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Ronnie Schell, "Gomer Pyle" best friend and "slowest rising comedian," dies at 94
1+ hour, 34+ min ago (579+ words) Schell died of natural causes at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. He had been hospitalized after a recent fall, according to publicist Harlan Boll, who spoke to Schell's son Gregory. Schell played Marine Pvt. Duke Slater opposite star Jim Nabors…...
The Daily Show" gig a dream come true for Jordan Klepper
13+ hour, 53+ min ago (453+ words) For Jordan Klepper, hosting "The Daily Show" is the gift that keeps on giving. "When John Oliver left "The Daily Show" (in 2013) it opened up a spot, and I got my dream job," Klepper, 47, began in a phone interview. "I…...
Movie Review: This train's going fast, but the jokes fly even faster in "Stop! That! Train!'
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (674+ words) By JOCELYN NOVECK, AP National Writer Presidential candidates take note: If you ever want an effectively simple campaign slogan, you could do worse than this: "SHE FUN!" That's the slogan that got President Judy Gagwell " aka Ru Paul " elected, and…...
Nick Jonas digs deep to find musical parallels in "Power Ballad
1+ week, 16+ hour ago (491+ words) NEW YORK " Ireland's award-winning writer-director-songwriter John Carney is back with another music-themed drama with a look at two singers played by Paul Rudd and Nick Jonas. Rudd's Nick is an American who came to Dublin for a gig and met…...
Movie Review: "Scary Movie 6" brings back the Wayans and the Core Four for a rapid-fire horror spoof
1+ week, 1+ day ago (746+ words) The knife-wielding serial killer known as Ghostface unwisely tries to stab Teyana Taylor in the opening scene of "Scary Movie" and it goes rather poorly. The dagger the psycho plunges into the famously fit actor's abdomen bounces off, horribly bent....
Battenfeld: Democrats need better icons than multi-millionaire Stephen Colbert
2+ week, 1+ day ago (569+ words) Democrats should come up with better cultural icons than aging, washed up multi-millionaire former talk show hosts. Liberal hero Stephen Colbert's long swan song into podcast oblivion showed how clueless Democrats are who worship the rich TV host who lost…...
Georgina Campbell puts fun in alien fungus in "Cold Storage
4+ mon, 13+ hour ago (475+ words) Friday's exuberant horror comedy "Cold Storage" involves long-hidden alien matter that mutates in seconds to not so comically explode into a zillion ever-expanding bits that could destroy all inhabitants of planet Earth. That's where Liam Neeson, "Stranger Things' " Joe Keery…...
'Murder Most Delicious' a tasting flight, with crime
2+ week, 5+ day ago (476+ words) Danielle Postel-Vinay certainly knew what she was doing when she titled her new, Paris-set murder mystery "Murder Most Delicious." The key word is "delicious," as she spins her tale of wine tastings, croissants and homicide in the shadow of the…...
Folk stars April Fools tune into humor
3+ week, 5+ day ago (242+ words) The April Fools started out strictly for fun, and they plan to keep it that way. But they also hope to take this show on the road....
Will Arnett, Bradley Cooper team for dramedy "Is This Thing On?
5+ mon, 4+ week ago (466+ words) Longtime friends, Will Arnett and Bradley Cooper co-wrote and co-star in Friday's "Is This Thing On?" a divorce reconciliation comedy-drama that Cooper also directed. Arnett and Laura Dern are Alex and Tess Novak, who've divorced but continue to see each…...