CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Slapstick comedy often gets a bad rap as mindless popcorn entertainment rather than serious art. Great Lakes Theater’s production of “Noises Off,” now at the Hanna Theatre through ...

This newly restored screwball comedy is a buoyant romp. The director revisits and refines the techniques used here in his later work in other genres. By Glenn Kenny When you purchase a ticket for an ...

From Mo’Nique in 'Precious' to Kevin Hart in 'True Story,' these comedians proved their talent runs deeper than comedy. See who made the list at REVOLT.

Jim Abrahams, a film director and writer behind hit slapstick comedies like “Airplane!,” “Hot Shots!,” the “Naked Gun” series and more, died Tuesday, his son Joseph confirmed to Variety. He was 80.

The 1988 satire is a masterclass in screwball and slapstick comedy, which is something you could say about a lot of things Leslie Nielsen starred in throughout his career. The film remains an enormous ...

There’s only so much directing you can do when you send your lead actor, who is holding several bags of goldfish, in water, on a roller coaster with a 35 mm camera strapped to the front. You just have ...

For a certain type of anime fan (i.e., ones with exceptionally good taste), Nichijou is considered one of the best examples of slapstick comedy the medium has to offer. Based on Keiichi Arawi’s manga, ...