‘S.N.L.’: Laughing All the Way to Financial Chaos
With Easter approaching, it seemed appropriate for “Saturday Night Live” to resurrect a favorite bit: a scene from the Bible that is interrupted by a comic monologue from James Austin…
‘The Interview’: Ramy Youssef Is Just Trying to Be ‘Emotionally Correct’
And talking about the hostages at the same time does anger some on the far left. One of the directors of the Oscar-winning doc “No Other Land” recently got a…
Joseph Boskin, Scholar of Humor and April Fool’s Prankster, Dies at 95
In March of 1983, a public relations official at Boston University asked Joseph Boskin, a scholar of humor in the history department, whether he knew anything about the origin of…
Suzanne Rand, Half of a Once-Popular Comedy Team, Dies at 75
Suzanne Rand, who worked with John Monteith in a comedy team that was often compared to the groundbreaking Mike Nichols and Elaine May — and that, like them, became the…
Comedian Josh Johnson Talks ‘The Daily Show,’ Specials and More
“Every loop won’t always close, and I think that’s part of the fun of it, of what’s going to happen next,” Johnson said. “And if you’re too formulaic and your…
Jay North, Child Star Who Played ‘Dennis the Menace,’ Dies at 73
Jay North, who played the well-meaning, trouble-causing protagonist of the popular CBS sitcom “Dennis the Menace” from 1959 to 1963, died on Sunday at his home in Lake Butler, Fla.…
‘0 to 1939 in 3 seconds’: Why Anti-Elon Musk Satire Is Flourishing in Britain
The mischievous posters began appearing all over London in the past two months. On the side of an East London bus stop, one of them shows Elon Musk, the world’s…
‘The Interview’: Bill Murray Says He’s Not the Man He Used to Be
You’re saying they’re not representative. This is my life. I am engaged all the time. I’m not complaining about it because I hate people that complain about it, but I…
“Thank You Very Much” Looks at the Life of Andy Kaufman
A documentary subject like the comic Andy Kaufman, who died in 1984, has got to be both a dream and a nightmare for a filmmaker. Archival footage is usually used…
‘S.N.L’: Live From New York, It’s More Military Secrets.
There was no uncertainty as to whether “Saturday Night Live” would offer its own satirical take on the news that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had disclosed attack plans for a…