We’re going to be seeing a lot of Cary Grant on this list, and Arsenic and Old Lace is one of his finest comedies. While not his first film or even his first hit, the story, which sees his newlywed ...

Here’s the thing about the 1960s: while everyone was getting swept up in the psychedelic swirl of color — from fashion to music to the very fabric of society itself — television was experiencing its ...

When you think of Black stand-up comedy, venues like the Apollo Amateur Night may come to mind. The greatest Black comedians have showcased comedic styles that range from raunchy to satiric to ...

The world of television reached its peak of notoriety during the 1950s and 1960s, with iconic series such as Rod Serling's The Twilight Zone, Perry Mason, and I Love Lucy, ultimately setting the ...

Black American novelists, filmmakers and other writers are using comedy to reveal — and combat — our era’s disturbing political realities. By Adam Bradley LAST SPRING, DURING the Broadway revival of ...

In 1984 Tim Burton launched his career with a live-action short named "Frankenweenie," and now he returns to that material for the new "Frankenweenie," which is a stop-action black-and-white comedy ...