Comedy and music have long served as powerful mediums for addressing societal issues. Throughout history, these art forms have been used to critique and expose the flaws in political systems. Greek ...
Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. For Katie Goodman and Soren Kisiel, writing new material for their upcoming comedy show was hard.
Black American novelists, filmmakers and other writers are using comedy to reveal — and combat — our era’s disturbing political realities. By Adam Bradley LAST SPRING, DURING the Broadway revival of ...
From Midland’s grassroots podcasting scene to TikTok’s queen of cringe Madison Humphrey and Joe Kwaczala’s authentic stand-up on film, comedians are finding fresh ways to connect with audiences. Many ...
"When people leave here, they can't believe the show was in Hanover, where the place across the street is called the Famous Hot Wiener," said Jim Bryan, owner and standup comedian at the Church of ...
Starring director Bahman Ark as Bahram, the story centers on a mid-career filmmaker whose entire body of Turkish-Azeri-language work has never been screened in Iran. When his newest film is once again ...
Justine Kraemer is a Senior List Writer at Collider and a freelance writer based in Ontario, Canada. She is passionate about finding new angles on the latest movies and TV shows. With over five years ...
The last season of this once hugely funny comedy absolutely tears out of the blocks in its best outing in years. But it’s still not the show it once was – despite the brilliant performances For a ...
Comedy and politics have been a match made in heaven for as long as conflict has existed. With this in mind, the current presidency has led to a surge in comedians taking jabs at the administration ...
This week saw a unique blend of entertainment, satire, and cutting-edge tech developments. Chris Pirillo's tongue-in-cheek job-hunting apps struck a chord with frustrated tech workers, while Colman ...
An Israeli sketch writer talks about making comedy after the ouster of Benjamin Netanyahu as prime minister, and how to handle humor around the country's serious topics. As Rachel Johnson just ...