Yet some British comedy films and TV shows have carved out a space for more transgressive representations of aging Asian women. From Gurinder Chadha's debut feature, Bhaji on the Beach (1993) to the ground-breaking sketch show, Goodness, Gracious Me and The Kumars at Number 42, a range ...
As she aged, Donahue was primarily cast in the role of the pleasant, concerned mother in such shows as the family comedy "Mulligan's Stew," the animated comedy "Eek! the Cat," and quite for irony in Chris Elliott's FOX comedy"Get a Life." She also had recurring parts on...
McKellen toldThe Big Issue: “Enthusiasm forThe Lord of the Ringsshows no sign of abating … I can’t tell you any more than that. I’ve just been told there are going to be more films and Gandalf will be involved and they hope that I’ll be playing him.” The 85-year-old actor...
John Cleese, a towering figure in the world of British comedy, is best known for his work on the television show Monty Python's Flying Circus and the sitcom Fawlty Towers. Born on October 27, 1939, in Weston-super-Mare, England, Cleese grew up with an aspiration to become a l...
There is also broader visibility of older women with younger men in the real world, with each showing incredible grace. Take Brigitte Macron, 71, longtime wife of French president Emmanuel Macron,47;British filmmaker Sam Taylor-Johnson, 57,and husband, actor Aar...
Lone Ranger crewing up in ABQ. Building an Old Western town west of ABQ as well. Working on a big show can be like working in an art factory. Creative, but still a factory. I prefer smaller shows with lots of room in between for family, friends, art and travel. ...
music. While in college, Reiser was active in student theater and would go on to become not only a comedian, but an actor appearing in dozens of TV shows and movies. Reiser is most well known for his role of Paul Buchman in Mad About You, a comedy television series that Reiser co-...
It is something unusual in its being a sequel to a movie that transferred from a TV show with most elements intact. TV shows have of course led to film franchises (“Star Trek,” which kicked off its film arm four decades ago, is the biggest success), but otherwise, two theatrical ...
Bullwinkle’s voice was made for comedy. The very sound of it is funny; it's just plain, wonderfully dopey, and is somewhat nasally with the tiniest hint of a lisp. This is in stark contrast to Rocky, his flying squirrel companion. Interestingly, over the past few years, another famous...
but Gabaldon took it too far in this instance; it could have been the plot of a slapstick comedy if it were played correctly. I actually wonder how they’ll play the fight between Jamie, Roger, and Ian on the show next season…. Anyway, the review that follows is riddled with spoilers...