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 Leno's Last Guest: Conan 

Star-studded lineup for final week

May 14, 09 2:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - Conan O’Brien is sneaking onto the Tonight Show a little early. He and James Taylor are the guests for Jay Leno’s final episode, to air May 29, Acesss Hollywood reports. Leno’s lineup for that week includes Mel Gibson, Lyle Lovett, and Billy Crystal. “I really do... More »

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NBC • comedy • Jay Leno • late night talk show • Conan O'Brien • Tonight Show • Billy Crystal • James Taylor • Jay-ZTV • Lyle Lovett

OPINION

 Washington Can't Take a Joke 

Uproar over Sykes' routine shows we take things too literally

May 13, 09 7:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sure, Wanda Sykes’ controversial jokes at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner were “over the top,” and they weren’t all that funny, writes Kathleen Parker in the Washington Post. But the uproar they sparked just shows “we take ourselves far too seriously—and literally.” Sykes... More »

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media • Rush Limbaugh • comedy • joke • punditry • Kathleen Parker • President Obama • Wanda Sykes

Just Not Funny:
Obama Is Comedy Poison 

Why Bill Maher gets boos when he tries to razz the prez

May 4, 09 12:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - Comedians have a big beef with President Obama: he's a humor-killer, writes the LA Times. It's not just that this president lacks a defining target for humor (funny accent, balance problem, wandering eye), but also that the American public may just not be in the mood to make fun of... More »

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comedy • stereotypes • Jay Leno • Tonight Show • comedian • President Obama

appreciation

 'Imperious' Arthur 
 Was a 'Thunderbolt' 

Comedian broke new ground in Maude, Golden Girls

Apr 26, 09 5:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - Bea Arthur may not have been television’s most iconic actress, “but no woman ever made so many people so happy by being so imperious, so decisive, so just plain bossy,” Ken Tucker writes in Entertainment Weekly. No one defied or upstaged her on Maude or Golden Girls,... More »

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television • obituary • comedy • Bea Arthur • actress • Golden Girls

MOVIE REVIEW

 Efron's Charm 
 Helps Unoriginal 
 17 Again 

High School Musical star adds life to age-old body-swap concept

Apr 17, 09 8:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - The doing-your-life-over-again movie 17 Again does what its many predecessors have done over and over again, say critics, but Zac Efron runs through the clichés with charismatic charm.
  • Claudia Puig, USA Today: "Though not as clever as 13 Going on 30 or Freaky Friday, it's
... More »

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entertainment • comedy • movie review • Zac Efron • movies

(Newser) - Wallowing in a muddy fourth place among major networks, NBC is betting on Amy Poehler to clean up its ratings with Parks and Recreation, Will Leitch writes in New York magazine. A mockumentary style sitcom “from the people who bring you The Office”—as NBC ads are trumpeting—... More »

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Saturday Night Live • television • NBC • comedy • government • Amy Poehler • city parks • public works

 Sykes Walks Thin Line 
 to Obama Roast 

White House correspondents' dinner comics' 'most feared' show

Apr 3, 09 11:04 AM CDT
(Newser) - Wanda Sykes is getting ready for what could be the toughest gig of her life: the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, attended by the president. Not particularly political, Sykes will be roasting a president who’s posed a challenge for her fellow comedians in front of an audience Bill Maher... More »

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comedy • White House Correspondents Dinner • President Obama • Wanda Sykes

MOVIE REVIEW

 Adventureland Is a Sweet Ride 

Retro coming-of-age movie will touch nostalgic hearts

Apr 3, 09 8:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - Coming-of-age romance Adventureland isn't a rollercoaster of surprises, critics say, but it's still honest and poignant enough to be touching—especially if you grew up in the '80s.
  • Todd McCarthy, Variety: "A rather ordinary account of youthful summer misadventures that goes down easily thanks to a sparky cast,
... More »

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comedy • movie review • movies • coming of age

 Sykes Signs On 
 to Challenge SNL 

It's her second shot on the network

Apr 1, 09 3:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - The last time Wanda Sykes had a show on Fox, Wanda at Large lasted just 19 episodes. But "if Rihanna can go back to Chris Brown, I can go back to Fox," Sykes tells the Los Angeles Times. Beginning this fall, she'll have a Saturday late-night talk show... More »

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television • comedy • late night host • Fox • Wanda Sykes

MOVIE REVIEW

 I Love You, Man: 
 Bromance at Its Best 

Stars keep formulaic satire on male friendship fresh

Mar 20, 09 10:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - I Love You Man's tale of a guy searching for a best friend rolls out every buddy movie cliché from the Odd Couple onward but stays likable, thanks to its stars, say critics.
  • Rossiter Drake, San Francisco Examiner: Paul Rudd and Jason Segel "take what might have been
... More »

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comedy • movie review • movies • Jason Segel • Paul Rudd

