3+ hour, 25+ min ago   (439+ words) Every comedian is inspired by at least one person who came before them, and Jim Carrey is no different, even if his distinctive style of rubber-faced pratfalling didn't exactly have many precedents. Performers like Carrey, Robin Williams, Richard Pryor, and…...

17+ hour, 40+ min ago   (238+ words) In a world as crowded and competitive as comedy, Danny McBride stands out, with his work, particularly alongside director David Gordon Green and writer Jody Hill, combining eccentric characters with high-concept scenarios and naturalistic dialogue. He's worked with some of…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (443+ words) If there was one man who dominated 1980s teen comedies, of which there were thousands, it was undoubtedly John Hughes, the man who displayed an almost uncanny ability to capture the world of bedroom posters, frizzy hair, ghetto blasters and awkward…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (374+ words) It says something about the impact Robin Williams made on those of us for whom he had been a larger-than-life ever-present over decades on our TV and cinema screens that, rather like some major world events, I can remember exactly…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (398+ words) Due to the passing of time, which none of us can do anything about, annoyingly, there will be many people who, when asked about'Eddie Murphy,'will instantly fire back, "Oh, he did the voice of the donkey from'Shrek!, which is…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (267+ words) Keyboardist Dave Greenfield, who died after contracting Covid in 2020, was a vitally important part of the sound of The Stranglers, particularly as the band looked to extricate itself from the shackles of "punk" in the late 1970s. The presence of a…...

6+ day, 20+ hour ago   (434+ words) Much like David Lynch, the Coen brothers have never been interested in exploring, dissecting, or spelling out what their movies are supposed to mean, although they're a little more mischievous about it. Whereas Lynch was famously aghast whenever somebody asked…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago   (367+ words) Comedy is supposed to push buttons and boundaries, but there's an infinitesimally fine line between threading that needle and veering into the realm of bad taste, as Will Ferrell discovered when he quit a movie role just 48 hours after his…...

2+ week, 1+ hour ago   (298+ words) A good love story will outlast everyone who reads it. For centuries, we've adored the romances between everyone from Romeo and Juliet to Elizabeth and Mr Darcy, looking to these tales of all-consuming love that triumphs in spite of the…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (526+ words) While there might be an element of truth in suggesting that actors and entertainers become increasingly beloved with age by default, as it applies to Hollywood veterans who are at least 90, it should go without saying that Mel Brooks and…...