates, “I don’t see you as really in the running on a comedy level.” Chelsea Peretti Wants Comedies to Be Funny Again 2019-01-04T05:00:00Z

“A comedy is going to be funnier, and an exciting adventure is going to be that much more exciting when it’s watched communally.” With Movie Theaters Closed, Marquees Go Viral 2020-05-15T04:00:00Z

Mirman has always defined comedy as broadly as possible, and while there are still comics with rigid ideas about what constitutes stand-up, Mirman’s more catholic tastes have won the day. He Made Brooklyn Comedy a Scene. But His Life Took a Different Turn. 2020-04-07T04:00:00Z

While Mr. Hunter’s early works trafficked in absurdist comedy, his plays have steadily moved toward realism, with the comedy now more embedded in character and situation. Samuel D. Hunter Climbs the Ladder With ‘The Whale’ 2012-10-21T03:00:19Z

Yet Mankoff, who calls himself a comedy “futurist,” helped usher the New Yorker’s popular cartoon caption contest into the digital age. Can algorithms be funny? Veterans of Clickhole and the New Yorker team up to find out. 2018-04-04T04:00:00Z

He later starred in the ABC political comedy "Spin City," but semi-retired from acting in 2000 as his Parkinson's symptoms worsened and he focused his efforts on research for a cure. New Michael J. Fox show highlights humor in Parkinson's fight 2013-07-28T00:51:47Z

The R-rated crime comedy, which cost about $50 million to make, could debut with as much as $22 million in ticket sales in the United States and Canada, according to projections. Box office: 'Focus' tops Friday, set for $20-million opening 2015-02-28T05:00:00Z

Leading contenders include dramas “True Detective” and “Breaking Bad” and four-time best comedy winner “Modern Family.” Police detectives, meth king vie for Emmy nods 2014-07-10T04:00:00Z

"I thought I was making the greatest comedy," he later remarked. Drink, drugs, and the hyper-sexual: the dark heart of 'spring break' 2013-03-24T00:06:16Z

His first gig went well enough that Gottfried continued to perform there weekly, building his act and eventually performing anywhere he could in the nascent 1970s Manhattan comedy scene. Gilbert Gottfried, defender of transgressive comedy and a throwback to the great joke-tellers 2022-04-14T04:00:00Z

In some ways, “M3gan” is a comedy disguised as a horror film; the four-foot robot doll humorously breaks into song, exhibits weird dance moves and wryly throws shade — when she’s not murdering. ‘M3gan’ Beats Box Office Predictions, Sailing Into Second Place 2023-01-08T05:00:00Z

She said that all romantic comedies were essentially mash-ups of Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew" and Austen's "Pride and Prejudice," but Ephron injected the formula with a populist, somewhat sentimental flavor. 'Sleepless in Seattle' writer Nora Ephron dies at 71 2012-06-27T01:41:54Z

It would be wonderful to have a romantic comedy that affirms that in an emotionally intelligent, universally appealing way. Where's the love, "You People"? The frustration of Kenya Barris and Jonah Hill's interracial rom-com 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z

Fifty Shades of Grey actress Dakota Johnson pulled on her comedy roots this weekend for her first Saturday Night Live hosting gig. Watch Dakota Johnson mock 'Fifty Shades of Grey' on 'SNL' 2015-03-01T05:00:00Z

Evidence of real feelings, real chemistry and real life in general is dishearteningly scarce in this interpretation of Tom Stoppard’s 1982 comedy about one all-too-witty writer’s emotional block. ‘The Real Thing,' With Ewan McGregor and Maggie Gyllenhaal, Opens on Broadway 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z

“For me to start a comedy career after he established that was really a big risk,” he said. Charlie Murphy, ‘Chappelle’s Show’ Star and Eddie’s Brother, Dies at 57 2017-04-12T04:00:00Z

And you know, to me, the history of the Marx Brothers is kind of the invention of comedy, not just as a substance but as a business. Jerry Seinfeld Rarely Laughs While He’s Reading 2020-12-10T05:00:00Z

The morbidly funny web series Ctrl Alt Delete even relocates its zippy workplace comedy to an abortion clinic, with mothers receiving what doctors call an “evacuation of the uterus”. Mothers who have abortions: what to do with TV’s third rail? 2019-06-11T04:00:00Z

Woody Allen returns to form with this charming new comedy starring Owen Wilson as a writer who gets transported to 1920s Paris, where he meets Ernest Hemingway, the Fitzgeralds, Salvador Dali and others. Your best arts and entertainment bets for the week ahead 2011-06-01T22:04:19Z

I do a lot of supposed comedy work — I mean, I hope it’s comedy work. It's Friday, So Why Not Talk to Betty White? 2010-08-06T14:21:00Z

The L.A.-set comedy takes a look at modern relationships by following a man and woman as they navigate the stages of couple-dom. Emmy Contenders: Gillian Jacobs on 'Girls,' 'Community' and snacking 2015-05-19T04:00:00Z

So there’s plenty of comedy that can come from stuff like that. Mike Judge on ‘Silicon Valley,’ T.J. Miller’s Exit and How ‘Idiocracy’ Endures 2018-03-25T04:00:00Z

But “Girls” is a show after Mr. Mazursky’s heart: a comedy that trusts you to distinguish the people for the jokes. 6 Ways ‘Girls’ Changed Television. Or Didn’t. 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z

This year, he noted, “more comedies are being pitched than usual.” A Bronx Film School Tale 2010-09-05T22:40:00Z

In his 20s, the idea of earning a living through comedy was miraculous enough. John Oliver: ‘I’m used to audiences not liking me’ 2018-02-24T05:00:00Z

"The Hangover" sequel did nearly twice the business of the original blockbuster comedy in its $45 million opening weekend two years ago. 'Hangover' hurls up huge numbers with $86.5M debut 2011-05-29T18:19:13Z

Parts comedy, drama and thriller, “Rags” centers on an impoverished brother and sister who will soon inherit a fortune. | 'From Rags to Riches': ?From Rags to Riches? at the Metropolitan Playhouse - Review 2011-09-26T21:31:46Z

But this fast-paced chase comedy, their biggest hit and most duplicated effort, is a good old-fashioned hoot. The 50 Best Movies on Netflix Right Now 2023-07-07T04:00:00Z

That tenet of television comedy has been swept aside by a cluster of new sitcoms about young, single women. Television Review: Three New Sitcoms Put the Focus on Young Single Women 2011-09-18T22:09:46Z

Each kept busy over the intervening decade with various projects; Brownstein, somewhat improbably, became a TV star thanks to her IFC sketch comedy series “Portlandia.” Sleater-Kinney keeps looking ahead at the Palladium 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z

Her documentary  is about comedy legend “Moms” Mabley, who died in the 1970s after conquering numerous obstacles and taboos in the way of her success and acceptance. Tribeca Film Festival: 12 Movies We’re Excited About 2013-04-17T09:45:08Z

That 2012 comedy about a female a cappella group beloved by teenage girls? A word-of-mouth hit? The perfect pitch for 'Pitch Perfect 2' 2015-05-08T04:00:00Z

The  movie  is not a biographical film and will instead feature a slapstick trio in new comedy sketches based on the original Stooges.  ArtsBeat: Calling Dr. Fine: Sean Hayes to Play Larry in 'Three Stooges' Movie 2011-04-05T13:27:52Z

American comedy often relies on smart-arsed one-liners and when they flop – as they often did in the first series – they sound as flat as a good ol' blueberry pancake. Episodes: why sticking with a comedy clunker can pay off 2012-06-07T09:57:22Z

There's a band called the Missionary Position, a birthday tribute to Prince and the "Competitive Erotic Fan Fiction" comedy show. Reggie Watts: 'I like using my voice to do really dumb things' 2012-06-01T17:15:54Z

Earlier this year, Jason Zinoman of The New York Times described Attell as the best argument “for the aesthetic of New York club comedy.” 5 Comedy Shows to Catch in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-12-26T05:00:00Z

Many of Balabanov's films are metaphorical black comedies that gaze unflinchingly at the bleakness and violence of the last days of communism and post-Soviet society, with classic Russian rock music on the soundtrack. Aleksei Balabanov obituary 2013-05-19T17:18:05Z

But comedies, like campaigns, face challenges of momentum. ‘Mister America’ Review: The Returns Are In: Diminishing 2019-10-08T04:00:00Z

For all its serious, sociologically informed messaging, Ratovoarivony calls “Legends of Madagascar” a comedy. Jingju Theater at the Kennedy Center

It’s ABC’s big bet for a midseason replacement, nestled in a prime spot on the Wednesday schedule after its highest-rated comedy, “Modern Family.” For a Struggling ?Friend,? a New Shot 2011-02-05T03:00:03Z

The freshman darling of broadcast television, “Modern Family” was the first ABC comedy in over twenty years to receive the Emmy for outstanding comedy series. ?Glee? and ?Modern Family? Face Off at Emmys 2010-08-30T03:25:00Z

Also because the French solons who choose the official nominee thought that The Intouchables, the buddy comedy that was a worldwide hit, was a sure shot for a Foreign-Language nomination. Oscars 2013: Richard Corliss’ Picks – Best Foreign-Language Film 2013-02-20T17:08:12Z

Plenty to smile about … Nica Burns, director of the Edinburgh comedy awards. Edinburgh fringe face-off: Stewart Lee v Nica Burns 2012-08-08T14:55:00Z

Weaks, like Van Wagner, never feels forced as he finds comedy in his character, and he’s equally good when Felix’s jolly mask finally drops. Review | Warmhearted ‘Curve of Departure’ hits Studio’s strike zone 2017-12-04T05:00:00Z

Not all teen sex comedies are created equal. From "Porky's" to "Sex Education": Teen raunch comedies thrive in the worst of times 2019-01-11T05:00:00Z

Brand is slated to star in an upcoming remake of the 1981 comedy "Arthur." Scarecrow suggests | Like 'Get Him to the Greek'? Try other Russell Brand films and comedy shows on DVD 2010-06-03T22:33:00Z

Two years ago, Caleb’s life - and his comedy career, in particular - seemed poised on the brink of possibility. Rehab continues for comic wounded in shooting 2014-07-20T04:00:00Z

He even became a rabbi himself, before giving it up to pursue comedy. Comedy gold: Jackie Mason's A Night at the Opera 2013-02-07T13:10:00Z

And then there is timeless comedy, which, properly performed, should feel as old as the hills and as fresh as ocean air. ArtsBeat: Funny Then and There, Here and Now 2011-07-25T16:19:24Z

On New Year’s Eve, Joey will open the city’s first comedy club. Waco, Tex., needed fixing. Luckily, Chip and Joanna Gaines had the tools. 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z

Seinfeld and Quinn, who met decades ago while working comedy clubs, said collaborating on this project was easy since they both know stand-up and have complementary talents. Jerry Seinfeld finds himself a Broadway director 2010-10-12T19:47:00Z

She worked with absolutely everybody and in all genres: high-art cinema, popular cinema, comedies, dramas, Mafia films. Suso Cecchi D?Amico, Writer of Literate Screenplays, Dies at 96 2010-08-03T23:18:00Z

He formed a trio, with Bernie on drums, and gained experience at the Stage Door Canteen in London - an entertainment venue for wartime servicemen - before working comedy into the act. Comedian Mike Winters dies at 82 2013-08-27T14:55:20Z

In the 1970s, the Watergate scandal gave Mr. Russell a windfall of gags for a series of comedy albums and stand-up one-liners. Mark Russell, Piano-Playing Political Satirist, Dies at 90 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z

Featuring live stand-up comedy, interviews with top comedians, critics’ top festival picks, comedy gems from Amnesty’s Secret Policemen’s Ball archive and backstage access behind the scenes at Edinburgh’s top comedy venues. Audio: The Amnesty International Comedy Podcast from the Edinburgh festival: episode 4 2010-08-13T10:22:00Z

It is also, as Gab Reisman argues in her lively, quasi Marxist comedy “Spindle Shuttle Needle,” kind of a bummer. Review: In ‘Spindle Shuttle Needle,’ History With Strings Attached 2022-06-12T04:00:00Z

There havve also been film-making courses, support for the improv comedy troupe BlackFish, and cultural exchange programmes linking up, variously, students, writers, critics and teachers from different countries. The Taliban's attack on the British Council only hurts Afghanistan 2011-08-19T14:49:33Z

But one of the things that drove me out of standup was, the whole thing in comedy is to become a headliner, be out on the road making money in the different clubs. Geena Davis meets Paul Feig: ‘I had an audition cancelled when I wouldn’t have dinner with the producer’ 2017-12-02T05:00:00Z

The "Entourage" boys may be back in town, but this weekend is more geared toward the ladies, with Melissa McCarthy's comedy "Spy" expected to win at the box office. 'Spy' expected to top 'Entourage,' 'Insidious: Chapter 3' at box office 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z

Starting Monday, it will be replaced for now with comedy reruns at 8:30 p.m. 2 freshman TV series canceled at ABC, 1 at CBS 2012-11-17T02:07:08Z

He was laid off from that job because of a production slowdown, but he kept at the comedy. Television: Multimedia King? Survey Says, ?Steve Harvey? 2010-12-26T02:23:54Z

What it did for kids, opening up dialogues between them and their parents, as well as bringing attention to arts education was so unbelievable for a little one-hour comedy on Fox. Lea Michele on 'Glee' finale: 'It became so much more than a musical comedy' 2015-03-20T04:00:00Z

And the idea of examining class and wealth distribution in an R-rated comedy -- what with all the bathroom and bedroom humor to be mined -- is even rarer.  'Get Hard's (sort of) loftier intentions 2015-03-31T04:00:00Z

The story of earthquake scientist Charlie Richter and the Hollywood players who want to maximize his earthquake predictions — including his attractive neighbor, Grace — is part satire, part screwball comedy and part social novel. How David L. Ulin and Paul Kolsby co-wrote their satiric earthquake novel, 'Ear to the Ground' 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z

He appeared in the comedies "Kicking and Screaming" and "Ready to Rumble," and sold scripts to Paramount Pictures, DreamWorks Studios and others. FilmTrack software helps Hollywood keep tabs on content 2015-02-17T05:00:00Z

And now in Season 5, even more than in 4, it’s very much more serialized and intense, while still obviously maintaining comedy first. Abbi Jacobson Discovers Her Dark Side 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z

“Married,” a half-hour comedy that airs Thursdays on FX, begins with a well-worn TV premise: A middle-class couple bicker about kids, money and their sex life. The Easy Banter and the Vicious Retorts of ‘Married’ 2014-08-01T04:00:00Z

But sometimes, in its zeal to be real, the show falls a bit flat on the comedy. 'Silicon Valley' Season 2 Premiere Recap: Datageddon 2015-04-12T04:00:00Z

After years of salty-mouthed comedy, Hill is on a crusade to be taken seriously, donning the artiste’s de facto uniform of blocky glasses and all-black ensemble. A star is reborn: what we can learn from actor-turned-director debuts 2018-10-16T04:00:00Z

The comedy and pathos of the story, though vivid, are just this work’s top layer. Dance Review | Joffrey Ballet: Enchantment in a Race Against the Clock 2010-02-22T23:39:00Z

For those who like to feel emotionally invested in a comedy show, this is a real delight. Edinburgh fringe comedy roundup 2011-08-06T23:06:23Z

Writing in The Times in May, Mr. Scott called the movie “a sharp, small-scale comedy of male misbehavior that turns out to be one of this dreary spring’s pleasant cinematic surprises.” DVDs: Tough Women and Flawed Men 2010-09-03T15:19:00Z

The Comedy Attic in Bloomington is stamped from an old comedy club mold. Meet the inscrutible, electric Hannibal Buress 2011-06-15T21:32:00Z

A second glance shows a bias towards comedy. Why are we snooty about musicals? 2010-03-20T00:07:00Z

Perhaps this explains why women are less likely to go into professional comedy. Louis C.K. or Tina Fey? Gender, science and the age-old question: Are men or women funnier? 2014-03-15T13:30:00Z

But somehow comedy – or more precisely, unremarkable comedy – seems even harder to get right than being repeatedly punched in the face, and De Niro and Scorsese never miss a bit. Best Martin Scorsese film? The King of Comedy, any day 2010-11-19T16:23:00Z

I first met Harold Ramis about 40 years ago when I produced the sketch comedy stage show, The National Lampoon Show. Ivan Reitman Remembers Harold Ramis: “The World Has Lost a Truly Original Comedy Voice” 2014-02-25T19:25:54Z

Mr Lanthimos’s romantic comedy, winner of the Jury Prize, the third-most-prestigious award, turns darker, and even violent, but to oddly affecting results. Beachcombing 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z

We’re in the midst of a revolution in American television comedy, and one important source for the dark humor and cinematic style of shows like “Louie” and “Transparent” is undoubtedly the films of Woody Allen. Review: ‘Crisis in Six Scenes,’ a Mere Ghost of Woody Allen Past 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z

McCracken refuses to distinguish between the absurdity of comedy and the absurdity of tragedy. A Dark Fairy Tale of American Oddballs and Candlepin Bowling 2019-02-12T05:00:00Z

For decades, comedy was the white man’s domain — blacks who made incendiary jokes in public were liable to be arrested. Black Comedians in South Africa Put Power in the Punch Lines 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z

Mr. Wallach’s big break onstage came when director Joshua Logan hired him as a replacement for a supporting actor in the wartime comedy “Mister Roberts,” starring Henry Fonda. Eli Wallach dies: Character actor known for ‘The Magnificent Seven’ was 98

The Comedy Central show “Key & Peele,” an absurdist sketch comedy which became known for recurring skits like one in which an “anger translator” expresses emotions on President Obama’s behalf, will end after its current season. ‘Key & Peele’ to End After Its Fifth Season 2015-07-25T04:00:00Z

Do you have thoughts about comedy under Trump? Jena Friedman's "Soft Focus": Dark feminist comedy, aimed at young men 2019-01-25T05:00:00Z