(Newser) - Foreign audiences are totally into Marley and Me, the Owen Wilson/Jennifer Aniston vehicle, which topped the international box office last weekend with $14.2 million, Variety reports. Marley’s success—it’s beating Watchmen, among others—runs counter to traditional wisdom about foreign taste for US yuks leaning more to... More »

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film • comedy • box office • Jennifer Aniston • Owen Wilson • European culture • movies • Bride Wars • Marley & Me • foreign audiences • Confessions of a Shopaholic

(Newser) - Stephen Colbert wants to help Michael Steele bring his flava to the masses. The Colbert Report star can tell the new RNC chairman is a gangsta at heart, because he’s said he wants to bring the conservative message to “urban-suburban hip-hop settings,” which he promises will be... More »

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RNC • comedy • Comedy Central • late night talk show • late night host • Stephen Colbert • rap music • The Colbert Report • Michael Steele

 Simpsons Gets 2 More Years 

Fox orders seasons 21 and 22

Feb 26, 09 2:31 PM CST
(Newser) - Fox ordered another two seasons of The Simpsons today, ensuring the legendary animated series will run for 22 seasons, Broadcasting and Cable reports. The series is currently tied with Gunsmoke for longest-running prime-time TV program, at 20 seasons. Fox in January kicked off “Best. 20 Years. Ever.”, a... More »

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comedy • The Simpsons • cartoon • Fox • sitcom

Comic Fritzl 
Play Sparks 
Death Threats 

Director insists he's mocking media, not rape and incest

Feb 23, 09 4:52 PM CST
(Newser) - A comic play about accused rapist Josef Fritzl is set to open in Vienna, drawing the ire—and death threats—of Austrians who are not amused, the BBC reports. Director Hubsi Kramar stressed that the largely improvised piece, co-starring victims of abuse, is a commentary on media coverage of Fritzl’... More »

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theater • satire • comedy • play • murder trial • incest • media coverage • Josef Fritzl • Amstetten, Austria • controversy

 On Last 
 Late Night, 
 Conan Looks Back 

Show features old clips, special guests

Feb 21, 09 6:25 AM CST
(Newser) - Conan O’Brien took the stage for the final episode of Late Night yesterday, reminiscing about 16 years on the air with clips and big-time guests, E! Online reports. The 2,725th episode featured John Mayer singing to Conan, Will Ferrell appearing as George W. Bush, and the first White... More »

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NBC • comedy • late night talk show • late night host • Conan O'Brien • Late Night

MOVIE REVIEW

 Fired Up Delivers 
 Lukewarm Laughs 

Reheated teen sex comedy gives critics little to cheer about

Feb 20, 09 9:53 AM CST
(Newser) - The raunchy teen comedy Fired Up delivers a few chuckles but isn't anything to cheer about, say critics. Thirtyish actors Nicholas D'Agosto and Eric Christian Olsen play a pair of high school football jocks who go to cheerleading camp to meet babes, but the duo's comic energy is "weighed... More »

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comedy • movie review • movies • cheerleaders • Fired Up

MOVIE REVIEW

 Shopaholic Not So Addictive 

Subprime rom-com maxes out the clichés

Feb 13, 09 8:19 AM CST
(Newser) - Chick-lit flick Confessions of a Shopaholic is one victim the credit crisis should have claimed, say critics. Isla Fisher stars as a credit card addict who lands a job at a financial magazine, but her considerable comic gifts are wasted by a script that turns her into a "babbling... More »

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comedy • movie review • romantic comedy • Isla Fisher • movies • chick flicks

glossies

 Spinal Tap Admits 
 Where They've Been 


Feb 9, 09 8:12 PM CST
(Newser) - Having announced their reunion tour, Spinal Tap sits down with Vanity Fair to explain where they've been for the past 25 years. "Breeding miniature horses," says Nigel, who struggled "to find jockeys that are basically 26, 28 inches tall." David, inspired by female tribute bands like... More »

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comedy • rock and roll • This Is Spinal Tap

Movie Review

 It's a Bomb, Cato! 

 Inspector Clouseau can't win over critics

Feb 6, 09 11:40 AM CST
(Newser) - There is slapstick aplenty in Steve Martin’s second Pink Panther movie, but “none of it is particularly funny,” complains Steven Rea of the Philadelphia Inquirer. Critics are almost unanimous in panning Pink Panther 2. It’s “willfully stupid,” says Bill Goodykoontz of the... More »

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comedy • movie review • Steve Martin

 Arrested 
 Development 
 Film Is a Go 

Rising star Cera is on board for adaptation

Jan 29, 09 11:24 AM CST
(Newser) - After years of rumors and crossed fingers, the Arrested Development movie is finally on, the New York Daily News reports. "The movie is going to happen this year, and Michael Cera is on board. Trust me," said Jeffrey Tambor, patriarch of the dysfunctional TV family. Cera, whose career... More »

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television • comedy • Arrested Development • Michael Cera • movies • Jeffrey Tambor

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