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Pat Finn, of The Middle and Seinfeld fame, dies at 60 from cancer
5+ hour, 23+ min ago (608+ words) Finn came up through Hollywood's ranks around the same time as his good friend Chris Farley Veteran comedy actor Pat Finn, best known for his roles in sitcoms like The Middle and The George Wendt Show, has died at age…...
An ‘Anaconda’ reboot no one asked for shows the limits of star power
1+ week, 11+ hour ago (226+ words) How many of you had a reboot of the campy 1997 ophiological horror flick "Anaconda" on your Christmas list? Too bad, you're getting one anyway. Still on the fence? Your stars are Paul Rudd and Jack Black, those winningly youthful 56-year-olds…...
British playwright Tom Stoppard, who won Oscar for ’Shakespeare In Love,’ has died at 88
3+ week, 4+ day ago (895+ words) In a statement Saturday, United Agents said Stoppard died "peacefully" at his home in Dorset in southern England, surrounded by his family. "He will be remembered for his works, for their brilliance and humanity, and for his wit, his irreverence,…...
Prunella Scales, who played Sybil in British sitcom ’Fawlty Towers,’ dies at 93
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (274+ words) LONDON " Actor Prunella Scales, best known as acid-tongued Sybil Fawlty in the classic British sitcom "Fawlty Towers," has died, her children said Tuesday. She was 93 and had dementia. Scales" sons, Samuel and Joseph West, said she died "peacefully at home…...
REVIEW: ‘John Candy: I Like Me’ is Colin Hanks’s love letter to the comedian
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (622+ words) That's the problem when you talk about John: People don't really have a lot of negative things to say about him," Bill Murray says in the opening scene of John Candy: I Like Me," the new documentary about the late…...
SNOBELEN: The not-so-funny truth about politicians and comedy
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (538+ words) Humour is dangerous stuff.I ought to know, it has sliced me a time or two. Some folks claim I might have made something of myself if I could just resist the temptation of a perfect satirical line.In my…...
Rogen, Smart, Severance duo are early winners at 2025 Emmy Awards
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (787+ words) LOS ANGELES " Seth Rogen won best actor in a comedy series Sunday for "The Studio," and Britt Lower and Tramell Tillman took trophies for "Severance," kicking off the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards on what could be a very big night for…...
‘Go to eleven’: How the ‘Spinal Tap’ phrase lived on after the movie
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (645+ words) Rob Reiner had a secret weapon on the set of "This Is Spinal Tap." The dialogue in the mockumentary centred around a fictional British heavy metal band was almost entirely improvised. But before they started rolling, director Reiner (who also…...
Emmy nominees in key categories
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (241+ words) LOS ANGELES " Here is a list of the nominees in key categories for the 77th Emmy Awards, which will be handed out in Los Angeles on Sunday. Apple TV's "Severance" topped the nominations list with 27, followed by "The Penguin" with 24, and…...
Hollywood stars mock York Regional Police chief advice on how to deal with home intruders
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (553+ words) Following the murder of Abdul Aleem Farooqi in front of his family after he "confronted" a group of intruders inside his Kleinburg, Ont., home, MacSween advised homeowners not to fight back. "In the unlikely event that you find yourself the…...