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How Sheng Wang finds 'Purple' comedy in a stuck drawer and a toothbrush choice
2+ hour, 33+ min ago (178+ words) For comedian Sheng Wang purple is more than a color, it's a way of being. From his style (today he's sporting a colorful purple-shaded tie die t-shirt) to the way he floats through the world writing jokes based on the…...
Column: Book club skeptic? So was Roxane Gay. Here's what converted her
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (238+ words) Book clubs are often treated as something of a cultural punch line, because they are largely the domain of women and we have a penchant for dismissing or diminishing anything women do. When I approached the Garden Gate Cafe, where…...
Review: 'The Miniature Wife' turns a big misadventure into a nice little love story
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (665+ words) Elizabeth Banks stars as a woman shrunk to six inches by her scientist husband, played by Matthew Macfadyen, in Peacock's science fiction farce based on a short story by Manuel Gonzales....
Eugene Mirman of 'Bob's Burgers' 'thankful beyond words' and 'doing relatively alright' after fiery crash
6+ day, 21+ hour ago (257+ words) Eugene Mirman appears to be in good spirits after being injured in a fiery car crash. The comedian and "Bob's Burgers" actor shared an Instagram update Friday to reassure fans he is "doing relatively alright, all things considered." Mirman was…...
Review: 'Fantasy Life' is a dream come true for fans of bracingly adult relationship comedies
1+ week, 6+ hour ago (1124+ words) Fantasy Life" is a dream come true for fans of bracingly adult relationship comedies'Los Angeles Times Sometimes it takes a whole movie to get to a wonderful last line But for that last line to truly be wonderful, the whole…...
'Bob's Burgers' actor Eugene Mirman pulled from fiery crash and hospitalized
1+ week, 1+ day ago (306+ words) Bob's Burgers" voice actor and comedian Eugene Mirman was pulled from a fiery car crash and hospitalized with serious injuries. A trooper assigned to the governor's detail and two others pulled Mirman from the burning car through a window before…...
'We desperately need to laugh': this L. A. festival helps the trans community heal through comedy
1+ week, 2+ day ago (419+ words) I broke up with someone that I was with for three years over Face Time," Vico Ortiz said, explaining the premise of their new comedy show Libros" about two self-described healed libras holding court over an unhinged game show where…...
Inside Kid Cudi's new podcast, where he offers 'Big Bro' advice and good vibes
1+ week, 2+ day ago (1084+ words) Kid Cudi is lounging in a colorful attic much like the one in his childhood home in Cleveland. Kid Cudi gives a tour of his "Big Bro with Kid Cudi" podcast studio. "It's kind of like the world outside of…...
Alex Duong, comedian and 'Blue Bloods' actor whose career was taking off, dies at 42 after cancer battle
1+ week, 3+ day ago (778+ words) Alex Duong, a Vietnamese comedian who was finally seeing his acting and touring careers take off when he was diagnosed with a rare, aggressive cancer early last year, died Saturday morning in Santa Monica after going into septic shock, his…...
David Cross on how comedy specials don't feel special anymore
1+ week, 6+ day ago (135+ words) Los Angeles Times David Cross on how comedy specials don't feel special anymore Nate Jackson is a deputy editor for Entertainment and Arts. Previously, he served as a news editor for the Wrap and the music editor for OC Weekly....