Comedy, Television
TV: Ted Lasso (Seasons 1 & 2)
It may be too late to save us, but it’s refreshing to see more comedy shows using their cultural…
October 17, 2021
Comedy, Music, TelevisionTV: Schmigadoon!
Apple+’s Schmigadoon! begins with an appealing, wry mission: to both execute and subvert the tropes of the musical genre.…
August 15, 2021
Comedy, Film, SpiesFilm: The Spy Who Dumped Me
Based on the trailer, I was expecting to get a kick out of The Spy Who Dumped Me (2018),…
August 7, 2018
Comedy, FilmFilm: They Came Together
The formulaic Hollywood rom-com gets a satirical skewering in They Came Together (2014), an uneven but generally funny affair…
July 12, 2014
Comedy, TelevisionTV: Portlandia
How to describe Portlandia? This is a weird, weird show. For some, it will be weird in a bad…
December 16, 2013
Comedy, FilmFilm: Bridesmaids
Kristen Wiig has been the best thing about Saturday Night Live for years, and Bridesmaids (2011) proves she deserves…
June 1, 2011
Comedy, Fantasy, FilmFilm: The Invention of Lying
I’m usually a fan of Ricky Gervais, particularly for his writing and performing in the original The Office and…
March 23, 2010