Comedy

Let me be clear — I like Dusty Slay. He’s a funny observational comic with relatable blue-collar appeal and a hint of freewheeling, improvisational weirdness....

Bucking the trend of video game adaptations being woeful, Peacock’s Twisted Metal was a good time. This is especially surprising considering it was based on...

It's only Episode 2, and yet The Winning Try is already delivering finale-quality drama, with all the big emotional swings and payoffs you'd expect after a full season of development.

The Winning Try is one of those from-the-ashes sports dramas that ensnares you immediately.

When Santi’s dad turned up in the penultimate episode, I think everyone knew that Stick was venturing into predictable territory just in time for its ending. And...

I'm not one for tortured golf metaphors, but Stick really finds its swing in Episode 9.

Buddy cop comedies used to be ten-a-penny, and a lot of them were great – Lethal Weapon, Rush Hour, 48 Hours, Tango & Cash, the...

The Madea franchise remains one of the most confounding mysteries in all of cinema. Madea’s Destination Wedding is the thirteenth – count ‘em! – entry,...

I’ve had more problems with Murderbot than most, but you have to give credit where it’s due. I was right, at least, in my prediction that the...

I knew this already, but Stick is a nice reminder that nobody plays smug better than Timothy Olyphant.

Nate Jackson: Super Funny is a very good special by all the usual standards, but it’s fascinating in one specific, new-ish way. Bookended by perfectly funny...

I’m ashamed to say that I know of Nate Jackson through TikTok, a platform that’s a hotbed for comedians to promote their best work, thanks...

Murderbot is a weird show. I’m pretty sure I’ve said that before, but it’s worth reiterating, since even this deep into the season – Episode 9 is the penultimate outing – I’m still not sure what works best about it.

As a self-important critic, I’m very much a champion of films being Very Serious works of illuminating art intended to expand our horizons and fundamentally...

Grief isn't an emotion you feel; it's a prison you live inside. Sometimes it feels like home.

The segment of The Rise and Fall of Sanctuary Moon that opens Episode 8 of Murderbot goes on for so long that I genuinely worried that it would constitute the entire 22-minute runtime.

I was very surprised by how suddenly Stick got good. But I wasn't entirely surprised to discover that Episode 6 takes a bit of a downturn.

You can make a lot of simple declarative statements about Episode 7 of Murderbot.

I get it now. Stick has been an incredibly mixed bag so far, with a derivative vibe, two-dimensional characters, and diminishing charms.

Comedy and magic are so tightly intertwined that it’s a wonder we don’t get more live shows like Justin Willman: Magic Lover. In an hour-long...