Comedy News


Boston Globe

Mass. native O'Brien talks about start in comedy during JFK Library appearance
Washington Post
BOSTON ? Late-night talk show host Conan O'Brien visited Boston to talk about the art of comedy and how he got started in it. O'Brien was at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library on Thursday, where he was interviewed by Boston Globe film critic, ...
Mass. native O'Brien talks about start in comedySan Jose Mercury News

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Salon

'Intouchables': From Disability, High Comedy
Wall Street Journal
This hugely likable comedy, a box-office phenomenon in France, takes place in contemporary Paris. Loosely based on a true story, it finds unlikely uplift, along with tenderness, in a friendship between two men who are untouchables in different ways: ...
Movie review: The French comedy 'The Intouchables' is a real crowd-pleaserThe Republic
?The Intouchables?: Racial comedy, French styleSalon
Movie review: Opposites attract in buddy film 'Intouchables'Los Angeles Times
USA TODAY -Canada.com -Film Journal
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A Raunchy, Dark Comedy at Cannes? Well, Why Not?
The Atlantic
Daniels has conjured a strange brew here: part black comedy, part lurid erotic thriller, part socially conscious period drama. But The Paperboy is one of those rare movies that feels spontaneous and unhindered, sampling from genre conventions, ...

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The Periscope Post

Comedy gets zapped in 'Men in Black 3'
The Seattle Times
"Men in Black 3" not only has no reason to exist (other than the extra money to be gained by releasing a franchise film in 3D), but it seems to suffer from a weird sort of amnesia: Everyone involved seems to have forgotten that it's a comedy.
"Men in Black 3" a messy, but fun sci-fi comedy in a retro settingDeseret News
Men in Black IIISalt Lake City Weekly
Review: 'Men in Black III' is a pleasant, entertaining surpriseLincoln Journal Star
The Periscope Post -ChronicleLive -New Zealand Herald
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Drama, comedy, action, adventure: Nothing beats an election
The Olympian
There will be no need to watch reality TV this summer and fall, because the political races leading up to the Nov. 6 general election should provide more than enough entertainment value and drama. For starters, the Legislature is destined for major ...

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Variety

Comedy is king again on network TV
Ahwatukee Foothills News
?The audience is really open to comedy right now,? said Robert Greenblatt, NBC entertainment chief. The network made comedy its development priority, and is opening Tuesday and Friday to sitcoms next fall. NBC is also keeping four comedies on Thursday ...
Season's biggest trend: comedy's rise sVariety
My take on the fall 2012 TV season (including appearances on NPR and TV One ...Tampabay.com (blog)
ABC Ranks No. 2 to FOX in the 2012 May Sweep in Adults 18-49TVbytheNumbers

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Press-Enterprise

YUCAIPA: Stand-up comedy showcase set
Press-Enterprise
Benjamin Taylor, a sixth grader at Chapman Heights Elementary, and Bill Word, a stand-up comedian who has been featured on ?America's Funniest People? and ?National Lampoon Comedy Radio? are set to perform at Yucaipa Little Theatre's Stand-Up Comedy ...

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Cinema Blend

TV Land Orders Two New Comedy Pilots
Cinema Blend
They've ordered two comedy pilots, both of them cast-contingent. One of them, from Ugly Betty and The Office's Ben Silverman, will be TV Land's first single-camera comedy if it makes it to the series stage. The second is another multi-camera comedy ...
TV Land Orders Comedy Pilots Produced By Ben Silverman And Scott StuberDeadline.com
TV Land Orders Pilots from Silverman, StuberMultichannel News

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Deadline.com

JoAnna Garcia Joins Justin Kirk Comedy Animal Practice
Seattle Post Intelligencer
By Kate Stanhope, TV GUIDE JoAnna Garcia has been cast as the new female lead in NBC's new comedy Animal Practice, TVLine reports. Animal Practice stars Weeds' Justin Kirk as George, a veterinarian who loves animals but despises their owners.
JoAnna Garcia Joins NBC's Freshman Comedy 'Animal Practice'Hollywood Reporter
JoAnna Garcia Set As Female Lead In New NBC Comedy 'Animal Practice'Deadline.com

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Comedian Leslie Jordan brings 'Fruit Fly' to Saenger
Pensacola Business Journal
A few words with Leslie Jordan: Actor/comedian Leslie Jordan talks about his role on the situation comedy "Will and Grace." Actor and comedian Leslie Jordan brings his one-man show, 'Fruit Fly,' to the Saenger Theatre on Sunday.