Hell hath no fury like a well-intentioned self-appointed watchdog challenged, as David Lindsay-Abaire’s new ensemble comedy The Balusters reminds us. We’ve seen this group dynamic before – in real life possibly, but on stage definitely, most recently in the brilliant Eureka Day and surreal The Minutes – and if the excellently cast play opening tonight […] More
EXCLUSIVE: Last year, we reported on a comedy screenwriting contest teaming Stage 32, Pathfinder Media, and director Todd Biermann (Mythic Quest, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia) — and now, we have the winner. Ted Sperling has taken the grand prize for Treasure Inc., an ensemble comedy that will now enter development with Sperling, Pathfinder Media’s […] More
Oscar-nominated screenwriter Will Tracy, whose credits include Succession, The Menu and Bugonia, sat down with author and journalist Patrick Freyne at Dublin’s Storyhouse screenwriting festival where he discussed his career trajectory and writing processes. Speaking to an audience at the Light House Cinema, Tracy outlined how his time working at The Onion paved the way for his comedy writing. […] More
EXCLUSIVE: ICS Nordic, the Finland-based production house of Ilkka Hynninen and Ilkka Rahkonen, is pushing into the live comedy space. The company, which is behind the Anne Watanabe-starring Blood & Sweat, has hired live comedy events specialist Ilona Puttonen in the role of Talent and Operations Executive, and signed a partnership deal with Ismo Leikola, […] More
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Billy Crystal got slapped twice by a comedy legend. The “City Slickers” actor explained to Stephen Colbert on his “Colbert Before Air” segment this week that he had two meetings with the “Milton Berle Show” star that both ended in him getting smacked. “I may be the […] More
The Sands International Film Festival opened Friday evening, marking a new milestone for the Scottish event: its fifth year in operations. “What nobody tells you at the start of new things is just how fragile beginnings can be,” Festival Director Ania Trzebiatowska said in her opening speech on Friday. “Half of new ventures don’t make […] More
Laurie Metcalf is still getting credit for one of the funniest moments in sitcom history — but she says another comedy legend also deserves a mention. The three-time Emmy winner, currently promoting Netflix’s “Big Mistakes,” stopped by “The Drew Barrymore Show” this week and revisited her iconic “Roseanne” scene — the chaotic phone call where […] More
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! For decades, Lorne Michaels has loomed as comedy’s ultimate gatekeeper — the man “Saturday Night Live” stars believed could make or break their careers. But filmmaker Morgan Neville painted a different picture of the legendary boss after speaking to cast members including Tina Fey, Maya Rudolph, John […] More
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Arsenio Hall and Jay Leno are more than just comedians. The pair, who became friends while hosting competing late-night shows in the 1990s, once saved an elderly couple whose house caught on fire, according to Hall. “There was a night when I’m at Jay Leno’s house after […] More
Amazon MGM Studios has offered a first look at How to Rob a Bank, its new heist pic from Atomic Blonde and Bullet Train helmer David Leitch, starring Nicholas Hoult. While the film’s logline has been kept under wraps to this point, we learned this evening at CinemaCon that it revolves, in star Pete Davidson‘s […] More
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Henry Winkler was still having new experiences in his late 70s. During a recent appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” the 80-year-old actor discussed filming the first nude scene of his career at the age of 79. “Maya Rudolph is one of my favorites. She is a brilliant. […] More
EXCLUSIVE: Channel 4 is returning to its A Comedy Thing YouTube channel for a second year with new formats including Pun Battle. Channel 4 said A Comedy Thing, which publishes weekly long-form programming for YouTube with up-and-coming comics, has delivered 6.5 million views on YouTube, clocking up 165,000 hours of watch time with an audience […] More
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