Comedy

Serendipity, Sci-Fi, and Silliness: The Holistic Hijinx of ‘Dirk Gently’

By  Meg Shields 

Why Dirk Gently should be your go-to small-screen sci-fi for interconnectedness, coincidence, and the rarer, sexier coinky-dinks.

Replacing Anarchy with Satire in ‘Duck Soup’

By  Jacob Oller 

The Marx Brothers operate within a tight set of rules, irreverent as they may be.

Fantastic Fest: ‘The Death of Stalin’ is An Incongruous Lark of Relevant Horror

By  Brad Gullickson 

Armando Iannucci’s latest comedy goes for history’s jugular and finds a mouthful of present-day atrocities.

‘Thirst Street’ Review: It’s Like If Argento Made a Romcom

By  Andrew Karpan 

Don’t stay in Paris, kids.

‘Bojack Horseman’ Learns to Look to the Future

By  Valerie Ettenhofer 

And other life lessons from Princess Carolyn.

Trump Looms Over ‘Broad City’

By  Francesca Fau 

Abby and Ilana are the latest late-night comedians to take on Trump’s America.

2017 Fall Comedy Movies Preview: It’s Been a Rough Year, But Fall Brings Hope

By  Max Covill 

Silence and Analysis: The Non-Verbal Struggle of ‘Louie’

By  Jacob Oller 

Buster Keaton’s Debut ‘The Butcher Boy’ at 100

By  Jacob Oller 

In 1917, Buster Keaton stepped in molasses. The world will never be the same.