Tag: comedians
Weighty Matters, Light Verse: John Lithgow Inks ‘Dumpty’
One day, reaching for this book will be a good way to revisit the escapades of the Trump presidency -- and to be glad that they're over.
Putin — and the Pecs That Launched a Million Memes
According to "Putin Kitsch in America," those beefcake shots not only boosted Putin’s image, they sexualized his public image.
For Quality Cultural Diplomacy, Watch Hulu’s ‘Ramy’
With laughter and understanding across religions and culture, 'Ramy' is the future -- for the next generation and beyond.
Kevin Allison Took a Chance — and the RISK! Paid...
An evangelist for telling our uncomfortable truths wasn’t always so comfortable with it.
Maz Jobrani Uses Comedy to Tell the Immigrant Story
Why Donald Trump is bad for comedy and what makes a good joke.
Geoffrey Owens, Working Artists, and Me
Artists should start forgiving themselves -- and each other -- for wanting to pay their bills.
Is the Humor of Barry Humphries Out of Time?
The days of performing witless, morally objectionable material under the guise of being "in character" are over.
10 Nominees for Trump’s Chair, National Endowment for the Arts
There's a deep, eclectic bench ready to lead the agency.
Barr None: Crotch-Grabbing Comic Sabotages Stupid Sitcom
Next time, ABC, if you don't want to put the "big" back into bigotry, don't green-light a bigot.
No, Claire Berlinski: #MeToo Isn’t Going Too Far
Not when there are restaurant rape rooms and Louis C.K. is just fine.
Mia Dolan Sucks, But Jimmy Fowlie Will Leave You Laughing
The fictional character played by Emma Stone in "La La Land" finally performs her one-woman show for all the world to see.
Amy Schumer Does Edward Albee, Courtesy of Steve Martin
Amy Shumer, Keegan-Michael Key, Laura Benanti, Jeremy Sjamos spark a play giving marriage the once-over.
With “Vacationland,” Comic Liar John Hodgman Spills Truth
The onetime "Daily Show" player turns serious in a new collection of personal essays.
After Mass Shootings, Late-Night Hosts Are Our Best Politicians
How is it that the late night TV is the only place still outraged by mass shootings?
Comics in ’70s LA: “I’m Dying Up Here” Just Misses the...
Struggling stand-up comics in LA in the early 1970s? Should be a surefire hit, right?
Alt Satire? Here’s “Me The People: The Trump America Musical”
"We have a lot of characters you would know..."
Network TV Needs to Stop Doubting Its Best Comedians
Networks keep assuming audiences can't handle smart, fast humor. Ratings prove otherwise.
Ives Revives a Comic Liar (And It’s Not You-Know-Who)
Cliton and Sabine? Cliton and Isabelle? Don't ask me. Events were moving fast.
Pantomime: The Perfect Tonic for 2016? Oh Yes!
If we can't laugh at the past 12 months, what can we do?
RIP RGB, RIP GOP, RIP USA
None of the second-rate white men currently on the Supreme Court will receive the honors given to RBG when they finally die.
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Herman Cain (and Republicans Unable)
And then there was Jerry Falwell, Jr., with his open pants, evangelical FUPA and his hands veering into prime side-boob territory with -- hey, doesn't she have a name?
