'In & Out' was a decent-sized hit that got its origin story from Tom Hanks' 1994 Oscars speech. And while it had its heart in the right place, it's very much a film of its time.
Trevor Noah exhibits a fluent creative energy and mastery of many arts - he's a writer, a TV presenter, a stand up comedian, an impressionist, a polyglot, an intrepid voyager, and a man straddling many cultures. Coming up the hard way through Apartheid South Africa he's manage to deliver on point stand up specials, become a bestselling author, and score hosting duties on the iconic Comedy Central news satire program, The Daily Show, becoming people's go-to voice about the issues plaguing us today.
The Safdie brothers are turning towards TV after their most successful film to date, and teaming up with Nathan Fielder and Showtime for an upcoming comedy titled, 'The Curse.'
'The Big Lebowski' spin-off, 'The Jesus Rolls', was actually intended as a remake of a whole different film from 1974, but with a dash of Jesus in it.
Christopher Guest had quite a run in the late '90s and early 2000s, producing a series of very funny mockumentaries; the most successful of which being 'Best in Show.' Let's take a look back at this oft-overlooked comedy.
The film had a fun premise, funny gags, and it was missing a lot of the fat often associated with Sandler comedies; but probably its biggest accomplishment was being able to see modern cultural phenomena coming before its time.
With Please Don't Destroy's current tour across the US, SNL writing credentials, and untitled movie in the works, is this sketch comedy trio the next big thing in American comedy?
During these sociopolitical times, it would seem like a ripe environment for Sacha Baron Cohen's brand of parody and shock humor. So why didn't 'Borat 2' leave as indelible of a mark as the first one?
Hollywood doesn't come out with many literary comedies anymore, or films that center around the extracurricular adventures of middle-aged professors, but it did both back in February of 2000 with 'Wonder Boys.' A film criminally overlooked by moviegoers.
Released 20 years ago this week 'Death to Smoochy' arrived as a deeply dark and cynical comedy that appears to have been written by someone whose kids got really into Barney and drove their parents to homicidal fantasy.
Ryan Reynolds, who is also Canadian, has long proclaimed his love for the late comedy actor, and has been extensively involved with the documentary on John Candy's life.
Fresh off 'Space Force's' season one debut, we spoke with Don Lake about his role in the series, the magnetic chemistry among the all-star cast, his roots at The Second City, and much more.
'Joker' director, Todd Phillips, has recently joined the crowded "wokeness ruined comedy" team, but like most claims of its ilk, it's much ado about nothing.
'Singles' wasn't Cameron Crowe's best film, but, it truly captured that brief moment in rock and roll history where '90s grunge had Seattle at the center of the universe.
With his first truly new standup special set to air December 31st (The Age of Spin and Deep in the Heart of Texas) and his first ever Emmy win, Dave's career has been looking brighter than ever. It's been looking more and more like he made the right decision back in '07 to step away from the spotlight. If there's any such thing as karmic justice then he might just be the living proof.
Will the arguments never end about Mel Brooks' 'Blazing Saddles'? Brooks' 1974 comedy classic might be the most argued-about older movie of all-time, mostly stemming from whether it could be made today or not.
Part 2 of our chat with the country's leading comedy historian, Kliph Nesteroff, about his latest book 'Outrageous: A History of Showbiz and the Culture Wars.'
25 years ago this week 'Late Night with Conan O'Brien' debuted a new bit featuring a dog puppet who trotted out a simple joke construction: Praise of a specific person or thing, followed by "…for me to poop on."
'I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson' is never on Netflix's Top 10 lists, but among a certain "extremely online" cohort the sketch show is massive. Here's our ranking of the ten best sketches of Season 2.
Once Netflix got ahold of all ten seasons of what seems to be regarded as the pinnacle of '90s programming, I no longer had an excuse for not investigating further. Also, I was kind of over not understanding references and wanted to see what all the hubbub was about.
Oh look, here I go again giving my late-ass opinion about a show that's been off TV for a while! However, it's The Office and there's no such thing as a bad time to start such a miraculous journey. So what's so special about The Office, you say? Let me tell you...
'Brockmire', which debuted in 2017, grew out of a Funny or Die sketch, and though it may be loved by critics, I don’t think I know anyone who actually watches it. But I’ve got a feeling it’s going to have a strong legacy.
Going into the film I was nervous, for a simple reason: this is going to be my kids, in a couple of years. The kinds of conversations and incidents hinted at in this movie are in the not-too-distant future. Am I ready for that?
John Belushi’s and Dan Aykroyd’s iconic musical comedy The Blues Brothers is now the subject of a book that delves into its colorful history.