Amazon also picked up "Betas," a comedy about technology start-ups in Silicon Valley, as a full series, according to Hollywood news website Deadline. Amazon kills 'Zombieland' TV project, backs 'Alpha House' 2013-05-17T22:33:10Z

McCarthy’s latest comedy, Life of the Party, has had largely negative reviews but opened to a solid $17.8m in the US. The Happytime Murders: Melissa McCarthy snorts cocaine with puppets in Henson comedy trailer 2018-05-18T04:00:00Z

Studios followed up with other atypical female-driven comedies like “The Heat,” “Pitch Perfect” and “The To Do List.” ‘Bridesmaids’ Writers Team Up for New Comedy 2014-06-11T04:00:00Z

Most important, USA is one of the few networks that has taken a chance on a comedy with two female leads — and made something totally unique. “Playing House” is the best female comedy no one you know is watching 2014-06-02T04:00:00Z

“It was too much standing in between me and comedy.” Meet Ali Wong, comedy’s newest star, who filmed her breakthrough special while 30-some weeks pregnant 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z

She was as comfortable with broad pratfalls as with character-based comedy and she had a goofy warmth that charmed everyone. ‘She was our Michelle Obama’: how Gilda Radner changed comedy for ever 2019-05-07T04:00:00Z

I hesitate to call it a comedy, somehow, as if that were an affront to its thoroughgoing, towering weirdness; but of course it is made to be funny, and it is. TV Picks: 'Danger 5,' 'It's Okay To Be Smart' 2015-03-28T04:00:00Z

Ms. Turner has two films coming out this year, a drama called “Alone” and “Barely Lethal,” an action comedy. Sophie Turner and Maisie Williams Have Grown Up on ‘Game of Thrones’ 2015-04-01T04:00:00Z

It’s almost a microcosm of the event horizon of American voter apathy—somewhere between the consumerist fantasy of commercials, the empty comedy of a not-too-provocative host, and the repeated talking points of a careful politician. Our new late-night wars: How Hillary, Bernie and the Donald are battling it out for bedtime TV dominance — and who’s winning so far 2015-10-26T04:00:00Z

"Once you start classifying and trying to identify your own comedy style, you've ceased to be funny," she said with a laugh. Jane Lynch is cheery over musical comedy tour 'See Jane Sing' 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z

Because it combines comedy, action, romance in almost every frame – and gave a postmodern spin to fairytale mythology years before the tentpole animated releases started doing the same thing. Commission us: a library of kids' films 2010-10-11T13:50:00Z

Now I'm here and I'm enrolling lots of young cameramen and editors into comedy, into the comedy world. "If you get Pauly Shore, you get all of Pauly Shore": The joyful return of The Weasel 2020-09-04T04:00:00Z

It’s part office comedy, part relationship dramedy, and part feminist manifesto. “This is a dark, feminist, f*cked-up, romantic comedy”: Rachel Bloom celebrates her first Golden Globe nod for “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z

I think everything, especially comedy, comes down to context. Comedian Eric Andre: "This country's got a s**tty history" 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z

But China has changed and so, we come to see in this shrewd, timely and razor-sharp comedy premiering at the Goodman Theatre and logically headed to Broadway, has Hwang. Four stars for Goodman's 'Chinglish' 2011-06-27T20:36:00Z

While it may be stating the obvious to some, alcohol is woven into the experience of comedy in a way rarely found in other performing arts. An Edinburgh comedy judge's diary: the interpretation of drams 2010-08-12T11:41:00Z

It’s a so-called multicamera comedy, shot in front of a live audience, and it’s probably funnier in the studio than it ends up being on screen. ‘Mulaney,’ a Comedy That Riffs on ‘Seinfeld’ 2014-10-03T04:00:00Z

In creating a de facto canon, Key proves that the best examples of sketch comedy can be triumphantly revived like classic works of theater. On Keegan-Michael Key’s Podcast, a Provocative Case for Sketch Comedy 2021-01-27T05:00:00Z

A Prologue shows the manic backstage preparations for the presentation of a high-flown opera and a bawdy comedy in the home of an aristocrat. Music Review: Mozart, Strauss and Friends, an Austrian Seasonal Tradition 2012-08-01T21:53:15Z

The scene is absolutely shocking, a tour de force of physical comedy worthy of Buster Keaton. Willy Wonka deserved an Oscar: A close look at Gene Wilder’s finest role 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z

Or if not that, a picaresque serious comedy like “Catch Me if You Can.” | 'The Chameleon': A ?Who Is It?? More Than a Whodunit 2011-07-14T22:46:18Z

The material translates much more comfortably to the stage: instead of neurotic family interactions, we get an action-filled black comedy, broad satire of upper-class British manners — and a tour-de-force actor’s turn. Sunshine and Murder: The Movie-to-Musical Express 2013-11-20T14:00:41Z

It is the only comedy so far this year to make $100 million at the US box office.  Tiffany Haddish: on Girls Trip, saving the Hollywood comedy and the Dickensian horror of her life story 2017-11-04T04:00:00Z

But the only people who ever thought he was a good director, he says, were Oscar-winning director Billy Wilder, who also did comedy, and Alfred Hitchcock, the master of suspense and psychological thrillers. Mel Brooks: 'I'm finally getting recognized as a good director' 2013-05-14T13:02:16Z

Hollywood has a lot to answer for: what romantic comedy doesn’t teach us that the swiftest route to true love is with someone who treats you with indifference and cruelty? I'm a gay French man looking for love – but app users just want sex 2015-12-31T05:00:00Z

This alliance came to a poignant peak in “A Mighty Wind,” the 2003 comedy that cast them as a folk-music duo with a fraught romantic history. ‘Schitt’s Creek,’ With Eugene Levy and Catherine O’Hara 2015-02-03T05:00:00Z

It debuts its original series Hemlock Grove, a mystery show from producer Eli Roth, on April 19 and the fourth season of cult comedy Arrested Development sometime in May. March madness: TV's newest season 2013-01-31T14:11:57Z

It’s got funny moments, and moments of drawing-room comedy, everything really. Paddington's Forebear: A Talk With Michael Bond 2015-01-14T05:00:00Z

Directed by Everton and Stephen Meek, “Stop and Go” joins the ever-expanding genre of female buddy comedies that posits women can be weird, manic, and messy, too. ‘Stop and Go’ Review: Pandemic Aside, Girls Just Want to Have Fun 2021-09-30T04:00:00Z

We do an OK job of retelling each other's stories, and Parker talks a little about the importance of listening, and developing our comedy "ear". My bid to become a standup 2010-08-15T18:59:00Z

It’s also true that comedy can be forgiven for a lot as long as it manages to make you laugh. Review: She’s Still a Mess, but ‘Snatched’ Is No ‘Trainwreck’ 2017-05-10T04:00:00Z

Not so in this musical comedy, which imagines — with an assist from Anne Hathaway, Shakespeare’s wife — what happens when Juliet goes on living without her Romeo. What to See on Broadway in October 2021-07-15T04:00:00Z

His mordant, off-kilter humor was also displayed here in “Tragedy: a tragedy,” a black comedy about a local TV news program covering a possible apocalypse, seen in a 2009 staging by the Satori Group. New director in town finds the poetry in ‘Middletown’ 2013-08-22T21:04:52Z

Seattle Shakes co-founder Terry Edward Moore directs Falstaff and friends in this comedy opening Friday. Your best arts and entertainment bets for the week ahead 2011-04-13T23:42:04Z

“Most of my life has been anxiety, and I think comedy is the way I’ve been able to channel it,” he said. Mohammed Amer Is a Salad Bowl 2022-08-19T04:00:00Z

The point is to lure young-adult eyeballs with easily consumed content in all genres — dramas, comedies, reality shows, documentaries. Quibi is here with two dozen new shows. Are any of them worth watching? 2020-04-05T04:00:00Z

Four new comedies and two new dramas will roll out in the fall, with an additional six new programs slated for midseason. At ABC, Thursday night is prime Shonda Rhimes time 2014-05-14T04:00:00Z

That said, for all the times Isaac and his collaborators talk about "Moon Knight" forging new ground for the MCU, cutting drama and action with comedy is a pretty standard move for Marvel. "Moon Knight" hired Oscar Isaac’s brother to play his other personality 2022-04-02T04:00:00Z

It can seem, if you dip into social media or peruse the weekly harvest of Internet think pieces, that comedy swings on a fast-moving pendulum between amusement and outrage. Adjusting to a World That Won’t Laugh With You 2015-06-05T04:00:00Z

Even within the format, Colbert made a number of shifts away from the comedy he did on “The Colbert Report” and towards the mainstream.  Republicans just don’t get Stephen Colbert: Why the Fox News-watching, climate-change denying crowd can’t understand complex satire 2015-11-23T05:00:00Z

There are a lot of actors that are better at acting than I am, but I can say I'm better at comedy than they are. Andy Samberg charts post-"SNL" career with Sandler 2012-06-12T18:55:52Z

He may have already won two Emmys, two Grammys and Player Hater of the Year, but for Dave Chappelle, there are still a few prestigious distinctions yet unclaimed in his accomplished comedy career. Dave Chappelle to Receive Mark Twain Prize for Humor 2019-05-07T04:00:00Z

It is based on what I see on television and replays of action and comedy films. "Leonor Will Never Die" filmmaker on how she created her dreamy "action star grandma" 2022-11-26T05:00:00Z

Here are 10 of the new dramas and comedies arriving this summer that are worth a look. 10 promising new summer TV shows 2011-06-15T19:42:10Z

Mr. Clement, best known as half of the Flight of the Conchords comedy team, and Mr. Waititi, a filmmaker whose credits include “Boy,” set their movie in the ghostly scene of Wellington. The Carpetbagger: Sundance Video: Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi Are Onto Something 2014-01-24T19:35:24Z

Cole, the director of hit comedies Calendar Girls, Made in Dagenham and the Port Isaac-set Saving Grace, told the BBC he was looking forward to transforming the band's success story into a "truly British film". Story of Cornish sea shanty group struck by tragedy to be told on film 2013-07-26T14:33:00Z

The comedy’s coming out of the fact that this character is such a maniacal egomaniac that he doesn’t hear his own voice. ‘It’s Always Sunny’ at 13: The Cast Has Evolved, but the Gang? Not So Much 2018-09-04T04:00:00Z

And so on until this week – as in some mordant novel about the modern condition – the comedy turned a shade darker. I loved Jonathan Franzen not wisely but too well 2010-10-07T16:28:00Z

Ben Queen's "A to Z" is the most promising comedy premiering on broadcast networks this fall. 'A to Z,' to the letter, is a sweet, sincere, simple rom-com 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z

That’s not a fatal flaw in this kind of high-concept comedy, however, as long as the writing is imaginative and the performances snap. Review: ‘You’re the Worst’ Heads Toward Happily Ever After. Maybe. 2019-01-08T05:00:00Z

If you watch the Colbeard video, for instance–no, it doesn’t rely on fake-pundit humor, but most of it is very much the kind of surreal comedy Colbert might have done on the Report. Stephen Colbert and Company Are Already Writing The Late Show 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z

The shows became models for other comedies set inside show business such as “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” “Entourage,” “30 Rock” and “Episodes.” Garry Shandling, who parodied TV’s conventions in two hit comedy shows, dies at 66 2016-03-24T04:00:00Z

Whether they’ve managed to get free or not, Glover and Staples have set off their own little eruptions of subversion and subtlety, of rap that isn’t rap, of comedy that’s violent. “Atlanta” and Vince Staples and a New Hip-Hop Sensibility 2016-11-05T04:00:00Z

"The majority of the Japanese public is totally unaware of British comedy and what it's about." BBC apologises over Japanese atomic bomb jokes on QI quiz show 2011-01-23T13:07:47Z

His final directorial credit was the 2015 comedy Absolutely Anything, in which all four surviving Python members participated, but it received an unenthusiastic reception. Terry Jones, Monty Python founder and Life of Brian director, dies aged 77 2020-01-22T05:00:00Z

"And even what's the name of that Welsh comedy that my friend's in ..." Dougray Scott 2010-06-03T11:45:00Z

Has Lewis any inheritors in modern Hollywood comedy? Jerry Lewis: a knockabout clown with a dark and melancholy inner life | Peter Bradshaw 2017-08-20T04:00:00Z

If there’s another comedy that respects and challenges its audience with such aplomb, I’ve never seen it. Best TV Shows of 2020 2020-12-01T05:00:00Z

This good-hearted, pacy, thoroughly enjoyable novel takes a significant step towards showing that all human variants are a potential source of life‑affirming comedy. The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion – review 2013-04-05T08:01:01Z

To their surprise, it turned out to be a comedy. A Theater Visionary ‘Nourished by the World’ 2017-12-01T05:00:00Z

“Ted Lasso” received the most ever Emmy nominations for a first-year comedy. Nick Mohammed Has Been Faking It on ‘Ted Lasso’ 2021-08-26T04:00:00Z

He co-created the "Axis of Evil" comedy tour, which became a special. Muslim-American comics after 9/11: "I thought comedy was over, but it was more important than ever" 2021-09-10T04:00:00Z

A great idea in theory, but in execution the majority of those tweets lacked comedy and overflowed with offensive assumptions and stereotypes about both races. 'Black people activities' versus 'white people activities'? Give me a break 2013-03-10T15:40:37Z

He’s spent most of 2019 in production on “Jay and Silent Bob Reboot,” the upcoming comedy sequel to 2001’s “Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back” that finds Smith and Jason Mewes reprising their eponymous roles. Kevin Smith has perfect comeback to people who hate his recent movies 2019-06-26T04:00:00Z

Of course, given that this is a comedy, the Murphy clan's trials and tribulations are heightened to a semi-absurd degree. Would “F Is for Family” patriarch Frank Murphy vote for Trump? Bill Burr says yes 2018-12-01T05:00:00Z

Dir: Stephen Merchant Stephen Merchant directs this British comedy about wrestling, effectively remade from a documentary about a WWE wrestler in the US. Royals, rogues and Rudolf Nureyev: the best films of 2019 2019-01-02T05:00:00Z

Many of the names on that list will be behind this week's announcements of new comedy programming on and BBC3. Laughing stock: Jimmy Carr outed, comedy's top 100, Brand new Russell Kane 2012-06-19T16:15:22Z

Key explains concepts taught in comedy schools like “heightening” or “the game of a scene,” and also breaks down the four main comedy-character archetypes, dating to the commedia dell’arte. On Keegan-Michael Key’s Podcast, a Provocative Case for Sketch Comedy 2021-01-27T05:00:00Z

Later this year a new romantic comedy series "Mike & Molly", about two people who meet at an Overeaters Anonymous meeting, will debut on CBS. "Huge" marks advance for fat acceptance in Hollywood 2010-06-30T01:59:00Z

Could you discuss getting the tone of the comedy right? ‘Adult Beginners’ (With Movie Trailer): Ross Katz Narrates a Scene 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z

You said at CinemaCon in April that you were thinking about ending your stand-up comedy tours. Kevin Hart Is the Class Clown Aiming for the Corner Office 2016-04-26T04:00:00Z

His comedy was full of killing and evocations of the Devil, but his expressive face had an endearing goofy warmth at odds with his severe jokes. Bill Hicks, Revived on Video to Jar Viewers Out of Apathy 2015-04-26T04:00:00Z

“The Detour,” which begins Monday night on TBS, is a comedy for people who find one particular spectacle funny: parents talking and behaving inappropriately in front of their young children. Review: Jason Jones Offers Clues to Bad Parenting on the Road in ‘The Detour’ 2016-04-10T04:00:00Z

I wrote, as many other have, that Stewart changed TV political comedy by creating and paving the way for many successors. Jon Stewart Bids Farewell With a Small Treat for Himself 2015-08-07T04:00:00Z

The latter is a delicate institution characterised, like most US comedy writing rooms, by Harvard Lampoon alumni taking hours to craft a joke and existing on takeaways. No laughing matter: how can The Simpsons solve its problem with Apu? 2018-05-05T04:00:00Z

"There are about 22 different rules for creating gags, comedy, jokes," he explains. Ken Dodd: Don't call me eccentric 2013-11-08T08:12:01Z

Sky1 has also acquired a number of US shows, including Raising Hope, from the makers of My Name is Earl, a comedy charting the "chaos an unexpected arrival brings to an already flawed household". Sinbad the Sailor leads Sky1 schedule 2010-08-03T09:09:00Z

"I love to play people who are way more confident than they are intelligent," says Theroux, who played similarly hirsute buffoons in the stoner comedy "Your Highness" and the biblical spoof "The Ten." Justin Theroux is the main course in 'The Leftovers' 2014-05-23T04:00:00Z

Credit it where it’s due, though: As physical comedy, it’s Olympics-grade, and the two hours go at a perpetual sprint. Review | ‘Play That Goes Wrong’ breaks a leg (plus a few noses, noggins and funny bones) 2018-12-20T05:00:00Z

The British filmmaker Ken Loach, winner of the Palme in 2006 for "The Wind That Shakes the Barley," is back with "The Angels' Share" - atypically for Loach, a comedy. An American influx at Cannes' global glamour fest 2012-05-15T12:24:11Z

Beyond that, a brick joke, like all good comedy, is a collaboration between entertainer and audience. The Joys of ‘Atlanta,’ Where Real Life, for Some, Insists on Being Surreal 2016-12-26T05:00:00Z

ABC revealed Friday the network is not renewing the TV comedy “Selfie” for another season past the original 13-episodes ordered. ABC Cancels TV Comedy Selfie 2014-11-07T05:00:00Z

Tired of life in rainy England, the Pemberton family packs its bags and starts a new chapter in Florida in this British comedy. What’s on TV Tuesday: ‘What’s My Name’ and ‘Still Laugh-In’ 2019-05-14T04:00:00Z

Instead, Tsujihara said that New Line's expertise in genres including horror and comedy is a strength that Warner Bros. would like to further exploit. New Line conjures bigger contribution to Warner Bros.' bottom line 2014-10-07T04:00:00Z

