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 ...

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 ...

Play On!, the over-the-top comedic opener to Ignite!'s 11th season, treads some dangerous ground for a community theater. This 10-actor ensemble piece by Rick Abbot (one of several pen names for Jack ...

Whether it's a vicar disappearing into a deceptively deep puddle or a market trader falling through a bar, British comedy ...

Liam Neeson has made a career out of fast-paced action thrillers that have followed the Taken (2008) mould. So to watch him, excel in slapstick comedy that's just as physical as his action films, is ...

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 ...

Laurel and Hardy were a comedy duo who rose to fame during the Classical Hollywood era. Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy's slapstick comedy dominated the 1930s, as they appeared in 107 films and earned an ...

For example, if kids can run around and they're not going ... It's not just the funny lines, but there's a lot of slapstick, a lot of physical comedy. So you almost drill it like a military drill, you ...

Gold Derby has learned exclusively that Paramount Pictures is submitting the slapstick comedy at the 2026 Golden Globes for Best Film Comedy/Musical, Pamela Anderson for Best Film Comedy/Musical ...

There’s only so much directing you can do when you send your lead actor, who is holding several bags of goldfish, in water, on a roller coaster with a 35 mm camera strapped to the front. You just have ...

I've generally avoided Bennet Foddy's games, given they are essentially purpose-built frustration generators. But there's something that intrigues me about Baby Steps. Maybe it’s the inherent ...