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Larry David’s Rule Book for How (Not) to Live in Society
He’s a wild, monomaniacal jerk. He’s also our greatest interpreter of American manners since Emily Post.
Christopher Durang, the Surrealist of Snark
In works like “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike,” the playwright would force you to...
Joe Flaherty, ‘SCTV’ and ‘Freaks and Geeks’ Actor, Dies at 82
Mr. Flaherty first became known for playing a series of oddball characters on one of TV’s...
George Carlin’s Estate Reaches Settlement After A.I. Podcast
The estate had accused two podcast hosts of infringing on its copyrights by training an A.I....
In Calling Out Tucker Carlson, Jon Stewart Reminds Us He Has (Old-Fashioned) Skills
The comedian has always had a sharp Borscht Belt approach, but only in his return to...
Is TikTok Over?
The app once offered seemingly endless chances to be charmed by music, dances, personalities and products....
Jon Stewart Will Return to Host ‘The Daily Show’ on Mondays
Stewart, who hosted the Comedy Central show from 1999 to 2015, will also be an executive...
Peter Schickele, Composer and Gleeful Sire of P.D.Q. Bach, Dies at 88
He wrote more than 100 symphonic, choral, solo instrumental and chamber works. But he was better...
Shecky Greene, High-Energy Comedy Star, Is Dead at 97
A Las Vegas institution, he would do just about anything for a laugh, including physical comedy...
Simpleton? Genius? Who was Tom Smothers?
He was close with John Lennon, and had a sophisticated understanding of wine, politics and literature....
