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 ...

Heads of State is a tonally lopsided buddy action comedy. With middling slapstick humor and poor attempts at witty banter, it struggles to provide genuine laughs. But thanks to some impressive action ...

APPLETON – A hilarious dark comedy brought resounding laughter to the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center at Tuesday's opening night. "Clue" is based on the 1985 movie of the same name, which is ...

Welcome to Global Breakouts, Deadline’s strand in which, each fortnight, we shine a spotlight on the TV shows and films killing it in their local territories. The industry is as globalized as it’s ...

Jim Abrahams, a film director and writer behind hit slapstick comedies like “Airplane!,” “Hot Shots!,” the “Naked Gun” series and more, died Tuesday, his son Joseph confirmed to Variety. He was 80.

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Slapstick comedy often gets a bad rap as mindless popcorn entertainment rather than serious art. Great Lakes Theater’s production of “Noises Off,” now at the Hanna Theatre through ...

An old friend is returning to the Mansfield Playhouse stage. Ryan Kiley, who has been away from acting for five years, is one of four cast members in "Who's on First?" The play will take place the ...

You laughed, you cried during the Super Bowl. See what an ad expert thinks. — -- This year's most buzzed about Super Bowl commercials had to cater to a diverse crowd, with everything from ...

LEWISBURG — No one can beat Shakespeare when it comes to expressing feelings like this: “When you depart from me sorrow abides and happiness takes his leave.” Shakespeare fans will enjoy more such ...