The Second City launches Harold Ramis Film School in Chicago
by The Second City’s actors have left a long legacy of comedic brilliance on the big screen, and now, in 2016, the Chicago-based theater company and …
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Review: Lilly Singh’s “A Trip To Unicorn Island” on YouTube Red
YouTube stars, like most social media celebrities, appear to enjoy the most uplifting glamorous lives. But Lilly Singh, who has 7.8 million YouTube subscribers and counting …
Robert Klein documentary joins vibrant meta comedy film slate at SXSW 2016
South By Southwest has filled out its 2016 feature film slate for SXSW, and a Robert Klein documentary directed by Klein himself will round out …
Amy Schumer defends her comedy credibility: “On my life, I have never and would never steal a joke”
Amy Schumer knows that haters will hate and there’s not much she can do to stop that. Just please don’t call her a joke thief. …
Steve Coogan and John C. Reilly will portray Laurel and Hardy in film depicting duo’s final stage tour
BBC Films will pay homage Laurel and Hardy with a new movie re-enacting the famous comedy duo’s final stage tour in 1953, played on the …
Judd Apatow praises Amy Schumer, rips Golden Globes and awards definitions for “comedy”
Judd Apatow enjoyed a bit of fun at the expense of Matt Damon, The Martian and J.J. Abrams having a bit of fun at the …
New BBC documentary examines infamous unreleased Jerry Lewis movie: “The Story of ‘The Day The Clown Cried'”
Just as new words surfaced from Jerry Lewis reasserting his claim that nobody will ever see his infamous still-unreleased Holocaust film from 1972, a Jewish …
In Memoriam: The Year in R.I.P. in Comedy, 2015
Let us take one more look back at the comedians we still love and miss so dearly, who left us in the past year. Jason …
Jerry Lewis claims “The Day The Clown Cried” will remain unseen, offers fresh opinions on Fallon, Colbert and Fey
People are talking about a new Jerry Lewis interview today, but they’ve completely missed the actual news. I’ve learned over the years that asking anyone …
The roads not taken: Owen Benjamin, Neil Hamburger offer wildly different visions of life on the road as a comedian
These last weeks of the calendar year can be delicate times for comedians. Do you have family obligations? Do you not have family to go …