1+ hour, 21+ min ago  (1141+ words) On a recent Trilith Studios tour in Fayetteville, the trolley drove outside the studio gates into an otherwise unremarkable open field filled with tall grass and wildflowers. But tour guide North Jackson quickly noted that this wasn't just any field:…...

5+ day, 22+ min ago  (865+ words) Actor Pilot Bunch was in an orphanage as a young child in Kazakhstan, where he was barely touched before being adopted by an Atlanta family. "As a result, I have a sensory processing disorder," said Bunch, promoting his role as…...

1+ mon, 12+ hour ago  (958+ words) Director Michael Tiddes is not a household name, but the man he is largely attached to is: Marlon Wayans. Tiddes, a Fayetteville resident for several years, has now directed six films with Wayans, including his newest "Scary Movie," which was…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (725+ words) Weird Al" Yankovic has been such a one-of-a-kind force in pop music over the past 45 years that he really has no peer. He did not invent parody songs. They've been around for decades and radio morning shows used to do…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (824+ words) Although writers and theater artists Topher Payne and Charlie Cote crossed paths professionally several times over the years, it was a dating app that ultimately brought them together. Cote was on the LGBTQ+ app Scruff near the end of the…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (692+ words) In recent years, Hollywood decided adult comedies were not good bets in movie theaters, and instead focused heavily on superheroes and animated films. That mindset shifted this year with a noticeable increase in comedic films on the release schedule....

10+ mon, 1+ week ago  (747+ words) D. L. Hughley was part of one of the most popular stand-up arena tours of all time more than a quarter-century ago. The Original Kings of Comedy, which also featured Steve Harvey, Cedric the Entertainer and the late Bernie Mac, grossed $37 million…...

3+ mon, 6+ day ago  (1398+ words) While stand-up comics tend to tour year-round, they especially like to hit the road in the spring. Atlanta will feature a panoply of comedians, some who built their careers off social media and podcasts (e. g. Stavros Halkias, Akaash Singh), others who…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (674+ words) Marlon Wayans and his brothers walked away from the "Scary Movie" franchise a quarter century ago in a dispute with Bob and Harvey Weinstein. Wayans in 2021 called them an "evil regime." But his father Howell Wayans on his deathbed in…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1083+ words) Atlanta's own Jeff Foxworthy, now 67, has done everything he's ever wanted in entertainment: touring theaters, helming his own sitcom, producing a sketch show and hosting a hit game show. He has sold millions of albums of his various comedy specials…...