This is James Taylor with Theatre Talk. Are old jokes really the best jokes? Two productions seen this past weekend give a pretty good answer. UCLA Live's presentation of Arlecchino, Servant of Two ...

Jon Stewart has officially apologized for his old jokes ridiculing transgender people. During the season two premiere of his Apple TV+ show "The Problem with John Stewart," the comedian defended the ...

Saying that he wants his shows to be “popular” and for “everyone to like” them, the showrunner carried on, “The more people who like the shows, the happier I am, so if there’s anything in a show that ...

SAGERTON – It was two years coming, but the 50th annual Hee Haw finally arrived. “Yeah, it's the 50th year that we've done it, but we missed some because of COVID,” Larry LeFevre said. “2020 would ...

Dr. Newbury, a speaker in the Metroplex, may be reached at 817-447-3872; email: [email protected]. Column audio version at www.speakerdoc.com. Gentle friends, if any such folks are reading, I wish to ...

Back in the ’90s, Waterworld was one of Hollywood’s most notorious flops. (Although it was only kind of a flop, but we’ll get to that.) The post-apocalyptic 1995 action movie starred Kevin Costner and ...

We all love bad jokes. And we'd argue knock knock jokes are exemplary. Part of what makes them so great is their performative nature: There's a volley between two people that requires participation ...

There’s a day for just about everything in this country, and Sunday, July 24 is “National Tell an Old Joke Day.” The San Fernando Valley was home to the master of old jokes and one liners, Bob Hope, ...