Ed Helmes, Jon Hamm, Hannibal Buress, and Jake Johnson play an epic game of “Tag” this June

Every longterm group of friends has some sort of silly tradition that can be traced back to their younger days,… MORE

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‘Happy Anniversary’ Starring Ben Schwartz and Noël Wells Premieres on Netflix Later This Month

Last year, Ben Schwartz and Noël Wells signed on to star in a Netflix movie together called Happy Anniversary, and today the streaming network released the trailer and premiere date. Written and directed by Lego Batman’s Jared Stern (it’s also his directorial debut), the movie centers on Schwartz and Wells as a couple on their three-year […]

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The Sound of One Muppet Guy Talking: A Conversation with Dave Goelz

The mind, voice, and hands behind The Great Gonzo, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, saxophonist Zoot and three-dimes-shy-of-a-quarter Beauregard the janitor, Dave Goelz is the second-longest serving member of Jim Henson’s original Muppet collaborators behind Caroll Spinney, the man inside Big Bird. A former industrial designer, Goelz, 71, came aboard as a part-time puppet builder after meeting […]

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Check Out the Trailer for Bo Burnham’s Feature Directorial Debut ‘Eighth Grade’

In addition to directing standup specials, Bo Burnham made his feature directorial debut this year when his film Eighth Grade premiered at Sundance to rave reviews (and it currently boasts a 100% Rotten Tomatoes score), and today the trailer hit the internet. Starring Elsie Fisher, the movie centers on a 13-year-old named Kayla, who “endures the tidal wave […]

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Can you make a comeback to stand-up after 20 years offstage? Ask Lou DiMaggio

Some people quit stand-up comedy. Some people don’t quit until they die. And others just fade away, for a variety of reasons. What was Lou DiMaggio’s excuse? That’s one of the questions answered in Where Have You Gone Lou DiMaggio?, a documentary film by Brad Kulhman which opens today in Los Angeles and will become available for […]

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Funny or Die! The Impractical Jokers are getting their own movie

truTV and Funny or Die are keeping Murr, Q, Joe and Sal in the pranking business, both on the small and big screens, for the next few years. Not only is Impractical Jokers getting an eighth season on truTV for 2019, but the fellas also will star together in their first feature-length movie, directed by Chris […]

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Jerrod Carmichael Is Adapting Dapper Dan’s Memoir for the Big Screen

Jerrod Carmichael just signed on to write and produce a movie about the life of Harlem-based hip-hop fashion icon Dapper Dan, who has styled everyone from Salt-N-Pepa to Jay-Z to, more recently, Conan O’Brien. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Carmichael will adapt Dapper Dan’s upcoming memoir, which is slated to be released next year, for a biopic […]

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What YouTube Pranksters Could Learn From ‘Windy City Heat’

Are there any four words that cause cringe in 2018 like “It’s a prank, bro”? Hordes of well-scrubbed YouTube boys have built careers around hollering that disclaimer after performing ridiculous acts in front of unsuspecting victims. Their videos are unanimously pretty dull, capable of eliciting shocked yawps at best before being forgotten by all but […]

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Highlights from the 2018 Academy Awards and Independent Spirit Awards

The difference between independent and mainstream can sometimes be easy to see, as this weekend proved once again, with Saturday afternoon’s Independent Spirit Awards on IFC followed by Sunday evening’s Academy Awards on ABC. At the indie awards, Nick Kroll and John Mulaney returned to host for a second consecutive year, and nailed their opening […]

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Nikki Glaser is a killer in new film, “Anything Boys Can Do” created by Bonnie McFarlane

Nikki Glaser stars in a new film and it’s a killer role. Glaser is a woman who is trying to… MORE

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