The New York Times – Film:
In this unsettling moment, comedians, filmmakers, playwrights and others have been struggling against a long-ingrained American response to look away.
Category: Comedy and Humor
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Jerrod Carmichael to Host Golden Globes as Broadcast Returns From Scandal
The New York Times – Film:
The tarnished ceremony will air on NBC in January after questions were raised about the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s diversity and ethics.
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Leslie Phillips, Comic Actor Who Sorted Wizards, Dies at 98
The New York Times – Film:
He made a name for himself in British satires, then late in his career reached a different audience as the voice of the Sorting Hat in the Harry Potter movies.
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Who Are All Those Celebrities at the Weird Al Pool Party? A Guide
The New York Times – Music:
We break down that star-studded scene from “Weird: The Al Yankovic Story,” the sorta kinda true portrait of the pop star’s life, now on the Roku Channel.
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Second City to Open Its First New York Outpost
The New York Times – Film:
Long a staple of Chicago, the improv and sketch company plans to open a theater and training center in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn next year.
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Whoopi Goldberg Will Not Shut Up Thank You Very Much
The New York Times – Film:
No matter how often she gets into trouble, she refuses to hold anything back.
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Dressing for the Age of Anxiety
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
At Moschino, Jeremy Scott throws out a comic life raft. At Prada, Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons embrace the imperfect.
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R. Crumb Means Some Offense
The New York Times – T Magazine:
Even from his refuge in France, the comics artist still makes America’s pulse race.
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Jokes + Exasperation + Subtext = a New York Club Comic on the Rise
The New York Times – Film:
In Raanan Hershberg’s standup, the punchline is not the point; it’s what his runaway emotions reveal that’s funny.