They declined to divulge the cost other than to note it was a tiny fraction of the $2 million needed for the average studio comedy pilot. Three suburban guys had a crazy dream: To make a sitcom. Then Ed Asner signed on. 2016-05-30T04:00:00Z

It’s not exactly “Trading Places” — the paragon of class-based comedy — but the filmmakers certainly saw and liked that movie. 'Get Hard's (sort of) loftier intentions 2015-03-31T04:00:00Z

There’s no shortage of comedies filled with the “Bad” and the “Dirty,” but they’re also filled from start to finish with intentions and messages that are all too good and clean. The Scattershot Satire of “Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie” 2016-07-23T04:00:00Z

The beloved comedy about five friends in Philadelphia wrapped its 12th season earlier this year. What’s on TV Saturday: ‘Get Out’ and ‘It’s Always Sunny …’ 2017-11-04T04:00:00Z

In a way, his hip-hop is a lot like his comedy: flavored with irony — because an Indonesian teenager rapping about gang warfare is ironic — but ultimately driven by a passion born of talent. Meet 17-Year-Old Indonesian Rapper Rich Chigga 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z

The movies also share thematic details: They both revolve around a klutzy, hormone-stricken kid flubbing his way into a hip older crowd with awkward results that oscillate from comedy to poignance at unexpected moments. Jonah Hill may have abandoned comedy, but “Mid90s” wouldn’t exist without “Superbad” 2018-10-29T04:00:00Z

And last Thursday, NBC took its shot at yet another esteemed institution with a new comedy called “Bad Judge.” NBC’s ‘Bad Judge’ Has Quite the Ancestry 2014-10-08T04:00:00Z

None of the families featured in ABC’s highest rated comedy, “Modern Family,” live in cramped homes. Red state TV: Networks are reportedly seeking pilots appealing to Trump voters 2017-02-13T05:00:00Z

As stand-up comedy becomes an increasingly global phenomenon, international stars are starting to emerge, like the South African Trevor Noah, who played to huge audiences in Africa before taking over “The Daily Show.” Gad Elmaleh: Talking Funny in French and English 2015-12-04T05:00:00Z

The award for lead actor went to Chris O'Dowd, who played "The Sapphires" talent manager and is perhaps best known for his role as a police officer in the smash comedy "Bridesmaids." 'The Sapphires' sparkles at Australian film awards 2013-01-31T07:39:08Z

The free spirit and visual playfulness of Kovacs’s shows have inspired others as much as the comedy, which was not always laugh-out-loud hilarious. That Kovacs Touch: Comedy?s Lunatic Fringe 2011-05-06T23:24:49Z

After heavy dramas like "Witness" and "The Mosquito Coast," Weir proved impressive at comedy with the lighthearted romance "Green Card." Director Peter Weir finds "Way Back" to big screen 2011-02-01T01:34:40Z

Actor Russell Johnson, 89, who played the brainy Professor in nearly 100 episodes of the 1960s classic TV comedy series “Gilligan’s Island,” died Thursday morning at his home on Bainbridge Island. Russell Johnson of ‘Gilligan’s Island’ dies on Bainbridge 2014-01-16T21:08:19Z

"It's really a golden era for talented women in comedy," he said. "Girls" explore the reality of "Sex and the City" 2012-01-14T01:46:18Z

Amazon’s deliberate rollout of original online series — comedy series in November, drama pilots in February — continued Friday with the posting of six episodes of its first children’s series, “Tumble Leaf.” Amazon Unveils Children's Show 2014-05-23T04:00:00Z

"The Other Woman", a comedy about three women out for revenge on a cheating husband, was second with $14.2 million, according to estimates on Sunday from tracking firm Rentrak. 'Spider-Man 2' catches $92 million to kick off summer movie season 2014-05-04T17:20:12Z

It also made me laugh, almost out loud a few times, and that's no bad thing in a comedy. TV review: Vexed and Stephen Tompkinson's Australian Balloon Adventure 2010-08-16T05:45:00Z

Trust us on this: Don’t Trust the B—- in Apartment 23 was a tragically underappreciated comedy. It's Not Too Late to Get Into Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z

When comedy gets to that point, what is one to do? Can Lena Dunham save snark? 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z

And it is fitting that this comedy, in which the dark art of magic is often evoked to explain people’s peculiarities, should charm us, in the final moments, with some deft theatrical sleight of hand. Theater Review: A ‘Comedy of Errors’ Unfolds in the ’40s, With Fedoras 2013-06-19T02:00:01Z

"It's comedy without borders, not borders without comedy," Izzard, who sported deep red nail varnish for Saturday's sold-out hour-long set, said in British-accented German to laughter and applause. Grappling German grammar, Eddie Izzard proves humor can travel 2014-01-29T15:27:11Z

The future “Hamilton” sensation was part of an improv comedy and hip-hop group whose work caught filmmaker Andrew Fried’s eye in the mid-2000s. New this week: Apollo benefit, docs on Bruce Lee, spelling 2020-06-01T04:00:00Z

The production will be a centerpiece in a wide-ranging roster of comedy events running in the spring and summer. Coming soon to the Kennedy Center: More reasons to laugh? 2015-11-17T05:00:00Z

But he also wrote for the surreal, cult comedy The Goon Show. Obituary: Eric Sykes 2012-07-04T11:18:49Z

Q. The five of you are busy in television, movies, comedy. Just the Guys, Candid and Rugged 2011-02-06T02:08:04Z

But the meaning of great comedy adjusts to the moment, and by releasing it now, with the Black Lives Matter movement at the center of public consciousness, Buress makes his own statement. Hannibal Buress Meets the Moment 2020-07-14T04:00:00Z

It is also a romantic comedy/drama whose tone ping-pongs from grave to lyrical to absurdist willy-nilly, and hits all those registers at fortissimo volume. ‘Wild Mountain Thyme’ Review: Finding Love Down on the Farm 2020-12-10T05:00:00Z

Cross shares that his true passion is stand-up comedy. "That's where I draw the line": David Cross has words for comics who moan about cancel culture 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z

Over the weekend at the Toronto International Film Festival, Bateman premiered his spelling bee comedy Bad Words, a foul-mouthed R-rated riot. Jason Bateman: First Time Director, Toronto Hit 2013-09-09T18:00:59Z

But his comedy credentials were a different matter. Kal Penn Returns to Movies From the White House 2011-11-11T20:42:49Z

It’s a premise that would usually play out as either morbid, shock-value horror or mordant, over-the-top comedy. ‘The Patient’ Review: The Doctor Is In. In the Basement. 2022-08-29T04:00:00Z

Hardy Bucks was number two in the Irish market at the weekend, behind Wreck-It Ralph, and distributor Universal reports that the result is the seventh biggest opening ever for an Irish comedy. Wreck-It Ralph batters Bruce Willis 2013-02-27T10:01:39Z

Apart from upping the ante for grossness, Akin apparently discerns a strain of dark comedy in Honka. ‘The Golden Glove’ Review: Honka, Portrait of a Serial Killer 2019-09-26T04:00:00Z

Yet the performance also highlights the limits of her physical comedy—she plays an awkward character with an awkwardness that seems forced. Life as an Infomercial 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z

Set on a college campus, Fox said it will "meld, comedy, mystery and drama." Fox heralds its 'Empire' to advertisers as 'Idol' fades away

The episode doesn’t revolve around the procedure, and the comedy’s heroine Annie, played by “Saturday Night Live” star Aidy Bryant, doesn’t express any trepidation over the procedure or fear any consequences. Lindy West's fearless revolution: On creating "Shrill," Hulu's brilliant new comedy 2019-03-20T04:00:00Z

But the mix of deadpan comedy and growing menace in "Borgman" takes it into even darker territory. Devilish Dutch drama 'Borgman' debuts at Cannes 2013-05-19T13:13:23Z

Growing up in Whitley, a homogeneous array of suburban row houses in Reading, a city about 40 miles west of London, Gervais steeped himself in comedy arcana. Ricky Gervais Would Like to Non-Apologize 2012-01-11T15:17:22Z

Social science defines a “tragedy of the commons,” where sustainable community resources are instead consumed by short-term individual self-interest, but Woodstock was, for that long weekend in 1969, more like a comedy of the commons. Woodstock’s Contradictions, 50 Years Later 2019-08-05T04:00:00Z

He turns bureaucratic procedure into a kind of poetry, and finds both comedy and profundity in the banal idioms of governance. 10 Great Movies at the New York Film Festival You Can (Mostly) See Online 2020-09-17T04:00:00Z

With Love and a Major Organ West Coast premiere of Julia Lederer’s comedy about a woman who literally gives her heart to a stranger she meets on the subway. The week ahead in L.A. theater, Oct. 1-8: 'The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey' and more 2017-10-01T04:00:00Z

Both bills are microcosms of a staggering discography — 130 releases and counting — that includes plenty of local indie rock, but also acoustic folk, stoner metal, riot grrrl, and even comedy. Suicide Squeeze: Seattle music label defies risks, turns 20 2016-08-19T04:00:00Z

He has been an editor of The Harvard Lampoon and a comedy writer for TV shows including “30 Rock,” “The Late Show With David Letterman,” “The Office” and “American Dad!” In ‘The Wonder Trail,’ Steve Hely Takes a Comedic Detour 2016-06-22T04:00:00Z

The original “Party Down” was a comedy of failure, but it was easy enough to imagine you were seeing the characters just before their big break. Are We Having Fun Yet? ‘Party Down’ and the Sadness of the Sitcom Revival 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z

The setting is not, of course, a training camp in Pakistan but a scene in the Chris Morris film Four Lions, a comedy about four wannabe suicide bombers. Four Lions shows human face of terrorism 2010-05-09T11:00:00Z

After all, she was coming off the long-running “Friends” and working with the man behind HBO’s most successful comedy, “Sex and the City,” Michael Patrick King. Lisa Kudrow returns to her role on ‘The Comeback’ almost a decade later

Depending on your perspective, Freddy Got Fingered is one of the most worst films of all time or a visionary lowbrow comedy. Stand down: when comics make unfunny big-screen comedies 2017-05-12T04:00:00Z

Ishtar is a truly dreadful film, a lifeless, massive, lumbering exercise in failed comedy. Roger Ebert on some classic films and movie duds 2013-04-04T22:18:08Z

The only thing missing was a nice slow clap, of the type that showboating "rebel" characters used to get at the end of '80s comedies. A last hurrah for Kyra Sedgwick's brilliant kook 2011-07-12T13:13:00Z

The time she became the first woman to win the Directors Guild of America award for directing a TV comedy. Lena Dunham Cleans Her Closet, for a Cause 2017-07-09T04:00:00Z

The first time that the heroine in the disarming comedy “Hello, My Name Is Doris” sees the kid, they’re in a crowded office elevator. Review: ‘Hello, My Name Is Doris,’ About an Older Woman’s Love for a Much Younger Man 2016-03-10T05:00:00Z

With more than nine million viewers, "New Girl" is Fox's highest-rated fall comedy debut in 10 years. Fox's "New Girl" invited to stay for full TV season 2011-09-28T22:08:31Z

Occasionally, the entertainment veers between naturalistic and broader comedy in a manner that’s not entirely smooth. Review | Terrific cast in Theater J’s rendering of Uhry comedy 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z

Mr. Noah said in his interview that comedy “wasn’t something I knew existed.” For Trevor Noah, a Comic Sensibility Shaped by the Scars of Apartheid 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z

Davis’s Cinderella-story drama is one of many nods to classic films, Broadway divas, fashion accessories and camp luminaries that pepper “The Tribute Artist,” a new comedy by Charles Busch. Charles Busch’s Hollywood References in ‘The Tribute Artist’ 2014-02-26T22:53:57Z

Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin, who broke ground for comedians in 1980’s Nine to Five, took the stage to talk about comedies at the Golden Globes. Watch Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin Admit That Men Can Be Funny 2015-01-11T05:00:00Z

It's supposed to be a sitcom, but there was a lot of flailing, with neither enough situation or comedy to warrant the commission. Bridget Christie Minds the Gap; Our Woman in Norton Tripton: radio review 2013-03-15T07:00:05Z

For all of his experiences, Andre still regards stand-up — the format he began with when he started in comedy — as perilous and he returned to it for that sensation of jeopardy. Eric Andre Isn’t a Prankster, He’s a ‘Benevolent Attacker’ 2020-06-18T04:00:00Z

Fey and Poehler played siblings trying to cope with the sale of their childhood home in comedy Sisters, which recently passed the $100m mark at the global box office off the back of semi-decent reviews. Tina Fey: it’s a ‘terrible time’ for women in comedy 2016-03-03T05:00:00Z

Now Rock was feeling mistrustful about the power of his comedy to do anything other than entertain, and unsure when he would get to perform it again for large audiences. Chris Rock Tried to Warn Us 2020-09-16T04:00:00Z

A Sister Shows Up, and Stereotypes Settle In Family and children are on the playwright Chad Beguelin’s mind in “Harbor,” a comedy about a gay couple and the manipulative sister who came to stay. Theater Review: ‘Harbor,’ Chad Beguelin’s Comedy, at 59E59 Theaters 2013-08-08T22:13:00Z

The Play That Goes Wrong, Handbagged and Shakespeare in Love are the three productions vying for best new comedy. Musicals lead Olivier nominations 2015-03-09T04:00:00Z

Allen said people were "scared of the glare" of being in a mainstream primetime comedy. BBC axes Ben Elton's The Wright Way after Twitter mauling 2013-07-09T15:33:13Z

But both SAG and the Academy Awards combine the drama and comedy categories, putting the two relative Hollywood newcomers in a head-to-head battle. Hollywood actors weigh in on Oscar race with SAG Awards 2013-01-27T14:47:03Z

The Oak Park, Ill. native was a performer for fabled stand-up comedy troupe Second City in Chicago and earned a BFA in Theatre from the California Institute of the Arts before joining SNL last September. A New Co-Host for SNL’s ‘Weekend Update’ 2013-09-16T17:45:08Z

CBS isn’t entirely immune to change, but it’s incremental: next fall, it will add one new drama and four sitcoms, as it expands its comedy night on Thursday. Upfronts Watch: At CBS, These Are the Good Old Days 2013-05-16T11:26:27Z

The comedy cliché had become so familiar, Mr. Massa said, that it recurs more frequently in the collective mind than in actual film. Comedy’s Sweet Weapon: The Cream Pie 2015-07-08T04:00:00Z

More than 17,000 members of the Television Academy will be able to vote for the biggest awards, including best drama, comedy and limited series. The nominations will be announced at 11:30 a.m. Eastern. Here’s where to watch. 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z

This friendly musical palaver made for an enthralling evening of serious jazz comedy at the quartet’s Tuesday opening-night performance at Café Carlyle, where Bucky sat in as an honored guest. Music Review: John Pizzarelli Quartet at Café Carlyle 2012-05-30T21:21:30Z

The comedy will be directed by Mr. Gold and run from Nov. 8 through Dec. 4, with an official opening of Nov. 22, at the Duke on 42nd Street. Lincoln Center Theater Announces Two LCT3 Projects 2010-06-14T19:30:00Z

It follows NBC comedy “Will & Grace” and Showtime’s supernatural crime drama “Twin Peaks,” both of which returned to television in 2017. 'Roseanne' returns with monster TV ratings in Trump era 2018-03-28T04:00:00Z

Rod Daniel, who directed hit television sitcoms and moneymaking, family-friendly movie comedies like the Michael J. Fox film “Teen Wolf,” died last Saturday at his home in Chicago. Rod Daniel, Whose Crowd-Pleasing Films Lined Pockets, Dies at 73 2016-04-22T04:00:00Z

Can you talk about incorporating these topics into what is, at times, a buddy comedy? "This is a dead wife movie" that isn't maudlin says "The Secret Art of Human Flight" filmmaker 2023-06-09T04:00:00Z

In the past he would spend several weeks in one city cultivating his fan base; now the stops are shorter with more cities on the itinerary, a cross between theater and stand-up comedy gigs. Ten Years Later, a One-Woman Show is Still One Man’s Work 2017-04-27T04:00:00Z

“Gold” could have been a biting satire of greed and folly, a neo-Conradian tale of Western misadventure in Asia, a rousing fable of underdog triumph or a caper comedy. Review: Matthew McConaughey Mines Profane Capitalism in ‘Gold’ 2017-01-26T05:00:00Z

It’s more comfortably a comedy than, say, “Beauty Queen.” Theater Review: Daniel Radcliffe Stars in Revival of ‘The Cripple of Inishmaan’ 2014-04-21T02:00:12Z

“Really, you don’t put anyone in jail? When me, as a comedy director, can read this and see like seven, eight clear incidents of fraud.” Some experts think ‘The Big Short’ is inaccurate. We asked the director to explain. 2016-02-18T05:00:00Z

A statement from the BBC said the image was shown "fleetingly" within a comedy promotional video. BBC apologises for penis doodle 2013-08-01T14:49:22Z

All of Galifianakis' favorite comedy bits involve acting very serious about something ridiculously offensive. Zach Galifianakis Hates to Be Loved 2011-05-19T09:05:00Z

Fires burn, simmer and die, only to rekindle, in “The French Minister,” a comedy of manners and errors. Movie Review: ‘The French Minister’ Lampoons Power Brokers 2014-03-21T00:27:36Z

This is crime as light comedy, with a broad cast of characters, and you’re not supposed to take any of it seriously. At 82, ‘NCIS’ actor David McCallum has written a delicious crime caper 2016-01-11T05:00:00Z

ABC is looking to Allen to open a new night of comedy on Tuesdays. ABC starting new comedy night 2011-05-17T18:46:05Z

These fifth-graders also like the animated “Teen Titans Go!,” the comedy “Best Friends Whenever” and the Discovery Channel’s “Alaska: The Last Frontier.” November’s class : Fifth-graders at Belmont Station in Ashburn 2015-11-06T05:00:00Z

