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Three Great Things: Shannon Lee

Film
By Shannon Lee | November 30, 2020
By Shannon Lee | November 30, 2020

Three Great Things: Shannon Lee

Bruce Lee’s daughter, and one of the executive producers of the Lee-inspired show Warrior, shares three things that have made her life richer.

An Ode to the Comedic Character Actor

Film
By Charles Gould | November 24, 2020
By Charles Gould | November 24, 2020

An Ode to the Comedic Character Actor

Charles Gould, currently starring in the horror-comedy It Cuts Deep, yearns for the golden age when performers like him could become A-listers.

Jemaine Clement (Flight of the Conchords) Talks Music and Comedy with Phoenix Foundation

Music
By The Phoenix Foundation | October 15, 2020
By The Phoenix Foundation | October 15, 2020

Jemaine Clement (Flight of the Conchords) Talks Music and Comedy with Phoenix Foundation

The longtime friends get down to the business on the topic of funny music.

Just For a Minute, Let’s Talk About Yahoo Serious

Film
By Alex H. Fischer and Eleanor Wilson | October 2, 2020
By Alex H. Fischer and Eleanor Wilson | October 2, 2020

Just For a Minute, Let’s Talk About Yahoo Serious

The writer-directors of Save Yourselves! begin their campaign to get the comedies of Yahoo Serious into the Criterion Collection.

Comedy and Cosmic Perspective as an Antidote to Hate

Film
By Steve Collins | September 17, 2020
By Steve Collins | September 17, 2020

Comedy and Cosmic Perspective as an Antidote to Hate

I’ve Got Issues writer-director Steve Collins on how he has looked to film, rather than religion, for a path to inner peace and salvation.

Eugene Mirman Is Enjoying TV Comedies from Yesteryear, and a Recent Denzel Film

Film
By Eugene Mirman | July 8, 2020
By Eugene Mirman | July 8, 2020

Eugene Mirman Is Enjoying TV Comedies from Yesteryear, and a Recent Denzel Film

He’s also the subject of an excellent new doc called It Started As A Joke.

The Way We Get By: Haley Joel Osment on Peep Show

Film
By Haley Joel Osment | April 21, 2020
By Haley Joel Osment | April 21, 2020

The Way We Get By: Haley Joel Osment on Peep Show

The Bad Therapy star is getting through lockdown by playing his guitar and returning to the comfortingly bleak humor of Mitchell and Webb.

Enter the VOD: Frankie and Johnny Are Married Hilariously Blurs Reality and Fiction

Film
By Jim Hemphill | March 25, 2020
By Jim Hemphill | March 25, 2020

Enter the VOD: Frankie and Johnny Are Married Hilariously Blurs Reality and Fiction

Jim Hemphill touts this underrated gem about a couple putting on the late Terrence McNally’s play Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune.

The Way We Get By: Amber Tamblyn on Wow, No Thank You. by Samantha Irby

Film
By Amber Tamblyn | March 19, 2020
By Amber Tamblyn | March 19, 2020

The Way We Get By: Amber Tamblyn on Wow, No Thank You. by Samantha Irby

Writer, activist and filmmaker Tamblyn snagged an advance copy of her friend's hilarious new book, and it's keeping her going in tough times.

Maria Bamford Talks with Chris Gethard for the Talkhouse Podcast

Podcast
By Chris Gethard | February 27, 2020
By Chris Gethard | February 27, 2020

Maria Bamford Talks with Chris Gethard for the Talkhouse Podcast

The minds behind What's Your Ailment? and Career Suicide sit down for a chat about mental health, comedy and quitting showbiz.

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