My Comedy World

One of the Hollywood Frat Pack, Jack Black has enjoyed a steadily rising career since he first captured the notice of the American public with performances in such diverse mediums as The X-Files and Mars Attacks! His early film roles include Waterworld, Dead Man Walking, The Cable Guy, and The Neverending Story III. It was [...]

There are people who always think too much before doing something. As they say in management training sessions, too much analysis causes paralysis.  Such people will never be able to succeed in a job or in life in general. Some of them always dream about the things they could have done, often neglecting the job [...]

If You See God, Tell Him is a really refreshing comedy. It is a humour riot studded with instances of extreme social satire and black comedy. The story of the sitcom in itself is a revelation. The protagonist Godfrey Spry (played by Richard Briers) suffered an accident. As a result, he is suffering from what [...]

Canadian-born Jim Carrey began his career in stand up while still in his teens. His first roles were minor but by the age of 23 he starred in Once Bitten. Other early roles of note were in Peggy Sue Got Married and Earth Girls Are Easy. He was a cast member on the Wayans’ Brothers [...]

Some comedians rely on their vocal delivery to get the humour across in a role. Some follow the tradition of silent film stars like Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton and use their face and body instead. International pop culture icon Jackie Chan does both.
 
Trained in one of the Peking Opera schools as a boy, [...]

Jack of Diamonds is a nice blend of Wild West Hollywood movies and good old television comedies. The story revolves around an interesting and often humorous search for a hidden treasure. This is a theme that has been repeated both on silver screen and on television screen. But the theme is near perfect for casual [...]

Canada’s answer to Saturday Night Live, the sketch comedy show Kids in the Hall was more reminiscent of Monty Python’s Flying Circus in the style of skits performed. The ensemble troupe of Bruce McCulloch, Mark McKinney, Kevin McDonald, Dave Foley, and Scott Thompson wrote and starred in 5 seasons of the series from 1989-1994.
 
The series [...]

Keeping Up Appearances is perhaps the most effective British television comedy series of its time. It portrayed the life and times of one Mrs. Hyacinth Bucket (acted brilliantly by Patricia Routledge) and her futile attempts to appear upper class. It is an unforgettably witty dig on snobbery that was received well by all sections of [...]

Law And Disorder was not a big time success compared to the success of some of the other British television comedies of that era. It lasted a mere six episodes, which included What Goes Up, One for The Album, A Night to Remember, and A Slip of Pen. It was broadcast on ITV in 1994. [...]

When talking about comedy, we cannot forget the classics, Laurel and Hardy. Their comedic slapstick stands up today as well as it did when first aired, and is every bit as funny. They are rightly regarded as two of the most famous comedians of the twentieth century. One of them is distinguished by being too [...]