The theatrical buffet includes 200 shows, an assortment of dramas, comedies, musicals, dance and stand-up. Theater Listings for Aug. 12-18 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z

The network said Friday a live episode of the comedy will air Oct. NBC to air live episode of Tina Fey's `30 Rock' 2010-07-30T22:37:00Z

Lee’s comedy “The Wedding Banquet” became the most profitable film of the year when measured by percentage of cost, earning $23.6 million from a budget of $1 million. The complex history of Asian Americans in movies, from the silent era to ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ 2018-08-08T04:00:00Z

The reviews reviewed: Splendid comedy, without the laughs. What to say about ... Twelfth Night 2011-01-20T17:11:23Z

Horrible Bosses, which follows on from the recent spate of adult comedies, such as The Hangover, Bridesmaids and Bad Teacher, has received mixed reviews in the US. Dark side 2011-07-22T08:20:00Z

They’re even in talks to film an actual buddy cop comedy. Run the Jewels Is Rewriting Rap’s Rules 2020-05-26T04:00:00Z

A mix of celebrities and former "Saturday Night Live" cast members are slated to appear on the 40th Anniversary Special for the storied sketch comedy series scheduled to air Feb. 15. Bill Murray, Tina Fey, Dan Aykroyd slated for 'SNL' 40th Anniversary Special 2015-02-02T05:00:00Z

Every time I think about writing, comedy doesn’t interest me in the slightest. Theater: Jim Parsons Prepares for His Lead Role in ‘Harvey’ 2012-05-23T15:00:21Z

The comedy of the “Diary” — one of the book’s most charming and often overlooked aspects — shines in this form. Anne Frank’s Diary, in Graphic Form, Reveals Its Humor 2019-01-09T05:00:00Z

But “3 Christs” is more tragedy than comedy, and the tragedy is Rokeach’s. ‘3 Christs,’ About Milton Rokeach’s 1959 Study 2014-09-09T04:00:00Z

The Northwest Film Forum will screen a digital restoration of Charles Lane’s 1989 black-and-white comedy “Sidewalk Stories,” about the friendship between a tramp and a little girl, from Friday, Feb. 7 through Thursday, Feb. 13. Pre-Valentine’s Day fare, ‘Noir City’ festival and more 2014-02-06T22:47:25Z

ABC's "Modern Family" breathed new life into the sitcom, and now networks consider comedy a priority. Comedy and fairy tales upcoming in television 2011-05-22T00:28:07Z

It’s real life that has the poetry and the creativity to make a comedy. Another Tale, or Two, Of That Operatic Figaro 2011-06-03T18:19:59Z

The film was generally marketed as a madcap romantic comedy, in spite of its realistically violent third act. Something Genre Crossing, Something Bold 2011-05-13T23:03:02Z

What follows is a dark and delightful comedy of errors, as she seeks help from numerous unlikely sources in her pursuit of liberation. How the drab wardrobe on "Kevin Can F**k Himself" reflects the gender inequity in the marriage 2021-07-04T04:00:00Z

Some of the more mechanical aspects of the comedy diminish the work’s perceptiveness. 'Small Mouth Sounds': Playwright Bess Wohl's off-Broadway sleeper arrives at the Broad Stage 2018-01-14T05:00:00Z

The sunny perfection of family comedies always skates just this side of terror. ‘WandaVision’ Lives Inside TV. Just Like We Do. 2021-02-25T05:00:00Z

"Reading voraciously growing up is what led me into the world of film and comedy," says Oswalt. Patton Oswalt has a thing for the movies 2015-01-02T05:00:00Z

This brilliantly observed office comedy focuses on the mundane travails of an awful real estate agent and his sister. Best Comedy of 2020 2020-12-15T05:00:00Z

The dry comedy centers on an acerbic novelist ensconced in a vacation home who is forced to reckon with his self-image amid an encroaching forest fire. French Documentary ‘On the Adamant’ Wins Top Prize at Berlin Film Festival 2023-02-25T05:00:00Z

Guests, who also began arriving in India on Wednesday, are expected to include Barbadian pop singer Rihanna, the star of comedy show "Little Britain," David Walliams. Brand, Perry to wed near Indian tiger sanctuary 2010-10-21T17:01:00Z

The piece, a comedy with spoken dialogue, is set in Seville in Spain, but as far as Sheridan was concerned it was thinly disguised autobiography. This week's new live music 2010-10-01T23:06:00Z

They tend not to respect borders or boundaries, including those of genre, and rush in wherever they can, in comedies, noirs, westerns, you name it. ‘Beckett’ Review: He Must Go On 2021-08-12T04:00:00Z

So when Seth came to me over two years ago and said, “How would you like to do a half-hour live action comedy?” Why Patrick Stewart Loves Twitter 2015-08-20T04:00:00Z

The talks are still in the very early stages and would not involve reviving the hit comedy series that ended in 2004, the two entertainment industry publications said, citing unidentified sources. 'Friends' reunion special could be headed for HBO Max - Hollywood media 2019-11-12T05:00:00Z

Nearly never seen without one of his trucker hats with their esoteric slogans, Mr. Friedlander released his Netflix comedy special, “America Is the Greatest Country in the United States,” late last year. 4 Comedy Shows to Catch in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-07-05T04:00:00Z

There's really no escaping the new Julia Roberts romantic comedy, "Eat Pray Love," based on the memoir by Elizabeth Gilbert. Films opening Friday include 'Eat Pray Love' and 'The Expendables' 2010-08-11T20:25:00Z

“Ultimately, ‘Dimes Square’ is a comedy,” he said. A Playwright Makes the Scene in New York’s Living Rooms 2022-03-31T04:00:00Z

Themes are beginning to stretch beyond the stereotypical themes, touching on matters of music, law, crime, horror, comedy sketches, many forms of science fiction, action-adventure, prison challenges, and more. 4 Big Ways The Emmy Awards Have Changed In The Last Decade 2015-07-17T04:00:00Z

Teen movie Eighth Grade, written and directed by Bo Burnham, won best original screenplay, while black comedy Can You Ever Forgive Me? won best adapted screenplay. Screenplay glory for Can You Ever Forgive Me? and Eighth Grade 2019-02-18T05:00:00Z

Ker's 1940s matinee idol looks and voice lend themselves perfectly to the character; if you're looking for intelligent comedy and classy performance, this show would be hard to beat. Edinburgh fringe comedy roundup 2011-08-13T23:06:07Z

Then she tries out material for a comedy routine. What’s on TV Tuesday: Lin-Manuel Miranda in ‘Drunk History,’ and Dolly Parton on ‘The Voice’ 2016-11-29T05:00:00Z

Which is not to say that Mr. Perry will be done with acting after “Mr. Sunshine” ends, or that he’s interested only in comedies. For a Struggling ?Friend,? a New Shot 2011-02-05T03:00:03Z

The fallout from the academy moving "Orange Is the New Black" from comedy to drama. Emmy watchers will look for 'Empire' and 'Mad Men' nominations 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z

Melissa McCarthy’s new comedy Tammy, which she wrote with husband Ben Falcone, debuted with a $32.9 million domestic gross during the Wednesday through Sunday holiday period, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Hollywood Suffers Worst July 4 Weekend in Recent Memory 2014-07-06T04:00:00Z

So famous has Portland become as a bastion of everything hip, young and green that it is now the subject of a new hit TV comedy Portlandia. Portland, the US capital of alternative cool, takes TV parody in good humour 2012-02-11T16:28:31Z

The result is “Clear History,” a memorable comedy about a man trying to be forgotten. Television Review: ‘Clear History,’ Starring Larry David, on HBO 2013-08-09T21:51:47Z

JC Lee’s muddled new comedy, “To My Girls,” which opened on Tuesday in a Second Stage Theater production, does function, in part, as a millennial update to the earlier and much more pointed work. Review: ‘To My Girls,’ a Toast to Millennial ‘Instagays’ 2022-04-12T04:00:00Z

The latter was one of FX’s first comedies and its creator was a guy who had never written or produced before. The 'Next' Seinfeld Has Already Been on TV for a Decade 2015-06-24T04:00:00Z

I'd done a little comedy in Cemetery Junction and got a taste for it. Felicitations 2011-02-20T00:04:06Z

Real life also includes promoting several other upcoming movies, including period comedy "Your Highness" in April, and "Thor" in May. Feted for drama, Natalie Portman now goes for laughs 2011-01-20T17:58:51Z

Yet she is our most obvious problem here: Her way of talking mixes seriousness and comedy in an awkward amalgam and in vocal tones that lack any spontaneity. Review: 10 Glimpses of Twyla Tharp the Minimalist 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z

ABC is not pay cable, and maybe a show about fixers on network television can’t afford the kind of cheerful amorality of a cable series like Showtime’s dark comedy House of Lies. TV Tonight: Scandal 2012-04-05T12:51:33Z

The comedy of watching art aficionados standing in front of these canvases and trying to resist the urge to turn their heads upside down, the better to see them, is a consolation, of sorts. Review | Georg Baselitz is an overrated hack. Art collectors fell for him — but you don’t have to. 2018-06-22T04:00:00Z

“Heavy drama is blended with sparkling comedy,” Frank H. Ricketson Jr. wrote in “The Management of Motion Picture Theatres,” his 1938 guide. Doubling the Movie Magic: A Retrospective of Great Pairings 2016-08-16T04:00:00Z

It's a limitation rather than a liberation, largely ignored in favour of over-extended comedy sequences featuring an unlovely array of spoof yoga teachers, revivalist preachers and deranged megalomaniacs. Hans Was Heiri – review 2013-01-24T17:46:11Z

She went to Boston College, where she was in an improvisational comedy group called My Mother’s Fleabag. Book Review: Amy Poehler’s ‘Yes Please’ 2014-11-04T05:00:00Z

At 18 she was cast in the 1933 Broadway comedy "Growing Pains," which lasted 29 performances. Actress Patricia Morison reminisces as 100th birthday nears 2015-03-07T05:00:00Z

“Finally, a comedy that homophobes, racists and generally stupid people can all enjoy together!” said a writer on the ComingSoon.net blog. Satire is a tricky enterprise; 'Get Hard' filmmaker knew that going in 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z

Anyway, in this movie the jokes aren’t on the leads; they’re on the supporting figures, who in comedies from Aristophanes to Apatow, have always been given the custard pie of derision. The Intouchables: France's Biggest Hit Dares You to Resist Its Charms 2012-05-24T14:23:28Z

For a drama critic attending a lackluster production of Shakespeare’s greatest comedy, these words are a reminder that there are lessons to be learned from even a limply staged masterwork. In Antaeus Theatre Company's 'As You Like It,' missed connections foil romantic comedy 2017-07-28T04:00:00Z

So comedy can be daunting, even for you? Melissa McCarthy and Ben Falcone on ‘Superintelligence’ and Living Comedy 2020-11-24T05:00:00Z

And it might be a comedy, even if we experience the real-life version very much as a drama. The Trump Administration Shakes ‘House of Cards’ Hard 2017-06-06T04:00:00Z

Much of comedy right now feels stagnant, dominated by the same handful of stars with a flood of talented young performers struggling to break out. Comedy Is Booming. I Can’t Wait for the Bust. 2017-11-22T05:00:00Z

SAG also presents awards for performances in TV dramas, comedies and mini-series. Anne Hathaway, Tommy Lee Jones win Screen Actors Guild awards 2013-01-28T02:08:35Z

On one his comedy podcasts, Marc Maron, who stars in “Sleepwalk With Me” and clearly admires Mr. Birbiglia, talks about early skepticism, mentioning his “niceness and ambitious disposition.” Mike Birbiglia Brings ‘Sleepwalk With Me’ to the Big Screen 2012-08-17T20:03:02Z

This is all very much to the good, but the problem with “Guardians of the Galaxy,” directed by James Gunn, is the weakness of the comedy it wears so proudly. Review: ‘Guardians’ is irreverent but not enough 2014-07-28T04:00:00Z

“Fourteen years after 9/11, teenagers too young to remember the tragedy in the first place are now mining it for comedy,” the author, Amanda Hess, wrote. Meet 17-Year-Old Indonesian Rapper Rich Chigga 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z

Its prizes included a “special mention” for “It Must Be Heaven,” an existential comedy from the Palestinian director Elia Suleiman. Cannes 2019 Winners: South Korean Movie ‘Parasite’ Wins the Palme d’Or 2019-05-25T04:00:00Z

With all things Clinton back in the news, a recent musical comedy about the former president will be heading to New York next month as part of the annual New York Musical Theatre Festival. Musical about Bill Clinton coming to New York 2014-06-24T04:00:00Z

However, the rest of the four-storey West Los Angeles building that houses Apatow’s production company is testament to a decade of sustained success that changed the face of American movie comedy. ‘Life is messy’: Judd Apatow on Freaks and Geeks, Lena Dunham and his return to standup 2017-07-08T04:00:00Z

But comedy is funniest, and truest, when people make fools of themselves in ways peculiar to their characters. Theater Review: ‘Love’s Labour’s Lost,’ Loosely Speaking, in Central Park 2013-08-13T02:00:01Z

Sketch comedy shows, especially ones that also include standup routines and interviews, as Schumer’s does, are inherently uneven, but the first two episodes, which were made available to critics, feel especially hit or miss. Inside Amy Schumer: she's back, but lacking bite 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z

As a young man he was part of the now legendary four-man comedy revue, “Beyond the Fringe.” The voice of Winnie the Pooh is something of a teddy bear himself (with claws) 2017-11-21T05:00:00Z

Sandra Bullock's film The Proposal was named favourite comedy movie and she won favourite actress. 2010-01-07T11:41:00Z

"The golden gods of comedy shine for what is likely going to go down as the funniest film of 2010," writes firstshowing.net's Jeremy Kirk. Post-credits scene: Get Him to the Greek 2010-06-28T16:17:00Z

While elaborating on empowerment and its illusions, “Physical” is the rare series — comedy or drama — to take a profound look at disordered eating. Rose Byrne and Annie Weisman Get Into ‘Physical’ 2021-06-11T04:00:00Z

As the straight arrow protagonist, Park expertly pulls off a trick similar to Kristen Wiig in “Bridesmaids”: Her character serves as the narrative engine, while also setting up comedy opportunities for the others. ‘Joy Ride’ Review: A Raunch-Com Roller Coaster 2023-07-06T04:00:00Z

He later said that the signature combination of violence and absurdist comedy in his films was partly informed by his wartime experiences. Seijun Suzuki, Director Who Inspired Tarantino and Jarmusch, Dies at 93 2017-02-22T05:00:00Z

A comedy by Corneille, regarded as a pillar of classical French tragedy? ‘The Liar’ at Classic Stage: Old French Humor in New York Now 2017-01-18T05:00:00Z

A similarly goofy physicality imbues the comedy of Tiffany Haddish, who not only gets carried onstage in her new Netflix special, “Black Mitzvah,” but then dances and also raps, before coming out as Jewish. These Stand-Ups Are in an Escapist Mood, Much Like Their Audience 2019-12-13T05:00:00Z

Things don't look a great deal less gloomy for fans of high end US comedy and drama without a Sky subscription. Sky Atlantic: will HBO's shows make you sign up? 2010-10-01T12:46:00Z

“Down With Love” takes its beats from the Hudson-Day comedies, but it winks back at dozens of cinematic confections from that period. ‘Down With Love’ 20 Years Later: Celebrating the Phoniness of Rom-Coms 2023-05-09T04:00:00Z

In radio, comedy panel show The Unbelievable Truth and 5 Live's Premier League football coverage were popular, along with coverage of the Australian Open and satirical programme The Now Show. BBC iPlayer scores biggest month 2014-02-19T10:49:56Z

Her manager told her that her lack of knowledge about stand-up comedy and hesitation to try it were “ ‘like leaving money on the table,’ ” she said. Nicole Byer is nailing it 2022-08-21T04:00:00Z

Jon Stewart wasn’t the only one bowing down to the comedy gods Tuesday night as Donald Trump officially announced his intentions of running for president. Larry Wilmore: Donald Trump’s announcement is “horrible news for our writers — all the jokes are officially writing themselves” 2015-06-17T04:00:00Z

Mr. Godbout said he had booked a few of these artists, which has alienated some traditional comedy fans but filled seats. Comedy Is Booming. I Can’t Wait for the Bust. 2017-11-22T05:00:00Z

This Valentine's Day season, the pickings were grim if you were in the mood for a 2023 romantic comedy. It's time for Zoë Chao, rom-com sidekick, to take the lead 2023-02-19T05:00:00Z

On Wednesday, the comedy, created by the father-and-son team Eugene and Dan Levy, returns for its fifth season with a special two-episode premiere, reuniting fans with an uncharacteristically happy Rose clan. What’s on TV Wednesday: ‘Schitt’s Creek’ and ‘Wayne’ 2019-01-16T05:00:00Z

Most people know me from the comedies I’ve acted in, so it’s a surprise to them that I would want to tackle this genre. Dave Franco Realizes His Worst Vacation Fears in ‘The Rental’ 2020-07-24T04:00:00Z

OK, Conan is the last great, and the next great comedy frontier. The Most Riveting Host in Late Night (and the Most Overlooked) 2017-11-05T04:00:00Z

He was nominated again in 2003 as outstanding guest actor in a comedy series for an appearance on "Life With Bonnie." Groundbreaking improv comic Jonathan Winters dies 2013-04-12T17:08:10Z

Also on the comedy front, BBC1's Mrs Brown's Boys won the sitcom category, beating competition including Rev and Fresh Meat. Baftas 2012: Surprises and celebrations 2012-05-28T02:50:59Z

Originally conceived as a drama, the series is marketed as an hourlong comedy because producers and network executives thought that would allow audiences to suspend their disbelief and embrace the outrageous twists and turns. ‘Jane the Virgin’ Helps Raise CW’s Profile 2015-01-02T05:00:00Z

Jordan Harrison’s new play is a comedy about a group of actors who wander medieval Europe performing cycle plays. What’s New in NYC Theater 2018-02-01T05:00:00Z

