Some might imagine that most popular Hollywood comedy scripts emerge into the world fully formed, complete with hilarious jokes and a character who loves baggy shorts that would be perfect for Adam Sandler. But this […]
John DiMaggio has a message for both his bosses and his would-be replacements on Futurama: “Bite my shiny, underpaid ass.” Matt Groening’s beloved animated sci-fi comedy came roaring back into the future today with the […]
Two of the most beloved comedies on TV right now are Curb Your Enthusiasm and Bob’s Burgers. While both are unique and brilliant in their own way, they each owe a tremendous debt to a […]
“Matt Damon told me, ‘Fortune favors the brave,’ and now I lost all my f-ing money.” That line, repeated ad nauseam in the TV special South Park: The Streaming Wars, wasn’t ostensibly meant to make […]
Tony Bennett passed away today at the age of 96, and countless members of the music community now mourn the loss of the 20-time Grammy-winner. Though best remembered as an iconic American crooner, Simpsons fans […]
Developed by Norman Lear, The Jeffersons managed to make sitcom history with practically every other episode. Starting off as the neighbors of the Bunkers in All in the Family, 1975 saw the Jefferson family moving from their working-class Queens […]
You might be forgiven for thinking that at this point, most of the Earth’s land has been combed through. Whether for resources, riches or just plain human curiosity, we love to dig shit up. It […]
Many people have crashed a wedding in search of some tail — Tiffany Haddish did it for lobster tail. To call the Los Angeles-born comic’s beginnings “humble” would be like saying that, in 1944, the […]
Astoundingly, this isn’t the first time Jonah Hill dragged Justin Long into some uncomfortable drama involving a teenage girl. The Superbad star is in hot water over a handful of accusations thrown at him by […]
Nothing screams “48 seasons and counting” like a TV producer telling audiences that they should expect “anxiety” from his show a week before it premieres. On October 4, 1975, The Tomorrow Show with Tom Snyder […]
When Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement set out to make a short film back in the early 2000s, they had no idea their vampire spoof would sire a popular and critically-acclaimed franchise. What We Do in the Shadows went from wowing audiences on […]
Want an example of how to set a tone for an interview? Take a page from the Don Rickles playbook. When he sat down with Zach Galifianakis a few years back for his “Dinner With […]
From 1961 to 1966, one of the most pivotal, pioneering sitcoms in television history aired on CBS. The Dick Van Dyke Show was created by the great Carl Reiner and starred the equally great Dick […]
On the PBS series Antiques Roadshow, ordinary people can bring in their family heirlooms to be appraised by expert antique dealers. Sometimes their items are worth a fortune; other times, the hosts have to politely […]
Jan Brady played a huge role in the comedic life of 1990s Saturday Night Live cast member Melanie Hutsell right from the start. The character with the middle-child complex was Hutsell’s first comedy gig, performing […]
When I watch Trainspotting, Danny Boyle’s 1996 smash hit black comedy about a clan of Scottish, scampish skag-addicts, somehow, the first phrase that jumps to mind isn’t “daddy-daughter bonding time.” Then again, I’m not Ewan […]
South Park has proven that no one is better at ruthlessly skewering American society than Trey Parker and Matt Stone. And, in their eight-figure renovation of the beloved Denver area Mexican restaurant and entertainment megaplex […]
Over the course of history we’ve seen our fair share of mononymous celebrities like Cher, Prince and Madonna, to name just a few. And from 1998 to 2006 (plus a brief stint from 2017 to […]
Generally speaking, TV comedies wouldn’t work without characters who are smart enough that we believe they could spontaneously come up with all the zingers the shows’ talented writers script for them. But if the whole […]
Whether it’s becoming a doctor, an astronaut or an aerobics instructor, Barbie has always had a reputation for being able to do it all. But can she hold up as a palate-cleanser or warm-up to […]