comedy
Across the Aisle: Before Trump or Cruz, There Was The Second Civil War
Jim Hemphill looks at how Joe Dante’s unnervingly prescient absurdist satire anticipated the current political climate in the U.S.
Comedians Ari Shaffir (This Is Not Happening) and Artie Lange (The Howard Stern Show, MADtv) Are Recording a Live Talkhouse Podcast in New York
Drop by Samsung 837 on April 6 to watch their conversation in person.
Kumail Nanjiani (Silicon Valley) Talks with Michael Showalter (Hello, My Name is Doris) for The Talkhouse Film Podcast
Two comedy heroes take a break from prepping their upcoming movie together to talk about their new movie together (and, you know, be funny).
Horace and Pete, or How Louis CK Saved Cinema with a Goddamn Web Series
Stephen Cone celebrates the multihyphenate genius' stealth project, which goes back to basics to create something entirely new and exciting.
Hail, Caesar! and Cognitive Wanderances on Such Subjects as Overcommitment, Student Debt, Beyoncé’s Specific Juju and Bill Cosby’s Guilt
Terence Nance on the latest film by the Coen brothers, among other things...
Alix Lambert (The Mark of Cain) Talks with Fred Armisen (Portlandia) for The Talkhouse Film Podcast
Armisen and Lambert, who have known each other since they were students, share stories from their friendship of close to 30 years.
Jim Strouse (People, Places, Things) Talks Aziz Ansari and Alan Yang’s Master of None
The latest binge-watching sensation is great television exactly because it doesn't conform to the medium's conventions.
David Lowery (Ain’t Them Bodies Saints) Talks Seth MacFarlane’s Ted 2
What happens when you want to see the sequel because you really enjoyed the first movie, but then your wife points out you never actually saw it?
Jim Strouse (People, Places, Things) Talks Patrick Brice’s The Overnight
What if a 21st-century sex comedy could be smart as well as bawdy, have well-drawn adult characters as well as dick jokes?
Emily Hagins (Grow Up, Tony Phillips) Talks Andrew Disney’s Balls Out
As indie comedies are becoming increasingly bland, this one stands out from the crowd by being a studio-style spoof.
Filmmakers Rodney Ascher and Lloyd Kaufman Talk Cannes Film Festival Stories
As the French Riviera's great festival finishes, our final two Cannes alumni recall their experiences braving the craziness of the Croisette.
Actor/Screenwriter Randy Russell Talks Felix Herngren’s The 100-Year-Old-Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared
This poignant comedy drama takes a sideways look at 20th century history and one man's remarkable journey through it.