Cringe comedy is all about the painful laughs derived from the awkwardness of social interaction and around people’s lack of self-awareness. Discomfort Zone: 10 Great Cringe Comedies 2013-05-13T09:45:13Z

A comedy called Revolution Society, by Sarah Power, will parody the naive ideals and aimless rebelliousness of a group of students. The fringe turns angry as shows plan to deliver a political punch 2013-07-20T11:30:29Z

“If anything, Mike was a little bit more liberal than I am,” he says of his character in the Norman Lear comedy. Rob Reiner talks about making movies for grown-ups

Sidekicks: Every romantic comedy needs one, but that doesn’t mean they’re all the same. The many types of romantic-comedy best friends 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z

Along with her genius for physical comedy and deadpan inflection — “don’t get me started,” she’d intone, as the mediocre stand-up Jeannie Darcy — Shannon has an uncanny knack for transgression in pursuit of higher truth. Molly Shannon’s Memoir Is Filled With Mischief and Pathos 2022-04-10T04:00:00Z

There should be places for people to see different types of comedy, the same way you might want to go see heavy metal and someone else would rather go see a country band. Did George Carlin have the best comedy routine on every political subject? Judd Apatow thinks so 2022-05-21T04:00:00Z

This ongoing comedy series continues to bring the hits with another lineup of seriously funny special guests all gathered to celebrate its second anniversary. 5 Comedy Shows to Catch in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-09-27T04:00:00Z

Matthew McConaughey’s catchphrase, “All right, all right, all right,” are the first words he ever spoke on the big screen, in the 1993 cult comedy “Dazed and Confused.” The Carpetbagger: ‘12 Years a Slave,’ ‘American Hustle’ Take Top Honors at the 2014 Golden Globes 2014-01-13T05:14:45Z

And so a comedy of manners begins to tip into something darker. Jon Savage celebrates the film Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment 2011-02-10T21:45:01Z

So yes, Fox is aware that Mr. MacFarlane’s hourlong comedy emulates the original “Trek” series to a degree somewhere between sincere homage and creepy necrophilia. Review: Fox’s ‘The Orville’ is Star Trek, the Next Regurgitation 2017-09-08T04:00:00Z

But by careful programming – mixing the best of new Polish cinema with the odd "slightly less challenging" comedy, and throwing in retrospectives, shorts, exhibitions and youth events – Kinoteka is broadening its appeal. Foreign cinema is expanding our horizons 2011-03-31T22:00:03Z

Will Adamsdale's musical comedy is the latest from a man whose work includes the Perrier Award-winning Jackson's Way and the dystopian comedy, The Receipt. This week's new theatre 2013-03-16T06:00:14Z

"Fight for My Way" is arguably one of his best roles in that it's a slice of life series that leans into all the things he does best: action, comedy and nuanced emotion. "The Marvels": Here's your primer to Park Seo-joon, your new MCU hero 2023-04-12T04:00:00Z

Modern Family, last year's top comedy series, was the most-nominated sitcom with 17 bids. Winslet US drama leads Emmy race 2011-07-14T15:26:52Z

The network already gained a reputation for innovative comedy with shows like “Louie” and “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia.” Billy Crystal Returns to TV in FX Pilot 2013-05-22T18:52:39Z

That diagnostic waiting period provides the time frame for the coming-of-age comedy “Three Months.” ‘Three Months’ Review: A Refreshing Film Treatment of H.I.V. 2022-02-24T05:00:00Z

When “The Colbert Report” ends on December 18, not only will America lose one of its best and longest running comedy programs. Long live Colbert and Stewart: 11 perfect moments that define their relationship 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z

She collected the prize for best comedy performance and her show landed the award for best scripted comedy. Brian Cox over the moon after Royal Television Society awards 2011-03-16T01:37:26Z

ABC is redoubling its commitment to diverse comedies by renewing Modern Family, Black-ish and Fresh Off the Boat. These Are All the TV Shows Have Been Renewed and Canceled So Far 2015-05-11T04:00:00Z

Donna Douglas played the critter-loving tomboy for nine seasons of the CBS television comedy about a backwoods family that strikes oil and moves to Beverly Hills. Settlement in Elly Mae Clampett Barbie doll suit 2011-12-29T15:14:38Z

Up to a certain point, the show feels like another shopworn commentary on the emptiness of Hollywood, produced by and for underemployed artists, comedy writers and voice actors. ‘BoJack Horseman’: The equine ennui of a Hollywood stud

When you started performing improv comedy professionally in Chicago, did you find it to be a competitive environment? Amber Ruffin Has Gone From the Writers’ Room to the Title 2020-09-22T04:00:00Z

The writer and director of comedy classics including "The Producers," "Blazing Saddles," "Young Frankenstein" and "History of the World: Part I" will receive the award at a gala tribute next June, AFI announced Friday. Mel Brooks to receive AFI life achievement honor 2012-10-05T19:14:08Z

The absurd comedy of this scene depends on Lynch’s satire of suburbia: if hubby comes home with wads of cash, who cares if he’s not the same guy who left? Twin Peaks recap: episodes three and four – nobody said it would be easy viewing 2017-05-29T04:00:00Z

The online and mobile channel, best known as a source of music videos, is adding six original shows, from a music-based dating show to a Glee-like scripted musical comedy. Music Video Website Vevo Wants to Tell You What to Listen To 2012-05-01T10:45:52Z

Now Noon's back, in cowgirl gear and hoisting a rifle, playing one of the biggest guns in Broadway musical comedy: Wild West show sharpshooter Annie Oakley. 3 feel-good musicals coming to Seattle-area stages 2011-11-03T20:03:12Z

Bronx graffiti taggers eye the ultimate target in this relaxed drama, with lovable characters and spot-on comedy to recommend. I'm So Excited, The Eye Of The Storm, Gimme The Loot: what to see at the cinema this week 2013-05-04T05:00:12Z

For its part, Sony — which could use another big hit like last summer's "22 Jump Street" — has marketed "The Interview" as more an outrageous Seth Rogen-James Franco comedy than any kind of hot-button political movie. Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg like that Kim Jong Un doesn't get the joke

“Book Club” is a romantic comedy about four older women who decide they’re not ready to go gentle into that good night. Perspective | Don’t be so quick to dismiss ‘Book Club’ — or fans of ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ 2018-05-21T04:00:00Z

Comedians pop up all the time in an amusement-loving city like Chicago — in casinos, theaters, improv venues and a plethora of comedy clubs. Funny, yeah, but don't forget special 2011-06-09T19:33:00Z

The laws of comedy, we kind of make them up as we go. Jerry Seinfeld on Louis C.K., Roseanne and Tense Times in Comedy 2018-10-26T04:00:00Z

Firstly, an honourable mention for an hour of actual political comedy. Edinburgh comedy notebook: Is the political joke on its way back to power? 2011-08-24T13:10:07Z

“In comedy, it’s something there’s a craven need for right now because we feel so lost.” 'This show traffics in culture wars': Jordan Klepper on his Alex Jones-inspired satire 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z

The whole evening was unraveling along with the ballerina’s costume, replaced by a screwball comedy. In ballet, conductors are the dancers’ guardian angels 2020-04-28T04:00:00Z

In any event, for them, “Senior Moment,” a romantic comedy, will be, well, unalloyed bliss. ‘Senior Moment’ Review: A Romance That Wouldn’t Hurt a Flea 2021-03-25T04:00:00Z

Nanjiani was onstage at Chicago’s famed Lincoln Lodge comedy showcase when he first encountered Gordon, who was in the audience, gently heckling him. How ‘The Big Sick’ makes arranged marriages, Muslim families and a coma perfect rom-com material 2017-06-21T04:00:00Z

He explored the lyrical element underpinning the comedy, savoring the often exquisite counter-lines for winds and horns, getting generally splendid ensemble work from his musicians. A by-the-book 'Marriage of Figaro' from Los Angeles Opera 2015-03-23T04:00:00Z

We want nonstop action and special effects, not dated bedroom comedies featuring dead people, including Marilyn Monroe. America’s original California girl 2012-08-06T20:33:00Z

Like some of the other unfunny female-driven comedies, this one tries to turn raunch into hilarity, yucks into yuks, but it’s hard to laugh when a movie treats women with contempt. ‘Like a Boss’ Review: Tiffany & Rose’s Very Unfortunate Adventure 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z

With the contestants impersonating celebrities, the game is as much a comedy contest as it is one that pushes queens and viewers to do their pop culture homewerk. Review | ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ is just one gem in drag history’s crown. ‘Legendary Children’ looks at the performers and activists who paved the way. 2020-03-03T05:00:00Z

Among holdovers, "Get Him to the Greek" must avoid a big decline if the comedy is to build on positive word-of-mouth from early patrons. "Karate Kid" and "A-Team" updates duel at box office 2010-06-11T06:50:00Z

I had pitched a sketch comedy to Comedy Central and that fell apart. You Won’t Have Andy Richter to Sidekick Around Anymore 2021-06-23T04:00:00Z

This changed over time, she explained, especially as Zelenskyy played Putin in skits for the comedy troupe. Why Zelenskyy's background in comedy really matters 2022-03-13T05:00:00Z

The third season of Schumer's sketch comedy series premieres Tuesday night. Comedy Central renews 'Inside Amy Schumer' for another season 2015-04-21T04:00:00Z

So it has proved, at least according to critics who collectively awarded the comedy a 0% fresh rating at Rotten. Die Hard 5 elbows Wreck-It Ralph out 2013-02-20T09:00:03Z

Putting together a late-night comedy show in the best of times is a grind. When laughing matters: Late-night comedy gets serious in an absurdist era of governance 2017-02-19T05:00:00Z

SEOUL, South Korea — Asia's largest film festival will feature an unusual romantic comedy set in North Korea when it kicks off next month, organizers said Monday. SKorean film festival to feature NKorean comedy 2012-09-10T11:58:17Z

But I went on to do TV and lots of comedy and I didn't stay in touch with any of those people. How we made The Servant, by Sarah Miles and Wendy Craig 2013-03-25T19:10:59Z

“I had no intention of writing the script myself,” he told The Times in 1987; at that point, he had only penned “The Jerk” and other broad comedies. Why Is ‘Cyrano’ Still So Potent? Ask Anyone Who’s Loved at All. 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z

The CBS comedy went on hiatus last month after Sheen sought rehab for undisclosed reasons after a recent tumultuous period in his checkered life, including three hospitalizations in three months. Sheen back to `Two and a Half Men' next week 2011-02-24T20:51:52Z

In fact, as Benjamin revealed immediately afterwards, these words were themselves a quote from the Evening Standard's review of The Real Thing, Stoppard's postmodern comedy about the romantic entanglements of an elitist playwright. What to say about ... The Real Thing 2010-04-23T14:48:00Z

Poppy Fields The drag artist stars in her first-ever solo comedy with music. L.A. theater openings, Oct. 16-23: 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' and more 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z

Though Lehrer retired from public performance long ago, he cut several popular comedy records of his tunes in the 1950s and '60s that remain in circulation. Local shows of note: 'Antony and Cleopatra,' Tom Lehrer tunes, Mexico City troupe 2012-11-02T14:31:04Z

What she created was clunkingly misjudged strains of comedy and high drama — that is: individually misjudged and misjudged in their combination. Cannes 2013: A Castle in Italy (Un Chateau en Italie) – first look review 2013-05-21T16:39:04Z

We already knew about Chappelle's bigotry, thanks to his previous comedy specials. Dave Chappelle and the warped self-victimhood of transphobes 2021-10-09T04:00:00Z

This Friday, as the pair's romantic comedy "Going the Distance" debuts in theaters, it looks as if they are on, although one never truly knows. Justin Long reclaims his acting mojo in "Distance" 2010-09-01T22:57:00Z

“As soon as someone has success, financial success, a stereoscopic documentary or a stereoscopic buddy comedy, then the studios will copy it,” he said. Lenny Lipton, ‘Puff the Magic Dragon’ Lyricist and 3-D Film Pioneer, Dies at 82 2022-10-21T04:00:00Z

He also was one of the few people to win Oscar, Tony, Emmy and Grammy awards in a career that first blossomed with a comedy partnership with Elaine May in the late 1950s. Award-winning American director Mike Nichols dies at 83: ABC 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z

Fortunately, the twisted nature of the comedy rescues the play from falling into clichés. 'Blueberry Toast' from Echo Theater Company is a darkly whimsical dish 2016-09-27T04:00:00Z

Peele, who most audiences know for his sketch comedy work on the series Key & Peele, wrote and directed the film about a black man who travels upstate to meet his white girlfriend’s family. Get Out ejects Lego Batman from top spot at US box office 2017-02-26T05:00:00Z

“Sick comedy” and “black humor” entered the mainstream. ‘Beat the Devil,’ the Bogart Flop That Spawned a Cult 2019-03-29T04:00:00Z

Here is a light comedy with a rich, tuneful score and plenty of opportunities for dancing. Susan Stroman’s ‘The Merry Widow’ at the Met 2015-01-01T05:00:00Z

If you like grounded comedies in which the details count, try this. How Much Watching Time Do You Have This Weekend? 2018-07-19T04:00:00Z

The excellent cast members haven’t yet found the ideal tone for the work’s abundant wit, its contrasts of low comedy with courtly heights. Dance Review: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at City Center - Review 2011-12-01T22:40:24Z

Thanks to the courage and determination of yesterday's film-makers, barriers against religious comedy on the big screen were long ago demolished. The Infidel is not Islam's Life of Brian 2010-04-12T09:50:00Z

But for taking a comedy pro and making him into a much less likeable version of his previous primetime incarnation, I have to take note of this effort at Home Unimprovement. Vacation Robo-Post: The Worst TV Shows of 2011 2011-12-28T13:33:45Z

In 2006 your comedy style changed when you did an Edinburgh show in which you spoke publicly for the first time about being gay. Stephen K Amos: 'I used to joke I'd have to wait for Lenny Henry to die before I could get on TV" 2010-10-23T23:06:00Z

For one, scientific literature on humour and comedy is relatively sparse, and what there is of it is, as you might expect, not funny at all. Crowdsourced science blogging for Comic Relief 2013-03-12T12:00:00Z

You have said you never were particularly directed towards comedy. “Archer” and “Bob’s Burgers” star H. Jon Benjamin is more than just a pretty voice 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z

The lead comedy acting awards were less of a surprise than the drama category. 'Breaking Bad' finally makes good with best drama Emmy 2013-09-25T01:11:09Z

He had to counter not just worries about his new film's controversial subject matter, but also Hollywood's perception of him as strictly a comedy director. Kevin Smith's Red State pickets the Westboro Baptist Church 2011-08-18T21:44:00Z

It was embarrassing how little they understood about comedy itself. Comedian Tom Papa on the McCarthyism of the Left: "It's a terrifying moment" 2023-06-18T04:00:00Z

Creator Stephen Falk explained that the unique formula that lends the show its idiosyncratic appeal is actually quite basic, in that the writers follow a very traditional romantic comedy structure. "What is happy?" Salon talks to the cast and creator of FXX's "You're the Worst" 2017-09-03T04:00:00Z

You would never know it from his act, which feels firmly located in New York club comedy, a category that for some evokes a certain neurotic sensibility or swagger or density of punchlines. Jokes + Exasperation + Subtext = a New York Club Comic on the Rise 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z

Whatever the reason, no period in film history has been so rich in actresses primed to play romantic comedy and so poor in the quality of the movies they have to make. REVIEW: Don't Dare Watch This Sex Tape 2014-07-16T04:00:00Z

“I love action comedies; I’m obsessed with cars and motorcycles,” said Mr. Shepard, who races both and has the mended bones to prove it. Dax Shepard Is Not Afraid to Direct Naked 2017-03-23T04:00:00Z

The movie, a dark comedy from Spain written and directed by Fernando León de Aranoa, follows him over roughly 10 days as he ensures that everything is set for the awards committee. ‘The Good Boss’ Review: Company Man 2022-08-25T04:00:00Z

Cosby’s shadow loomed so large that it took years for Pryor to début his own politically tinged, unapologetically black style of comedy. What Shielded Bill Cosby? 2014-11-25T05:00:00Z

The format is more traditional than most modern comedy series, and the show — with Rita Moreno as the matriarch — still delivers laughs. What’s on TV Saturday: ‘Won’t You Be My Neighbor?’ and ‘One Day at a Time’ 2019-02-09T05:00:00Z

I get seen as someone who’s just a comedy person, but I’m itching to be bad and play a villain, so that would be a really fun job. Insecure's Natasha Rothwell: 'I was deeply obsessed with David Brent' 2020-07-15T04:00:00Z

“Mark has a great capacity for comedy,” Mr. Russell said, “but it’s a comedy that comes from being very real and intense.” Summer Movies: Mark Wahlberg Joins Will Ferrell in ?The Other Guys? 2010-05-01T03:47:00Z

“This is called 'sit-down comedy' -- it was invented by Billy Connolly,” the 68-year-old Rock and Roll Hall of Famer said, a broad grin appearing briefly on his ruddy, round face. Van Morrison takes his music home with concert near Belfast 2014-07-28T04:00:00Z

This film is a comedy, which is certainly a change of pace from your previous features which were more serious in tone. Behind the scenes of "Fire Island," from filming sexy rain encounters to endearing dance-offs 2022-06-12T04:00:00Z

All through July, 80 acts perform at 12 venues in Salford and Manchester, showcasing a breadth of styles, for music, theatre, literature and comedy lovers alike. Greater Manchester Fringe Festival 2013 2013-07-12T14:06:21Z

By contrast, this year's race is led by dark showbiz satire Birdman and quirky comedy The Grand Budapest Hotel - with nine nominations each. Oscars 2015: Snubs and surprises 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z

He’s been booking comedy shows steadily ever since, and credits his personal life for providing a gold mine of material. After Soul Searching, the City of Angels and a New Mate 2022-05-06T04:00:00Z

