One of the best things to come from the Trump administration is the endlessly funny political sketches being cranked out by the writing staff at Saturday Night Live. Thanks to the never-ending soap ...

Comedy and music have long served as powerful mediums for addressing societal issues. Throughout history, these art forms have been used to critique and expose the flaws in political systems. Greek ...

Explore the critical role of satire in society and its protection under law amidst rising censorship and national security ...

Few films are as difficult to create as a good horror-comedy. Too often, creators struggle to find a balance between these genres, either playing solely into one while neglecting the other or ...

The film "Atropia" is a dark comedy set at a U.S. military facility in California designed to simulate battle conditions in Iraq. NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with actor Alia Shawkat. When the film ...

The last 100 years of cinema have offered a slew of hilarious comedy movie, but only a rare few changed the genre, and indeed ...

Starring director Bahman Ark as Bahram, the story centers on a mid-career filmmaker whose entire body of Turkish-Azeri-language work has never been screened in Iran. When his newest film is once again ...

Nate Richard is a Resource Editor for Collider, a film and television critic, and a part-time amateur filmmaker. He graduated from Ball State University in December 2020 with a Bachelor's degree in ...

In the US, comedy has long filled the space vacated by partisan news media. Now France is following its lead Sometimes the freedom and openness of comedy means it is better able to respond to world ...

Iranian filmmaker Ali Asgari has long explored the quiet tensions and bureaucratic pressures of everyday life in Iran, from his acclaimed shorts to festival recognized features like “Disappearance,” ...