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Saturday Night Live: the 20 greatest sketches ever

The comedy show reaches its 50th anniversary this week and to celebrate, a look back to its funniest moments ever

The Guardian - US

The Black quarterback is now the NFL’s leading man. But at what cost?

Black signal callers are no longer marginalized. But it also means that, to some extent, they have been forced to become company men

The Guardian - US

Superman movies ranked, worst to best

A ranking of the six solo Superman movies from worst to best.

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10 things that changed my life with US comedian Reginald D. Hunter

THE Sunday National spoke with comedian Reginald D Hunter on the 10 things that changed his life. He is performing his show Fluffy Fluffy Beavers…

The National (Scotland)

The Big Cigar review – proof that Hollywood can’t be trusted to tell the stories of Black radicals

This drama about a fake movie fabricated to let Black Panther fugitive Huey P Newton flee to Cuba in the 70s not only dilutes the story of a Black leader – it centres the white characters. Eyes will roll

The Guardian - UK

Remembering Gene Wilder: new documentary sheds light on a comedy titan

A new film uses the late actor’s voice to illustrate a career of neurotic humor on the big screen and a gentleness in real life

The Guardian - US

Exploring The Top 10 Comedy Kings And Queens

Discover 10 comedy legends who have shaped the world of humor, from Charlie Chaplin to Tina Fey.

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30+ Actors With Stand-Up Or Sketch Comedy Experience

A select few actors got their start doing standup and/or comedy before making the leap to acting.

Cinemablend

32 Comedians Who Were Great In A Dramatic Role

Here are 32 comedians who gave incredible dramatic performances.

Cinemablend

D.C. descends into comedy: Don't laugh

Kevin McCarthy's downfall would be hilarious, if it weren't a sign of America's serious political dysfunction

Salon

Who decided comedy needed fact-checking?

Hasan Minhaj's embellishments arguably serve a larger purpose. What purpose is served by destroying his career?

Salon

Wayne Brady, Alan Mingo Jr. to share title role in new version of ‘The Wiz’ stage musical tour

Chicago is among the stops for the new national tour, which kicks off this fall.

Chicago Sun-Times

New version of 'The Wiz' will be led by Wayne Brady and Alan Mingo Jr. sharing the title role

Two men who stepped into 6-inch heels for “Kinky Boots” on Broadway will play the title character behind the curtain when “The Wiz” tours the U.S. starting this fall and lands on Broadway in 2024 — Wayne Brady and Alan Mingo Jr. Brady will star as the Wiz in San…

The Independent UK

Adam Sandler gets Mark Twain Prize salute from loyal friends, co-stars

Billy Madison is all grown up, winning big prizes like the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor — an award previously bestowed on comedians and actors such as Richard Pryor, Bob Newhart and Carol Burnett.

Los Angeles Times

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‘It was an out of body experience’: looking back at the Wattstax music festival

In 1972, the largely Black community of Watts came together for a giant music event from Stax Records, captured in a thrilling, re-released documentary

The Independent UK

The 5 worst and 5 best Oscars hosts of all time

From Jon Stewart to Seth MacFarlane, the quality of Oscars hosts has fluctuated immensely

Daily Mirror

Stars who enjoyed multiple marriages as Patsy Kensit prepares for fifth wedding

As Patsy Kensit prepares to wed her fifth husband, we take a look at other stars who have racked up multiple marriages, from Zsa Zsa Gabor's nine weddings, to Sean Bean's five

Salon

Death in Memphis: The cost to us all

I've covered the police on and off for 40 years. I've never seen anything like the killing of Tyre Nichols

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The Independent UK

The 5 worst and 5 best Oscars hosts of all time

From Jon Stewart to Seth MacFarlane, the quality of Oscars hosts has fluctuated immensely

The Independent UK

Comedian and actor Adam Sandler to get 2023 Mark Twain Prize

The Mark Twain Prize for American Humor has gone to such luminaries as Richard Pryor, Carl Reiner, Whoopi Goldberg, Billy Crystal, George Carlin and Ellen DeGeneres

Los Angeles Times

5 comics who were arrested for what they said onstage

Until the Supreme Court changed the legal standard for obscenity in the early 1970s, comedians routinely faced the threat of arrest over raunchy material performed onstage.

Chicago Sun-Times

Pulse of the Heartland: Peoria yearning for the middle in a nation of angry extremes: ‘It just makes your heart sink’

Some Peoria residents say it feels like politicians are less and less interested in finding the center their city has long represented — and instead are more focused on playing to extremes. “It seems like there is no middle ground out there anymore,” one resident said.

Daily Mirror

'No justice or trust as police let off the hook and Black and Asian Brits forgotten'

As Richard Pryor, Terry Pratchett and the Ruthless Rap Assassins said, there is no justice, only us. And Darren Lewis says Black and Asian Brits deserve better from the people who should be protecting them

Daily Mirror

EastEnders star Richard Blackwood says Celebrity MasterChef gave him 'nightmares'

Richard Blackwood, who is well-known for playing Vincent Hubbard in EastEnders, has said taking part in Celebrity MasterChef has given him 'nightmares' and 'sleepless nights'

The Conversation

Never made, destroyed, in a locked safe for 100 years: with Batgirl cancelled, here are 5 other films we will never get to see

Batgirl has become the latest film to be added to a growing list of movies we will never get to see. The US$90 million film had been shot and largely edited, but now the whole thing will be consigned to the cutting room floor.

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