Who's angry that President Obama appeared on "Between Two Ferns (Funny or Die) With Zach Galifianakis" to promote Obamacare?
Beethoven in Hong Kong. Big Chill Caused by Polar Vortex. World Science U — Special Relativity Trailer. Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley.
Whoopi Goldberg's directorial debut dives into the legacy of Moms Mabley, the first female stand-up comedienne. Available on DVD or HBOGo.
Sid Caesar at the height of his fame, was drawing audiences of up to 25 million. Broadway theatre owners complained, they always had empty seats on Saturday nights - the time that Your Show of Shows and later, Caesar's Hour, were broadcast live to the nation. Caesar's fans included Albert Einstein - who died before their planned meeting - and Alfred Hitchcock, who remarked that "the young Mr Caesar best approaches the great Chaplin of the early 1920s".
“Life is a tragedy when seen in close-up, but a comedy in long shot.” -- Charlie Chaplin:
George Carlin brings comic heat to the belief in the Invisible Man and the -- ahem -- inconsistencies in the story.
If you've ever TA'd or taught a class, this video is for you. The PHD Movie was filmed on location at the California Institute of Technology, and features real grad students, undergrads and professors
Stephen Colbert takes exception to Vladimir Putin's Op-Ed. Revving Up Brain Skills. Dante de Blasio. A Million Years Before 'Lucy,' There Was 'Ardi.' Glee Fan Flash Mob.
A New Generation of Civil Rights Fighters. The Story of Gershwin, Harlem and the Blues. Deport the Statue of Liberty. Cracking the Codes: A Trip to the Grocery Store. When Comedy Went to School. Richie Havens at Woodstock (in memoriam).
The documentary When Comedy Went to School tells the story of the Borscht Belt as an escape for Jewish immigrants and a laboratory of American comedy. Opens on July 31 in select theaters.
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