Writers From ‘The Daily Show’, ‘Last Week Tonight’, ‘SNL’ & More Try To Solve A Riddle: Is Donald Trump Actually Funny?

Writers From ‘The Daily Show’, ‘Last Week Tonight’, ‘SNL’ & More Try To Solve A Riddle: Is Donald Trump Actually Funny?

Six nominees for WGA Awards in the Comedy/Variety Series – Talk or Sketch category grappled Wednesday night with one of the great riddles of our age: Is Donald Trump actually funny? Opinions on the topic – one of many covered in a multi-faceted, 90-minute discussion about the craft of comedy writing hosted by the union…

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‘Queen At Sea’ Review: Juliette Binoche And Tom Courtenay Light Up A Dark, Intimate Study Of Dementia – Berlin Film Festival

‘Queen At Sea’ Review: Juliette Binoche And Tom Courtenay Light Up A Dark, Intimate Study Of Dementia – Berlin Film Festival

Lance Hammer’s UK-set drama Queen at Sea is tagged “Family is complicated” by the Berlinale’s helpful path-finding system, which guides festival audiences through the hundreds of movies on display. No sh*t! The oblique mood title does little more to prepare us for the exact nature of the complications this particular family unit is facing, and…

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Netflix Orders ‘Dang!’ Adult Animated Series Starring Stephanie Hsu, Poppy Liu & Andrew Law From ‘The Good Place’ Trio

Netflix Orders ‘Dang!’ Adult Animated Series Starring Stephanie Hsu, Poppy Liu & Andrew Law From ‘The Good Place’ Trio

Netflix has given a series order to Dang!, an adult animated comedy executive produced by The Good Place alums Andrew Law, Matt Murray and Mike Schur. Law also stars alongside Stephanie Hsu (Everything Everywhere All At Once, The Rocky Horror Show) and Poppy Liu (His & Hers, Hacks) in the series, which comes from Universal…

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