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Dark humour for dark times: How comedy helps in Ukraine

Ukrainian stand-up comedians say humour can help people cope and raise money for the war effort.

BBC News - 12h

Lakers' Jeanie Buss points out similarities to new Netflix comedy

The new Netflix comedy "Running Point" has a storyline similar to Jeanie Buss' tenure as president of the Lakers.

ESPN - 12h

Keke Palmer and SZA's 'One of Them Days' checks the boxes for buddy comedies

Keke Palmer says her new film with SZA continues a tradition of side-splitting Black comedies with an important message.

NBC News - 1d

Keke Palmer comedy ‘One of Them Days’ and ‘Mufasa’ in close race for No. 1

The Keke Palmer buddy comedy “One of Them Days” has opened in first place on the North American box office charts on a particularly slow Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend

ABC News - 3d

Altadena comedy club PDA burned down, but owners say its love hasn't burned out

The 35-seat venue that was home to local comics and big acts, such as Maria Bamford, Alex Borstein and Fred Armisen, was destroyed in the Eaton fire. Owners already have plans to rebuild.

Los Angeles Times - 6d

Review: Two slackers are short on rent in 'One of Them Days,' an L.A. comedy with extra moxie

The Grammy-winning musician SZA makes her screen debut in this funny, shaggy comedy about two L.A. roommates and a bad boyfriend who absconds with their cash.

Los Angeles Times - 6d

Conan O'Brien will receive the Mark Twain Prize for lifetime achievement in comedy

Comedian and host Conan O’Brien is the newest recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for lifetime achievement in comedy

ABC News - 6d

How is L.A. comedy trailblazer James Adomian facing 2025? With Amtrak travel and surprising optimism

Following Adomian's YouTube special "Path of Most Resistance," released in September, his North American tour concludes Sunday, January 19 at the Irvine Improv.

Los Angeles Times - Jan. 15

‘I like to break the rules’: Björk on comedy, darkness and the most flamboyant tour of her career

The musician describes herself as many things: artist, introvert, activist, Scorpio, matriarch, punk, joker, optimist… We step inside the multiverse of the incomparable Björk. Björk is in Paris, ...

The Guardian - Jan. 12

Crime, comedy and The Count of Monte-Cristo: French flock to cinemas … to watch homegrown films

Cinephiles and industry insiders explain why the most-watched films in 2024 were made in France. The most-watched films in French cinemas last year were a feelgood comedy featuring a cast of ...

The Guardian - Jan. 10

‘Every day is 24 hours of panic to just get out the door’: Jesse Eisenberg on self-indulgence, candid aunts and his Oscar-tipped Holocaust comedy

The writer-director of A Real Pain and co-stars Kieran Culkin, Jennifer Grey and Will Sharpe talk about being overcome by generational trauma while making Oscar season’s funniest film. Jesse ...