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Review: 'Clean Slate' is a sweet, new old-fashioned family comedy

Prime Video's Southern comedy about a gruff old gent and his trans daughter who returns home to Mobile, Ala., stars Laverne Cox and George Wallace.

Los Angeles Times - 7h

Kinda Pregnant review – Amy Schumer’s Netflix comedy is kinda disappointing

The comedian plays a woman pretending to be pregnant in a dated and mostly unfunny attempt to bring back the broad studio comedy. Let me be clear: I am always rooting for Amy Schumer, though ...

The Guardian - 18h

How Damon Wayans Jr. wants to push comedy boundaries in "Poppa's House" series

Damon Wayans Jr., who stars in the CBS series "Poppa's House" alongside his comedy legend dad, Damon Wayans Sr., spoke to "CBS Mornings" about the hit show's extension, pushing boundaries in comedy ...

CBS News - 10h

Trump administration will consider redrawing boundaries of national monuments as part of energy push

As part of the Trump administration’s push to expand U.S. energy production, federal officials will review and consider redrawing the boundaries of national monuments created under previous ...

NBC News - 20h

From boundaries to social media, psychologist Lisa Damour gives tips on raising teen girls

Clinical psychologist Lisa Damour, who consulted on the movie "Inside Out 2," talks about tips for raising teen girls. Damour is out with an updated version of her book, "Untangled: Guiding Teenage ...

CBS News - 1d

‘You name it, I did it’: Sheila Hancock on comedy, age and anxiety

You might think Dame Sheila Hancock would be taking life a little easy – no chance. She talks about her working-class roots, being lucky in love, the frustration of being passed over for serious ...

The Guardian - 3d

Dan Houser’s Absurd Ventures teases animation project and action-comedy adventure game

Dan Houser's Absurd Ventures is teasing some new projects including an animated series and an action-comedy adventure game.

VentureBeat - 5d

You’re Cordially Invited review – Reese Witherspoon and Will Ferrell carry fun comedy

A pair of duelling weddings leads to war in this surprisingly funny, if a little overstuffed, Amazon comedy. In the doldrums of January, with Hollywood gracelessly dumping its shoddiest films, one ...

The Guardian - 6d

Comedian Ken Flores dies at 28, remembered for his 'infectious laugh and presence' in the L.A. comedy scene

Flores, a beloved figure in L.A. stand-up, was becoming a breakout star at various comedy clubs including Hollywood's Laugh Factory, the Comedy Store and Hollywood Improv. No cause of death was ...

Los Angeles Times - Jan. 29

Magic Farm review – Chloë Sevigny can’t lift flat comedy of inept Americans abroad

Sundance film festival: A farcical tale of entitled New Yorkers arriving in rural Argentina to make a docuseries is too limp and underbaked to hit its targets. A fading television host, a shady ...

The Guardian - Jan. 29

Trump Tests the Boundaries of the Presidency

Even more than in his first term, President Trump has mounted a fundamental challenge to the norms and expectations of what a president can and should do.

The New York Times - Jan. 26

If I Had Legs I’d Kick You review – Rose Byrne is a knockout in anxious dark comedy

Sundance film festival: The often under-utilised actor gives a monumental performance as a mother on the edge in an exhausting spiral of a movie. Last year’s toothless adaptation of Rachel ...

The Guardian - Jan. 25

Gaming comedy Mythic Quest Season 4 debuts on January 29 on Apple TV+

Season 4 of a TV show is not something I write about very often, given my focus is video games. But Season 4 of Mythic Quest is another matter.

VentureBeat - Jan. 24

‘I can’t handle all this emotion’: Mo Amer on using daring comedy to redefine the Palestinian experience

The first season of Mo, comedian Mo Amer’s Netflix show, was a funny, moving look at life as a Palestinian immigrant in the US – then 7 October turned everything on its head. He talks about ...

The Guardian - Jan. 24

Deflategate 10 years later: Was it an actual scandal or an absurd comedy?

It's been 10 years since Tom Brady was accused of deflating footballs, a controversy that is one of the wilder and weirder stories in NFL lore.

Yahoo Sports - Jan. 23

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 - Jan. 23

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 - Jan. 23

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 - Jan. 21

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 - Jan. 19

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 - Jan. 16

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 - Jan. 16

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 - Jan. 16

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 ...