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Remembering Alan Arkin, an Everyman With a Side of Chaos

The funniest grandpa in Little Miss Sunshine was also the scariest guy in Wait Until Dark and the saddest salesman in Glengarry Glen Ross. Alan Arkin could play almost anyone while always being unmistakably himself.

Too Munch of a Good Thing: Remembering Richard Belzer

A stand-up comic who got TV-famous pretending to investigate deadly serious crimes, Richard Belzer embraced contradictions.

7 Comic Voices That Went Silent in 2022

To lose one comedian in a year may be regarded as a misfortune. To lose seven looks like carelessness.

10 Great Weird Al albums

Prepare for Weird: The Al Yankovic Story with these hilarious albums.

15 Films from the 1980s to Watch if You Love Stranger Things

Celebrate the return of Stranger Things with 15 classics from the ‘80s.

Humor and Laughter

Humor is something I have shared with family and laughter is a strong glue that binds us. Laughter can help us cope with pain and recover more quickly from hardship.

The Godfather of Comedy

Comedy writer Paul Mooney worked with household names without ever quite becoming one himself, but the mark he leaves on American culture is unmistakable.

The Comedy Stylings of Charles Grodin

The actor Charles Grodin left his mark on film, in books, and on late-night talk shows, but if all he'd ever done was irritate Robert DeNiro and romance Miss Piggy that would have been more than enough.

The Performances of Yaphet Kotto

Yaphet Kotto built a distinguished and celebrated career on stage and screen, but certain fans of "Midnight Run" he'll always have a special place in our hearts as the other Alonzo Mosely.