10 Years Later, It’s Still Crazy That ‘21 Jump Street’ Actually Worked

10 Years Later, It’s Still Crazy That ‘21 Jump Street’ Actually Worked

Continue Reading Below All the while, 21 Jump Street has a blast sending up action-movie tropes. Hill got his wish — they did, indeed, blow shit up — but the over-the-top sequences never felt excessive. […]

‘We’ve Got Two Shows Tonight — Regular and Extra Crispy’: Jay Leno Has Self-Burns As He Returns to Stand-Up Post-Accident

Kevin Bacon Pays Weddings DJs Not to Play 'Footloose'

“I never thought of myself as a roast comic,” Leno jabbed at himself outside the comedy club where he returned to stand-up following a brief medical leave. Leno spent one week in the Grossman Burn […]

In Praise of Philip Seymour Hoffman’s Comedy Chops

In Praise of Philip Seymour Hoffman’s Comedy Chops

When one thinks about the career of the great Philip Seymour Hoffman, it’s likely in regards to his acclaimed dramatic performances as, say, Truman Capote in Capote, Dan Mahowny in Owning Mahowny or Kirkland Signature […]

‘The Polar Express’: How Robert Zemeckis Turned Tom Hanks Into An Uncanny Valley Monster

‘The Polar Express’: How Robert Zemeckis Turned Tom Hanks Into An Uncanny Valley Monster

Continue Reading Below Let’s also not forget the Zemeckis-produced 2011 movie in which Seth Green plays a 9-year-old with eyes as big as tennis balls whose mom gets captured by Martians because he didn’t want […]

Kevin Bacon Pays Weddings DJs Not to Play ‘Footloose’

Kevin Bacon Pays Weddings DJs Not to Play 'Footloose'

Continue Reading Below Bacon’s reasoning for restricting the song goes beyond the simple irritation that naturally occurs when one 80s earworm follows someone around for four decades – while the song is certainly a novelty […]

Eric Idle Is Tired Of Comedy Giants Like Dave Chappelle Crying “Censorship”

Eric Idle Is Tired Of Comedy Giants Like Dave Chappelle Crying "Censorship"

Continue Reading Below Idle continued on to address another fabulously wealthy and perpetually platformed comedy crybaby, Bill Maher, whose war on naysayers started in 1993 with his first talk show, Politically Incorrect. Idle challenged Maher’s […]