4+ week, 2+ day ago   (502+ words) Perfection isn’t funny. Flaws are. Triumph never makes people laugh the way struggle does. More than any other standup today, Rory Scovel understands and exploits the daredevil humor of courting disaster. It’s why he titled his initial Netflix special “Rory…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago   (415+ words) “The Simpsons” could have an end date in sight — at least according to one of its longtime stars. Nancy Cartwright, who has voiced Bart Simpson since 1987, revealed that the animated sitcom may wrap after Season 40, during an appearance on Michael…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago   (426+ words) Nancy Cartwright, the voice actress behind Bart Simpson, isn’t convinced the show has many seasons left, predicting the sitcom will end its iconic run with Season 40. Cartwright, who has been with the Fox animated sitcom since its debut in 1989, shared…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (326+ words) The comedian Cat Cohen has always been a bit of a horror show. Adopting a flamboyantly superficial, fame-hungry persona, she is the kind of narcissist who says as an aside, “I’m engaged to a guy named Josh or something.” Or…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (709+ words) Will Poulter has looked at the opioid epidemic from both sides — as a pharmaceutical rep pushing a new drug, OxyContin, in “Dopesick,” the 2021 Hulu series, and now as an addict in rural Ohio navigating a state-mandated rehabilitation program in the movie…...

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....