Where improv and stand-up rule, troupes like Harvard Sailing Team and teams from the Upright Citizens Brigade bring new life to sketch comedy.
comedyCritic’s Notebook: Harvard Sailing Team Breathes New Life Into...Culture - International Herald Tribune Mon, 01/30/2012 - 17:09
Farewell To An Unlikely Hero: Why 'Chuck' Packed Such A Potent P...NPR: Arts & Culture Fri, 01/27/2012 - 11:59
Chuck has never been much more than a blip in terms of ratings. But in a few ways, the story of this little spy comedy that could has been the story of some big changes in television. Tags:
Patton Oswalt On Comedy, Change, And What Happens If You Never L...NPR: Arts & Culture Sat, 12/17/2011 - 23:31
Patton Oswalt says that both in the film Young Adult and in a long history in stand-up, growing up is better than staying in the same place forever. With This Sitter, The Kids Are Better Off AloneNPR: Arts & Culture Thu, 12/08/2011 - 17:38
A selfish slacker (Jonah Hill) finds himself baby-sitting some nightmare kids — on a night where he'd rather be out with a girl. Critic’s Notebook: Hannibal Buress Approaches Comedy From the ...Culture - International Herald Tribune Thu, 11/03/2011 - 08:35
The stand-up comedian Hannibal Buress is one of the fastest-rising comics today, working in a field that isn’t taken seriously enough. Lessons From Premiere Week: Comedy Up, NBC Down, Nostalgia MixedNPR: Arts & Culture Mon, 09/26/2011 - 09:55
We can begin to discern a few things about the new fall season. Comedies — both old ones and new ones — are coming on strong, aging reality franchises are flagging, and NBC just keeps trying to figure it out. Tags:
'New Girl': Fox's Great Comedy Hope Can't Stand Up To The Hype ....NPR: Arts & Culture Tue, 09/20/2011 - 07:00
Zooey Deschanel's comedy New Girl has too many imbalanced elements to be successful in the first episode, but there's plenty to build on if producers can pull it together. Press Tour Roundup: Fake TV Shows Created In A State Of Semi-Mad...NPR: Arts & Culture Fri, 08/19/2011 - 12:44
During press tour, I spent some of my time on Twitter inventing fake TV shows. If you've always wanted to see a comedy about a female vet called Dr. Tags:
Another 'Hangover': A Remake, In Sequel's ClothingNPR: Arts & Culture Wed, 05/25/2011 - 16:41
Another round of prenuptial hijinks ensues in the sequel to 2009's comedy smash, but apart from its Thailand locale, director Todd Phillips' movie may seem too familiar. Tags:
Theater Review | 'The ___________ With the Hat': A Love Not at a...Culture - International Herald Tribune Tue, 04/12/2011 - 00:30
Stephen Adly Guirgis’s vibrant and surprisingly serious new comedy is at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theater. |
