Some folks use comedy to escape realities but in “Drop Dead Years,” powerhouse comic Bill Burr tackles big topics like ...

If you’re like me, then you would have been proven wrong or severely let down by too many of 2025’s stand-up comedy specials. Which made those who did step up this year stand out that much more. I’ve ...

With young people increasingly fixated on social media, Youtube and short-form video, 2025 might be the year that studios ...

In keeping with the time-honored tradition of December list-making, each year The Seattle Times asks a consortium of local ...

Frankenstein, the film adaptation of Mary Shelley's novel, based on Eric B. Sirota's long-running musical, is now available ...

The potential Warner Bros. Discovery sale might jeopardize a lively outlet for artier stand-up shows like those of Sarah ...

All Out is performed with a rotating cast of four actors for 12 weeks and feature original music performed by Grammy nominated soul-pop band Lawrence. Performances begin Friday, December 12 at the ...

Mainstream comedy is frankly in a bit of a lull right now. Sitcoms and theatrical comedy movie are disappearing, few comic novels are getting published, and comedy podcasts are just comedians ...

In the late 1980s and early '90s, as TV fans were being presented with the new Wild West of basic and premium cable, two channels were available for comedy junkies: The Comedy Channel and the simply ...

"Tyler Perry's Beauty in Black," faith-based Taraji P. Henson movie and Southern Gothic crime series are among the 29 productions filming this month in the state.

As 2025 comes to a close, I keep hearing the same thing: Good riddance. This year really messed with us. Los Angeles burned, immigration raids raged, Hollywood limped, AI slop exploded, arts ...

From ‘Fackham Hall’ to ‘Spaceballs’ and ‘Scary Movie,’ the once moribund comedy subgenre improbably is finding its way back to theaters. By Ryan Gajewski Senior Entertainment Reporter Surely we can’t ...