It's a little like the movie "Orphan" as a comedy. "PEN15" stars Maya Erskine and Anna Konkle: "We still feel like we're in seventh grade" 2019-03-06T05:00:00Z

"Transparent" made history on Sunday by winning the Golden Globe for television series, musical or comedy. Golden Globes: 'Transparent' wins for TV series, comedy or musical 2015-01-11T05:00:00Z

Universal is billing it as the “first romantic comedy from a major studio about two gay men maybe, possibly, probably, stumbling towards love.” 159 Films, for Every Taste, Coming This Fall 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z

After some false starts in the movie business — and a long period of what he has called “movie jail” — the people came around to his brand of comedy in cinemas, too. With ‘Welcome to Flatch,’ Paul Feig Comes Home 2022-03-16T04:00:00Z

In a way, his blossoming as a comedic powerhouse reflects the shift that has happened in Hollywood suddenly embracing Native comedy. These MVPs of television delivered greatness in a year that almost broke us 2021-12-26T05:00:00Z

But "30 Minutes or Less," a grimly unfunny action comedy about a group of idiots and a bomb, drags on for nearly three times that. '30 Minutes or Less' drags on too long 2011-08-11T00:53:05Z

Sagal, whose weekly NPR comedy news quiz is based in Chicago, was approached for the series by Insignia Films, its producer with a division of Twin Cities Public Television, the PBS affiliate for Minneapolis-St. NPR host Sagal hits the road in 'Constitution USA' 2013-05-07T19:26:09Z

It’s a psychological thriller, a scathing political satire, a powerful and upsetting family drama, a dark comedy and a work of magnificent landscape cinematography and startling pictorial intensity. “Leviathan”: A tragic, ironic masterpiece from Putin’s Russia 2015-01-08T05:00:00Z

Around 2 a.m. one recent Saturday, Julia Masli laughed as she glided up to an audience member in a sweaty basement room at Edinburgh’s Monkey Barrel comedy club. It’s 1:30 a.m., and a Clown Wants to Fix You 2023-08-24T04:00:00Z

It wasn't even the biggest comedy of 1993: that honour went to the Robin Williams cross-dressing farce Mrs Doubtfire, which grossed more than three times as much in the US. Groundhog Day: the perfect comedy, for ever 2013-02-07T20:00:03Z

He's previously directed two episodes of the NBC comedy series "The Office." Jason Reitman comedy series 'Casual' goes to Hulu 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z

Pain and comedy went hand in clammy hand. ‘Succession’ Is Over. Why Did We Care? 2023-05-28T04:00:00Z

Roberts, 49, was first given the annual honor in 1991, a year after she skyrocketed to fame in the romantic comedy "Pretty Woman." Julia Roberts named People's 'most beautiful' for record fifth time 2017-04-19T04:00:00Z

During his tenure, the college established a comedy studies program as well as degree programs in directing, design, stage management and musical theater. Sheldon Patinkin, Force in Chicago Theater, Dies at 79 2014-09-29T04:00:00Z

If you are in New York, you should clear your calendar for a tribute to her that begins Tuesday at Film Forum as part of a larger program on 1970s comedy. The Marvelous Ms. Elaine May 2019-01-21T05:00:00Z

Now he's following up his Edinburgh success with a short London run, giving southern audiences a chance to relish a masterclass in character comedy. This week's new comedy 2011-02-12T00:05:45Z

She disavowed most of these works later in life — save for her score to a short comedy film, “The Girl and the Crocodile,” from 1956 — as her mature style emerged. She’s Rising From the Depths of Soviet Music History 2019-09-27T04:00:00Z

One is a priceless treasure lost by a wealthy family, and midway through the book the plot pivots from social comedy to a pleasantly caperish quest to recover it. Lives Come Undone in The Clasp 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z

There’s a comedy of errors at a lavish party, filled with revelers and balloons, and later, quieter moments in the deserted streets. ‘The Passionate Thief,’ From 1960, Has Been Restored 2014-12-04T05:00:00Z

Sykes was one of the finest comedy writers of the postwar years. Eric Sykes 2012-07-04T11:46:45Z

The franchise is back with this clever musical comedy about the world’s No. 1 criminal, Constantine, who happens to look exactly like Kermit the Frog. The Week Ahead: ‘Muppets Most Wanted’ Edible Book Festival, and ‘High Society’ on tap 2014-03-19T21:53:14Z

Mr. Spacey continually winked at the audience to emphasize the outlandish comedy in Richard’s hypocrisies — to the point where the other characters sometimes seemed positively dimwitted to believe in the guises he assumes. Theater Review: ‘Richard III,’ with Ron Cephas Jones, at the Public Theater 2012-08-12T20:55:37Z

Noble's prankster's suicide note was as much live art or theatre as comedy. Chortle awards: did we strike comedy gold? 2010-03-24T12:06:00Z

“Le Chef”: Written and directed by Daniel Cohen, this new comedy is set in the world of French haute cuisine. Taste of Tacoma, pirates, cars, Pride events | Weekend Preview 2014-06-25T04:00:00Z

On the small screen, network comedies "The Big Bang Theory" and "Glee" face off against "Modern Family", while "Gossip Girl", "Grey's Anatomy" and "Grimm" are among the TV drama nominees. "Avengers", Adam Levine lead People's Choice nominations 2012-11-15T20:06:03Z

But it’s still not common to have a female comedy in the theaters. Kristen Wiig and Bill Hader Star in 'The Skeleton Twins' 2014-09-03T04:00:00Z

On paper, this seemed like inadvertent comedy gold. A Dog’s Purpose? To Speak on Film, So to Speak 2017-01-27T05:00:00Z

In 1995 she starred in an Off Broadway production of “The Old Lady’s Guide to Survival,” a two-character comedy about the friendship of two elderly women. June Havoc, Vaudeville Star, Dies 2010-03-29T15:33:00Z

The comedy about four working-class teens who take on students from the local university in a cycle race was nominated for five Oscars, including best director and best film and won one for its screenplay. Peter Yates dead 2011-01-10T11:40:29Z

“Speechless” is like a network-TV version of the British “Raised By Wolves,” or “Shameless,” tart comedies about eccentric families against the world. Review: In ‘Speechless,’ Balancing Family Needs With Special Needs 2016-09-20T04:00:00Z

The weekend, with events that included a Kevin Hart comedy show Thursday, a fashion show Saturday and a number of free performances from up-and-coming musicians throughout, is known as the BET Experience. BET Experience 2015: Erykah Badu, Janelle Monae talk black hair, hip-hop 2015-06-28T04:00:00Z

The season begins in July with Ms. Rebeck’s “Poor Behavior,” a comedy about two couples who get caught up in issues of infidelity during a weekend in the country. ArtsBeat: David Ives Works Among Offerings in Primary Stages Season 2014-01-22T19:26:28Z

"I'm back in comedy," he wrote on Instagram, "like I was when I was 26." Bob Saget, a dirty daddy: Appreciating the darker elements of the talented comedian's work 2022-01-12T05:00:00Z

It effectively masquerades, for almost half its running time, as a rueful, fast-moving comedy of middle-aged resignation and rebellion. Movie Review: ‘World’s End’ Continues ‘Shaun of the Dead’ and ‘Hot Fuzz’ 2013-08-22T21:06:38Z

She is also the writer and producer for “The Witch Hunt,” an all-female comedy variety show currently in residence at the El Portal Theater, also in Los Angeles. That Little Boy She Used to Read to Has Turned the Page 2018-09-15T04:00:00Z

According to studio estimates Sunday, the animated comedy debuted at No. 1 with $43 million, one of the strongest starts ever for a movie opening in September. 'Hotel Transylvania' checks in with $43M debut 2012-09-30T16:26:08Z

The comedy comes out of the truth of the situation that he’s in. The 50 funniest films… chosen by comedians 2016-12-18T05:00:00Z

Maria Bamford has built a career on turning her experience with bipolar disorder into hilarious, addictive comedy. What Maria Bamford Can’t Travel Without 2016-09-21T04:00:00Z

Now, produced by Glass, it’s a movie comedy. Expendables 2 Takes the Top Slot Again, but Obamaphobia is Riding High 2012-08-26T22:33:37Z

It's a show in which the proportions of comedy to melancholy have been measured out with forensic attention. Stephen Fry's Twelfth Night: this all-male affair is no one-man show 2012-10-01T15:13:40Z

Before leading the state of California from 2003 to 2010, the former body builder was the star of such blockbusters as the "Terminator" franchise and "True Lies" and comedies like "Kindergarten Cop" and "Twins." Schwarzenegger says he's returning to acting 2011-02-11T17:15:15Z

Asked if comedy was a suitable genre for discussing such issues, Mr. Malkovich said: “A lot of great plays elicit the question, ‘Do I laugh or do I cry?’ John Malkovich to Play Harvey Weinstein-Like Character in West End 2019-01-29T05:00:00Z

Once he began to concentrate on jokes about his family and cultural differences, his act became a valuable source of sitcom comedy. George Lopez debuts new show on FX 2014-03-05T19:38:39Z

Mr. Hwang’s comedy, about a bewildered American businessman hoping to make his fortune in capitalist China, is laid out with the frame-by-frame exactness of a comic strip. Theater Review: ?Chinglish,? by David Henry Hwang, at Longacre Theater ? Review 2011-10-28T02:00:00Z

This is, in no small part, because Desus is African American and Mero is Latino, identities that inform their comedy in meaningful, palpable ways. Desus and Mero: how the Bronx duo talked their way to the top of TV 2019-02-22T05:00:00Z

SUN Beatles tribute band, comedy, Seattle Knights, magic; benefits historic Everett Theatre and Santa Hop charity event, 2:30 p.m. Community calendar 2011-11-16T23:08:03Z

The Pocket Theatre offers theater arts classes, as well as theatrical, musical and comedy performances. Theater news: The Rep taps Kaminski, Pocket Theatre opens 2014-08-07T04:00:00Z

"Hobbs & Shaw" may not win any Oscars, but it's a thoroughly fun action comedy that delivers exactly what it promises — and if the screening I attended is any indication, kids will love it. "Hobbs & Shaw" and the standalone spin-off 2019-08-02T04:00:00Z

Many people wanted to write off “Shameless” as a sex comedy. ‘Shameless’ Showrunner Says Goodbye to the Gallaghers 2021-04-11T04:00:00Z

More important: No one alive makes a better argument for the aesthetic of New York club comedy, with its tussling crowd work, quick setups and ruthless punch lines that go for the gut. Dave Attell Is Our Greatest Club Comic (Says the Writer He Made Fun Of) 2019-03-20T04:00:00Z

Big Time in Hollywood, FL This comedy about two doofuses trying to break into the movie biz ends its freshman season. Wednesday's TV Highlights: '2015 iHeartRadio Country Festival' 2015-05-26T04:00:00Z

“It was a completely unexplored area for television comedy, and that’s what I get excited about.” Tina Fey’s ‘Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt’ Heads to Netflix 2015-02-20T05:00:00Z

Of the latter, listen out for a running joke about how to explain new mathematical theories; this pair have a real gift for mining great comedy from the vocabulary of science. This week's new comedy 2010-08-27T23:05:00Z

Ms. Jones’s comedy of manners, which takes place over the course of a single evening in 1912, gleefully exposes the family members’ snobbery despite, or because of, their own questionable pedigree and depleted funds. New Books by Sadie Jones, Laurent Binet and More 2012-05-30T21:07:15Z

The denouement, in which the pairs of estranged brothers are reunited, unexpectedly gives off some of the emotional heat of the scenes of recognition and reconciliation in Shakespeare’s greater comedies and romances. Theater Review: A ‘Comedy of Errors’ Unfolds in the ’40s, With Fedoras 2013-06-19T02:00:01Z

Here are some possible reasons: The marketing The chest-baring posters for Magic Mike teased a male-stripper comedy with flesh on its mind. Magic Mike is an XXL hit with women but why did it turn men off? 2015-07-06T04:00:00Z

They let the characters grow into the best version of themselves, and in doing so, they found a sweet spot that few other ensemble comedies have managed. Farewell to “Parks and Recreation,” the quirky comedy that bet on its cast and won 2015-02-24T05:00:00Z

“The question is: Has Amis created anything more than this bravura black comedy? Are his monsters more than cartoon grotesques?” Martin Amis’s ‘Zone of Interest’ Makes European Publishers Squirm 2014-09-16T04:00:00Z

It was born in 1981, when the network aired the first in a set of comedy lineups that would eventually include Cheers, The Cosby Show, Seinfeld, Friends, The Office and many more TV legends. Review: The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z

“He was very willing to go on camera, and he seemed to like the comedy. And it was a bit that audiences found hilarious.” For a Young Donald J. Trump, Broadway Held Sway 2016-03-06T05:00:00Z

People tend to think that there’s such a thing as overnight success in comedy, but she’s been doing this for a while. Dr. Katz will see you now 2015-09-25T04:00:00Z

Does Foster's, with comedy in its DNA, agree? Brian Logan on the Foster's Edinburgh Comedy award 2010-06-02T20:45:00Z

It’s an odd coupling that still tickles a comedy sweet spot partly because both actors are naturally likable and seem to be having a good time. ’22 Jump Street’ Puts Cops on Campus 2014-06-12T04:00:00Z

Its female counterpart has been far more prevalent and often exploitative, but male nudity is often couched in terms of comedy or combat. Free willy: are film and TV finally growing up about male nudity? 2020-11-16T05:00:00Z

This films may well be one of the most extravagantly weird comedies of the 1980s — and possibly ever. Paul Reubens Was More Than Pee-wee. Here are 8 Great Performances. 2023-07-31T04:00:00Z

Late-night comedy still has a mystique on Macdougal Street, where international crowds congregate every night outside the Comedy Cellar in Greenwich Village. Dropping in at the Comedy Cellar With Amy Schumer and Leslie Jones 2017-07-28T04:00:00Z

The types of comedies that we really enjoy are the ones that are very funny first, but that gets you thinking about other things. "Nudity representation matters": From horny elders to BTS Army, "Joy Ride" rewrites who gets seen 2023-07-17T04:00:00Z

For part of the season in 2015, for the first time since the early 1980s, NBC abandoned comedy entirely on Thursdays. Welcome to the Zoo. Or Call It Prime-Time TV. 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z

Both use the same stacking of joke upon joke, the same physical comedy, the same irreverence, the same ability to take a gag way beyond its usual limits. The God of Funny: Stephen Chow Comes to Brooklyn 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z

"Playing It Cool" is a strained romantic comedy that seems to exist only to show how many talented, successful actors — first and foremost "Captain America" star Chris Evans — can be featured in one unworthy movie. 'Playing It Cool' leaves you cold despite star-packed cast 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z

The comedy, which takes place in Bucks County and won a Tony last year for best play, is scheduled to run from July 17 to Aug. 10. Arts, Briefly: ‘Vanya and Sonia’ Writer to Take the Stage 2014-03-30T21:36:33Z

Grey Nomad Australian Theatre Company stages Dan Lee’s comedy about two retired couples traveling around Australia in an RV. The week ahead in L.A. theater, Sept. 10-17: 'Runaway Home,' Ain't Misbehavin'' and more 2017-09-10T04:00:00Z

In the moment she laughs it off, but later she wonders whether to speak out and risk her place at this respected comedy industry incubator or grit her teeth through it. "The Sex Lives of College Girls": Here's to the girl who tries our patience, but in the best way 2021-12-04T05:00:00Z

She’s now one of a new wave of creative forces who are bringing specific, and deeply un-formulaic, perspectives to TV comedy. How Low-Key Comedies Are Owning Fall TV 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z

Based on a popular Web series by improv group the Katydids, this comedy follows six grade school teachers as they navigate recess, picture day and impromptu parent-teacher conferences with attractive single dads. Does television have a teacher problem? 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z

“Even in a comedy, you have to find what the emotional thing is,” she said. Julianne Moore in Toronto: 'Go see movies with women in them' 2015-09-11T04:00:00Z

Both are familiar characters in Hollywood comedies, but the fundamentally sensible Tiffany is given a rare depth and pathos by Jennifer Lawrence. Silver Linings Playbook – review 2012-11-25T00:05:31Z

Brutal, unblinking and ruthlessly honest, with a powerful undercurrent of black comedy, it quickly earned an exalted place in American cinema. Leonard Kastle, Composer and Filmmaker, Dies at 82 2011-05-22T02:23:04Z

The lovable friends of this ensemble comedy are back, and in a new time slot. What’s on TV Tuesday: ‘New Girl’ and ‘Mistress America’ 2017-01-03T05:00:00Z

Noises Off Michael Frayn’s hit comedy about an acting troupe staging a bedroom farce. L.A. theater openings, Sept. 21-28: 'The 39 Steps' and more 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z

Gottfried, on the other hand, may not be your cup of comedy tea, but he hasn't been at this for over 30 years for nothing. Sympathy for Gilbert Gottfried 2011-03-15T19:55:00Z

What happens to the intimate subtlety of drama and comedy when otherwise talented performers resemble something out of an episode of "Thunderbirds"? The fascinating story of Nicole Kidman's forehead 2010-12-15T16:30:00Z

It is hard to connect any of this – which is, actually, at the mainstream end of Davis's comedy – with the attentive, open-faced 45-year-old woman, seated carefully on a sofa at the Soho Hotel in London. Julia Davis: laughing in the dark 2012-08-10T22:00:36Z

This week's top 10 was otherwise devoid of new entries, with Scarlett Johansson movie Lucy in the rundown for a fifth week, and Hollywood comedy Sex Tape at six. Neeson thriller beaten by Boxtrolls 2014-09-23T04:00:00Z

There’s a science fiction novel hidden inside “The Lost Time Accidents” somewhere, and an end-of-the-20th-century romance, and a comedy of errors, and a seedy Third Reich thriller. “It’s a literary novel that ate a pulp paperback”: Novelist John Wray on “The Lost Time Accidents” as science fiction, romance and seedy Third Reich thriller 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z

But the hard reality of movie comedies, and of life, is that progressive won’t always get you a laugh. Review: Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates May Not Be Progressive—Is It Still OK to Laugh? 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z

