The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Woody Allen had a four-picture deal with Amazon Studios. But after releasing two movies through Amazon (Cafe Society, Wonder Wheel) and a TV series that got panned, combined with renewed allegations against Allen by his children, Allen has found himself not only on the outs with Amazon, but also with …
The Emmy-winning Funny or Die web series officially is going big-screen, via Netflix. Directed by Scott Aukerman, Between Two Ferns: The Movie will follow star Zach Galifianakis out of his makeshift talk-show studio and into the rest of the world. Why? Here’s the official description: Zach Galifianakis dreamed of becoming …
After finalizing its acquisition of FOX, Disney released a new movie slate going all the way out to 2027, forecasting multiple new movies for the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Star Wars, Avatar, Pixar, regular Disney animation, and even Indiana Jones. And, oh yeah, a Bob’s Burgers movie? You better believe it! …
Romantic comedies may not be what they used to be, in terms of box office, at least. But Hollywood wants us to celebrate the rom-com this summer, as downtown Los Angeles will play host June 20-23, 2019, to the first-ever Rom Com Fest. The lineup announced Tuesday includes a special …
If you haven’t yet treated yourself to the first season of Cobra Kai on YouTube, better get to it before season two drops next week. The series wonderfully spins the whole saga of The Karate Kid around and around, making you question who really is the hero and who is …
As a lifelong fan of Batman but only a casual reader of his DC Comics during my childhood, I confess to not knowing the canonical origin story for his greatest nemesis, The Joker. There was the movie version from 1989, in which Jack Nicholson’s criminal character gets dumped into a …
“I was in The Hangover! Hangover 2! Cut out of Funny People!” — Steven Brody Stevens (1970-2019) On Thursday night’s Conan, Judd Apatow and Conan O’Brien talked about how so many comedians loved Brody, who took his own life two weeks ago. Apatow went into the cut footage from Funny People to find …
Paramount Network announced that the next installment of its award-winning I Am documentary franchise will focus on the late great Richard Pryor. I Am Richard Pryor will have its world premiere at South by Southwest on March 12, then debut on Paramount Network on March 15. Here’s the trailer! I Am Richard …
Pete Davidson had a small role onscreen in Amy Schumer’s Trainwreck, the last feature film Judd Apatow directed. Since then, Apatow has been trying to figure out how to help Davidson fashion his own starring vehicle on the big screen. And now they have. Filming will begin this summer for …
At the end of the year, as we celebrate the best of the past 12 months, it’s good to remember just how much we loved in cinema came out of the first month’s granddaddy of independent film fests, Sundance. This January, we saw the premieres of Bo Burnham’s big-screen directorial …
