In Funny Woman, Gemma Arterton and Barbara Parker – the Blackpool beauty queen that Arterton plays – have a similar problem. They are both funnier and smarter than everyone around them. Barbara wants ...

Writing comedy is hard. (Just ask Seth Rogen.) I've been trying to nail the tone of this comedy script I've been working on, and it feels like I'm walking a fine line. I want it to feel "real," but I ...

If you're a fan of Jack Black's brand of physical comedy, one of his best performances is in a wild film from the 2000s ...

This newly restored screwball comedy is a buoyant romp. The director revisits and refines the techniques used here in his later work in other genres. By Glenn Kenny When you purchase a ticket for an ...

For a TV show about a woman dying from a terminal cancer diagnosis, “Dying for Sex” is jam-packed with just as much “wild slapstick” comedy as there is grieving and introspection — a balance that ...