We're getting a first look at Free Bert, Netflix's new six-episode scripted comedy series starring, co-created and exec ...

There’s been a slowdown in the comedy movie lineup on Hulu. It doesn’t mean there’s nothing to watch, but it does entail revisiting some older movies for a few laughs this month. This month, the ...

For more than 20 years, comedians appearing in the New York Arab American Comedy Festival, which I co-produce — have been making jokes about American presidents. In fact, we were mocking ...

Level 33 has acquired director Chris Reading's movie that co-stars Sophie Thompson and Johnny Vegas and features narration from Fry. By Ryan Gajewski Senior Entertainment Reporter British sci-fi ...

NEW YORK — Will Arnett is much funnier in real life. Take it from Bradley Cooper, who directs the comedian in the sentimental new dramedy “Is This Thing On?” (in theaters Dec. 19). The film follows a ...

The debate over limits on free speech in comedy has taken an urgent, international flavor this week. Some of the biggest names in stand-up are vigorously defending their participation in the ...

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American comics used Saudi Arabia’s first global comedy festival to skewer a debate raging at home. Critics said the event was part of Saudi efforts to draw attention away from a political crackdown.

Irish comedy writer Graham Linehan, creator of the sitcom "Father Ted," says his arrest over social media posts criticizing transgender activists underscores what he sees as a growing threat to free ...

One of the reasons I go to film festivals—perhaps at this point the main one—is to see movies the way they’re meant to be seen. I don’t mean dazzling images on a silver screen, although that part is ...

Comedy doesn’t have to be smart to be funny. Some of the best comedy films of all time are stupid as all get out. Now, we say that as a compliment. Dumb comedies aren’t movies you laugh at because ...