It is followed by Steven Spielberg’s passionate ode to press freedom “The Post,” and dark indie comedy “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” with six apiece. Golden Globes: It's not who wins but who will say what 2018-01-07T05:00:00Z

In fact, many comedians owe much to Mr. Letterman, whose influence was recently honored with this comedy prize. What’s on TV Monday: David Letterman Receives the Mark Twain Prize and ‘Baltimore Rising’ 2017-11-20T05:00:00Z

Nothing like the original, it's more of an insane black comedy, with pulp crime plots and reptilian hallucinations viewed through our antihero's narcotic dementia. Films out this week 2010-05-21T23:06:00Z

Julia Louis-Dreyfus, who won her fifth consecutive trophy as leading actress in a comedy series for "Veep," revealed that her heart was aching after the death of her father two days before. Rock my chain? Maggie Smith Rule? Memorable Emmy moments 2016-09-19T04:00:00Z

The broadcaster's decision to move the family comedy to Sundays for its second series may be puzzling – but it doesn't seem to have distracted from an increasingly confident show. Have you been watching … Friday Night Dinner? 2012-11-07T12:22:15Z

He had already built a small reputation for his first feature, the experimental sociopolitical comedy “Three Sad Tigers,” which won the top prize at the Locarno International Film Festival in 1969. Ra?l Ruiz, Prolific Director of Cryptic Films, Dies at 70 2011-08-20T00:24:58Z

The outstanding drama and comedy categories look almost identical to last year’s, even though both categories were expanded to include seven nominations. Emmys 2015 nominations verdict – same shows, different year 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z

There is also another reason for the sketch show’s renaissance: YouTube, essentially a storehouse for comedy sketches of all sorts. W/ Bob and David: why the rise of sketch comedy is no brief laugh 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z

In recent years, a film industry catering to black audiences has taken off with releases from prolific filmmaker Tyler Perry and comedies such as "The Best Man Holiday" and this year's rom-com "About Last Night." Racial barriers still hold back Hollywood's black talent 2014-02-26T01:14:44Z

Much of the comedy derives from the eccentricities of the members, each of whom has a particular and usually peculiar obsession, and all of which eventually cause trouble of one kind or another. Theater Review: ‘The Explorers Club’ Pokes Fun at a 19th-Century Sanctum 2013-06-21T02:00:01Z

“In comedy, I would pad lines and make them more my own, so that it sounded more natural coming out of my mouth,” she said. ‘Masters of Sex’ Recalls the Work of Masters and Johnson 2013-07-27T05:49:04Z

Then Bill Cosby changed all that by illuminating the family comedy with his point of view.” In a Gloomy Economy, TV Sitcoms Are Making a Comeback 2011-10-23T23:40:12Z

In 1966, Mr. Pollard played an uncredited but memorable bit as an airplane mechanic with a runny nose in the Norman Jewison comedy “The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming.” Michael J. Pollard, Character Actor in ‘Bonnie and Clyde,’ Dies at 80 2019-11-22T05:00:00Z

Tragedy and comedy shared the same stage in the poems he was writing — as they do in puppet shows and slapstick vaudeville routines. Review | Charles Simic reflects on what set James Tate’s late poetry apart 2019-07-11T04:00:00Z

Many more people can simply take the movie for the mixed comedy bag that it is, enjoying the sure-shot laughs while examining why we're laughing or why the filmmakers believe we should be. Fifteen years later "Tropic Thunder" is a flawed comedy that we're still trying to agree on 2023-08-19T04:00:00Z

The first is that Ms. Gerwig, who has effortless, behind-the-beat verbal timing, also possesses a knack for physical comedy, an enviable ability to obliterate the difference between clumsiness and grace. Movie Review: ‘Frances Ha,’ With Greta Gerwig 2013-05-16T21:27:33Z

Inspired by Maurice Flitcroft’s attempts to qualify for the British Open in 1976, this comedy is also the sort of good-hearted movie the director Frank Capra would have liked to have taken a swing at. ‘The Phantom of the Open’ Review: ‘The World’s Worst Golfer’ Wins Laughs 2022-06-02T04:00:00Z

“I said to my producer, ‘I’m sorry, this will not be a comedy, this will be a very long and sad film,’” Ms. Ade said in a recent interview. How ‘Toni Erdmann’ Became an Unexpected Comedy 2016-12-28T05:00:00Z

Mr. Barnett is the quintessential example of that most romantic figure in comedy: the hilarious stand-up who never quite got his due. Catch Charlie Barnett and Other Rising Stand-Up Stars Who Never Hit the Top 2015-08-16T04:00:00Z

The opening and closing films are also close to home: Good Vibrations dramatises the punk-friendly Belfast record store; crime comedy Whole Lotta Sole involves the local fish market. This week's new film events 2012-05-25T23:05:15Z

The character was usually used for comedy, but his innocence and questioning was also useful when serious subjects needed addressing. Sesame Street puppeteer Caroll Spinney dies at age 85 2019-12-08T05:00:00Z

The existence of “Me, Myself & I,” a comedy that aims for that same sensibility, this time showing a character at the ages of 14, 40 and 65, is not therefore a mystery. Review: CBS’s ‘Me, Myself & I’ Doesn’t Know Itself Yet 2017-09-24T04:00:00Z

“You’re there for two hours, and maybe it’s a comedy, or it’s something inspiring, but it changes you in a way,” said Patrick Crowley, a founder of the site. Movie Theaters Documented on Cinema Treasures Site 2011-08-27T03:43:02Z

Only this time, that comedy is just our lives. The wheels come on in the television take of “Training Day” 2017-02-03T05:00:00Z

Gosford Park Smith headed back to the Oscars for her role in the 2001 period comedy, which nabbed her a nomination for best supporting actress. Maggie Smith: five best moments 2015-11-13T05:00:00Z

What is it is specifically about comedy that you keep circling back to? "I like weird things": Alicia Silverstone on her career, from "Clueless" to new film "Bad Therapy" 2020-04-17T04:00:00Z

No. Is it exactly the same as the movie, with a blend of action, martial arts and comedy? Rush Hour: a clunky, disappointing and needless TV remake 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z

As it happens, next week is one of the few times of the year when comedy in New York appears centralized. Critic?s Notebook: Hannibal Buress Approaches Comedy From the Side 2011-11-03T12:00:04Z

The French director joined U.S. veterans Scorsese and Allen, who were nominated for their work on 3D family film "Hugo" and comedy "Midnight in Paris," respectively. Directors Guild chooses film award nominees 2012-01-09T20:16:56Z

As a Corpus graduate, I became mildly addicted to Sharpe's comedies. Tom Sharpe remembered 2013-06-06T16:15:01Z

I think he’s disappointed that he didn’t accomplish that goal, and we, of course, supplied him with half of his comedy. Fox News' Roger Ailes Sends Off Jon Stewart 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z

You tell me: Here are four clips of Brian's comedy routines that New York Magazine didn't show you. Is Brian Williams as funny as journalists think he is? 2011-04-25T14:40:00Z

Held every summer in Montreal, ‘Just for Laughs’ is one of the largest international comedy festivals and is a major tourist attraction for the city. Founder of Canadian 'Just for Laughs' comedy festival quits amid abuse allegations 2017-10-19T04:00:00Z

Like most modern comedies, Mike and Dave arrives with a not wholly invaluable lesson tacked on at the end: You might sum it up as “Be nice! Don’t be a jerk!” Review: Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates May Not Be Progressive—Is It Still OK to Laugh? 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z

And there are ever so many bullets in this wild and colorful adventure comedy from China. 'Let the Bullets Fly': Chinese actioner is a propulsive blast 2012-03-08T22:00:06Z

This smooth-as-a-dry-martini animated spy comedy about the employees of the International Intelligence Service returns for a fifth season. Monday TV Picks: Season premiere of ‘Archer’ on FX 2014-01-10T21:56:22Z

The comedian Ziwe Fumudoh may not be the princess of pop, but she does love it enough to create an entire comedy show around it. 5 Comedy Shows to Catch in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-08-09T04:00:00Z

What can you say about letting go and playing comedy, which is, as they say, harder than drama? Juliette Binoche on playing a catfishing 50-year-old: "She cannot accept being abandoned" 2021-09-03T04:00:00Z

Leftie Hollywood has long gone gaga for the international conflict comedy. Lights, camera, aliens … what we’ll be talking about at the movies next year 2015-12-31T05:00:00Z

The weekly show ran for a year before the comics appeared for a brief stint on various MTV comedy shows. "Desus & Mero": Perfect late-night viewing for surviving Trump and the supremacy 2017-08-26T04:00:00Z

In recent years, scripted features such as “Gangster Squad” and the summer comedy “The Watch” were thrust in an awkward position after their plot lines echoed real-world fatalities that occurred after they were made. EDC death: Dark cloud hovers over 'Under the Electric Sky' 2014-06-23T04:00:00Z

“People love to watch comedy, and I think people are also wanting to learn about things,” Dr. Sivaraman said. The Underground Science Festival Has New Faces to Introduce to You 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z

The current crop mostly has the made-up-on-the-spot feel characteristic of so much Web comedy — roll the camera, find two or three laughs, and it’s on to the next episode. Watch List: Yahoo! Screen Introduces Shows With Puppets and a Tiny Rambo 2013-09-08T21:53:03Z

As women working in comedy, a field dominated by men, Rivers and Fields ought to have been allies. The true story behind the Midge Maisel-Sophie Lennon rivalry 2022-03-19T04:00:00Z

Best picture, musical or comedy, nominees are “Babylon,” “The Banshees of Inisherin,” “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” and “Triangle of Sadness.” What’s on TV This Week: ‘The Last of Us’ and the Golden Globes 2023-01-09T05:00:00Z

I'm a writer who does a bit of comedy, a bit of journalism, a bit of reviewing and a few other things. My sexy werewolf novel got the most awesome review ever – from a US judge 2013-06-14T14:42:41Z

She actually treated me like an equal in the comedy gurrrl world. Actors, comedians and president react to Betty White’s death 2021-12-31T05:00:00Z

Florence Pugh plays a young British woman who finds fame in the wrestling ring in this comedy. What’s on TV Thursday: ‘The Good Place’ and ‘Fighting With My Family’ 2020-01-30T05:00:00Z

When I started doing comedy, I consciously thought, “What’s next?” so I started training to do some more physical stuff. James Van Der Beek on Starring in 'CSI: Cyber': 2015-03-04T05:00:00Z

Such is the setup for Sarah Gordon’s rollicking “Occupied,” the one full-on comedy in “Under the Albert Clock,” an excellent program of five short audio monologues from the Lyric Theater in Belfast. Review: One Belfast Landmark Inspires Five Irish Monologues 2021-01-21T05:00:00Z

This new variety show offers a collection of music, cabaret and comedy inside this Midtown hotel. 5 Comedy Shows to Catch in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z

“Baby Cobra” presented something new, a pregnant woman in her third trimester delivering a deliriously filthy and funny hour of comedy woven into a sneakily feminist assault on the double standards of parenting. The Strategic Mind of Ali Wong 2018-05-03T04:00:00Z

I thought it was a great movie told with a lot of heart and comedy. The Carpetbagger: My Oscar Picks: B.J. Novak 2012-02-14T17:23:40Z

Simon gave the example of the racist comedy “Amos ’n’ Andy,” which despite being pulled from syndication during the civil rights movement remains widely available in bootlegs. What Actually Happens When a TV Episode Gets Pulled? 2020-08-17T04:00:00Z

British comedy "The World's End" opens in August. Aliens, rapture, giant robots: Hollywood takes on the apocalypse 2013-04-19T15:27:01Z

On Wednesday night, Ms. Dye is to perform at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in Chelsea before heading to her mother’s home in South Carolina to recover further and seek work at comedy clubs there. Subway Accident Is Fodder for Liza Dye’s Comedy Routine 2014-05-06T20:12:37Z

Certainly, the wider you cast your Edinburgh net, the more blurred the line between poetry and comedy gets. Poet, comedian, or both? 2010-08-27T16:10:00Z

Not so at the Golden Globes, where separate categories for actor in a comedy or musical ensures there’s room for everybody, or at least for more bodies. Golden Globes 2015: Five things to expect at the nominations 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z

From the disappointing afterlife of one comedy icon, to the undiminished memories of two others: Morecambe and Wise. Lena Dunham lashes out against porn 2013-05-28T14:16:33Z

The series, a half-hour comedy, is the fruition of a concept Waithe, now 34, had been working on since her early 20s. Why Lena Waithe Had to Wait Until Her 30s to Make ‘Twenties’ 2020-03-03T05:00:00Z

With his latest comedy, "Win Win," which opened Friday, here's a look at the one-time Seattle stage actor's five best film performances. A Paul Giamatti Top 5 2011-03-31T22:30:24Z

He was at ease in switching the masks of tragedy and comedy. Pete Postlethwaite obituary 2011-01-03T18:27:54Z

What began as a home video of a family vacation is now, six years later, an award-winning documentary they’ve dubbed a “real-life romantic comedy.” How a Real-Life Rom-Com About Arranged Marriage Redefines Love in America 2015-09-11T04:00:00Z

Certain moments in this novel struck me as mawkish and conventional, as though it were written with a screwball TV family comedy in mind, but Dean's writing is generally funnier and darker than that. Dean comes by sentiment honestly in 'Old Romantic' 2011-02-16T17:01:05Z

One such rarity opens Friday: “Non-Fiction,” a comedy by the French director Olivier Assayas that’s set in a hermetic Paris of the arts that, in the filmmaker’s view, is doing just fine as it is. “Non-Fiction,” Reviewed: A Vacuum-Sealed View of France’s Culturati 2019-05-03T04:00:00Z

I’ve done predominantly comedies, but I never wanted to be a comedy director that just set the camera there and recorded someone being funny. 'Ant-Man' Director Talks About Paul Rudd's Sweet Spot 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z

Two comedies lead the pack of new movies opening this weekend. Films opening this weekend include 'Horrible Bosses' and 'Zookeeper' 2011-07-06T21:28:08Z

Luckily, he has a good coach in Dave Chappelle, who appears here and advises Smith that, in comedy, “confidence is key.” What’s on TV Thursday: ‘The Good Fight’ and ‘Shoplifters’ 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z

Antic, profane and riveting, these mural-like scenes replayed history as farce and masqueraded tragedy as depraved comedy. Kara Walker Traces Slavery’s Bitter Legacy with New Ways of Drawing 2017-09-07T04:00:00Z

“For a long time they thought the only thing we were interested in seeing were romantic comedies,” said Hayek, who is starring in Tale of Tales. Salma Hayek Opens Up About Sexism in Hollywood 2015-05-17T04:00:00Z

Leiby is part of a recent spate of female artists making comedy about reproductive rights that digs into the realities of abortion today more than abstract arguments about it. Comedians Turn Their Attention to Abortion 2021-09-24T04:00:00Z

The dancers, who tend to be funny, he said, are encouraged to bring in their own brand of comedy and ideas. The Trocks, an All-Male Dance Troupe, Balance Camp and Skill 2016-12-20T05:00:00Z

Lovable workplace comedy with a gallery of memorable characters to make up for the lack of polish. Films out this week 2010-04-23T23:36:00Z

In Italy you are best known as a writer and director of comedies. A Portrait of Italy Today Based on an American Thriller 2014-12-16T05:00:00Z

Unfolding on screens in a series of interconnected vignettes, the movie begins with Ben, a screenwriter, pitching his idea for a romantic comedy that occurs over video calls. ‘Distancing Socially’ Review: Scenes from a Quarantine 2021-10-05T04:00:00Z

What connects the novels and the stories is Barry’s style, a nervy mix of high poetry and low comedy that he applies with unceasing vigor. Kevin Barry’s Stories of Yearning Swing Between Pathos and Humor 2021-01-12T05:00:00Z

The idea of it took on magical proportions in my mind, the stuff of Disney happy endings and romantic comedies. 27 and never been kissed 2012-08-17T23:30:00Z

While early situation comedies like “Amos ’n’ Andy” still traded in old stereotypes, integrated variety shows introduced an urbane new generation of singers. Art Review: ?For All the World to See,? on Civil Rights Era 2010-05-20T21:48:00Z

There’s more than a hint of “Sopranos”-style family drama woven throughout “Easy Money,” played both for pathos and for comedy. “Easy Money”: Crime film of the year 2012-07-12T20:30:00Z

But despite a reputation for hardcore drama and a viral compilation of clips of the actor sobbing, she’s no novice to comedy – remember The Big Lebowski, as well as Nine Months. Julianne Moore in Toronto: 'Go see movies with women in them' 2015-09-11T04:00:00Z

This also makes “Succession” a strange chimera of comedy and drama; given the level of tragedy that befalls a couple of characters, a viewer might almost feel terrible for laughing at them. "Succession": a wealth of cruel humor 2018-06-03T04:00:00Z

"Jayne Mansfield's Car" is a dark family comedy that explores how war affects men and how fathers and sons so often fail to communicate. Billy Bob Thornton turns car wreck past into a film 2012-02-13T16:27:39Z

Diaz, recently seen in action comedy The Green Hornet, will play a Texan rodeo worker roped into the scheme. Cameron Diaz joins Colin Firth in Gambit remake 2011-02-02T12:10:23Z

“The Daily Show With Jon Stewart,” on Comedy Central, was named the outstanding variety, music or comedy series for the ninth time and was singled out for its writing for the seventh time. ?Modern Family? Takes Home Five Emmys 2011-09-19T04:28:15Z

The annual list, assembled by Forbes, places the 46-year-old in top position after paychecks for Transformers: The Last Knight and forthcoming comedy sequel Daddy’s Home 2. Mark Wahlberg named 2017's highest-paid male actor with $68m 2017-08-22T04:00:00Z

