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David Wain’s Wet Hot American Comedy
There are two ways to describe what “Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass” is about. One is, What if someone actually tried to use…
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John Early Is Ready to Go There
I saw who you were sitting with. She was talking with Wallace Shawn, who was sitting behind me, and an usher told her, “Your seat is over…
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“The Audacity” Is a Brutal Silicon Valley Satire with an Agenda
Midway through my watch of the new tech-satire series “The Audacity,” I received an e-mail from Google that I had received many times…
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Our Universe to Premiere on Wednesday: A Complete Guide to New Romantic Comedy Drama
Our Universe, the new tvN romantic comedy drama starring Bae In Hyuk, Roh Jeong Eui, and Park Seo Ham, will premiere on Wednesday…
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Sarah Sherman Is Grosser Than You Think
Once Sherman began her set, though, storming onstage with her middle fingers raised and immediately insulting the audience (“Shut up! Fuck…
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I DOL I: Everything About Upcoming ENA Romantic Comedy Drama Starring Sooyoung, Kim Jae Yeong
I DOL I is an upcoming romantic comedy drama starring Sooyoung and Kim Jae Yeong. It revolves around the relationship between lawyer Maeng…
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Tim Robinson Finds Humanity—and Tests It—in “The Chair Company”
In this outline, “The Chair Company” could be a sketch premise: “guy loses it after embarrassing himself at a big meeting.” This was the…
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Kate Berlant and Jacqueline Novak Talk with Rachel Syme
On October 24, 2025, the comedian-actors Kate Berlant and Jacqueline Novak took the stage for a discussion with the New Yorker staff…
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A Comedy Festival in Saudi Arabia Is Fundamentally Unfunny — and Unfree | National Review
What message does it send that American comedians are neutering their sets at the behest of a foreign frenemy? Source link
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Sabrina Carpenter’s Comedy of Errors
Earlier this summer, the pop star Sabrina Carpenter released “Manchild,” the first single from her seventh album, “Man’s Best Friend.”…
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SNL Fans Demand Show's CANCELLATION After Heidi Gardner Leaves Iconic Sketch Comedy Series
Saturday Night Live (SNL) fans have expressed disappointment after Heidi Gardner confirmed that she is leaving the show after eight years.…
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Adam Friedland’s Comedy of Discomforts
When CBS announced the cancellation of “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” in July, a long-theorized concern came true: the late-night…
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Summer Is the Time for Off Broadway Comedy
When the political activist, comedian, and performance artist Morgan Bassichis premièred their exquisitely funny show “Can I Be Frank?” in…
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Heads of State Review Roundup: What Critics Are Saying About Upcoming Action Comedy Film
Ahead of its premiere on Wednesday (July 2), the initial reviews of the film from the critics are coming in. The American action comedy…
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‘The Rehearsal’ Had One More Incredible Twist Up Its Sleeve
Near the end of Mission: Impossible—Final Reckoning, Tom Cruise goes full Tom Cruise mode. Thousands of feet above the hills and canyons…
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Pee-wee Herman and the Cost of Dividing Yourself in Two
One of the pivotal turns in Paul Reubens’s life happened years before Pee-wee Herman, years before the “Playhouse,” years before the…
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Benito Skinner on ‘Overcompensating,’ Core Love Stories and Turning Cringe Into Comedy
“I go right back into my old ways,” Benito Skinner says. It’s been roughly a week that Skinner, now a Los Angeles resident, has been back…
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“Overcompensating” Is a New Kind of Coming-Out Comedy
Benny Scanlon, the protagonist of the new comedy “Overcompensating,” is the kind of boy mothers don’t know to warn their daughters about.…
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The Real-Life Diet of Adam Pally, Who Might Scarf a Half-Eaten Sloppy Joe Left Outside a Hotel Room Door
But, look. A lot of it’s well-documented. I went to the University of Arizona. I was insane. That’s okay too. But I feel lucky enough now…
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These Seven Albums Created Modern Stand-Up Comedy
Early in his career in New York, playing Village basket houses, he was a crossover act, popular with largely white crowds, performing a…