This piece contains spoilers for Avenue 5. Pop culture often reacts to world events. Superhero stories became mainstream in World War II and torture became a common theme in horror after 9/11. Years ...

“The Bubble,” now streaming on Netflix, follows a group of actors as they try to pull together an action blockbuster in the pandemic. And, as expected from a comedy directed by Judd Apatow, it’s full ...

In 2019, the Edinburgh Fringe could only fairly and accurately be described as an onslaught. A cacophonous and exhaustive financial burden on everyone involved, bar some very wealthy venue owners and ...

“Did people make jokes about the plague after the plague?” asks co-writer and director Judd Apatow in a new behind-the-scenes look at his Netflix comedy “The Bubble.” The film came about during the ...

Judd Apatow’s made funny, down-to-earth movies about a 40-year-old virgin, unintended pregnancies, a trainwreck of a young woman, and a comedian with a terminal illness. He was, at least at first, ...

The idea was simple enough: Talk to five comedians about the pandemic. Find out how they see Portland's changing comedy scene. While it seems easy to ask that now, we couldn't have written this piece ...

Chicago’s comedy scene was once a late-night affair. On Saturday nights at Second City, the last show didn’t start until 1 a.m. At the iO Theater near Clybourn Avenue, the comedians and employees ...

Centering on a YouTube personality who vanishes, director Joe Ahern's film includes appearances from Luis Guzmán, Rick Gomez and Doug Benson and is set for release Dec. 20. By Ryan Gajewski Senior ...

The COVID-19 pandemic shut down most entertainers’ careers. It made comedian Anthony Rodia a star. Like everyone else, Rodia lost his performing jobs — 155 gigs were canceled. But he realized people ...

Jim Gaffigan's bourbon comedy special "Live from Old Forester: The Bourbon Set" goes viral with 3.6M YouTube views in two ...

Some folks spent the pandemic figuring out how to make sourdough bread. Judd Apatow made two movies and wrote a book. Soon after everybody hunkered down in March 2020 after COVID-19 hit, “I realized I ...