A likely leading contender in this year’s foreign-language Oscar race, “Force Majeure” is a prickly moral comedy for grown-ups, full of sharply observed moments, spectacular scenery and masterfully manipulated atmosphere. “Force Majeure”: Gripping tale of a near-disaster and an imploding marriage 2014-10-23T04:00:00Z

Romantic comedies are essentially cinema’s comfort food, and expecting them to stray from formula is almost as fruitless as expecting McDonald’s to alter the flavor of its fries. Review: ‘Everybody Loves Somebody,’ a Rom-Com With Bite 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z

Witherspoon was best known for his recurring role as Ice Cube’s father in the comedy trilogy “Friday,” “Next Friday” and “Friday After Next” movies. 'Friday' actor John Witherspoon dies aged 77 2019-10-30T04:00:00Z

So how do you do comedy—going back and forth to the drummer and telling him off—and know when to come in again with your song? “I Can’t Stop Laughing”: Rita Moreno Remembers Singing with Animal 2018-08-07T04:00:00Z

“I am very thankful for that experience and will always keep working at new impressions as well as my standup comedy.” Melissa Villaseñor will blaze a trail for Latinas on SNL 2016-09-13T04:00:00Z

Matt King and Oli Lansley's slightly offbeat country kitchen sitcom is up there with Rev as one of the best comedy debuts of the year. The Secret Life of the National Grid 2010-10-26T06:59:00Z

The Naked Gun is one of the all-time great comedies. A Naked Gun reboot? Now that really would be a Scary Movie 2013-04-11T15:34:46Z

The star of hit comedy Trainwreck last week signalled her determination to speak out against gun violence following the fatal shooting of two cinemagoers at a screening of her film in Louisiana on 23 July. Money at the heart of US gun control problem, says Amy Schumer 2015-08-10T04:00:00Z

Like “Scandal,” it’s a show that incorporates mystery, comedy and romance but is basically about crisis management. Review: ‘Notorious’ Offers Nice Cheekbones, but Not Much Else 2016-09-21T04:00:00Z

Jones quickly turned this incident into comedy on “Saturday Night Live,” but she said that the intensity of the backlash got to her, briefly. Leslie Jones Is Ready to Rock the Boat, Hard 2020-01-16T05:00:00Z

Mr. Carmichael’s comedy mirrors his approach to art. Jerrod Carmichael’s Comedy, and Tourism, Call for Reflection 2015-07-17T04:00:00Z

The band most recently performed the song on NBC's comedy sketch show "Saturday Night Live." A Minute With: Bastille on success and 'lack of cynicism' in U.S 2014-02-12T21:06:24Z

"Of course it's slightly heightened. There's a lot going on in one day," said Baker of the film's emotional tone and the balancing act between comedy and drama, light and dark. 'Misery loves comedy' in 'Tangerine,' a seriocomic film about trans sex workers 2015-07-03T04:00:00Z

First was what I would consider the very traditional, slightly rubbish romantic comedies: things like 27 Dresses, Leap Year, Monster In Law, Just Friends. I Give It A Year: how I tried to subvert the romcom 2013-02-02T06:00:00Z

Wyatt Cenac hosts a special seasonal edition of his weekly comedy show, which regularly features both visiting and local comics alongside music and assorted shenanigans. Comedy in NYC This Week 2016-12-15T05:00:00Z

“There’s comedy and there’s satire implicit in the story,” he said. An Experiment That Evolved Into a Tragedy 2011-07-02T04:10:56Z

The Beyond a Joke season at CPT, curated by the Guardian's own Brian Logan, aims to explore the boundaries between comedy and theatre and contains plenty of interesting things. What to see: Lyn Gardner's theatre tips 2013-01-11T17:24:51Z

Elsewhere describing his own novels, or many of them, as “comedies of wide reading,” Bellow here insists that by a very considerable margin “most novels have been written by ironists, satirists and comedians.” ‘There Is Simply Too Much to Think About,’ Saul Bellow’s Nonfiction 2015-04-27T04:00:00Z

Justin Timberlake was a diligent young pop star when he first took the stage there; now, he’s arguably better known for his comedy work than for his new music. Ariana Grande's 'SNL' Performance Was a Triumph 2016-03-14T04:00:00Z

Unheralded and unhyped, “The Autopsy of Jane Doe” sneaks into theaters like a chilly treat among the Christmas comedies and Force-fed mythologizing. Review: ‘The Autopsy of Jane Doe’ Raises Mighty Goose Bumps 2016-12-20T05:00:00Z

The winner of nine Tony Awards last June, it is the brainchild of Trey Parker and Matt Stone, best known for their animated TV comedy. Book of Mormon books London trip 2012-06-08T11:41:02Z

The buddy comedy centers on the friendship of Riley, a combat veteran who fought in the Mideast, and Awalmir, aka Al, the Afghanistan translator he helped bring to the U.S. New this week: Documentaries on Bieber, Fauci and ‘Buried’ 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z

It's the first year reruns of the comedy from past seasons are being shown elsewhere on the TV dial, and that often attracts more viewers to the fresh episodes. CBS' 'Big Bang' surpasses Fox's 'American Idol' 2012-01-31T21:09:18Z

Ms. Rivers is dead serious about staying in the comedy game. | 'Joan & Melissa: Joan Knows Best?': Picture This: Joan Rivers, Retiring Type? 2011-01-24T23:19:26Z

Its premise, reminiscent of “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind,” turns the romantic comedy inside out. Can Daniel Kitson Redefine the Relationship Between Comic and Audience? 2022-12-16T05:00:00Z

"It's definitely still our story and our characters and our situation, but the comedy is a little bit broader than George and I had created," said Jeffcoat. Locally made documentaries showcased at Seattle International Film Festival 2010-05-12T23:40:00Z

However, the best-selling film this year is a low-budget, domestically-produced comedy called "Lost in Thailand" about two rival businessmen. Hollywood tops Chinese film market in 2012, first time in four years 2012-12-31T04:01:04Z

In the streaming age it wouldn’t even be surprising if one of those venerable comedies was the last thing you watched him in. ‘Space Force’ Review: Steve Carell, in a Familiar Orbit on Netflix 2020-05-27T04:00:00Z

Why then is it being peddled as "the comedy from the guys who brought you 'Superbad'?" "50-50": What's so funny about cancer? 2011-09-30T13:31:00Z

With the woman on the line, he made a decision: He didn’t break character, but he didn’t continue the comedy either. How Romany Malco Became an Early Online Star 2012-04-13T17:30:00Z

Punctuated with musical performances and comedy videos from Funny or Die, it was like a Super Bowl halftime show for progressive politics geeks. Her Shot: Hillary Clinton Shares a Vision of America Out of ‘Hamilton’ 2016-07-29T04:00:00Z

But it's also a plain old great addition to the teen comedy genre, thanks in no small part to its winsome star Nick Robinson. A feel-good cheat sheet to survive 2018: Life-affirming TV, movies, podcasts and more 2018-06-29T04:00:00Z

"Their movie often looks like a 107-minute comedy sketch, and I laughed throughout." The Other Guys: star stand-ins or subs-standard? 2010-09-20T15:01:00Z

The film, "Mad Families," is described as a multi-generational comedy starring Sheen as a lovable man-child with a heart of gold. Charlie Sheen to star in comedy feature for Crackle network 2016-09-20T04:00:00Z

That means the comedy should have many opportunities ahead to expand other stories, hopefully starting with Sam. OK "Ted Lasso" fans, time to have a conversation about our dear, wonderful Sam Obisanya 2021-09-25T04:00:00Z

Your recent comedy album, which was recorded at the Black Cat, is called “And I Am Not Lying.” Comedian Jeff Simmermon insists he’s not lying 2017-07-25T04:00:00Z

“The first Emmys I went to was in 1990 when the five nominees for best comedy were ‘Designing Women,’ ‘Golden Girls,’ ‘Murphy Brown,’ ‘Cheers,’ ‘Wonder Years,’” she said. She Speaks Truth to the Funny Men in Power 2018-03-07T05:00:00Z

Shawkat started asking her parents to take her to auditions when she was only eight, after watching a children’s sketch comedy show called All That. 'I'm not a quirky 17-year old any more': what Arrested Development's Alia Shawkat did next 2017-05-13T04:00:00Z

Are you a better comedy writer than most of what you read? Hannibal Buress, Racing Beyond Cosby to a Starring Role in ‘Tag’ 2018-06-14T04:00:00Z

I talked to Friedman, an alumnus of "The Daily Show" and "Late Show with David Letterman," about how to conduct field pieces ethically and how comedy has transformed under President Trump. Jena Friedman's "Soft Focus": Dark feminist comedy, aimed at young men 2019-01-25T05:00:00Z

His comedy "Scrubs" aired for seven seasons on NBC before switching to ABC. Busy Philipps happy with 'Cougar Town' move to TBS 2013-01-08T18:46:05Z

Was Josie’s comedy, her irreverence, her devil-may-care attitude entwined with a deadly strand of irresponsibility? ‘Days of Awe’ review: A novel of grief and humor 2015-08-04T04:00:00Z

Amazon and other streaming services - and a resulting sharp decline in the typical number of episodes in a season of scripted comedy or drama, to around 10 from 22. Hollywood writers, studios keep talking past strike deadline 2017-05-02T04:00:00Z

A groundbreaking comedy writer with a taste for sweetness and the macabre who was on the original staff of “Saturday Night Live” and later created the cult sitcom “Square Pegs.” Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2021 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z

At this rate This Is 40 will finish a long way off that target and international box office may not be the saviour here because comedy is a notoriously poor traveller. The Hobbit rules them all as the holidays beckon 2012-12-24T10:41:15Z

Lifetime has also fared well with movies aimed at African American women, such as the recent Whitney Houston biopic "Whitney" and the romantic comedy "With This Ring." With 'Empire,' diversity becomes the watchword on television 2015-02-02T05:00:00Z

His comedy “White” just opened at Philadelphia’s Theatre Horizon; it’s about a gay, white artist who hires a black woman to pretend she painted his work so a prestigious museum will be interested. Why artists become activists: It’s not only the election 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z

As soon as word spread that the legendary Joan Rivers had died Thursday, fellow comedians and celebrities swiftly took to social media to mourn the comedy icon. Celebrities and Comedians Mourn Joan Rivers With Funny Anecdotes and Reflections 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z

Intended as a dark comedy, it wavers between being gleefully abusive and downright mean. Review | ‘The Great’ has problems balancing its extravagant snark with its dramatic impulses 2020-05-13T04:00:00Z

The comedy is forced, the drama nonexistent and the actors melt into a yapping clan that seems to go everywhere en masse — a gesticulating blob of upraised shoulders and upturned palms. Review: ‘My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2’ Is Something Tired, Something New 2016-03-24T04:00:00Z

Who doesn’t love to see a large man with multiple veins popping out of his head trying to do comedy? Drama-free Thanksgiving: alternative movie marathons for every taste 2016-11-24T05:00:00Z

It’s a function of the tribalism and bipartisanship that shapes people’s lives, Oswalt said, that go fundamentally against the nature of comedy. Patton Oswalt says comics have a social responsibility: We can’t just ‘talk about dating or airline food anymore’ 2018-06-19T04:00:00Z

He has also said there is too much comedy on the stage: that it is tragedy that's needed, because tragedy "liberates language". This House; Scenes from an Execution; Damned by Despair – review 2012-10-13T23:06:27Z

“When David came to the studio to record his part,” Mr. Branca said, “he walked in and did a stand-up comedy routine, with impressions — he was unbelievable. He was so charming and so clever.” David Bowie as Muse? Why One Composer Says So 2016-10-07T04:00:00Z

But he might as well be talking about the comedy in which he appears, which is directed with gusto by Jack O’Brien. Matthew Broderick, Nathan Lane and Stockard Channing in 'It's Only a Play' on Broadway 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z

Even the actors who were barely more than extras on it went on to become comedy stars. The stars of Spaced reunited: ‘Our show doesn’t feel dated like Friends’ 2020-01-11T05:00:00Z

It’s about time we got a surreal gay comedy; the naturalistic kind has been running out of steam. Review: In ‘Breeders,’ Parenting as a (Literal) Cage Match 2017-10-02T04:00:00Z

Also: you can make big, broad, even dumb comedies that are great! TCAs 2012: NBC’s Monkey Business 2012-07-24T17:45:46Z

Lily Tomlin was one of the early comedy greats who influenced my courage to be the person I am. Tracee Ellis Ross: She’s a Hit at the White House, Too 2016-08-24T04:00:00Z

You'd never know it from the backlog of comedies about splashy weddings run amok, from "Father of the Bride" to "Bridesmaids" to reality TV's "Bridezillas." 'Shoulda Been You': Wedding farce needs more new, less borrowed 2012-03-23T22:29:05Z

Most important, Mr. Albery takes the characters seriously and avoids milking the comedy. Music Review: Strauss’s ‘Arabella,’ at Santa Fe Opera 2012-07-31T21:48:43Z

For those who prefer more grounded TV, whether dramas, comedies or docuseries, there’s plenty of choices to be had — but not all at once. Fall TV season serves up what viewers want: sci-fi, fantasy 2021-09-02T04:00:00Z

The Merry Wives of Windsor Archway Company stages Shakespeare’s comedy about the scoundrel Falstaff’s attempts to scam two married women. The week ahead in L.A. theatre, Jan. 14-21: 'Shakespeare in Love,' 'Cabaret' and more 2018-01-14T05:00:00Z

The Village Voice, which said then he practiced the "comedy of hate," now calls him "likely the most misunderstood comedian of the past 40 years." Andrew Dice Clay enjoys another roll, with help from Woody Allen 2014-12-09T05:00:00Z

And so “House of Lies” began as a brash comedy but ended its first season as a drama-comedy hybrid, a direction that needs to continue to keep the show from drowning in its own caricatures. Television Review: ‘House of Lies,’ With Don Cheadle and Kristen Bell 2013-01-12T01:06:57Z

So in some ways at least, encouraged by the ancient restraints that comedy can impose, Verdi and Wagner become most musically proximate in their solitary mature comedies. Wagner and Verdi: A harmony of opposites 2013-06-20T09:15:00Z

Fortunately, Jon Stewart survived his own finale to accept the award for best “variety talk series,” delivering the best speech of the night that can be classified as a comedy and not a drama. Emmy Paradoxes 2015-09-21T04:00:00Z

The tale of an exploited minor, even a laughing, skipping, giddily complicit one, is no longer considered a proper subject for musical comedy. Updated 'Gigi' still a relic of its era 2015-04-08T04:00:00Z

His show, aimed at making a serious point about tabloid newspaper excesses through comedy, is called One Rogue Reporter. Peppiatt turns the tables on tabloid editors in Edinburgh fringe show 2012-08-03T16:34:00Z

It's a subtle change, hardly the dramatic makeover montage that has become a trope of many comedies geared to women. Melissa McCarthy's star power helps her go out on a limb with 'Tammy' 2014-06-27T04:00:00Z

It’s a comedy, but there’s also a lot of sadness to be found. | Connecticut: ‘Clybourne Park,’ at Long Wharf Theater in New Haven 2013-05-25T00:50:19Z

Seven years after he started comedy in Portland, Ore., Mr. Funches, a native of the South Side of Chicago, is getting higher-profile gigs. Ron Funches Works a Crowd, and Its Assumptions 2014-08-26T04:00:00Z

It soon became the crucible of countless careers, including those of Emma Thompson, Stephen Fry and "House" star Laurie, all members of the Cambridge University troupe that won the festival's comedy prize in 1981. Lockerbie play draws attention at Edinburgh Fringe 2010-08-06T16:39:00Z

Plenty of the laughs are of the appalled variety, as we watch one of our peers manhandled in the name of comedy. Doctor Brown – Edinburgh festival review 2012-08-23T16:51:57Z

As Jay Richardson at the comedy website Chortle reports, the comedian Mark Steel went public this week with a grievance against TV critic Victor Lewis-Smith. Atheism gets funny, Victor Lewis Smith accused of joke-theft – and Michael Macintyre breaks box-office records 2013-01-08T15:11:48Z

Black comedy is like the Hunger Games; it's not a place for respect or rules. In "Sticks & Stones," Dave Chappelle refuses to change for critics 2019-08-27T04:00:00Z

ES: Does that mean there are things that are off-limits in comedy? A laughing matter: Comedians Steve Punt and Shappi Khorsandi debate whether comedy is too cruel 2011-01-22T08:31:01Z

Starting in November, ABC will attempt to establish two family comedies on Friday nights. ABC orders 10 new series for upcoming season 2012-05-15T20:01:03Z

A series of baroque action sequences strung on twin wires of corn and cliché, the vampire comedy “Day Shift” starts out at a gallop and keeps right on moving. ‘Day Shift’ Review: Stakes Out 2022-08-11T04:00:00Z

And she tells the mundane comedies of his daily life, such as the single time he grew a mustache or the two days he spent in jail for walking barefoot down Route 100. Harry Bertoia’s Legacy Lives on in a New Book and Jewelry Exhibition 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z

About a decade ago, Mazin had carved out a solid career as a comedy screenwriter. ‘The Last of Us’ Continues Craig Mazin’s Hollywood Ascent 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z

Her sarcastic response: “I really want him to know about comedy.” He Made Brooklyn Comedy a Scene. But His Life Took a Different Turn. 2020-04-07T04:00:00Z

My first film I directed was a romantic comedy. "The last thing we wanted to do was start a fire!": Peter Facinelli on his wildfire survival film 2023-09-29T04:00:00Z

“Modern Family,” the family ensemble on ABC, and “Nurse Jackie,” the Showtime series starring Edie Falco, were also nominated for best comedy, joining “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” “The Office” and “30 Rock.” Emmy Nominations Are Announced 2010-07-08T12:56:00Z

To varying degrees, all these shows have given me joy, and no, I don't think self-aware comedy is an inherently less worthy form than any other. Will future generations understand "The Simpsons"? 2011-03-08T16:05:00Z

A. That was really just a comedy sketch. Rick Miller Talks About His ?MacHomer? 2012-03-25T01:30:03Z