Author: comedyfestival

The Grand Old Lady of journalism hit a new low over the weekend. The New York Times, whose motto has always been “all the news that’s fit to print” ran an editorial that bordered on something you’d find in The Onion. They called for the Democrat National Committee to put together an “unbiased, apolitical panel” […]… Continue reading NYT Gets Into The Comedy Business — The Lone Cactus

Remember when I said I was considering a career change into stand-up comedy after I told a number of people about how I got lost in Italy? It’s all right if you don’t, I just said it again. Only stand-up is not an option because I don’t have a stage to stand up on, so […]… Continue reading Sit-Down Comedy: Lost — De-zombify

Comedies based on perpetual misunderstandings can be really hit or miss. Characters misunderstanding one another’s intent and motivations can work as an endless source of humor, or it can eventually lead to frustration over a lack of progress. The manga series Spy x Family by Endo Tatsuya falls square into this category of humor, but […]… Continue reading When Comedy Goes Nuclear: Spy x Family — OGIUE MANIAX

Mia (Tiffany Haddish) and Mel (Rose Byrne) are best friends since middle school. They started a beauty company together in a garage and grew it into a beautiful storefront location. Mia is the creative one, hands-on with customers and bursting with ideas, but there’s no structure to her process and it can’t be rushed or […]… Continue reading Like A Boss — ASSHOLES WATCHING MOVIES

Planning a wedding has me in the mood for wedding films. But not gushy romance movies like The Wedding Planner and Runaway Bride, no, hilarious, irreverant comedies that make me snort. The Wedding Ringer with Kevin Hart has been my favorite so far and has gotten me in the festive wedding mood. What’s your favorite […]… Continue reading What’s Your Favorite Wedding Comedy? — A Tiny Ray Of Light

I had a lot of comedy albums growing up and these were my favorites. 10: Steve Martin – His Wild and Crazy album, Let’s Get Small, and Comedy is Not Pretty stayed on my turntable forever. 9: Sam Kinison – His routine of Are You Lonesome Tonight is worthy enough to have him on this […]… Continue reading My Top 10 favorite Stand Up Comedians — PowerPop… An Eclectic Collection of Pop Culture

Michelle Pfeiffer only appeared in four romantic comedy films in the 1990s, preferring to concentrate on drama, both period and contemporary, instead. It’s hardly surprising she chose to follow such a career path, if Legal Complications (1998) is an example of the scripts she was being offered at the time.Sandwiched between City of Angels and […]… Continue reading The Great, Unmade Michelle Pfeiffer Romantic Comedy: Legal Complications — Pfeiffer Pfilms and Meg Movies

God made woman beautiful and foolish. Beautiful, that man might love her. Foolish, that she might love him. True Love. Love that doesn’t turn you stupid, is no love. The brain becomes illogical, in the throes of a new romance. People in ‘blind love’ throw away common sense, conscience, and comedy from their life. It […]… Continue reading The Shenanigans Of Love — Banter Republic

If you have been active on Twitter in the past six months, you have probably seen some tweets about a “hot priest”. Andrew Scott from BBC Sherlock is the one to blame for this trend. He stars as the love interest in the Amazon Prime TV show, Fleabag. This “hot priest” trend is what got […]… Continue reading Fleabag is Cleverly Written, Inventive Comedy — Bizarre Brunette

How You Can Stay Happy and Healthy While Studying at Home. For the next few months at least, studying and working from home is the ‘new normal’ for many of us around the world The idea of rolling out of bed and moving onto the couch to study in your pyjamas may have once sounded […]… Continue reading How You Can Stay Happy and Healthy While Studying at Home — JOB CREATOR AND VISA