The Sad Clown Joke That Became a Beloved Meme
“My partner started talking a lot more about her mental health, and I was just becoming aware that my friends and myself had these things that were…
Browsing Tag
Comedy
Director Owen Kline Calls ‘Funny Pages’ His ‘Self-Critical’ Debut
On a recent weekday afternoon in Manhattan, the director Owen Kline, 30, sat on a glass-doored conference-room couch. He wore a blue velour fleece adorned…
She-Hulk Review: Marvel Legal Comedy Tries Too Hard to Be Likeable
She-Hulk: Attorney at Law — premiering Thursday on Disney+ and Disney+ Hotstar — is the first out-and-out comedy that Marvel Studios has produced. While the…
Inside She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, Marvel’s Modern Legal Comedy
She-Hulk: Attorney at Law — premiering August 18 on Disney+ and Disney+ Hotstar — is more a modern comedy about the struggles of self-acceptance than a…
Darlings Review: Alia Bhatt Movie Doesn’t Understand What ‘Dark Comedy’ Is
Darlings — the new Alia Bhatt movie, out Friday on Netflix — purports to be a black comedy revenge thriller. In it, a young woman (Bhatt) stuck in an abusive…
‘A bomb-tastic comedy of errors’ – critics can’t make up their minds on Bullet Train
The first reviews for the Brad Pitt-starring Bullet Train have surfaced online – and critics are fairly unanimous in their appraisal of director David…
HBO just canceled another comedy with 100% on Rotten Tomatoes
HBO has canceled coming-of-age comedy Gordita Chronicles. According to Deadline (opens in new tab), the show, which launched only last month to real…
How Desus and Mero brought podcast quirkiness to late-night comedy
We’ve got a lot to dig into today, from mergers and acquisitions to breakups, both amicable and acrimonious. But first, I want to give a shout-out to my…
HBO just canceled this comedy, despite its 100% Rotten Tomatoes rating
HBO has canceled animated comedy after three seasons. Close Enough was created by JG Quintel, the man behind cult comedy Regular Show, who also topped the…
Amazon orders another remake of a beloved British comedy
Amazon has ordered a remake of British comedy Friday Night Dinner for its recently rebranded Freevee service. Formerly known as IMDb TV (which itself was…