Irish comedians don't need to mention the war - Irish Times

Irish comedians don't need to mention the war - Irish Times

Irish TimesIrish comedians don't need to mention the warIrish TimesIn their comedy shows Enda Kenny is not given black gloves, a gun and leather patches on his green sweater. If they were to do that the wail of disgust would carry all the way from Dublin to Berlin. It would be grounds to tear up the promissory note ...

Apatow returns to quality comedy with 'This is 40' - Queen Anne News

Queen Anne NewsApatow returns to quality comedy with 'This is 40'Queen Anne NewsApatow has produced many of these pictures, such as “Forgetting Sarah Marshall,” “Get Him to the Greek,” “Superbad” and “The Pineapple Express.” While there have been some stinkers (“Year One”), most of them have turned out to be some of the funnier, ...MOVIE REVIEW: If 'This is 40, let's stay 39Dearborn Press and GuideApatow's 'This Is 40' hits close to (his) homeBoston GlobeThis Is 40 (Universal Pictures, R)Play by PlayAlbany Times Union -Grantland -Examiner.comall 756 news articles »

Day 8: The Insider's 9-Day Christmas Giveaway! - TheInsider.com

TheInsider.comDay 8: The Insider's 9-Day Christmas Giveaway!TheInsider.comThe copies of My Big Fat Greek Wedding: 10th Anniversary Special Edition are signed by none other than Nia Vardalos! The highest grossing romantic comedy of all-time celebrates 10 years with a special anniversary release featuring a new retrospective ...

Weekly Ketchup: Vin Diesel to Star in Big Screen Version of Kojak - Rotten Tomatoes

Weekly Ketchup: Vin Diesel to Star in Big Screen Version of KojakRotten TomatoesSavalas's Kojak was cocky, had a swagger about him, and could frequently be spotted sucking a lollipop; in the 30 years since, it's become a cultural stereotype that has sort of overshadowed the original show (and its much less comedic tone) itself ...and more »

After 100 Revues, Second City Still Ranks First in Chicago Comedy - Wall Street Journal (blog)

Wall Street Journal (blog)After 100 Revues, Second City Still Ranks First in Chicago ComedyWall Street Journal (blog)Actress Katie Rich stood out during the improvised sets with several quick and brilliant one-liners, and Steve Waltien cracked the audience (and himself) up as a Greek gentleman who couldn't quite pronounce the word “beach.” Ms. Bryant, who joined the ...

Introducing: Luisa Omielan

Luisa Omielan (Om-You-Lan) is an exciting new face on the comic scene thanks to her show, What Would Beyoncé Do?Following a sold-out run at Shoreditch's Comedy Cafe, her show has been picked up by the Soho Theatre SO we're chatting to the lovely lady to find out all about it.Hey Luisa, first of all we have to ask, why Beyonce? Why not Lady Gaga or J.Lo etc?This is a very simple game of snog ...

Oscar Watch: A Great Year for Foreign Films (and a German Scandal!) - Village Voice

Oscar Watch: A Great Year for Foreign Films (and a German Scandal!)Village VoiceAnd while this system has hardly been without its hiccups, it has unquestionably been a major improvement, resulting in a whole slew of recent nominees (including Peruvian director Claudia Llosa's dark fable The Milk of Sorrow and Greek director Yorgos ...

Greece: Eco-cruise NGO in fraud probe - Salon

Greece: Eco-cruise NGO in fraud probeSalonPolice and judicial authorities said Friday that 10 former executives of the now-disbanded Greek-based organization “Cycle of Patmos” and four of the suspects' relatives were changed with multiple counts of fraud and money laundering after €3 million ...and more »

All Share Services - Salon

All Share ServicesSalonPolice and judicial authorities said Friday that 10 former executives of the now-disbanded Greek-based organization “Cycle of Patmos” and four of the suspects' relatives were changed with multiple counts of fraud and money laundering after €3 million ...and more »

Croydon provides comic relief to European debt crisis - Croydon Guardian

Croydon provides comic relief to European debt crisisCroydon GuardianThe eight-minute film paired economics with comedy by centering on the turbulent marriage between a German woman and Greek man. The sequel, which can be viewed online now, sees the couple host a range of larger-than-life characters representing ...and more »

Irish Studio Prepping Local Version of Comedy Classic 'Cheers'

Dublin's Sideline Productions inks deal with CBS to re-work the sitcom classic into an Irish language version for 2014. read more

WATCH: 10 New Year's Eve Comedy Clips

Whether you hate New Year's Eve or love it, we hope to make it a little more bearable/even more enjoyable with our round-up of classic...

The Boy With Tape On His Face, The Duchess Theatre, London

Kiwi mime artist Sam Wills tops off his Foster's Edinburgh Comedy Award success earlier this year with a West End run of his winning show: a sweet treat, perfect for the season of goodwill and frivolous entertainment.

Jon Holmes Is Named Xfm's New London Breakfast Show Host

Taking to the airwaves from Monday January 7 , the renowned broadcaster will be waking up Londoners on weekday mornings from 6-10am. Jon's unique sense of humour and truly inimitable presenting style have earned him numerous awards, including a coveted Sony Gold for Best Entertainment Show . Bringing the biggest and best new music alongside stellar celebrity interviews and Jon's trademark off ...

"My Big Fat Greek" Blu-ray A Tiny Delight Review - JustPressPlay

JustPressPlay"My Big Fat Greek" Blu-ray A Tiny Delight ReviewJustPressPlayWhat made audiences connect so strongly with My Big Fat Greek Wedding, and has Hollywood learned anything from the success of this semi-autobiographical romantic comedy? Toula Portokalos' (Nia Vardalos) life is going nowhere. She works in her ...

Justin Bieber's life to be made into TV comedy

London, Dec. 16 (ANI): Justin Bieber is set to have his pre-fame and fortune life played out on screen as a TV comedy, it has been revealed.

Sacha Baron Cohen, 'The Thick of It' Actors Honored at British Comedy Awards

Sky show "Hunderby" was named best new comedy program and best sitcom. read more

Wins for The Thick of It at comedy awards

The British Comedy Awards presented by Jonathan Ross took place in London last night with Peter Capaldi named as Best TV Comedy Actor for his role as spin doctor Malcolm Tucker in The Thick of It.

Royal phone scandal highlights new media risks

CANBERRA (Reuters) - Back in 2007, as investigations were gathering strength into the UK phone hacking scandal involving journalists working under the umbrella of the Murdoch media empire, a comedy show based around prank telephone calls made a low-key debut in Britain. 'Fonejacker' proved such a hit with the British public that the next year the programme, in which a masked caller bamboozles ...

Russell Peters announces NZ show

After setting attendance records around the world, global comedy rock star, Russell Peters returns to New Zealand with his Notorious World Tour. Russell Peters Notorious World Tour has been setting sales and attendance records around the world since the launch of the tour in Muscat in March 2012. The tour has become the highest attended comedy show in the history of Oman, the United Arab ...