Some of the venerable show’s stars have gotten super-serious. Others went in a more melancholy vein. And then there’s Adam Sandler, who shocked viewers with what he was capable of
The ‘Funny People’ filmmaker wanted to satirize Hollywood blockbusters and pandemic life. Unfortunately, the result was the stunningly terrible ‘The Bubble’
Nicolas Cage played himself. Beavis and Butt-Head returned. And the ‘Jackass’ crew were up to their old tricks. Here are the films that kept us in stitches this year
Absurdist goofs. Heartwarming holiday flicks. Sharp, funny love stories. The stand-up legend became a Hollywood institution by doing a little bit of everything
On its 20th anniversary, we look back at the Oscar-winner’s brilliantly stripped-down turn as a Midwestern nobody, which provided the actor an opportunity to be as funny as he’s ever been on screen
The 1982 hit inspired everything from ‘Lethal Weapon’ to ‘Rush Hour.’ But on its 40th anniversary, we pay tribute to a movie that’s actually very different from the films that copied its formula
From sexist newscasters to thoroughly mediocre family men, the former ‘Saturday Night Live’ star has explored masculinity by playing alpha dogs, beta males and guys who think they’re elves
Channing Tatum trying to be funny? The guys who made ‘Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs’ doing an R-rated buddy-cop movie? It seemed like a dumb idea, but this big-screen redo of a cheesy 1980s TV show isn’t just hysterical — it helped change the careers of everyone involved
Brett Kelly was only eight when he auditioned for the R-rated Christmas classic. He tells ‘Cracked’ how he almost didn’t get the part — and why Thurman is smarter than you realize
With the Hulu series ‘Welcome to Chippendales’ about to be released, it's hard not to think of the ‘SNL’ segment that made Chris Farley a star — and many believe was nothing more than one long fat joke
The siblings and ‘Great North’ showrunners talk about growing up in a big family, dealing with men in the entertainment industry and finally getting to have their characters swear in their new film ‘The People We Hate at the Wedding’
The ‘Taxi’ legend had never gotten the girl on screen. Nobody believed Arnold was funny. The 1988 hit’s writers, with an assist from actress Chloe Webb, remember their ‘one-joke’ movie, which became an unlikely classic
The actor-director grew up having to deal with mean kids picking on him. But along the way, he ended up having compassion for his tormentors — and the iconic character he reprises in ‘A Christmas Story Christmas’
The acclaimed director tried to pull off a zany period war movie early in his celebrated career. The experience taught him that, for all his talent, he just isn’t a naturally funny filmmaker
