The New York Times – Film:
A documentary about the writer Jim Downey is streaming just as he can be seen in “One Battle After Another” and a new Tim Robinson series.
Category: Comedy and Humor
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Ben Stiller Honors His Parents In ‘Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost’
The New York Times – Film:
How to lead an artistic life and be part of a family is a tension he has only recently faced in life and now, onscreen, for a film about his comedian parents.
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Alfa-Betty Olsen, Behind-the-Scenes ‘Comic Conspirator,’ Dies at 88
The New York Times – Film:
After quietly helping Mel Brooks set the irreverent tone on “Get Smart” and “The Producers,” she had a long collaboration as a writer with the actor and humorist Marshall Efron.
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Modi Rosenfeld Is Gay. He’s Religious. His Comedy Career Is Booming.
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
Mordechi Rosenfeld, known as Modi, already has the synagogue crowd. Now he wants the “Goyim, gays and theys,” too.
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Why Arguments About Free Speech Don’t Apply to the Riyadh Comedy Festival
The New York Times – Film:
Bill Burr, Dave Chappelle and others have framed their participation as a matter of open expression. Yet they’re maddeningly vague about how much dissent is possible in Saudi Arabia.
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On the ‘S.N.L.’ Season Premiere, Trump Warns: ‘Daddy’s Watching’
The New York Times – Music:
And the show’s host, Bad Bunny, is just what the president and his ICE posse will be looking for at the Super Bowl.
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On the ‘S.N.L.’ Season Premiere, Trump Warns: ‘Daddy’s Watching’
The New York Times – Music:
And the show’s host, Bad Bunny, is just what the president and his ICE posse will be looking for at the Super Bowl.
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‘Are We Good?’ Review: Marc Maron in a Vulnerable Moment
The New York Times – Film:
In this documentary, Maron is shown working through his feelings of grief onstage and off after the death of his partner.
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The Case for Laughing With Strangers in the Dark
The New York Times – Film:
Hollywood often leaves humor to the TV screen. But months of moviegoing reminded me: A good comedy gets as much out of the theater as any IMAX spectacular.