R.I.P. Jerry Stiller (1927-2020)
by Did you hear the one about the Brooklyn Jew who married an Irish Catholic, performed with a legendary improvisational troupe, went on to have a …
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R.I.P. Anne Meara (1929-2015)
Anne Meara, an actress and renowned comedian nominated for Emmys, Golden Globes and Tonys who started performing comedy with The Second City’s parent troupe, The …
Jack Black as Adam Devine’s father figure on Workaholics, and other pitch-perfect parenting sitcom guest casting
When Adam Devine burst into our national consciousness — not just through his starring role in Comedy Central’s Workaholics, but also through a national ad …
Watch “Robin Williams Remembered:” A PBS Pioneers of Television special
The PBS documentary series, Pioneers of Television, had interviewed Robin Williams extensively just recently for its portraits of him and other groundbreaking comedians of the …
New Yorkers: Community board to hear petition to rename block for George Carlin
George Carlin — who received The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor mere days before he died at the age of 71 on …