1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (961+ words) Many a Hollywood elite has entered a sealed room to read a top-secret script. But Mr. Howard is not an A-list actor. He’s not a cinematographer or a CGI artist. What Mr. Howard makes is buckets. “Seven years ago, this…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (699+ words) When Larry David is pitched an idea, his immediate inclination is to reject it. So much so, that his longtime writing and producing partner Jeff Schaffer referred to him as “the fastest no in show business.” But when former President…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago   (857+ words) In the backroom of a small, cluttered workshop in Portland, Maine, a figure lies facedown on a table. Its head has been cut open, exposing a delicate anatomy of brass rods, hinges and levers. It is motionless, as though sleeping....

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (208+ words) Up until 1985, Eddie Murphy was primarily known for being a comedian. In September of that year, the Beverly Hills Cop star released his first musical album, the moderately successful How Could It Be. With the help of “Super Freak” singer…...

2+ mon, 3+ day ago   (1028+ words) Nearly halfway through his latest special, Ridiculous, Louis C.K. asks his audience to help out with a joke. When he announces “I’m so old!,” the crowd is meant to respond in unison, “How old are you?” Another comedian might answer with…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (661+ words) Eighty years ago, though the Arsenal of Democracy had vanquished the Axis and weathered a withering Depression, the recovering American people found themselves rich in bills but short on laughs. Enter Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, who debuted together on…...

1+ mon, 10+ hour ago   (321+ words) It is still something of a surprise, however, that there are not one, but three ultra-campy musical tributes to “Heated Rivalry” at this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe, which runs through Aug. 31. One of the shows is an offshoot of the…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (822+ words) Comedy saved Teruko Nakajima’s life. She found a calling and a safe space in comedy. “I didn’t know I was born a comedian,” Nakajima said. “Finally, I really felt I was accepted as a comedian, validated for who I am....

2+ mon, 4+ day ago   (953+ words) Another year, another Emmy nomination domination for HBO. The network tallied a whopping 122 nominations on Wednesday morning, with its closest competitor, Netflix, earning 111 nods. It’s the seventh year within the last 10 years that HBO has scored the most Emmy nominations…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (182+ words) What genre are we living in, living through, today? Epic? No chance. Farce? Sometimes. Porno-pastoral? Holistic satire? Digital picaresque? All of these, sure, but only in spasms. No, the big one, the all-encompassing super-genre of where we are right now…...