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Jay Leno gave this Dayton comic standup advice and shared about his own experiences
3+ hour, 52+ min ago (843+ words) Well, I don't mean to go sticking my nose in other people's business, but I can tell there's something there, and I can see you got something you're trying to get out," comedian Jay Leno said to me during our…...
Moira Rose, Delia Deetz, Cookie Fleck and Kevin's mom: Catherine O'Hara's memorable roles
3+ week, 2+ day ago (676+ words) Now is certainly not the time for pettifogging. But can we confabulate about the comic brilliance of Catherine O'Hara? These radically arcane words, like so many others, dripped off the gifted comedian's tongue so silkily as Moira, her singularly eccentric…...
Broadway and Hollywood songwriter Marc Shaiman looks back with pessimistic humor in memoir
4+ week, 1+ hour ago (862+ words) I'm not even happy with the glass," he says with a laugh. The award-winning Hollywood and Broadway composer and lyricist cheerfully likes to call himself an Eeyore" and a card-carrying pessimist" despite many of his biggest dreams coming true. His…...
Dave Franco and O’Shea Jackson Jr. lead road movie gone wrong, bringing comedy to Sundance
4+ week, 2+ day ago (386+ words) One of the latter comes from filmmaker Macon Blair, a Sundance veteran and grand jury prize winner for "I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore," whose new movie might best be described as a road movie gone wrong....
‘I’ve been very busy in Ohio’: Dave Chappelle jabs Yellow Springs in new Netflix special
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (490+ words) Christmas came early for Dave Chappelle fans. The Emmy and Grammy-winning comedian surprisingly released a new Netflix standup special, "The Unstoppable," Dec. 19 after the Jake Paul vs. Anthony Joshua boxing match. The funny, provocative and thought-provoking 75-minute special was filmed…...
‘This is Spinal Tap,’ ‘The Princess Bride’ and more: Rob Reiner’s best films and where to watch them
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (396+ words) Rob Reiner made the kind of movies that we all rewatch already. They're the films that we quote without having to think about it, the ones we hold up as gold standards of comedy, romance, drama and suspense, the ones…...
Monty Python’s Flying Circus musical 'Spamalot' hopes to spread the silliness with US tour
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (617+ words) I think the answer must be yes, because it's about self-awareness," says the founding member of the comedy group Monty Python's Flying Circus. "It's about laughing at yourself and your own death and your inevitable end, which you can do…...
British playwright Tom Stoppard, who won Academy Award for 'Shakespeare In Love,' has died at 88
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (894+ 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,…...
Eddie Murphy to receive life achievement award from the American Film Institute
3+ mon, 1+ day ago (236+ words) Eddie Murphy is being celebrated with a life achievement award from the American Film Institute, AFI's board of trustees said Friday. The award will be handed out at a gala tribute in Los Angeles, at the Dolby Theatre, on April…...
Remembering Jonathan Winters — Born 100 years ago today
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (474+ words) Throughout a 56-year career that included countless appearances on late-night TV, a starring role among the all-stars of "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" and close to a dozen Grammy-nominated comedy albums, Springfield-raised comedy great Jonathan Winters has remained…...